Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has teamed up with Ethan Gruska for a new song, “So Unimportant,” which is being released through Sylvan Esso’s Psychic Hotline label as part of their singles series. Gruska — who co-produced Phoebe Bridgers’ Stranger In The Alps and Punisher and is also the grandson of John Williams (yes, that John […]
Blood – “Money Worries”
In 2017, Blood started out in Austin as a solo project headed up by Tim O’Brien; gradually, it became a six-piece band that released their debut EP Why Wait Till ’55, We Might Not Even Be Alive in 2020. During the pandemic, all six members moved together to a house in Philadelphia, and that’s where […]
Sudan Archives – “Home Maker”
Back in 2019, Brittney Parks, the imposible-to-categorize singer and violinist who records under the name Sudan Archives, released Athena, an extremely cool full-length debut that sounded like absolutely nobody else. Since then, Parks has contributed to the benefit compilation Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy and the Yoko Ono tribute album Ocean […]
Melts – “Waltzer”
Over the last few months, Dublin psych-rockers Melts have been gearing up to release their debut album Maelstrom. They first shared its title track back in October, and then “Outlier” accompanied the album’s official announcement last month. Today, they’re back with another. Melts’ latest is called “Waltzer.” Here’s what frontman Eoin Kenny had to say […]
Flasher – “Sideways”
It’s been a bit since we’ve heard from Flasher, who released one of 2018’s very best albums with their debut full-length Constant Image. In that time, the band itself has gone through some changes. Flasher is now a duo made up of Taylor Mulitz, who relocated to Los Angeles, and Emma Baker, who is still […]
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm – “You Got To Move”
If you’ve ever seen The Last Waltz, then you already know that the Band’s Levon Helm and The Staple Singers’ Mavis Staples always sounded great together. The 71-year-old Levon Helm died of throat cancer in 2012. A year before his passing, Helm got together with Mavis Staples to record one final session in his Woodstock […]
Jess Williamson – “Loretta” (Townes Van Zandt Cover) & “Texas River Song”
Two years ago, at the peak of lockdown-era pandemic, LA singer-songwriter Jess Williamson released her Sorceress LP. Other than a Hand Habits collab released not long after the album, we haven’t heard from her since. But Williamson is back today with a pair of new recordings, packaged together as an EP called Texas Blue. Both […]
Fontaines D.C. – “One” (U2 Cover)
One of the biggest rock bands out of Ireland today has covered the biggest Irish rock band of all time. For their new Home Session for Apple Music, Fontaines D.C. turned U2’s Achtung Baby hit “One” into a downcast-but-romantic waltz. At the time of publication it does not appear to be fully released in the […]
MIKE – “Makeda”
Last summer the New York lo-fi rap mainstay MIKE continued his tradition of releasing new albums on June 21 with Disco! Today he’s back with another woozy, loop-driven meditation called “Makeda” and a suitably dark and minimal dockside music video. The track has an enveloping warmth despite lasting barely more than a minute, and MIKE […]
William Basinski & Janek Schaefer – “. . . on reflection (one)”
Avant-garde composers William Basinski and Janek Schaefer have teamed up for a new collaborative album called ” . . . on reflection “, which will be out in April. The pair have been working on it for the past eight years, from their respective homes in Los Angeles and London. Today, they’re sharing “. . […]