Month: June 2024

My Best Unbeaten Brother Share Blues Fatigue

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UK outfit My Best Unbeaten Brother have been dropping hit after hit in preparation for the release of Pessimistic Pizza, and today you get another one. This go round, they pull back the reigns on the driving nature that seems to consistently evolve from their tunes; the vocals have a steadied bounce, though they seem a touch more patient. I love that you can still hear the snappiness of the drum/cymbal work and the growl of the guitars, and yet it all works in contrast to the aforementioned vocals, creating this rad musical effect that keeps the group punching above their weight class. Pessimistic Pizza will be out June 28th via Audio Antihero.

Letting Up Despite Great Faults Share Embroidered

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We know there’s a brand new Letting Up Despite Great Faults record coming on the way, though details are fairly vague (thanks Mike!). That said, there’s a pumping new single you’ve got to hear if you’re a fan of the band’s indiepop style. If this new single is a glimmer of what’s in store, I’m totally ready, as this seems to have taken their polite bedroom pop sound and fused it into something bolder and bumping. This new track has these huge hooks in it, driven by the pumping synth lines and guitar riffs jangling behind. Dual vocals are still deep in the mix, which is always one of their charms, so you can still pick up on the breadcrumbs of the band’s earliest days while they forge ahead with a more potent brand. We’ll keep you posted if we here more on the new LP!

Sour Widows Share Big Dogs

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There’s a lot of immediacy in the music scene…two minute pop songs and what not…so it’s nice to hear an act like Sour Widows really stretching things out in their work. The final single before the released of Revival of a Friend has the group carefully crawling through the first two minutes, tip-toeing over guitar lines and soft drum pieces. Their ability to build tension has been perfected, as they unleash a smashing wall of noise that comes crashing right through at the 2:21 mark; it allows their soft notes to turn into a thundering burst that displays their ability to offer differentiation throughout their tunes. But, rest assured, just as they’ve battered your ears, they pull back the covers to offer some solace as the tune pulls to a close. Revival of a Friend is out June 28th via Exploding in Sound.

Icarus Phoenix Shares Painting Single

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Today, Icarus Phoenix shares another tune from their forthcoming record, and be forewarned, the narrative here is simply heartbreaking, which bleeds into the emotion of the song itself. Songwriter Drew Danburry wrote the song about his mother who took up art therapy to cope with the loss of her son (Drew’s brother) after a battle with cancer. In listening through, you hear Drew also realizing the grief that his mother had likely hidden away, as we all seek ways to move on from our own trials, often burying it deep down so as never to let those emotions come out again. Musically, this number feels a lot like some of the most powerfully moving music that Ben Gibbard never made; I love the way the band fills in all the space behind, adding this heaviness to the tune that matches the solemnity of the lyrical content. I Should Have Known the Things You Never Said will be released on August 15th.

Show Preview: Adrianne Lenker @ Paramount Theatre (6.9/6.10)

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Adrianne Lenker, lead vocalist, guitarist, and predominant songwriter for the indie folk band Big Thief, diverges her own mysterious, eccentric path once again for her fifth solo studio album Bright Future. Lenker builds seemingly esoteric messages and vocals and their consequent heart-wrenching melodies into an eminently listenable story that seems applicable to all who have experienced love and loss. Lenkers intimate narratives, namely conveyed through lyrics such as You show me/Understanding, patience and pleasure/Time and attention, love without measureThe eleventh dimension, free treasure create a vulnerable environment not dissimilar to the more tangible one you can experience live at the Paramount Theatre on June 9th and 10th, 2024. The opening event will be one of Lenkers inspirations, Steve Fisher.

You can purchase tickets to both nights HERE.

Quivers Drop Oyster Cuts Title Track

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A few days our friends in Quivers released the title track to their exciting new record, Oyster Cuts. While their first single bombarded you with huge pop sensation, this track peels it back a bit, settling into more of a locked soothing sensation. It’s the rhythmic pulse that really makes the track successful, setting the foundation for a huge wash of synths to sweep in while Bella Quinlan belts out these ginormous pop notes. That budding atmosphere helps create this bit of pop haze, both hopeful and trepidatious; this ties into the theme of the lyrics wherein the narrator is moving away from personal hardship into something new, though still doubting a bit of the reality. Atop great new music, the band will also be embarking on a huge tour in the Fall, bringing their set to Austin in late October. Buy their new Oyster Cuts LP before its August 9th release date via Merge Records.

Great Klons Share Twilight Gardener

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When you first press play on this new tune from Great Klons, tell us you don’t hear the ghost of Thurston Moore working his way into the style here. There’s that sort of old school noise feel here, though the metronomic nature of the beat allows the tune to kind of open up a bit more; it leaves plenty of space for dueling vocals to enter the fray, though they’re more supportive than dueling. The propulsive nature definitely allows the tune to kind of take on this edgy cruise control, just letting you sit back and allow the tune to wash through your speakers. Crank it.

 

Cola Offer Pulling Quotes Video

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There’s a brand new Cola record coming out next Friday, and until then, there’s several singles for you to devour, like this brand new one and it’s accompanying video. This track began with Ben Stidworthy sending his bandmates the demo, using the groove to mimic the Uillean Pipes and their steadied drone. It initially didn’t grab Tim Darcy, but if you listen, you can hear how the openness of the tune forced him to take a different vocal approach this go round; it appears on our first few listens that his voice is almost taking on the approach singing to a ballad, though it still remains distinctive in nature. The tune’s latter half really has the band flexing their musical muscles as they break down into a steady jam that abruptly ends the tune. The Gloss drops June 14th via Fire Talk.

Another Track from Goodbye Wudaokou

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After being introduced to Goodbye Wudaokou a bit ago, I’ve really been looking forward to listening to the entirety of Mirror Skies. We’re a few weeks away still, but Mat Mills has dropped another number to entice you, and this one’s dripping with down-trodden sentiment. Not sure whether it’s the pacing of the beat or Mills vocal delivery, there’s just something in this tune that feels pained, though it’s the sort of pain we can find solace in sharing with our favorite bands. Something in the layering of the guitars feels both wistful and lamenting, and that’s the perfect sensation for a great pop moment, if you ask me. Mirror Skies drops June 14th.

Swiftumz Shares Never Impress

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Up until recently, I hadn’t heard of Swiftumz, which I consider an ultimate failure on my behalf. I mean, how has a songwriter like Christopher McVicker gone unnoticed by me for so long? Rest assured, I’m aiming to correct that immediately by forcing you to fall in love with the latest single. For me, it is vaguely reminiscent of Dean Wareham in the early Galaxie 500 days, at least in the way the vocals have this intimacy that clings tight to perfect melody. Musically, there’s a slight hint at jangling pop, but it’s understated, giving off more of a joyous bewilderment, such as you’d find in any number of releases by Oceanic bands the last four decades or so. Simply the Best is out June 14th via Empty Cellar Records.

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