More New Music from Leatherette

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You know I love to keep you up to date on the Italian scene, and one of my favorite groups overseas is Leatherette, who’ve just dropped another jam from their forthcoming Ritmo Lento LP. This track specializes in a blend of slowcore and post-punk, creating this wash that lets you soak in the waves of guitar as they nip at your ears again and again. I’m also a big fan of the way the group kind of combine their vocal work, all of the voices coming together to really deliver an emphatic bit of last minute joy. The new LP is out on November 28th via Bronson Recordings.

Night Teacher Share World to Close + Drop Year of the Snake

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Mondays are great for reflection, and in that spirit, I’m circling back to some old emails and releases like the recent LP from Night Teacher. I’ll admit, the single below is good, but it avoids immediacy, begging you to follow singer Lilly Bechtel’s vocal moves, calling to you like some sort of folk siren, waiting to smash your ship to pieces. That eruption does jump in, beautifully executed at the 1:29 mark where it bursts forth which such force that I immediately opened up the old laptop to start writing. It’s a really great jam, and once you fall in love below, you’ll want to skip over to hear Year of the Snake, the new LP that just dropped!

Last Week’s Jams (11.3 – 11.7)

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While the previous week seemed like the music biz was doing their typical song and dance, closing down releasees to focus on the lists and what nots. But, this week picked up, at least on my end, as we covered tons of new releases and new singles. There were a couple of out-of-the-blue announcements that I was grateful to enjoy, like brand new Just Joans and Kiwi Jr, both of whom just dropped some straight bangers into my mix. I really loved the new Pansy single, as its one of the more special tunes in the mix this week…and that Hirons single had its own way of captivating too. Along with all that, it was good to see Natalie Jane Hill back in the fold, as well as Emma Russack. Little bit of everything for you, so dig on.

Friday Album Streams: Strange Passage, Longing Louisa, Stella Donnelly and More

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As the year nears its close, there’s a handful of releases that are worthy of your listening experience. We wanted to run through a couple of them so you had some stuff to enjoy as you browse Bandcamp on the first Friday of the month. You’ll find some mellows jams, some guitar pop, and some powerhouse vocals…all of which we encourage you to enjoy by clicking below! Don’t forget to support your artists and labels.

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Emma Russack Shares New Single

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I missed out on the first new single from Emma Russack, one of my favorite songwriters from the Aussie scene; she’s got a new EP titled 5 Timothee Chalamet Instagram Captions coming out in a few weeks, and I’m definitely loving this new single. If you listen, it almost feels like a little country ballad penned here in Texas, with a kind of wayward swing to it, punctuated by Emma’s sparkling voice. As a middle school teacher, the double entendre of the song isn’t lost on me (nor my students who find it hilarious). As always, her songwriting craft and charms as an artist are on full display; the new EP is out on November 21st via Dinosaur City.

Death Hags Shares Orphee 53 Video

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This summer, LA-based artist Death Hags unleashed Big Grey Sun #5 upon the world, a collection of synthetic pop tunes that burned and smoldered, giving off heat in the most pleasantly passive manner. Today, one of the standout tunes get the video treatment, and as folks are looking towards their year-end lists, it’s a chance to remind you of some overlooked gems you might not have hit. I love the subtlety of the beat work, as there’s a throbbing pulse buried way beneath the surface, letting the poppier notes kind of flutter in the foreground as Lola G.’s voice echoes through your listening room. A peaceful bit of synthpop never did you wrong; the whole of the LP is available HERE.

Leilani Patao Shares Portrait + Releases Daisy

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Over the last few years, Audio Antihero has been gathering up a solid stable of acts of great songwriting, such as Frog. Today, they release a new Ep from Leilani Patao, and I was really drawn to the track below, so felt like we could start you on the right foot today. It’s a slow burn, with the vocals and guitar work really low in their presentation; there is a little vocal lift that highlights Patao’s ability to weave in subtle melodies into her songwriting, and those little nuances are what will keep you coming back to Daisy. If you’re interested in the whole EP, you can stream the whole thing HERE.

Show Pics: The Beths at Emo’s (11/4)

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The Beths have been in a pattern of record release and criss-crossing tour for a bit now. They come through for SXSW, tour in support of bigger and bigger artists and now they are headlining in mid-sized venues and theaters. It is sustained organic growth, winning over fans with consistently great records, silly banter and nailed down live sets. They are really good at this whole music thing.

Joining The Beths this time around are fellow Aucklanders, Pheobe Rings.

Click through. I have the photos to prove I went to the show. Maybe I’ll even share some thoughts.

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Maraudeur Return with Syncope

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I’ve already been hyping the new Marauder LP, Flaschentrager, and you can now hear another gem of post-punk revelry to create your own anticipation. The infectiousness greets you immediately, snapping you into the groove with a bounding rhythm section that propels you into a full on body-boogie. The vocals embrace that sort of cavernous dissonance, operating like an echo fading in and out bf ghostly hallways. Upbeat and dark, you’ll come back to live off the energy of the tune again and again. Flaschentrager is out on next Friday via Feel It Records, and you’ll want to grab a copy!

 

Natalie Jane Hill Announces Hopeful Woman

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It seems like just yesterday that Natalie Jane Hill was wowing us with Azalea, her debut LP when she was in the Austin area. Here we are a few years later, and she’s got her third LP on deck, along with a new place to call home. It took me less than 20 seconds to fall in love with this single, as her heavy notes breathed life through my speakers. When her voice stretches for higher notes, there’s a lonesome bit of guitar hanging out in the distance, providing its own lonesome narrative to balance Natalie’s performance. As spirited as the first 2 minutes are, Hill switches it in the back 45 seconds, letting the thematic element of “never left me” dwell in the presence of the listener’s brain. Really excited ot hear more from Hopeful Woman, out via Dear Life Records on January 26.

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