Last month the Montréal power-pop band Laughing shared “Bruised,” an early single from their new album Because It’s True. They’ve got another teaser track out today. “Will She Ever Be A Friend Of Mine” is three minutes of pure Byrds-y bliss by way of Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, and the Lemonheads. Let the jangly riffs and harmonious melancholia commence:
Because It’s True is out 6/28 on Celluloid Lunch/Meritorio.
Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theater, a recently opened venue in Crimea designed by the avant-garde Austrian architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, has been promoting two performances of the ballet Wuthering Heights next week set to the music of legendary minimalist composer Philip Glass. Glass is not happy about it. In an open letter posted on his […]
Queens’ duendita started out as a solo project, churning out out a steady stream of soulful R&B over the past few years and collaborating with the likes of Jamila Woods. Now billed as a full band, they’re back this week with “planetary,” their first new music since 2022. According to a press release, “planetary” “celebrates […]
In 2022, Tess Parks released her second solo album, And Those Who Were Seen Dancing, following collaborative LPs with the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe. Today, the London-based singer-songwriter is announcing its follow-up, Pomegranate, and unveiling the breezy lead single “Koalas.” Pomegranate is co-mixed by Ruari Meehan and Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade […]
