Zola Jesus has shared a new single from her forthcoming album Arkhon. ‘The Fall’ follows previous offerings ‘Lost’ and ‘Desire’. Check out its Jenni Hensler-directed video below.
“I wrote ‘The Fall’ for myself,” Nika Roza Danilova explained in a press release. “It was an exercise in using music as a tool for the sake of my own inner catharsis. I had a lot of turmoil and complicated emotions that I couldn’t process in any other way. I suppose some feelings require you to write a pop song in order to fully understand them. For that reason, this song is very precious to me.”
Commenting on the video, she added: “Working with Jenni Hensler as a director was such a soul-feeding experience. She’s someone I’ve been collaborating with for ten years, and a dear friend to me. I value her own artistic perspective so much that at some point I realized there was no one else I could trust with my vision. We connected on an emotional and spiritual level regarding the intent of the song, and then I handed it over and let her make her magic. I’ve never felt so freed by a collaboration. And working with choreographer Sigrid Lauren was such an empowering experience. She was able to interpret and support my idiosyncratic movements in a way that allowed me to feel free in the moment.”
Arkohn is idue for release on June 24 via Sacred Bones.
Braxe + Falcon, the duo of French house musicians and cousins Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon, have shared a new song called ‘Elevation’, featuring Sunni Colón. It’s taken from their upcoming debut EP, Step By Step, which is out June 24 via Smugglers Way. The duo previously shared the EP’s title track, a collaboration with Panda Bear, and ‘Creative Source’. Check out ‘Elevation’ below.
“It all started at the entrance of a recording studio in Biarritz, France on a very hot day during a heatwave,” Braxe said of the new song in a statement. “We played Sunni five or six demos, he picked up one and almost instantly wrote lyrics and melody, it was all soft and melancholic, perfectly matching the music. We took a break outside, the temperature was rising, unbearable, back in the studio, the song was acting like a refreshment, cooling our bodies and mind and we all felt like we were onto something special. That’s the magic with recording sessions, interactions between new encounters, external factors, all of it in a limited time trying to capture emotions.”
Angel Olsen has unveiled a new song, ‘Through the Fires’, lifted from her forthcoming LP Big Time. It follows early single ‘All The Good Times’ and the album’s title track. Listen to it below.
“’Through The Fires’ is the centerpiece statement of this record,” Olsen explained in a statement. “It’s a song I wrote to remind myself that this life is temporary, the past is not something to dwell on, that it’s important to keep moving, keep searching for the people that are also searching, and to notice the moments that are lighter and big.
Big Time is set to arrive on June 3 via Jagjaguwar.
She & Him, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, have announced a new album titled Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson. Set for release on July 22 via Fantasy, the record includes their cover of ‘Darlin’ off 1967’s Wild Honey, which is out today. Give it a listen below.
“In the spring of 2020, we started a list of our favorite Brian songs—a very long list,” She & Him said in a statement. “We chose songs without any regard to their chart performance. The obscure ones hit us just as hard as the more popular songs—and all are ripe for re-imagining, re-interpreting, and re-inventing. Brian writes songs of beauty and loneliness and vulnerability better than anyone—and by sequencing them next to popular songs of confidence and love and fun, it creates a more complete picture of life on earth.”
Wilson added: “Zooey and Matt did such mind-blowing versions of our songs. The harmonies are beautiful and right on. I love this record!”
Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson Cover Artwork:
Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson Tracklist:
1. Darlin’
2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
3. Til I Die
4. Deirdre
5. Melt Away
6. Good To My Baby
7. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
8. Don’t Worry Baby
9. This Whole World
10. Kiss Me, Baby
11. Do It Again feat. Brian Wilson
12. Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
13. Please Let Me Wonder
14. Meant For You
“‘Fables’ features one of Daniel’s hottest licks,” Paul Banks commented in a press release. “A breezy vocal with optimistic lyrics and a bouncy drum beat evocative of classic R&B with a nod to the golden age of hip hop. It’s a summer jam and a piece of music we are particularly proud of.”
The Other Side of Make-Believe arrives on July 15 via Matador.
Soccer Mommy has released the latest single from her forthcoming album Sometimes, Forever. It’s called ‘Bones’, and it arrives alongside a video from director Alex Ross Perry, who also helmed the visual for color theory‘s ‘yellow is the color of her eyes’. Check it out below, along with Soccer Mommy’s upcoming tour dates.
“’Bones’ is a song about struggling with the parts of yourself that you don’t like in a relationship,” Sophie Allison explained in a press release. “It’s about wanting to become better for someone and feeling like you’re standing in your own way.”
‘Bones’ follows the previously shared singles singles ‘Shotgun’ and ‘Unholy Affliction’, both of which landed on our Best New Songs segment. Sometimes, Forever, which was produced by Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never, is out June 24 via Loma Vista.
Soccer Mommy 2022 Tour Dates:
Jun 10 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Jun 12 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Festival
Jun 24 – Margate, UK – Leisure Festival
Jun 27 – Bristol, UK – Canons Marsh Amphitheater %
Jun 28 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College *
Jun 30 – Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain @ Vida Festival
Aug 8 – Seattle, WA – Day In Day Out Festival
Aug 31- Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Sep 1 – Brighton, UK – Chalk
Sep 1 – 4- Salisbury, UK – End of the Road Festival
Sep 3 – Bristol, UK – Trinity
Sep 5 – Köln, DE – Bumann & Sohn
Sep 6 – Hamburg, DE – Molotow
Sep 8 – Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
Sep 9 – Oslo, NO – John Dee
Sep 10 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Sep 12 – Berlin, DE – Frannz Club
Sep 13 – Bremen, DE – Lagerhaus
Sep 15 – Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
Sep 16 – Nijmegen, NL – Merleyn
Sep 17 – Brussels, BE – Rotonde @ Botanique
Sep 18 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Sep 20 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
Sep 21 – Cardiff, UK – Tramshed
Sep 22 – London, UK – O2 Forum
Sep 23 – Birmingham, UK – The Castle & Falcon
Sep 24 – Glasgow, UK – Queen Margaret Union
Oct 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex &
Oct 29 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre &
Oct 30 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue &
Nov 1 – Chicago, IL – Metro &
Nov 4 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom &
Nov 5 – North Adams, MA – Mass MOCA &
Nov 6 – Boston, MA – House of Blues &
Nov 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall ^
Nov 12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
Nov 14 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom ^
Nov 16 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre ^
Nov 17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Heaven Stage ^
Nov 18 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^
Nov 19 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl ^
Nov 30 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant #
Dec 2 – Ft. Collins, CO – Washington’s #
Dec 3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre #
Dec 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #
Dec 7 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore #
Dec 8 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom #
Dec 10 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater #
Dec 11 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory #
Dec 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern #
Dec 14 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren #
Dec 16 – Austin, TX – Emo’s East #
Dec 17 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues #
% with The War On Drugs
* with Haim
& with support from Lightning Bug
^ with support from Helena Deland
# with support from TOPS
I Guess Nothing Will Be The Same marks Liss’ first material since the death of lead singer Søren Holm in May 2021. “Søren constantly sought out new music and always shared his discoveries with everyone around him,” the band said of the new single in a statement. “He was never afraid to reach out to those people who inspired him. ‘Boys in Movies’ is a track that has had several different identities. It found its direction when we shared it with Nilüfer Yanya, who helped us highlight the energy and gave the song a whole new dimension.”
Launder has shared a new song, ‘Become’, which features lead vocals from Soko. It’s taken from Launder’s upcoming full-length debut, Happening, which arrives on July 15 via Ghostly and includes the early singles ‘Chipper’ and ‘Unwound’. Listen below.
“This is the most collaborative track on the record,” Launder’s John Cudlip said in a statement about the song, which was co-written with Jackson Phillips (Day Wave) and Zachary Cole Smith (DIIV). “I couldn’t have made this song what it is by myself.”
Soko elaborated: “’Become’ is about being stuck in situations where you know you deserve better, but it still drags you down. And you know deep down that to become your best self you have to break through thick layers of detangling old patterns and live with intention. Become the majestic lion you know you are… It’s also about the duality of anxiety: being stuck between feeling small and wanting to break free.”
Grace Ives has released her new single ‘Angel of Business’, taken from the upcoming albumJanky Star. The track follows lead cut ‘Lullaby’, and you can check it out below.
“I wrote this while going through a rough time at the start of my career (not so long ago),” Ives explained in a statement. “Uncomfortable meetings, overdrafted account, and sleazy suits. This is my message to myself to have a little faith in the future.”
Ahead of its release this Friday, fanclubwallet has unveiled the title track from her forthcoming debut album You Have Got To Be Kidding Me. It follows earlier singles ‘Gr8 Timing!’, ‘Trying to Be Nice’, and ‘That I Won’t Do’. Check out a video for it below.
“Sometimes people can be really mean to you and try to pass it off as a joke,” Hannah Judge said in a press statement. “That’s what the song ‘You Have Got To Be Kidding Me’ is about. It’s about reflecting on ways you’ve been mistreated and ways you’ve maybe acted not so much like yourself because of it. Lyrically it’s a little sad and a little tongue and cheek but for me this song instrumentally really feels like moving on after something bad has happened.”
