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Loraine James Announces New Album ‘Gentle Confrontation’, Unveils New Song ‘2003’

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Loraine James Announces New Album ‘Gentle Confrontation’, Unveils New Song ‘2003’

Loraine James has announced a new LP, Gentle Confrontation, which is scheduled for release on September 22 via Hyperdub. It features contributions from Marina Herlop, keiyaA, George Riley, Eden Samar, and more. Today, the London producer has previewed it with the track ‘2003’, which introduces the album’s core themes of “relationships (especially familial), understanding, and giving back a little grace and care.” Listen to it below.

Last year, James released her self-titled debut under the moniker Whatever the Weather, as well as Building Something Beautiful for Me, an album reimagining, reinterpreting, and responding to the work of American composer Julius Eastman.

Gentle Confrontation Cover Artwork:

Gentle Confrontation Tracklist:

1. Gentle Confrontation
2. 2003
3. Let U Go [feat. KeiyaA]
4. Déjà Vu [feat. RiTchie]
5. Prelude of Tired of Me
6. Glitch The System (Glitch Bitch 2)
7. I DM U
8. One Way Ticket To The Midwest (Emo) [feat. Corey Mastrangelo]
9. Cards With The Grandparents
10. While They Were Singing [feat. Marina Herlop]
11. Try For Me [feat. Eden Samara]
12. Tired of Me
13. Speechless [feat. George Riley]
14. Disjointed (Feeling Like a Kid Again)
15. I’m Trying To Love Myself
16. Saying Goodbye [feat. Contour]

Sea Lemon Sings to Luminelle, Shares New Single ‘Cellar’

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Sea Lemon Sings to Luminelle, Shares New Single ‘Cellar’

Sea Lemon, the project of Seattle musician Natalie Lew, has signed to Luminelle Recordings, marking the announcement with a new single called ‘Cellar’. Check it out below.

“‘Cellar’ was inspired by my love of really classic horror and thriller films, like Blow Out and Misery, and how loving scary movies can sometimes feel like something is wrong with you,” Lew shared in a statement. “That idea of the ‘cellar’ in the song is based on the traditional horror trope where the protagonist can’t help but discover what’s lurking in the basement, and that what they find there often represents something really dark and horrifying. In the lyrics, I say ‘the cellar is where I belong’ which is me grappling with this idea that sometimes really terrifying imagery interests me the most.”

‘Cellar’ follows Sea Lemon’s 2022 EP Close Up.

Listen to Amanda Shires and Bobbie Nelson’s Cover of ‘Always on My Mind’

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Listen to Amanda Shires and Bobbie Nelson’s Cover of ‘Always on My Mind’

Amanda Shires and the late pianist Bobbie Nelson’s take on ‘Always on My Mind’ is the latest single from their forthcoming collaborative album Loving You. The song was written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James in 1972 and became a hit for artists like Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. Listen to Shires and Bobbie Nelson’s rendition below.

Loving You is set for release on June 23 via Silver Knife/ATO Records. Recorded before Nelson’s passing, the album is “a reflection on the life and music of Bobbie Nelson,” according to Shires. Last month, it was previewed with their version of George and Ira Gershwin’s classic ‘Summertime’.

Jess Williamson Releases New Single ‘Time Ain’t Accidental’

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Jess Williamson Releases New Single ‘Time Ain’t Accidental’

Jess Williamson has released ‘Time Ain’t Accidental’, the opening title track from her forthcoming album, which is out June 9 via Mexican Summer. It follows previous offerings ‘Hunter’ and ‘Chasing Spirits’, both of which made our Best New Songs list. Check out a one-shot video for the song below.

​”​The lyrics ​to ‘Time Ain’t Accidental​’​ ​came pouring out of me because i​t’​s the true story of a very special day when I was falling in love with the person who is now my partner,” Williamson explained in a statement. “The chorus references a Raymond Carver book of short stories I was reading at the time, and to me the song itself feels like a short story. For the video, we wanted to make the album cover come to life. ​We shot ​it in one take on Pinto Canyon Road outside of Marfa, Texas during a storm. That specific stretch of highway is really special to me, because when I was working on the record I would go on long walks down this empty road listening back to my mixes and working out the album sequence. When I’m out there alone I feel like the only person inside of a vast painting, it’s surreal, and I wanted to share that feeling with the world.”

Damon Locks and Rob Mazurek Announce New Album, Share New Single ‘Yes!’

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Damon Locks and Rob Mazurek Announce New Album, Share New Single ‘Yes!’

Damon Locks and Rob Mazurek have announced a new album, New Future City Radio, which will be out July 28 via International Anthem. Spanning 18 tracks, the record features contributions from Helado Negro’s Roberto Carlos Lange and Sao Paolo Underground’s Mauricio Takara. Today, they’ve shared a video for the lead single ‘Yes!’, which is directed by Locks and animated by Rob Shaw. Check it out below.

In a statement about the new track, Locks remarked: “Yes! An emphatic statement of purpose. Can the impossible be done? Can Mantronix and DC Go-Go soar the galaxies in search of reasonance? This was the first thought when contemplating a broadcast into a new future.”

Mazurek added: “Can forbidden harmonies extract utopian honey from canned fruit?! Will we sit and wait and watch while flaming egos and false prophets man the wheels of time? Action is the key. Can you do it?! Colossal beat… melodics hinting at a new dawn. Can You Do it? Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!”

New Future City Radio Cover Artwork:

New Future City Radio Tracklist:

1. 5-4-3-2-1
2. Yes!
3. The Sun Returns
4. Breeze of Time
5. Your Name Gonna Ring the Bell
6. New Future
7. Droids!
8. The Concord Hour
9. Future City
10. 10mins Past the Hour
11. Support the Youth (With Sound)
12. The Beat
13. Las Niñas Estan Escuchando (The Children Are Listening)
14. Flitting Splits Reverb Adage
15. Twilight Shimmer
16. Suspense in the Grip of Suspense
17. Polaris Radio
18. Drop

Suzie True Share New Single ‘Sentimental Scum’

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Suzie True Share New Single ‘Sentimental Scum’

Los Angeles trio Suzie True have released ‘Sentimental Scum’, the title track from the follow-up to their 2020 LP Saddest Girl at the Party. It follows previous cuts ‘Backburner’ and ‘Keep in Touch’. Check it out below.

“This song is about getting older and feeling sentimental about your past, because you feel like you don’t have much of a future,” the band said in a statement. “You’re caught up in what was and what could have been. You feel old and weird about it. The resolution is to just say ‘fuck it’ and have fun with the people you love because that’s all you can really do.”

Sentimental Scum arrives June 30 via Get Better Records.

12 Rods Release New Song ‘Private Spies’

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12 Rods Release New Song ‘Private Spies’

12 Rods have unveiled another single their first new album in 21 years, If We Stayed Alive. ‘Private Spies’ follows the previously shared track ‘My Year (This Is Going To Be)’, and you can listen to it below.

“Private Spies is about those of us who control and document the finest rumors, secrets and gossip in our communities,” lead songwriter Ryan Olcott explained in a statement. “Written over 20 years ago amidst my power faction research in socialite Minneapolis. Probably my hardest song to sing because of the massive amount of embedded data translated from the captured intel.”

If We Stayed Alive is set to drop on July 7 via Husky Pants/American Dreams.

Cable Ties Release New Song ‘Thoughts Back’

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Cable Ties Release New Song ‘Thoughts Back’

Australian garage rock outfit Cable Ties have shared their latest single, ‘Thoughts Back’. It’s set to appear on their upcoming album All Her Plans alongside the previously released tracks ‘Perfect Client’, ‘Time for You’, and ‘Change’. Check it out below.

“I wrote this song mostly centred around my own experiences with mental illness and how consuming and overwhelming it was, and is, for countless people around the world,” drummer Shauna Boyle said in a statement about ‘Thoughts Back’, which marks her first turn on lead vocals. “It also plays into the themes of the record, such as care-giving and mental workload. So often people give up their own lives to help others and as a result, rarely have their voices, their experiences or their history acknowledged.”

All Her Plans comes out June 23 via Merge.

Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, Share Video for New Single

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Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, Share Video for New Single

Teenage Fanclub have announced their next album, Nothing Lasts Forever. The follow-up to 2021’s Endless Arcade arrives September 22 via Merge Records in the US and their own label PeMa in the UK and Europe. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the lead single and opener ‘Foreign Land’, which you can check out below.

“The song is about moving forward, not dwelling on the past,” the band’s Norman Blake said of ‘Foreign Land’ in a press release. “We shot the video in Hamilton Mausoleum, near Glasgow. Given that the album is called Nothing Lasts Forever we thought it would be appropriate to shoot a video inside a tomb”.

“We never talk about what we’re going to do before we start making a record,” Raymond McGinley explained. “We don’t plan much other than the nuts and bolts of where we’re going to record and when. That thing about light was completely accidental; we didn’t realise that until we’d finished half the songs. The record feels reflective, and I think the more we do this thing, the more we become comfortable with going to that place of melancholy, feeling and expressing those feelings.”

Blake added: “These songs are definitely personal. You’re getting older, you’re going into the cupboard getting the black suit out more often. Thoughts of mortality and the idea of the light must have been playing on our minds a lot. The songs on the last record were influenced by the breakup of my marriage. It was cathartic to write those songs. These new songs are reflective of how I’m feeling now, coming out of that period. They’re fairly optimistic, there’s an acceptance of a situation and all of the experience that comes with that acceptance. When we write, it’s a reflection of our lives, which are pretty ordinary. We’re not extraordinary people, and normal people get older. There’s a lot to write about in the mundane. I love reading Raymond Carver. Very often there’s not a lot that happens in those stories, but they speak to lived experience.”

Nothing Lasts Forever Cover Artwork:

Nothing Lasts Forever Tracklist:

1. Foreign Land
2. Tired Of Being Alone
3. I Left A Light On
4. See The Light
5. It’s Alright
6. Falling Into The Sun
7. Self-Sedation
8. Middle Of My Mind
9. Back To The Light
10. I Will Love You

Jeff Rosenstock Shares Video for New Single ‘LIKED U BETTER’

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Jeff Rosenstock Shares Video for New Single ‘LIKED U BETTER’

Jeff Rosenstock has shared a new single, ‘LIKED U BETTER’. The track accompanies the announcement of a big 2023 North American tour, which includes support from Sidney Gish, Gladie, and Small Crush. Check out a video for it, filmed by Ryan Baxley and Mind Palace, and find the list of dates below.

In 2021, Rosenstock put out SKA DREAM, a ska rework of his 2020 album NO DREAM. Last year, he teamed up with Laura Stevenson for an EP of Neil Young covers titled Younger Still.

Jeff Rosenstock 2023 Tour Dates:

Sep 6 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club #
Sep 7 New York, NY – Terminal 5 #
Sep 8 Boston, MA – Roadrunner #
Sep 9 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall #
Sep 10 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore #
Sep 12 Richmond, VA – The Broadberry #
Sep 13 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
Sep 15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven #
Sep 16 Madison, TN – Eastside Bowl #
Sep 17 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall #
Sep 19 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed #
Sep 20 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre #
Sep 22 Toronto, Ontario – The Danforth Music Hall #
Sep 24 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre #
Nov 25 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren $
Nov 27 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf $
Nov 28 El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace $
Nov 30 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger $
Dec 1 Austin, TX – Empire Garage $
Dec 2 Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ $
Dec 3 Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard $
Dec 5 Denver, CO – Summit $
Dec 7 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell $
Dec 8 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall $
Dec 10 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall $
Dec 11 Seattle, WA – The Showbox $
Dec 14 Reno, NV – The Holland Project $
Dec 15 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom $
Dec 16 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo $
Dec 17 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park $

# with Sidney Gish and Gladie
$ with Small Crush

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