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Jeff Rosenstock and Laura Stevenson Release New Neil Young Covers EP ‘Younger Still’

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Jeff Rosenstock and Laura Stevenson Release New Neil Young Covers EP ‘Younger Still’

Jeff Rosenstock and Laura Stevenson have teamed up for another Neil Young covers collection. Out today via Polyvinyl, the four-track Younger Still follows the duo’s 2019 EP Still Young, and it was recorded in the basement of Rosenstock’s Los Angeles home. Stream it below.

“We have done something that we hope Neil Young doesn’t hate. Because we love him,” Stevenson said in a statement. “We covered some of his songs again. He didn’t say he was mad the first time. We just love him, okay? So we did it again, OKAY? WHAT’S WITH THE THIRD DEGREE?”

Rosenstock added: “We had such a nice lil’ time making the last EP Still Young, so we immediately dove into another! We recorded two songs before I moved across the country with a plan to record two more the next time I was back in town. Joke was on us though LULZ — a global pandemic happened, those two songs never got finished and Laura and I didn’t see each other for almost two years!”

The Antlers Release New Version of ‘Ahimsa’

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The Antlers Release New Version of ‘Ahimsa’

The Antlers have shared a new version of ‘Ahimsa’, a track from 2017’s solo album Impermanence. Check it out below.

In a statement about the track, Silberman explained:

The original version had a patient tempo, spare instrumentation and hypnotic circular delays. It was intended as a meditation on the Buddhist notion of “non-harming,” which is perhaps a better translation of the title than “non-violence.”

Stemming from my wish for a tranquil day amidst turbulent health issues, my focus then was on confronting my own ephemerality as inspiration toward greater compassion for those around me. But in the years since its original release, I think the song has taken on a meaning closer to the immediacy of the chorus of “no violence,” and become a kind of hymn in opposition to the rampant turmoil and seemingly inescapable vitriol of the moment.

“Ahimsa” is an attempt to create a peaceful space within a violent world. The scope is wider now, though the message remains the same: mortality is one of the few qualities we all share in common, and through recognizing this we may discover compassion for one another.

Last year, the Antlers returned with their album Green to Gold, which was accompanied by the Losing Light EP.

Camp Cope Share New Video for ‘Sing Your Heart Out’

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Camp Cope Share New Video for ‘Sing Your Heart Out’

Camp Cope have shared a music video for ‘Sing Your Heart Out’, the closing track off their latest album Running With the Hurricane. Check out the poignant visual, edited by Natalie van den Dungen, below.

The ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ video is a depiction of love as it manifests in Georgia Maq, Sarah Thompson, and Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich’s lives, including a nod to Maq’s fandom of Frightened Rabbit. Speaking about the origins of the track, Maq explained:

Anyone who knows me knows how much Frightened Rabbit means to me, I think I hold the title of most FR tattoos on my body (6). When Camp Cope first flew to the U.S, I departed the plane and connected to LAX wifi, and in my message requests was a message from someone I didn’t know called Simon Liddell. In the message, he told me that he had shown Scott Camp Cope before he passed and that Scott had a lot of nice things to say about it. I burst into tears on the spot. So when we went to Scotland, I invited Simon and his girlfriend to our show, they came along and we’ve been friends ever since. During tours and then lockdowns Simon would send me bits of music he’d written for me to play with, he sent me a little piano part and it became the first half of Sing Your Heart Out.

Simon Liddell, former member of Frightened Rabbit, added: “Sharing music and collaborating remotely was a great way to stay connected with friends during lockdown. I sent Georgia a rough piano sketch which she developed into such a beautiful song – I was thrilled that I could play a small part in this album by one of my favorite bands.”

Read more about the inspirations behind Running With the Hurricane in our interview with Camp Cope.

 

Nina Nastasia Unveils New Songs ‘Whatever You Need to Believe’ and ‘Too Soon’

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Nina Nastasia Unveils New Songs ‘Whatever You Need to Believe’ and ‘Too Soon’

Nina Nastasia has released two new tracks, ‘Whatever You Need to Believe’ and ‘Too Soon’. The songs were recorded during the same sessions that produced the singer-songwriter’s latest album, Riderless Horse. Take a listen below.

Speaking about ‘Whatever You Need to Believe’, Nastasia said in a statement: “It can be annoying to hear people talk about what exactly happens to a person when they die and then suggest things to do for that dead person in order for them to smoothly travel to the next destination in the afterlife, so they’re not trapped in a holding pattern. First and foremost, why do I have to take care of their travel plans. And second…well…what exactly have you chosen to have happen?”

Of ‘Too Soon’, she added: “Aging is cruel. Nature is cruel. Beautiful but mean. Unlike this song, I won’t find some tall nice grass to lay myself down in to die. I will go out screaming and kicking. And if science can find some solution for the pains of aging and the bummer of dying, I’ll sign up for the clinical trials, but that’s a different song.”

White Lung Release New Song ‘If You’re Gone’

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White Lung Release New Song ‘If You’re Gone’

White Lung have released a new single, ‘If You’re Gone’, taken from their upcoming album Premonition. Billed as the Vancouver band’s final LP, the record was announced in September with the tracks ‘Date Night’ and ‘Tomorrow’. Listen to ‘If You’re Gone’ below.

“Suicide was in the zeitgeist in many ways when I wrote this song,” frontwoman Mish Barber-Way said of ‘If You’re Gone’ in a statement. “At the time, a few prominent public figures had killed themselves and they all had children. I was thinking about postpartum depression and how real it can hit. The song is about the emotions of children when their parent is now gone and how they deal with that loss. It also looks at the struggle parents face when life gets so bad one doesn’t see another way but to end it.”

Premonition is set to land on December 2 via Domino.

Watch Viagra Boys Perform ‘Troglodyte’ on ‘Kimmel’

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Watch Viagra Boys Perform ‘Troglodyte’ on ‘Kimmel’

Viagra Boys were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, where they performed their single ‘Troglodyte’. Watch it below.

‘Troglodyte’ is taken from Viagra Boys’ latest LP, Cave World, which arrived earlier this year. Ahead of its release, the Swedish post-punk band also shared the singles ‘Punk Rock Loser’ and ‘Ain’t No Thief’.

Watch Kurt Vile Perform ‘Hey Like a Child’ on ‘Seth Meyers’

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Watch Kurt Vile Perform ‘Hey Like a Child’ on ‘Seth Meyers’

Kurt Vile and the Violators stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers last night (November 2) to perform ‘Hey Like a Child’, a track from his latest album (watch my moves). Watch it below.

(watch my moves) was released earlier this year via Verve. In addition to ‘Hey Like a Child’, it includes the singles ‘Like Exploding Stones’ and ‘Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)’.

PVA Cover Big Thief’s ‘Not’

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PVA Cover Big Thief’s ‘Not’

PVA have shared a cover of Big Thief’s ‘Not’, which appears on the band’s 2019 LP Two Hands. It was recorded as part of their BBC Radio 1 Future Artists session with Jack Saunders earlier this year. Take a listen below.

PVA released their debut album, BLUSH, last month. Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with PVA.

Everything But the Girl Announce First New Album in Over 20 Years

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Everything But the Girl Announce First New Album in Over 20 Years

Everything But the Girl, the duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, have announced they will release their first new album in over 20 years next year. “Just thought you’d like to know that Ben and I have made a new Everything But The Girl album,” Thorn wrote on Twitter. “It’ll be out next spring 😍”.

On a new Instagram account, they added: “For our first post, we thought you’d like to know we’ve made a new Everything But The Girl album. It’ll be out next spring. Love, Ben and Tracey.”

Everything But the Girl’s most recent studio album, Temperamental, came out in 1999.

How Slots Still Dominate In The Blossoming Age Of VR

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How Slots Still Dominate In The Blossoming Age Of VR

As the world gets closer to the age of virtual reality gaming, there is a staple in gambling games that remains mighty. And chances are virtual reality slots will be part of that future. The current digital slots remain relevant as the rest of the world watches VR headsets and talks of Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse go viral.

This is interesting, as most other companies or industries are gearing up for the VR switch. Virtual reality movies, shopping services, and chat rooms are on the horizon, but something keeps these familiar faces of online gambling undeniably fresh.

We think that while it would be simple and clean to cite just one reason slots continue to rule online gaming, there’s more at play. Here are a few reasons we think people keep flocking to slots and why we think this will allow them to flourish in the future.

Simply Engaging

If there is one thing slot machines have done right since the beginning, it’s being both eye-catching and easy to play. The action sits front and centre to the player and is often accompanied by enticing visuals that are always changing, interesting sound effects, and a simple interface that makes it easy for the player to stay focused.

Online casino slots such as Gorilla Mayhem, Wild Showdown, and Treasure Box Kingdom put their own spin on that familiar formula, but keep the gameplay consistent in the ways mentioned above. Slots also differ in style, presentation, and gameplay a bit to give variety to players (Hollywood slots, Grid slots, more reels) but they all boil down to the same experience – and that’s what makes them accessible to such a massive number of people.

Familiarity and History

Slot machines have been around since 1891, and although there are some casino games that are practically synonymous with casinos, we think slot machines reign above all. Because of this fame, it’s easy to see that people who have never played a slot machine at least want to see what the game is all about. We believe that part of this is due to a feeling of nostalgia.

While people may not have played slot machines, the games are everywhere and a certain sense of nostalgia can be felt at the sight of them. Whether it be a physical or digital slot machine, that same feeling comes about when people see those reels spinning. There are positive aspects of the feeling that connect people to their past, and this is a concept that applies to all things. And slots, even briefly, give off that feeling of looking back on the past as slots have been around for over 100 years. Even if that past is a technological one rather than an emotional one.

Diversity

Last, slot machines have one of the biggest pools of games at their disposal. While that might make it tough for some people to find a perfect title, players will be able to find an ideal slot machine for them. Like movies, books, and television, everybody is drawn to something different.

Slot machines cater to everyone, with games that portray the wild west, ones that show the lives of Greek gods, others that bring players to outer space, and just about anything else you can imagine. Even machines out there are branded by NFL teams, so the sheer number of games out there alone is sure to draw an eclectic crowd.

Being simple,  eye-catching, recognisable, and diverse gives slot machines the edge to stay relevant during times of great technological growth. We’re just excited to see what some of the best virtual reality slots will look like when those are at their peak.

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