Beau • Dreamer • 2021

NYC alt-pop duo Beau (consisting of singer/songwriters Heather Goldin and Emma Jenney) make dreamy indie pop that straddles the line between atmospheric '60s folk and frenetic late '70s punk. Heather and Emma grew up children of painters in Greenwich Village and became fast friends at a young age. Originally calling themselves "The Boos" and playing gigs around NYC, a trip to France inspired a name change to Beau [the masculine term for beautiful in French] and the rest is history. Lead singer Heather sounds like Karen O, dances like Jim Morrison, and entrances like Lana Del Rey. Emma is equally captivating, she's the Keith to Heather's Mick.

 

CHECK OUT THE DIGITAL EPK HERE

Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum • "Tomorrow's Screams" • 2021

Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum is comprised of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie). The band released their debut full-length album, THANKS FOR COMING, earlier this year which was preceded by their self-titled EP.

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Riches • Hang in Pieces • 2021

"Hang in Pieces" articulates the altered, psychedelic, and beautiful web of intersecting ideas, senses, and feelings within the creative process.

  

The performance and rites of crossing this threshold both destroy us and leave us feeling lit up and transformed.

You may hear the shoegaze-inspired "Hang in Pieces" on the platform of your choice.

James • Miss America (Library Session) • 2021

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Ashley Shadow (feat. Bonnie Prince Billy) • "Don't Slow Me Down" • 2021

https://ffm.to/ashley_shadow

It’s easy to fall under the spell of Ashley’s haunting voice. The Vancouver, B.C.-based songwriter forged her own identity as a songwriter with 2016’s eponymous self-titled debut. Her sophomore effort, Only the End, maintains the moody introspection that is ingrained in Pacific Northwest life, but now comes armed with a palpable hope complementing her signature melancholy.

 "A gentle testament to resilience in the face of emotional hardship"
– Pitchfork

“Dusty and mournful and Webber’s voice quivers as she reflects on the passage of time"
– Stereogum

"A VU thrum underpins its multi-layered, darkly folky arrangement and rolling groove"
– MOJO

“... the kind of haunting loner folk that’ll likely hit fans of Leonard Cohen, Sibylle Baier or Angel Olsen, but Ashley’s got a bigger voice than these kinds of artists usually do"
– Brooklyn Vegan

The Furniture • Strom • 2021

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"'Strom' incorporates amorphous drones throughout, sprinkled with analogue synths to emulate a composition of spontaneity and surprise." - Wonderland. "While the pair point to 1970’s German experimental music such as Cluster, and the pioneering minimalist composer Moondog as touchstones; fans of Brian Eno’s most ambient works will find The Furniture’s musical offerings cinematically enthralling." - Glide "A meditative 5-minute piece that straddles the line between ambient and post-rock" - Backseat Mafia "Dark, moody instrumental works, heavy on cinematic atmosphere" - Brooklyn Vegan "It’s music borne of a hard won, deeply felt understanding of each other. It’s together that their sound becomes something truly special, after all, with Matthew Pierce’s synth-work and textures – which would likely venture into pure ambient on their own – perfectly complemented by Matthew Kuhl’s assured, propulsive drumming. It’s the perfect combination." - Beats Per Minute

Cedric Noel • Dove • 2021

https://cedricnoelmusic.bandcamp.com/track/dove

I've tried to care about trivial things like love

To care about trivial things like love

To waste away trivial things like love… ooh

Qunmuuyuq • Ascend • 2021

ROOTS MUSIC CANADA

PIQSIQ (pronounced “pilk-silk”), comprised of sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay, makes modern music based on traditional Inuit throat-singing. Their unique art is purely displayed on their latest album Live from Christ Church Cathedral, a haunting collection featuring a completely improvised six-song set. Recorded in October 2020 in an empty Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver, the setting allowed PIQSIQ’s enchanting melodies and guttural beats to echo through the old, gothic architecture, creating a deep sense of magic, time travel and futurism.

Mike Block • "Sea of Tranquility" • 2021

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Discussing “Sea of Tranquility” Block stated, "Contemplating the feeling of approaching and then exploring the moon for the very first time, this track is named after the site where Apollo 11 landed on July 20, 1969. This track was recorded at a fully improvised live performance from a warehouse in Brooklyn, presented for just one listener. The singular audience's influence on the emerging music felt significant in the moment, despite being hard to quantify. My desire as performer was to improvise freely, with only a few seconds of premeditation as the audience member entered the room, so that each of us could discover the music for the first time, together." The solo improvised performance was paired with footage from the groundbreaking 1902 film, 'La Voyage Dans la Luna', by George Méliés

caroline • IWR • 2021

The London-based eight-piece combine elements of classical minimalism, Appalachian folk and even Midwestern emo into songs that feel both spare and sweeping, managing to mesmerize in spite of their rustic, even spartan simplicity. On their latest single, “IWR,” Jasper Llewellyn’s gentle nylon-string guitar is the tiny seed from which a towering tree slowly, surely grows, with almost lullaby-like group vocals urging it on: “Somehow / I was right / all along,” caroline insist as the track expands, guitars, bass and percussion all blossoming. paste

Cedric Noel • Hang Time • 2021

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The album opens in mid-air with ‘Comuu’, a song that implores a becoming-more while hovering triumphantly. Then follows a suite of songs (‘Headspace’, ‘Keep’, ‘Stilling’) that recall the heart-rending power of y2k-era Low, albeit with a more vigorous beat. On ‘Bass Song’, an intimate duet with musician Ella Williams (Squirrel Flower) that explores the depths of interpersonal constriction, Noel sings: “I don’t get to say the truth / When I want to / But I want to”, signalling that the singer is ready, finally, to shed expectations and stand in his truth(s). At the crux of the album sits ‘Born’, a deceptively pleasant-sounding song that explores the confounding emotionality of adoption before fading into a distended soundfield. 

Jasmyn • "Find The Light" • 2021

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Branching out on her own, it’s the first single from her new project Jasmyn, a shuffling, driving banger  that is being released by both Royal Mountain and ANTI- Records. A repetitive synth line is backed by an ever-present tambourine and some really powerful guitars, with Jasmyn’s unique and vibrant vocals sitting front and centre. Coupled with an excellent video featuring a ton of drone shots of multiple Jasmyn’s (what an array of wigs!), it’s such an exciting introduction to her new work and it’d be awesome if you were up for sharing it. I have the video and press release below with a little more information, and as always please let me know if you have any more questions or need anything else from me.

Woolfy • Shooting Stars • 2021

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"A lofty track that combines the other worldliness of Alt-J and the pop flair of Glass Animals"

- Glide

"Shimmering new single revolves around an infectious beat as Woolfy’s voice takes the forefront"

- Indie88

“Kings Of Convenience jamming with James Murphy on the beach”

- Turntable Lab 

“That voice is the core of his songs, the mellowest British accent on record, occasionally sped up for urgency, but always freckled with West Coast lassitude”

- Fader 

“Trojan Horse-ing in a great pop number under the guise of a dance track”

 - Pitchfork 

"Flies in the face of almost every prevailing trend in current dance music."

-XLR8R 

San Fermin & Wild Pink • You Live My Dream • 2021

http://www.sanferminband.com

"Vibey, blissful, and oh-so-dreamy"
- FLOOD

"It’s a characteristically lush offering, with hints of San Fermin’s expansive string-backed chamber pop soundscapes set against Jenn Wasner’s ethereal vocals and some warm synth melodies."
- Under the Radar

"Lush, with an emphasis on both harmony and rhythm."
- Brooklyn Vegan

"San Fermin always has a way with creating songs that take you away to somewhere magical. 'My First Life' accomplishes just that."
- The Revue

"The song’s output stays on point until the end and the song stands for itself in the ether."
- Closed Captioned

Leif Erikson • Waiting for a Brighter Day • 2021

"Enlivening and purgative...undeniable" Stereogum

"An expansive journey...there isn't a note out of place or a stone unturned." DIY

"Reminiscent of Kurt Vile or War on Drugs...sets their heights high" Clash

"A statement of intent...there's a glimmering, cathartic quality to their songwriting" Line of Best Fit

"Sweeping, bittersweet...both luminous and melancholic" Under The Radar

Tour dates 

Manchester, Yes | 21 November

Leicester, Firebug | 22 November

London, Electrowerkz | 24 November

Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach | 26 November

Southampton, The Joiners | 28 November

Brighton, Hope & Ruin | 29 November

Glasgow, King Tut’s | 1 December

Huddersfield, The Parish | 2 December

Fall into Winter Playlist • 2021

Barbarisms • Soft Random Lies • 2021

Now that Helen’s been had

An all good woman is expensive 

And no one ever asking me for a drag

Was ever really asking me for a drag

Soft random lies, soft random lies

And smoke — lick the sky

I was living in the third district

We were all drunk we were all pathetic 

We were all well dressed

I was happy as a pig in shit

Saving my last wish for one more wish

I never thought that — I never had the time

So now how do I play in this stranger’s land?

Now that I’m so aware of what my right hand

Has done — oh fuck, the damage was

Um…

Soft random lies, soft random lies

And smoke —

Now who will wrap his rotten arms

Who will wrap his rotten arms around you?

You see every ancient city’s

Got two women outside

And as fate blows the dust

Back into their eyes

They say, ’Stop that —

You were never character 

You were context’

’You were soft random lies,

Soft random lies and smoke’

They say, ’Who will wrap his rotten arms,

Who will wrap his rotten arms 

Around you — tonight?

Violent Femmes • Me and You • 2021

Me, me and you

That's what I want, that's what I want

You, you and me

That's what I need, that's what I need

Oh, but something, something, something, something

Something, something, something always

Mess me up, man, I'm messing up, I'm messing up

And nothing, nothing gonna keep me from your loving

'Cause I, I love you too too much to tell you something else but...

Violent Femmes have announced a 30th anniversary reissue of their 1991 album Why Do Birds Sing? The deluxe edition arrives October 8 via Craft Recordings. The 2xCD version will feature previously unreleased material, remastered songs, outtakes, alternative takes, new liner notes by songwriter and journalist Jeff Slate, and a complete concert recording from ’91. The original LP will also be remastered and reissued on vinyl. Today, the band has shared a previously unreleased track called “Me and You.” Check it out below.

The deluxe CD reissue of Why Do Birds Sing? includes early versions of songs that wound up on later albums by the band, including a stripped-down version of “Color Me Once,” original takes of “4 Seasons” and “Breaking Up,” an alternate mix of “American Music,” and more. Slate’s new liner notes include interviews with founding members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie on the making of the album.

Back in May, Violent Femmes reissued their their greatest hits compilation Add It Up (1981-1993). Find out where the band’s 1983 self-titled debut landed on Pitchfork’s list “The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s.” Pitchfork

alt-J • Get Better • 2021

“Get Better” is the stirring centerpiece of The Dream, and one the band's most emotionally resonant songs to-date. alt-J peel away the dense layers of sound that they are known for, leaving lead singer Joe Newman's vocal next to a plaintive solo guitar and harmonies from bandmate Gus Unger-Hamilton.

 

The single arrives alongside an animated music video, made by Hamburg-based award-winning pixel artist Stefanie Grunwald. Since 2016, Grunwald has quickly gained recognition for her detailed nighttime animations, which caught the eye of Newman and led to the collaboration.

 

Going deeper into the process of creating the track, Newman says, “‘Get Better’ is the union of two songs. The first was an improvised song I sang in 2018 to my partner. To her I sang ‘Get better my Darcy, I know you can’. She filmed it and I kept revisiting the fragment with a plan to write more. The second was a chord structure I worked on in lockdown that focused on someone living through a bereavement. I felt a nervous heat when writing ‘Get Better’. The context of the Coronavirus pandemic lent my words a chilling weight and gave me a new sense of responsibility as a lyricist. Whilst the direct events described are fictional, I believe - or I hope - that it's emotionally the most honest song I've written.”

https://www.altjband.com

HANDWRITTEN LYRIC INSCRIBED GUITAR FOR CHARITY CONTEST

WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO PLAN INTERNATIONAL

alt-J 2022 North American Tour With Portugal. The Man

with special guest Sir Chloe 2/25-3/20

with special guest Cherry Glazerr 3/23-4/17

 

February 25, 2022 – Pittsburgh PA - Petersen Events Center

February 26, 2022 - Washington DC - The Anthem

March 1, 2022 - Nashville TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium

March 2, 2022 - Atlanta GA - State Farm Arena

 March 4, 2022 - Tampa FL - Yuengling Center

March 5, 2022 - Hollywood FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood

March 6, 2022 - Orlando FL - Orlando Amphitheater

March 9, 2022 - Dallas TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum

March 12, 2022 - Austin TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater

March 13, 2022 - Houston TX - White Oak Music Hall

March 15, 2022 - St Louis MO - Chaifetz Arena

March 16, 2022 - Detroit MI - Masonic Temple Detroit

March 19, 2022 - Chicago IL - Credit Union 1 Arena

March 20, 2022 - Minneapolis MN - The Armory

March 23, 2022 - Denver CO - 1STBANK Center

March 25, 2022 - San Diego CA - Pechanga Arena San Diego

March 26, 2022 - Santa Barbara CA - Santa Barbara Bowl

March 27, 2022 - Los Angeles CA - STAPLES Center

March 29, 2022 - Seattle WA - WAMU Theatre

March 30, 2022 – Vancouver BC - Pacific Coliseum

April 1, 2022 - San Francisco CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

April 3, 2022 - Las Vegas NV - The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

April 5, 2022 - Salt Lake City UT - UCCU Center

April 7, 2022 - Kansas City MO - Cable Dahmer Arena

April 8, 2022 - Cincinnati OH - PromoWest Pavillion at Ovation

April 9, 2022 - Columbus OH - Schottenstein Center

April 11, 2022 - New York NY - Madison Square Garden

April 13, 2022 - Philadelphia PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann

April 14, 2022 - Boston MA - Agganis Arena

April 15, 2022 - Montreal QC - Place Bell

Apri 17, 2022 - Toronto ON - Coca-Cola Coliseum

Ultraviolet Communication • Moon Man • 2021

"The trio showcases their proficiency for well balanced and thought out instrumentals, infectious pop melodies and just the right amount of 60’s acid-inspired rock elements." - Psychedelic Baby Magazine 

The trio is releasing their debut album on December 3rd called Paper Tiger, blending warm and expressive vocals that float through sonic elements of psych, garage, prog, and indie-rock. The band points to Rush, The Doors, and The Black Keys as equally influential, pairing retro with modern alternative to create an eclectic sound all their own.