Tim Heidecker is mostly known as an actor and comedian. He did excellent work in the scene from Jordan Peele’s Us, for instance, where he got brutally murdered while listening to the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” But Heidecker also has a side hustle making vaguely satirical ’70s-style singer-songwriter music. Heidecker recorded his new album Fear […]
Partner – “Big Gay Hands”
Canadian guitar-rock duo and Band To Watch Partner recently announced Never Give Up, the follow-up to their 2017 debut album In Search Of Lost Time. We’ve already heard a few songs from it like “Good Place To Hide (At The Time),” “Hello And Welcome,” and “Rock Is My Rock.” And now we’re hearing another, “Big […]
Mina Tindle – "Indian Summer"
Back in June, the musician Pauline De Lassus announced her latest album as Mina Tindle, Sister. So far, we’ve heard a some impressive stuff from it, including dual lead singles “Lions” and “Belle Pénitence,” and the Sufjan Stevens collab “Give A Little Love.” Today, she’s back with another one. The song comes with a video […]
Mary Lattimore – "Silver Ladders"
In a couple weeks, Mary Lattimore is releasing her latest album, the Neil Halstead-produced Silver Ladders. She’s shared two tracks from it so far, “Sometimes He’s In My Dreams” — which made our best songs of the week list — and “Pine Trees.” Today, the LA-based harpist is releasing the album’s title track, a characteristically […]
Glass Beach – "classic j dies and gets a million streams on spotify"
Most of the members of Glass Beach have come together to cover “classic j dies and goes to hell part 1,” the opening track from the Los Angeles Band To Watch’s debut album The First Glass Beach Album. The special occasion is the song hitting 1 million streams on Spotify. The only member missing is […]
Faye Webster – "Better Distractions"
Faye Webster has kept on releasing singles since the release of her last album Atlanta Millionaires Club last year, tracks that suggest the young soft-rocking singer-songwriter is only getting better. Today we get a third great one-off to follow “Both All The Time” and “In A Good Way.” New song “Better Distractions” exists in Webster’s […]
D.A. Stern – "2 Drink Minimum" (Feat. Fat Tony & Colleen Green)
D.A. Stern is a longtime NYC producer and engineer now based in LA. He’s got a fun project called Mmxxtape dropping next week, an EP full of covers (two by “Weird” Al Yankovic and one by Frank and Nancy Sinatra) and collaborations with the likes of Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson (aka Dams Of The West), […]
A. G. Cook – "Beautiful Superstar"
On Friday, A. G. Cook is releasing a new album, Apple, his second album in as many months following the 49-track Album Of The Week honoree 7G. He’s shared “Oh Yeah” and “Xxxoplex” from it so far and played some new songs in his Appleville festival stream. Today, he’s sharing one last single from it, […]
Blood Orange & 박혜진 Park Hye Jin – “CALL ME (Freestyle)”
Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes and the Korean musician 박혜진 Park Hye Jin have teamed up for a new collaborative track, “CALL ME (Freestyle),” a rework of Park’s 2018 track of the same name that appeared on her 2018 EP IF U WANT IT. Hynes adds his own vocals to the vibey song, a murky but […]
Stream Brazilian Punk Band Futuro’s Righteous New EP Os Segredos Do Espaço E Tempo
Three years ago, I had the great pleasure of seeing the Brazilian punk band Futuro play a raw, grimy, exciting 15-minute set in a Charlottesville living room. They’d just played Damaged City, the big hardcore and punk festival in DC, and they were apparently getting a little bit of American DIY touring in before they […]