Deer Scout, the musical project of Dena Miller, has unveiled a new track called ‘Synesthesia’. It’s the latest preview of her forthcoming debut album Woodpecker, which is out this Friday, April 8 (via Carpark) and includes the previously shared singles ‘Cowboy’ and ‘Peace with the Damage’. Listen to ‘Synesthesia’ below.
Nina Nastasia Announces New Album ‘Riderless Horse’, Shares New Single ‘Just Stay in Bed’
Nina Nastasia has returned from a 12-year hiatus with the announcement of a new album called Riderless Horse. It’s set to arrive on July 22 via Temporary Residence, with a vinyl release to follow on November 4. The LP was produced alongside Steve Albini. Today, Nastasia has shared the album’s lead single, ‘Just Stay in Bed’. Check it out below and scroll down for the record’s cover art (by Elizabeth Neel) and tracklist.
In a press release, Nastasia described Riderless Horse as “my first solo record,” adding that it is her first record not produced by her former partner, Kennan Gudjonsson, who passed away in 2020. Her statement continues:
I haven’t made an album since 2010. I decided to stop pursuing music several years
after my sixth record, Outlaster, because of unhappiness, overwhelming chaos,
mental illness, and my tragically dysfunctional relationship with Kennan. Creating
music had always been a positive outlet during difficult times, but eventually it
became a source of absolute misery.
Kennan, a cat, and I lived in a studio apartment in NYC for 25 years, finding ways to
survive while making records and going on tours. Our apartment was the place where
people would come stay, eat, drink, play music, and use our tub. It was quite a home
we had created, but it was decaying steadily from the moment we moved in, and in
the end, it was as if black mold was growing beneath the surface, undetected, and
the two of us were dying and getting too weak to ever leave. We loved each other.
We were each other’s family, but there was ongoing abuse, control and manipulation.
We hid. We didn’t want anyone to see how ugly things could get, so we increasingly
isolated from our friends and family. We were lost.
On January 26, 2020, I made the decision to separate and live apart, and on January
27, Kennan died by suicide. What a thing, suicide. I can only feel sadness and guilt
about it. Maybe I’ll have other reactions to it later on.
Riderless Horse documents the grief, but it also marks moments of empowerment
and a real happiness in discovering my own capability. Steve Albini produced this
record with me, and Greg Norman assisted. The three of us are old friends, and we
did a field recording in a guesthouse built like a lighthouse that two very dear friends
of mine have in Esopus, NY. It was exactly the right environment to work on this
record. We all had meals together, cried, laughed, and told stories. It was perfect. It
made me realize how much I love writing, playing and recording music.
Terrible things happen. These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn
something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment,
remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a
record.
Riderless Horse Cover Artwork:
Riderless Horse Tracklist:
1. Cork and Pour
2. Just Stay in Bed
3. You Were So Mad
4. This Is Love
5. Nature
6. Lazy Road
7. Ask Me
8. Blind as Batsies
9. The Two of Us
10. Go Away
11. The Roundabout
12. Trust
13. Afterwards
14. Creek and Chimes
Father John Misty Shares New Song ‘The Next 20th Century’
Father John Misty has unveiled a new song called ‘The Next 20th Century’, taken from his upcoming album that’s out on Friday. The seven-minute track follows previous singles ‘Funny Girl’, ‘Q4’, ‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’. Listen to it below.
Chloë and the Next 20th Century, Josh Tillman’s first album since 2018’s God’s Favorite Customer, will be out via Sub Pop worldwide and Bella Union in Europe.
Poliça Announce New Album ‘Madness’, Share New Single ‘Alive’
After returning with their single ‘Rotting’ in February, Minneapolis-based band Poliça have announced a new album called Madness. It’s due out June 3 via Memphis Industries. The follow-up to 2020’s When We Stay Alive is led by the single ‘Alive’, which is out today. “Bad things happen, the fire goes out; even with the best flammables it stays dark until nothing matters becomes the fire itself,” singer Channy Leaneagh said of the track in a press release. Check it out and find the album’s cover art and tracklist below.
Madness was primarily recorded between 2020 and 2021 in producer Ryan Olson’s Minneapolis studio. According to a press release, the band used the “anthropomorphic production tool” AllOvers(c), designed by Olson and sound artist Seth Rosetter, during the making of the record, which features co-production by Dustin Zahn Alex Ridha and Alex Nutter. Talking about the lyrics of the album, Leaneagh summarized them as follows: “I am here for you all and I am never truly myself here. I am her for you all and I am never truly her.”
Madness Cover Artwork:
Madness Tracklist:
1. Alive
2. Violence
3. Away
4. Madness
5. Blood
6. Fountain
7. Sweet Memz
The Smile Release New Song ‘Pana-vision’
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner’s The Smile have released a new track. ‘Pana-vision’ was featured in this weekend’s episode of Peaky Blinders and is now available to stream on all digital platforms. A new song by Yorke called ‘That’s How Horses Are’ also premiered during the same episode of the British series. Check out ‘Pana-vision’ below, along with an animated video by Sabrina Nichols of artwork from Stanley Donwood.
‘Pana-vision’ follows the Smile’s previous offerings ‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’, and ‘Skrting on the Surface’. The group will embark on a European tour in May and June.
This Week’s Best New Songs: Angel Olsen, Beach Bunny, My Idea, and More
Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.
On this week’s list, we have Angel Olsen’s warm, patiently reflective ‘All the Good Times’, the lead single from her new album Big Time; Beach Bunny’s ’Fire Escape’, the driving and earnest first single off their upcoming LP Emotional Creature; Rosie Carney’s new single ‘dad’, which infuses her evocative brand of indie folk with more of a shoegaze influence; My Idea’s off-kilter yet sincere new track ‘Breathe You’; ‘PUPTHEBAND Inc. Is Filing For Bankruptcy’, the funny, toweringly anthemic closing track to PUP’s new LP; and ‘I’m Gonna Say Seven’, a gorgeously stripped-back highlight off Alabaster dePlume’s new album GOLD.
Best New Songs: April 4, 2022
Song of the Week: Angel Olsen, ‘All the Good Times’
Beach Bunny, ‘Fire Escape’
Rosie Carney, ‘dad’
My Idea, ‘Breathe You’
PUP, ‘PUPTHEBAND Inc. Is Filing For Bankruptcy’
Alabaster dePLume, ‘I’m Gonna Say Seven’
Jon Batiste Wins Album of the Year for ‘We Are’ at 2022 Grammys
Jon Batiste took home the award for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammys. His latest LP We Are won over albums by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (Love For Sale), Justin Bieber (Justice), Doja Cat (Planet Her), Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever), H.E.R (Back of My Mind), Lil Nas X (Montero), Olivia Rodrigo (Sour), Taylor Swift (evermore), and Kanye West (Donda).
Batiste led this year’s nominations with a total of 11 nods. He also ended up winning Best Music Video (for ‘Freedom’), Best American Roots Performance (for ‘Cry’), and Best American Roots Song (for ‘Cry’), as well as Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (for Soul). Check out the full list of winners here.
Watch Lady Gaga Perform ‘Love for Sale’ and ‘Do I Love You’ at 2022 Grammys
Lady Gaga appeared at the 2022 Grammys tonight, performing two songs from her and Tony Bennett’s 2021 collaborative album Love for Sale: ‘Love for Sale’ and ‘Do I Love You’. Bennett, who retired from performing last year at 95 years old, introduced the performance with a pre-recorded video segment. Watch it below.
Gaga and Bennett were up for five awards tonight, including Album of the Year. Ahead of Gaga’s performance, she and Bennett had won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Find the full list of winners here.
you are the most inspiring and wonderful person that exists on this planet, I have been crying since you stood on that stage 😭🤍
An angel @ladygaga #GRAMMYs #LoveForSale pic.twitter.com/No8D92QiGd— Mica (@grigioogirlgaga) April 4, 2022
Lady Gaga came out hot at the #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/EoHx6AgUvH
— The Recount Alt (@therecountalt) April 4, 2022
Olivia Rodrigo Wins Best New Artist at 2022 Grammys
Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist at the 2022 Grammys tonight, shortly after delivering a performance of her smash hit ‘drivers License’. The award was presented by previous Best New Artist winners Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion. Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, Finneas, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, the Kid Laroi, Arlo Parks, and Saweetie were also nominated this year. Check out the updating list of winners here.
Watch Billie Eilish Perform ‘Happier Than Ever’ at 2022 Grammys
Billie Eilish appeared at the 2022 Grammy Awards, performing her single ‘Happier Than Ever’ while wearing a Taylor Hawkins T-shirt in tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer. The performance started out in a set that looked like a bedroom before Eilish joined her brother Finneas on the roof of the stage structure. Watch it below.
Billie Eilish is nominated for seven Grammy Awards tonight, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year for her sophomore album Happier Than Ever and its title track.
— v (@ViralMaterial) April 4, 2022
