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Monday, Dec 10 2018, 6AM
From their third album. Fun fact: Of Monsters and Men covered the song in 2013.
Playing the Neptune on February 23rd. www.sharonvanetten.com
You can catch an exclusive interview with Thom Yorke tomorrow afternoon - tune in at 3pm!
The Horrors are doing an exclusive UK performance of their Primary Colours album at the Royal Albert Hall in London this May - more info at www.thehorrors.co.uk
Miki Berenyi of Lush has formed a new band called Piroshka which also features KJ McKillop of Moose, Justin Welch of Elastica, and Michael Conroy of Modern English. www.facebook.com
LA duo Girlpool's new album "What Chaos Is Imaginary" is due for release on February 1 via Anti- Records. Head over to the KEXP blog for our recent interview with them: kexp.org
The video: 80's Scottish treasure hunting vibes. www.youtube.com
Her first new song since 2015’s Art Angels. The new track, features Hana (a longtime collaborator), and it’s slated as the first single from her forthcoming fifth album.
Your homework is to watch the video for this track: www.youtube.com
From their first new album in *37* years (!!!) www.thespecials.com
Playing at the Showbox March 24th with
G. Love & Special Sauce - citizencope.com
Fun fact: According to Ben Harper's website, he's played this track 775 times! www.benharper.com
"Concocting a freshly strange blend of synth pop and damaged folk music, Grapetooth is a band from Chicago that consists of Chris Bailoni and Clay Frankel." grapetooth.bandcamp.com
Sunflower Bean's singer and bassist Julia Cumming says “It’s about having my fists up — intellectually, proverbially, ready for anything,” Cumming says of the song. “Women are fed up. The public is fed up. Shit’s really bad, and we needed a way to express that. And, obviously, there are some sexual undertones.” sunflowerbean.bandcamp.com
Have you seen MUPPETS performing this track? It's amazing: www.youtube.com
fun fact: Idlewild was named after the quiet meeting place in Anne of Green Gables. 💡
You can catch Bob Mould at Neumos on April 6th in support of his upcoming new album! bobmould.com
Neil Young cover! The band's Austin Brown says “I’m a big fan of whenever an artists does something different from what they’re known for... I have a similar affection for Neil Young’s electronic record Trans. This is my favorite song off it.”
🎄 In 1981 ZE Records asked each of its artists to record a Christmas song for a compilation album. Songwriter Chris Butler finished the lyrics in a taxi cab on the way to the recording studio, and explained the origin of the lyrics: "...just very much that for years I hated Christmas ... Everybody I knew in New York was running around like a bunch of fiends. It wasn't about joy. It was something to cope with." 🎄
Playing the Neptune next month on January 19th! www.toroymoi.com
In the original liner notes, the song is described as "a statement that maybe you can say to make yourself feel better ... as if you were talking to yourself."
Speaking of eagle seagulls (?!), "SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now) -- A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back" should help cheer you up: www.youtube.com
Broken Bells is James Mercer of The Shins and producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, and this is the duo's first new recording in four years. www.brokenbells.com
🚨🚨🚨 80's VIDEO ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 www.youtube.com
From her new EP, which includes a cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway.” www.charlottegainsbourg.com
In writing Crush Crusher, Medford committed herself to exploring her own issues with self-image, self-respect/worth, and the responsibility she has felt to others. www.iansweetmusic.com
Take a look at the video, in which a delightfully fragile ‘Eggy Argos’ traverses the pitfalls of modern life. It’s a stark juxtaposition with the deeply personal track for the band’s larger-than-life front man and huevo-namesake Eddie Argos who, three years ago, found himself dangerously ill in hospital. Great video if you're into animated eggs: www.youtube.com
New from Mormor! They'll be playing at Barboza May 1st. www.mormormusic.com
The lyrics are supposedly inspired by Nevil Shute's post-apocalyptic novel 'On the Beach,' about a group of people waiting for nuclear devastation in Australia.
Left At London (sometimes stylized and shortened as /@/), is the stage name of Nat Puff (she/her), a trans woman from Seattle, Washington who is not afraid to let herself be known intimately through her music, while still remaining accessible.
leftatlondon.com
New from the Gothenburg, Sweden based group. www.little-dragon.net
