Stockholm-based artist waterbaby (not to be confused with the London duo of the same name) has announced her signing to Sub Pop with the new single ‘Airforce blue’. waterbaby made the song with Marcus White and Anton Fernandez in Stockholm, Sweden, and White also directed the song’s music video. Check it out below.
Scowl Release Video for New Song ‘Psychic Dance Routine’
Scowl have dropped ‘Psychic Dance Routine’, the title track from their upcoming EP. Following the previously shared singles ‘Opening Night’ and ‘Shot Down’, the song arrives with a music video directed by guitarist Malachi Greene and choreographed by Bridget Smith. Check it out below.
Speaking about ‘Psychic Dance Routine’, vocalist Kat Moss explained in a statement:
My perspective of being consumed as the version of myself that is “performing” has shifted dramatically, while simultaneously grappling the experience of being a feminine artist in a world that doesn’t always take you seriously.
I made an effort to change perspectives back and forth lyrically because I felt that would have the most impact with the message I was trying convey. ‘She’ll never be your animal, she’s got her own personal hell.’ In its simplest form I’m explaining that nobody can corner me into their perception of who I am and that I’ve got my own shit to deal with. By using ‘She’ I’m making it clear that I’m also speaking about a feminine experience. ‘Can’t handle your control, think of the love I’d give.’ is me begging the listener to relinquish the grip they have on me and questioning if they’ll allow me to be the earnest and vulnerable person I truly am.
The Psychic Dance Routine EP comes out April 7 on Flatspot Records.
Jonathan Wilson Shares Video for New Song ‘Marzipan’
Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Jonathan Wilson has shared a new single, ‘Marzipan’. It comes paired with a music video created entirely using AI technology. Check it out below.
“With my new single ‘Marzipan’ I wanted to break out of any and all comfort zones I may have lapsed into as a writer, narrator, producer, or player,” Wilson explained in a press release. “I discovered a little-known song called ‘Warm Rumours’ from the early 70’s that was playful, risky, experimental, and took no prisoners. I wrote the string and horn arrangements for ‘Marzipan’ myself, and it was a pleasure to have these wonderful players put my melodies on this recording, and into the gentle listener’s ears. I wanted a Walker Brothers’ ‘The Electrician’ string moment at some point in my life, that degree of beauty, and I think this gets me close.”
He added: “The song chronicles some of my life autobiographically when I lived in NYC in the early 2000’s in my 20s. The feeling of Greenpoint, Brooklyn at that moment. Countering that with a deep dive into Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, and my early fascination with the Harry Smith Anthology during those years. I was obsessed. And of course, jazz, which changed my life forever.”
Jonathan Wilson’s last album was 2020’s Dixie Blur.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Share New Single ‘Middle of the Morning’
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have unveiled ‘Middle of the Morning’, the second offering from their forthcoming album Weathervanes. It follows ‘Death Wish’, which we named one of our songs of the week. “It was about trying to keep my mind from unraveling over the couple of years there,” Isbell said in a statement. Check out a lyric video for the track below.
Weathervanes is set for release on June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. Isbell is the subject of a new HBO documentary that’s out next week called Running With Our Eyes Closed, which chronicles the making of his 2020 album Reunions.
Jessy Lanza Releases New Single ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’
Jessy Lanza has returned with a new single called ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’. It marks the first song the producer has written and released since relocating to Los Angeles. Check out Winston H. Case’s video for the track below, and scroll down for Lanza’s upcoming tour dates with Yaeji.
Lanza released her latest album, All the Time, in 2020.
Jessy Lanza 2023 Tour Dates:
Apr 7 Portland, OR – Roseland Ballroom*
Apr 8 Seattle, WA – The Showbox*
Apr 12 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst*
Apr 13 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater*
Apr 19 San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theatre*
Apr 25 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater*
Apr 27 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater*
Apr 28 Austin, TX – Emo’s*
Apr 29 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*
May 2 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse*
May 3 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*
May 5 Washington, D.C. – 930 Club*
May 6 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
*supporting Yaeji
NOIA Shares New Single ‘reveal yourself’
NOIA has unveiled the final advance single from her debut album gisela ahead of its release this Friday. ‘reveal yourself’ follows the previously released tracks ‘eclipse de amor’, ‘didn’t know’, and ‘verano adentro’. Give it a listen below.
“’reveal Yourself’ is an ode to domestic love during covid quarantines,” Gisela Fulla-Silvestre explained in a statement. “About finding moments of euphoria and warmth even if you look like a mess and you haven’t left the house in days. It’s also a song about healing and finding solace through love. Learning how to love parts of myself through receiving love from someone and being gentle to yourself.”
superviolet Unveil New Song ‘Big Songbirds Don’t Cry’
superviolet, the new project of former Sidekicks frontman Steven Ciolek, have shared a new single from their debut album Infinite Spring. It’s titled ‘Big Songbirds Don’t Cry’, and it follows the previously unveiled ‘Overrater’. Listen to it below.
Infinite Spring, which was made in collaboration with Saintseneca’s Zac Little, is set to arrive April 21 via Lame-O Records.
Tyler, the Creator Shares Video for New Single ‘Sorry Not Sorry’
Tyler, the Creator has shared another track from Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, the deluxe edition of his 2021 LP Call Me If You Get Lost. The rapper announced the album earlier this week along with the single ‘Dogtooth’. Check out a self-directed video for ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ below.
Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale arrives this Friday, March 31. “Call Me If You Get Lost was the first album I made with alot of songs that didnt make the final cut,” Tyler tweeted. “Some of those songs I really love, and knew they would never see the light of day, so Ive decided to put a few of them out.”
Portrayal of Guilt Announce New Album ‘Devil Music’, Share Short Film
Portrayal of Guilt have announced a new album called Devil Music, which will be out April 20 digitally and April 21 physically via Run for Cover. The follow-up to 2021’s CHRISTF**KER consists of five new songs on side A and orchestral reworkings of those tracks on side B. Today, the band has shared a short film directed by Emmanuella Zachariou that features the entirety of side B. Check it out below.
Discussing the film in a statement, Zachariou said:
When I first heard the B-Side of Devil Music, I was extremely impressed by the cinematic nature of the music. As a filmmaker and artist who started working in this industry through being an avid lover of music, especially heavier and darker sounds, it has always been a deep personal goal of mine to create more projects that not only highlight the extremely intricate nature of such compositions, but to really try to bring in a true cinematic atmosphere to help visualize them. The string elements in the tracks really helped inspire the medieval blueprint in my mind’s eye, and going off of that I wanted to implement slight nods to 90s black metal promo photos, and some of my favorite directors and films. Everything in this was a deliberate, carefully curated nod to some of my favorite films, books, artists and albums. Some examples include Marketa Lazarová (1967), The Wicker Man (1973), The Devils (1971), To the Devil a Daughter (1976), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Wim Wenders, Jean Rollin, Jesús Franco, Mortiis, down to the choice of title card text (inspired by Medieval Marginalia and even Abigor’s 1995 albums, Nachthymnen and Orkblut – The Retaliation).
Devil Music Cover Artwork:
Devil Music Tracklist:
1. One Last Taste of Heaven
2. Untitled
3. Burning Hand
4. Where Angels Come to Die
5. Devil Music
6. I (One Last Taste of Heaven)
7. II (Untitled)
8. III (Burning Hand)
9. IV (Where Ang
10. V (Devil Music)
Jenny Lewis Announces New Album ‘Joy’all’, Releases New Song ‘Psychos’
Jenny Lewis has announced her first new album in four years. The On the Line follow-up is called Joy’all, and it arrives June 9 via Blue Note/EMI Records. To accompany the news, Lewis has shared the new song ‘Psychos’, which you can check out below.
Discussing her fifth solo LP, Lewis said: “I started writing some of these songs on the road, pre-pandemic… and then put them aside as the world shut down, and then from my home in Nashville in early 2021, I joined a week-long virtual songwriting workshop with a handful of amazing artists, hosted by Beck. The challenge was to write one song every day for seven days, with guidelines from Beck. The guidelines would be prompts like ‘write a song with 1-4-5 chord progression,’ ‘write a song with only cliches,’ or ‘write in free form style.’ The first song I submitted to the group was ‘Puppy and a Truck.’”
‘Puppy and a Truck’ is included on Joy’all, a “good portion” of which ended up being written during that workshop, according to a press release. Dave Cobb produced the album, which was engineered and mixed by Greg Koller. “Dave works fast and we cut the bulk of the record with his incredible house band (Nate Smith, Brian Allen and Cobb on guitar, and myself on acoustic guitar & vocals) live on the floor in a couple of weeks,” Lewis explained. “Jess Wolfe came back to the studio to provide background vocals on the record and then Greg Leisz and Jon Brion added pedal steel, B-Bender guitar and Chamberlin, respectively, back in L.A..”
Joy’all Cover Artwork:
Joy’all Tracklist:
1. Psychos
2. Joy’All
3. Puppy and a Truck
4. Apples and Oranges
5. Essence of Life
6. Giddy Up
7. Cherry Baby
8. Love Feel
9. Balcony
10. Chain of Tears
