In July, Baltimore indie-pop performer Julien Chang announced his sophomore album The Sale, out in November. We’ve heard its lead single “Marmalade,” and now Chang is sharing an ethereal follow-up track, “Time & Place.” It’s also coming with a live video performance shot at Purgatory in Brooklyn. “‘Time & Place’ is about the gentle goodbye […]
Kolb – “I Guess I’m Lucky” (Feat. Carolyn Hietter)
The Brooklyn musician Michael Kolb, who releases music under his last name, is putting out his debut album, Tyrannical Vibes, next month. We posted about lead single “Jean-Luc” a few weeks ago, and today he’s back with a new song, “I Guess I’m Lucky,” a shaggy and bright pop song that’s sung by Carolyn Hietter, […]
Holy Fawn – “Void Of Light”
In a few weeks, Holy Fawn, the great heavy shoegaze band from Arizona, will finally release their new LP Dimensional Bleed. It’s the band’s second album, and it’s their first in five years. We’ve already heard the title track and “Death Is A Relief,” and both songs rock. Today, Holy Fawn have shared another strong […]
Röyksopp – “Oh, Lover” (Feat. Susanne Sundfør)
Röyksopp are a few days out from releasing the second part this year’s Profound Mysteries. In the lead-up to sharing Profound Mysteries II, the band has shared “Control” and “Let’s Get it Right” featuring Astrid S. Yesterday, they released another new single called “Oh, Lover” featuring fellow Norwegian Susanne Sundfør, who was previously on Röyksopp’s […]
Sloan – “Scratch The Surface”
Canadian power-pop greats Sloan announced their new album Steady last month. At the same time, they released lead single “Spend The Day.” Today they’re back with single #2. The alternately crunchy and jangly “Scratch The Surface” would sound great on FM rock radio at the height of Cheap Trick, all the way down to the […]
June Jones – “If Only” (Feat. Katie Dey)
The artsy Australian pop musician June Jones has a couple albums to her name already — 2019’s Diana and 2021’s Leafcutter — and she has a new one on the way called Pop Music For Normal Women. Her latest single, “If Only,” is a collaboration with fellow down-under denizen Katie Dey. It’s a billowing, expansive […]
Carla dal Forno – “Come Around”
It’s been a bit since we’ve heard from Carla dal Forno, who released her sophomore album, Look Up Sharp back in 2019. Since then, she’s shuffled along to a new location in Australia — Castlemaine in Central Victoria — and put together another new album, Come Around, which will be out in November. Its lead […]
The Soft Pink Truth – “The Anal Staircase” (Coil Cover)
In October, Matmos’ Drew Daniel is releasing his latest album as the Soft Pink Truth, Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?. But before that, he’s putting out a mini-album called Was It Ever Real? this Friday, which somewhat confusingly features the title track to his forthcoming album (which isn’t on Is It […]
Gillian Carter – “The Pain Of Being Awake”
A couple of months ago, I saw the long-running, sludged-out Orlando screamo trio Gillian Carter play a DIY show with Infant Island, Amygdala, and Listless. And let me tell you: That shit ruled. The three members of Gillian Carter have that musical-ESP thing going that you can only get if you’ve been in a band […]
Skullcrusher – “They Quiet The Room” & “Quiet The Room”
Last month, Skullcrusher (aka singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine) announced her debut album Quiet The Room would be out in October via Secretly Canadian. At the time, she shared lead single “Whatever Fits Together,” and now we’re getting two more singles: “They Quiet The Room” and “Quiet The Room.” Both are out now and have videos made […]