In 2000, Neil Halstead’s post-Slowdive band Mojave 3 released Excuses For Travellers, their third LP. That album includes “My Life In Art,” a seven-minute lullaby about a night in a Kansas strip club with a girl named Wendy, who left her abusive husband and who wishes she could move to Las Vegas, where the money […]

The bluesy LA garage rock duo Deap Vally lasted for more than a decade, but their run came to an end last year, after they finished up a farewell tour and released a final EP called (ep)ilogue. Now, Lindsey Troy, formerly one half of Deap Valley, is going solo. “I’ve Seen The Willow Trees,” her […]

Last year, Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry unveiled her debut solo album Vicious Creature and went on her first tour by herself, which featured many covers. Now, the band’s Martin Doherty is starting his own project called the Leaving with longtime unofficial Chvrches drummer Jonny Scott. Their first release is the futuristic anthem “Saved” via Avenue […]