Brooklyn-based Quinton Brock caught our attention with last fall’s “To The Moon,” a song that sounded like what Miguel might come up with if tasked with writing a 2000s-era indie rock hit. It ruled. Today he’s back with his first single in more than a year following what I can confirm was a highly engaging […]
Hazel English – “Nine Stories”
Early last year Artist To Watch alum Hazel English finally got around to releasing her debut album, Wake Up!, and today she’s back with her first new song since then, “Nine Stories.” It’s a gleaming and smooth bit of guitar-pop, featuring a gliding chorus and English’s muffled delivery. It’s named after the J.D. Salinger short […]
Loop Announce First New Album In 32 Years, Share New Single “Halo”
Robert Hampson formed the psych-rock band Loop in mid-’80s London. Over the next few years, the band went through a bunch of different iterations, and they released three cult-beloved albums before breaking up in 1991. In 2013, Loop reunited to play an All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, and the band released an EP called Array 1 […]
Gordi – “Grass Is Blue” (Dolly Parton Cover)
Sophie Payten, the Artist To Watch alumna known as Gordi, released her second album Our Two Skins in the summer of 2020 and its companion remix album this past January. This year she teamed with Alex Lahey on “Dino’s.” And now, to go along with her cover of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” from last year, […]
Momma – “Medicine”
Momma released their sophomore album Two Of Me last year. Today, the newly New York-based band, fronted by Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten and rounded out by bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch and drummer Zach CapittiFenton, are announcing that they’ve signed to Polyvinyl and sharing their first new single since the LP, “Medicine.” “The two guitar […]
Huerco S. – “Plonk IV”
The Kansas-based ambient musician Brian Leeds has announced the first new Huerco S. album in six years — his most recent was 2016’s For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have), though he’s put out a couple albums under his name Pendant since then. His new album is called Plonk — […]
Jockstrap – “50/50”
Surrealist electronic duo Jockstrap — aka London’s Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye — are sharing a super clubby new track, “50/50,” plus news of their signing to Rough Trade. It’s also the first new music from Jockstrap since last year’s Wicked City EP and follow-up Beavercore mixtape. Ironically, Skye wrote the track’s dizzying beat while […]
Sweeping Promises – “Pain Without A Touch”
Sweeping Promises are a DIY band that formed in Arkansas, properly launched in Boston, moved to Austin during the pandemic and recently settled in Lawrence, Kansas. Last summer they released their debut album Hunger for A Way Out, an, um, promising collection of lo-fi post-punk with an electronic edge. Today the group — core duo […]
Stream Clams Casino’s Lovely New Mini-Album Winter Flower
A few weeks ago, the pioneering cloud-rap producer Clams Casino reunited with his old collaborator A$AP Rocky on the new track “Sandman,” which came out as part of the 10th-anniversary festivities surrounding Rocky’s breakthrough mixtape LIVE.LOVE.A$AP. This was a nice reminder of a lot of things, and it especially recalled the feeling of hearing Clams’ […]
Stream Jonny Greenwood’s Score For The New Movie The Power Of The Dog
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has been scoring films ever since 2003, when he composed the music for the documentary Bodysong. Lately, though, Greenwood has been extremely busy with that particular side hustle. Just last week, Greenwood released his score for Spencer, the new Pablo Larrain film about Princess Diana. Greenwood also did some score cues for […]