For more than 20 years, Drew Daniel has been making playful and conceptual dance music as one half of the Baltimore-based duo Matmos. Ever since 2003, Daniel has also been making playful and conceptual dance music on his own under the name the Soft Pink Truth. Just a few weeks ago, Daniel released Shall We […]
Skullcrusher – “Day Of Show”
You probably expect an artist named Skullcrusher to sound a certain way. Skullcrusher does not sound that way. Instead, Skullcrusher is the project of LA-based singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine, who uses that extremely metal moniker to record delicate, lovely guitar music. We’ve already heard one song from her upcoming self-titled debut EP, “Places/Plans,” and now she’s […]
Mal Devisa – "Raw As The Hands Of The Sun"
What we’ve heard from Deja Carr’s Mal Devisa project has been sporadic but immensely satisfying. Her last album, Shade And The Little Creature, came out in 2018 with little advance fanfare. Today, she’s put out a new track, the slinking and moody “Raw As The Hands Of The Sun.” “I’m okay with you never asking […]
Bad Moves – “Cape Henlopen”
Bad Moves are a punky indie-pop band from Washington, DC, and they released an extremely fun debut album called Tell No One a couple of years ago. This summer, they’ll follow it up with the darker-but-still-fun new LP Untenable, which they recorded with Hop Along guitarist Joe Reinhart on board as producer. We’ve already posted […]
Shirley Collins – "Wondrous Love"
In 2016, the legendary British folk musician Shirley Collins re-emerged to release her first new album in 38 years, Lodestar. We won’t have to wait nearly so long for the next one. Today, Collins has announced that she’s putting out another new album later this summer, Heart’s Ease, which was recorded in Brighton at Metway […]
Led Zeppelin's Final Show to Stream This Weekend
Continuing their ongoing series of broadcasting classic shows from the past, YouTube will host a broadcast of Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day. The show, at least for now, was the last time that Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (with Jason Bonham filling in for his late father on drums) performed together under the Led […]
Painted Zeros – "I Will Try"
At the end of the week, Painted Zeros are releasing their sophomore album, When You Found Forever. Project leader Katie Lau has shared two songs from it so far, “Commuter Rage” and “Break,” and today she’s back with one last single, “I Will Try,” a gliding rocker about attempting to do the best that you […]
Widowspeak Return With New Song "Breadwinner": Listen
Last we heard from Widowspeak, they were covering Neil Young in the wake of their 2017 album Expect The Best. Today the earthy yet celestial Brooklyn band is back with “Breadwinner,” their first new song in three years. On Twitter, they explain that “it is a song about work. and there is a video, too, […]
Primavera Sound Reveals Lineup for June 2021
Primavera Sound, which was set to celebrate its 20th anniversary next week was pushed to August, due to the global pandemic. But it looks like they’re going to push the Barcelona festival to June 2021. Festival organizers share next year’s lineup earlier this morning (May 27), and it’s packed with a solid set of acts […]
Paddy Hanna – "Cannibals"
The last time we heard from Artist To Watch Paddy Hanna, it was in 2018, when he released his great sophomore album Frankly, I Mutate. Dialing up the Scott Walker influence, Hanna had crafted an urbane, ambling rock album that felt unmoored from exact time or location. It both refined and expanded the palette he’d […]