Tag: Julia’s War

MX Lonely Announce Debut

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I’m catching up on things after a trip to the PNW and paused on an email today with news of a long awaited debut LP from one of my long time favorite New York bands, MX Lonely. While we chatted during SXSW in March about the much needed physical release of guitar player Jake Harms solo EP from 2018, lead singer Rae also made mention of new music incoming this fall. Today her promise holds true with the release of this new track “Big Hips” along with live pre-orders for their debut full length All Monsters. If you’ve yet to check out this band, this is a perfect time to get on board.

MX Lonely’s new, debut LP All Monsters is available to pre-order now via Julia’s War. Those ship out in February.

Joyer Are At the Movies

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The much anticipated Joyer record is just two weeks away from the drop date, and with that, they’ve got one more album sampler for your ears. Of all the tunes they’ve dropped this might be the one that hits closest to my daily listening habits, hanging on the edge of an atmospheric piece that takes an acoustic structure and stretches it into this pensive realm where your able to sit in the middle of the tune and soak the melody up. Really enjoying the previews we’ve got, and looking to On the Other End of the Line, out October 24th via Julia’s War.

Guitar Is Delivering Pizza for Everyone

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I probably don’t know as much about Guitar as I should, considering how much they’re enjoying their new song “Pizza for Everyone.” When the song jumps into the fray, it felt very much like a growling bit of post-emo, and I suppose a brief nod to Dinosaur Jr or the like. But, then chords began to hit discordant notes and the pace is manipulated into something wholly unique. The Portland project has completely destroyed and devoured modern indie rock constructs, breaking the mold in a fashion that makes their work exciting. You’ll get little bits of joy blasting, and maybe even some Pixies nods in the vocal play in the background. Be on the lookout for We’re Headed to the Lake, which drops on October 10th via Julia’s War.

New TAGABOW Album On Its Way

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If you have yet to be caught up in the hype surrounding They Are Gutting a Body of Water, you’ll be pleased to know that this is one of the rarer instances where the hype is fitting. They greet you with a trickle of guitar, then they break the door down with a wall of feedback and distortion, quietly sneaking vocals in behind the barrage of melodic noise. Once the tune opens, the guitars dance carefully, almost as if they’re careful of stepping on the vocal portion of the tune; the group gets to hang hear before riding another crest of noise to the close. Their new LP, Lotto, will be out on October 17th.

They Are Gutting a Body of Water Share American Food

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As a comfort eater myself, the thematic element in the new track from They Are Gutting a Body of Water is something I can relate to, as we all seek comfort and vice in our own ways. But, I also turn to music, which is where the band continue to branch into territories that push expectations and classification beyond their peers. Their guitar lines this go round are pretty simple, kind of bringing the rhythm out as this twanging piece that gets to hang in the air with all the other indie rock acts. But, behind there’s another faint guitar line, not to mention loads of sampled and digitalization in the studio that shows them fucking around completely with our modern formula. It’s brilliant to see them employing everything and not sounding at all like they’re just phoning it in! This track also comes with the announcement of their signing to ATO Records/Smoking Room/Julia’s War.

Fib Share You Ruined Everything Single

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You’re going to have to wait for another week for the new LP from Fib, but in the meantime, the Philly bunch have gifted us another peek behind the curtain. I love the way I was greeted with overlapping, and seemingly juxtaposed, guitar riffs; the initial contrast cleared the middle space for the vocals to slink into the frame quietly. But, where Fib excel is they pivot, moving into a fiery burst of energy and sharpness; it mixes up the monotony of the sound, providing a natural movement that keeps your ear as you turn the volume dial up. They’re releasing Heavy Lifting on April 25th via Julia’s War.

 

Hooky Team Up with Winter for Water Season

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Philly’s Hooky made a lot of noise last year with their Mirage LP, but for their new Water Season EP, they’ve teamed up with ATH fave, Winter, to make a collaborative recording. All of this opens with a wickedly warped guitar, bending and snaking through your speakers as they await the steady march of the drum bits. Samira [Winter] enters the picture, her voice finding the perfect setting as it’s velvety cool seems manufactured to cozy up alongside of her counterparts here. Hooky seeming raise the ante, building in textures that appear to offer more volume, but there’s no phasing Winter as she chills out and does her thing. Really excited to hear more from Water Season; it hits on February 14th via Julia’s War.

Joyer Share I Was Wrong Video

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I’ve been trying to hype you all to the music of Joyer, the project of the Sullivan brothers; it’s the perfect accompaniment for fans of acts like Hovvdy. But, as you’ll see in their latest single below, the band definitely like to flirt more with the noisier exploration possible in this brand of songwriting. This particular tune just feels so solitary; there’s this fragility that you can’t escape, and in the video presentation, it kind of feels like watching the reels of your own lived experiences, only cementing the song’s connection with the listener. If you feel like escaping into someone else’s world, I think you’ll find solace in the welcoming sounds of Joyer; look for their Perfect Gray LP on September 24th via Julia’s War.

Joyer Share Cranky Boy Video

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Perhaps you’ve been listening to a lot of Hovvdy the last few years. Maybe you even like the old Jade Tree catalog. Lucky for you, there’s this new tune from Joyer, which to me reminds me a lot of a mix between the two. It’s got that sort of Owls vocal to it, which is where I pulled the JT reference, but it very much feels like that slowcore emo, the sort where emotion is pulled from stretching notes of the guitar around slow-fashioned drum work. That pacing allows for the band’s cinematic nature to come to light, which is perhaps due to the fact that the Sullivan brothers both studied film in school; it’s one of the key influences on their album, Perfect Gray, which is out September 24th via Julia’s War.

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