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“This is definitely the most fully-realized album that I’ve done in terms of sonic professionalism. It’s definitely more sophisticated musicianship… The writing is the strongest that I’ve done so far,” says singer/songwriter Jenna Nicholls of her recently released fourth studio album, The Commuter. The LP is Nicholls’ first since...
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“You can expect a trio of clam aliens screaming about butter,” says Tea Eater songwriter and frontperson Tarra Thiessen (also of Gustaf, Sharkmuffin, and MamajoeVramajoe) when I ask what’s in store for those who come out to the self-assessed “weirdo art punk” band’s show tomorrow, August 13th, at Nikki...
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“I would say that this album is a little bit more vulnerable. I wrote about some more personal things and allowed myself to speak about them more openly,” says Demi Demitro, frontwoman of Colorado rockers The Velveteers – who have been known to regularly open mega-stages for the likes...
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Today iconoclastic Berlin trio Maggot Heart – led by former guitarist of The Oath, Linnéa Olsson — released “Archer,” the third single off of their forthcoming third full-length, Hunger, set to drop September 29th, via Svart Records and Rapid Eye Records. The single follows up last month’s “This Shadow,”...
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“A lot of fans have been telling us that ‘Waking up Alone / Julia’ is our most moshable song, and, ‘Can we have some more moshable songs?’ I didn’t know that’s what Divine Sweater fans wanted…” says Sean Seaver, lead guitarist and producer for Boston indie pop band...
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Yesterday Atlanta duo Lowertown released their debut LP, I Love To Lie, courtesy of Dirty Hit. And next week they hit the road for more than a month of shows supporting labelmate beabadoobee, including an October 29th stop at Union Transfer. The band is comprised of BFFs Olivia Osby...
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The New York Times has called Kate Bollinger, “an architect of chill vibes,” while NPR characterized her sounds as, “smart, melodic indie pop music,” and KCRW stated that she, “has a prowess for nuanced lyrics and earworm melodies.” The retro-leaning folk pop musician has spent the past year playing...
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Over the past decade, New York-based art-rock outfit Guerilla Toss has gained a reputation for more or less reinventing themselves with every release… And last month the band released Famously Alive, their fifth full-length and first on Sub Pop. The album, while embracing the noisier elements of their past,...
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“If we were one of the bands playing in Twin Peaks, this would be the sound,” says Lizzie Edwards, frontwoman of Lizzie & The Makers, of their forthcoming sophomore LP, Dear Onda Wahl. Lizzie’s chatting with me via phone from a coffee house in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She tells...
“This is definitely the most fully-realized album that I’ve done in terms of sonic professionalism. It’s definitely more sophisticated musicianship… The writing is the strongest that I’ve done so far,” says singer/songwriter Jenna Nicholls of her recently released fourth studio album, The Commuter. The LP is Nicholls’ first since...
“You can expect a trio of clam aliens screaming about butter,” says Tea Eater songwriter and frontperson Tarra Thiessen (also of Gustaf, Sharkmuffin, and MamajoeVramajoe) when I ask what’s in store for those who come out to the self-assessed “weirdo art punk” band’s show tomorrow, August 13th, at Nikki...
