New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Whitney recently released a new double single, “FTA” b/w “Far, Far Away”. This follows their highly acclaimed 2019 album, Forever Turned Around.
Whitney is performing at Thalia Hall December 4th through December 8th with tickets currently only available for the 4th and the 8th.
The Improvisational Jazz trio Tiger Hatchery has released a new EP called "Rusty Opened Broken Soul of a Locust”. This year the trio celebrates ten years together and this is their third official release.
This is the work of Mike Forbes (sax), Andrew Scott Young (bass), and Ben Billington (drums).
Sally Haze recently released their debut EP, “Dining Room”. This is the hazy dream pop of William Wright and Jessica Wright.
They also dropped a fantastic cover of The Beatles’ classic ‘Yesterday” with in weeks of the release of their EP.
Enchanters are a throwback to the old school, thumpin’ garage rock. Based in Toronto, this power trio are inspired by legends such as The Stooges and The Damned. They have new 7” releases planned for 2020 including this track “Firetruck”. This is a high energy tune with shredding guitars and fuzzy bass licks. Crank this up and take it for a ride. You can enjoy this tune and many other rippin’ rock n’ rollers at Lee’s Palace on Friday December 6th when Enchanters opens up for Danko Jones at Lee’s Palace. – Kris Gies
Petrolane has released a new single called “All Day Long”. This is an addictive blend of Hip Hop, Future Soul, and R&B. The producer has released a series of singles over the last year, and really shows no sign of slowing.
Uncertainty permeates “Certain Thoughts,” the latest single by NYC indie pop trio Deep Sea Peach Tree, interspersed among jangling, treble-friendly guitars and an unperturbed vocal performance by frontman Kristof Denis. Amidst lyrics detailing how “some things never change,” Deap Sea Peach Tree play on, their bright, upbeat sound counteracting the song’s meandering narrative. In the same sense that Denis’s lyricism seems to accept the cards as they fall, that despite how he may “look for answers, [they] never appear,” the band seems happy to play on, embedding “Certain Thoughts” with a certain sunny optimism and a compartmentalized worldview; listen below, and catch Deep Sea Peach Tree at Our Wicked Lady on December 7th, alongside QWAM, the Down & Outs, and Lackadazies, presented by Bloodless Management. —Connor Beckett McInerney
Post-punk outfit FLEXÏ’s debut effort EP I is a scorching affair, marked by aggressive deadpan vocal performances, acid-washed guitars, and a seemingly unstoppable momentum. Starting on a stuttering, syncopated invocation of the trio’s proclivity for asynchronous instrumental lines and a screaming vox (“Post Synapse”) and concluding with tactile, nearly spoken word trudge on closer “No Sense in Reason,” FLEXÏ explore a range of noise throughout the extended play’s six tracks, never letting their sound get stale. Listen below, and catch them on December 4th at Our Wicked Lady, supporting BRNDA, Fat Heaven, and Dougie Poole. Photo by Joe Saturday (via Instagram)
Young and ambitious, JackLNDN has a wizard-like ability to transform a room. The native Londoner has been playing sets and creating music at a breakneck pace that even his more experienced peers cannot keep up with. While Indiana-based rapper, Freddie Gibbs, performed through a cloud of smoke at Empire’s outdoor stage, JackLNDN invited an understated yet dedicated crowd to his set on the indoor stage.
Local opening DJ, Ben///Jester, deftly set the mood for the crowd with samples and remixes of tracks by Bob Moses, Parcels and Bonobo. The youthful DJ orchestrated a dance party with assiduous attention to detail and endeared the crowd to his upbeat vibe by curating a gentle ebb and flow of danceable tracks.
While the DJ openers made sure to limber up the Austin crowd, it was JackLNDN who would prove to be the tipping point in making Saturday a memorable night. While JackLNDN’s bedrock is firmly rooted in house music, he switches the lenses of which his music flows from pop to jazz to progressive. Sliding through hits like “All I See”, “The Feels” and “Never Get Enough” – he kept his audience on his hook with an incessant barrage of grooved-out chord progressions.
Playing late into Saturday night, JackLNDN showcased an incredible voice and a sharp skillset of playing keys while simultaneously mixing his own music. An entertaining light show with intricate visuals only added to the lounge atmosphere that continued a slow burn of sexuality throughout the night. While many in the audience were in constant movement for over 3 hours straight, the mollifying effect of the music unburdened the crowd for a cathartic release.
-Lee Ackerley
Bernie & The Wolf have released a new single called “Willingly”. This is the second single from the duo since the release of their debut album, Catch Some, back in 2017. This is the first single from their forthcoming LP, Haughty Banter.
This is the indie rock of Bernadette Conant (Guitar & Vocals) and Erik Lobo (Drums & Bass). They are currently on Part one of a four part, four month tour to celebrate the release of their album.
Where can you find an artist producing refined, potent, and intoxicating dubstep? One may say Las Vegas, NV, before Portland, ME, but one should reconsider. Portland’s Of The Trees recently released an exotic-rhythmic electronic track honeyed with ambient-distorted noises that evolve the beat into an experience. “Honeydust” ft. Kala is both chill and feral at once with its bossa nova tinge and reggae whispers: a sonic jaguar just waking up. It is refreshing to see this genre blossoming among the vast greens of Portland, Maine, and we can thank Of The Trees for that. Of The Trees, known to some as Tyler Coombs, is touring the United States at the moment, and hyping up his fans for the release of his EP, Tanglewood, December 12th. Stream “Honeydust” ft. Kala below and enjoy that Cowboy Bebop sample at the end of the track because we sure did. – Rene Cobar, photo by Maya Tihtiyas
Wildcat has released their debut album, Western. The first single, “Avalon”, appeared over a year ago which placed is album on our eagerly awaited list for quite some time.
The is the horn-filled rock of Tom Reeder (Guitar, Vox), Alex Kisiel (Bass), Steve Watson (Drums), Mike Musto (Trombone), and Stevan Vasich (Trumpet).
You can catch Wildcat on December 14th at Uncommon Ground on Clark with Trevor Lach and AJ Dirker.
Jake Germain recently released his latest single, “Heart In 2” via the local label Palettes. The Indie Pop artist has has taken big strides in 2019 and this single, his 7th of the year, is the perfect way to close it out.
