Here’s the lead single from Mumblr‘s forthcoming LP, Full of Snakes, called "Philadelphia," which the band declares to be "…a portrait of the city we live in." An earlier, much different, and less polished version of the song appeared on their record, White Jesus, Black God. The new track is available for streaming and free download below, and Full of Snakes will be dropping September 16 via Fleeting Youth Records. They’ll be performing this Saturday in Philly at Rembrandt’s for a Rock to the Future benefit. (Photo by Pete Murray)
Portland
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Preview: Portland Happening & Psych Fest 8.9
Big news for all you paisley-wearing, ‘60s-loving, long-locked garage-psych fanatics: now you don’t have to travel all the way to Austin, Texas for the psych festival of your dreams. Introducing, A Beautiful Thing: Portland Happening and Psych Fest, including The Sellwoods, The Verner Pantons, The Mirrors, The Dandelyons, and The Pynnacles–the best plural noun pop acts this grand city has to offer. All right, so the Portland rendition of Psych Fest is technically not curated by The Black Angels and doesn’t feature an international spectrum of psychedelic rock bands, but the the festival that we know and drool over each year started from the same humble beginnings.
The magic is happening August 9, 9pm at The Analog Cafe & DRD Records Theater (720 SE Hawthorne). Starting the night off will be The Sellwoods, the distinctly more punk-inclined band of the lineup, who will drop fuzz bombs into your ear canals with their snotty garage rippers. Later on, The Dandelyons will melt away your woes with their beachy flower-pop. Each tune begs for your feet to do the Twist and your hands to clap to the beat. At the end of the night, The Pynnacles will induce a 13th Floor Elevators-laced trip with psychedelic keyboard textures, reverb-smothered guitar, and frontman Sean Croghan’s hoarse soulful vocals.
Come be a part of this Beautiful Thing and it may end up Happening again.
– Bryce Woodcock
Photo of The Pynnacles by John Keel
Nashville
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The Alarms Album Release Show at The Stone Fox 8.9
It took two years for The Alarms to get their debut album, "Real Tough Love" release-ready, because good stuff takes time and most things music always, always take much longer that one expects. However, listening to the title track (thanks to their label, Science Camp Records) makes those two years completely worth it. There’s a strong ’60 rock sound to it, from the organ and the tone of the fuzz on their guitars, but it’s dished out with the energy of a basement full of punk rockers. The Alarms got some love from Lighting 100 earlier this year, and for plenty of good reasons: they’re distinct, coming across as a really aggressive version of the Kinks, and they can get it done in less than 2.5 minutes. And they have tons of personality. Their album release show takes place at The Stone Fox this Saturday, with No Regrets Coyote, Bear in the Campsite, Jordan Hull and Juliana rounding out the bill. It is sure to be a stellar night of music, and a steal at only a $5 cover. -Terra James-Jura
NYC
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Weyes Blood announces release of LP “The Innocents” on Mexican Summer + shares single “Hang On”
Weyes Blood‘s latest intense ballads and haunting melodies – something we experienced live at our NYC B.E.A.F. this past June – will be gathered in the project’s sophomore official album (but fourth if we include self released CDRs and cassetes), entitled "The Innocents," and released on Mexican Summer on October 21. This is the project of chanteause Natalie Mering, a young lady with a towering confidence and a jaw dropping voice, who only allows a beat up acoustic guitar and an old cassette recorder to accompny her on stage. Check out the first preview single from the album, "Hang On," streaming below. See Weyes Blood live at Baby’s All Right on August 10th and 22nd.
NYC
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Barry Ratner Memorial Set
Alex Lee Ratner of Monacan Hill will be performing an acoustic set at Wing Command, tomorrow, August 7th, in memorial of his father Barry Ratner. Barry passed away yesterday, August 5th, after his battle with cancer. "I always wanted my music to be of service to someone’s rough time," says Alex, "Now I realize that I need music more than ever." Music will begin around 7, and all are welcome.
Chicago
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The Fall Four
Pop Punk group The Fall Four have released a summer themed video for their latest single, "Siren Song". This is the band’s second single, the follow-up tp April’s "Wake Up".
Chicago
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Tall Walker
Tall Walker has released a new single, "Dance All Night", and a video for the track in 4K HD.
You can catch Tall Walker on August 23rd at Bash On Wabash with Damn Choir, California Wives, and Oh My’s.
Philadelphia
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The Deli Philly’s Featured Artist(s) Poll Winner: The Orange Drop
The Orange Drop released an impressive EP entitled Drone Pop earlier this year. And they’ve been in the studio working on its follow-up with Uniform Recording’s Jeff Zeigler that we are very interested in checking out. The psych-pop/rock quartet won our latest Featured Artist(s) Poll, and we are happy to share our recent interview with frontman Marc Basile, which you can check out HERE.
Chicago
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CD of the Month: Dead Native
Dead Native’s self-titled sophomore album has an overall cosmic feel starting with the cover but building through out in the sound. The band blends echoing elements of psych rock, shoegaze, mototik, and pop. There is also a blues under current, but it is toned down from their 2013 debut, Keep It Strange". The adventure on the new album builds through out the tracks, but the most effective cosmic track has to be "Traveling". The 9 minute epic space journey seems built to put anyone into orbit. It is followed up by the one of the heavier tracks, "Clean Kill", that trudges through muddy fields of throbbing guitars. The album closes with an anthemic flourish with "Respite" with all instruments soaring to a close. This may or may not be a concept album, but it does truly feel like a complete listen that was meant to be played track by track.
Dead Native’s new album will be released on Sept. 2nd.
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Almost Like Emotion (The Drop)” – A Sunny Day in Glasgow
A Sunny Day in Glasgow recently released their latest LP Sea When Absent (Lefse Records), which is currently our Record of the Month, earlier this summer. The band also just shared a limited-edition bonus EP NO DEATH that is available in select record stores in the UK. Below is its opening track called "Almost Like Emotion (The Drop)," which was recorded during the Sea When Absent sessions.
NYC
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Dreamers are born on the ashes of Motive + share video for ‘Wolves’
With a sound that merges pop nostalgia, art-rock and punk, Dreamers is the new project of Brooklyn songwriter Nick Wold – the main songwriting force of now defunct group Motive. The trio, in preparation of its debut album, has just released this video for first single ‘Wolves,’ a song that emerges via a clean, sharp-plucked guitar line, sharing a textural quality with fellow Brooklynites Beach Fossils and Diiv. Those similarities quickly disappear as their vocal style and lyrical storytelling approach leans more towards a more straight forward form of pop. A classic tale of boy pursues girl is played out from the hunters point of view. “Still I’ll chase you down – to the place you hide – couldn’t keep away” anchors the desperately heroic bridge. “You got me brain washed you got me so lost,” is how the dominant lyrical hook goes. “You got me undone – falling in love with you.” Coming to the ultimate conclusion that “if you lie down with wolves, you learn to howl.” The song captures that crazy in love feeling with an idealized image of someone that is equally exhilarating and gut-wrenchingly devastating. Additional sonic textures like synths in place of guitars during the swirling, vocal enhanced bridge, effectively serve the big dramatic conclusion. Dreamers played their debut show at Pianos last night (08.05). – Dave Cromwell
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
Chicago
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The Howl “Jejune”
The Howl have released a new single, "Jejune", with a great video.
You can catch the Humbolt Park band at Beat Kitchen on August 30th.