The duo of Kate Hall and Chris Bishop, a.k.a. Love? said the Commander, recently released their debut EP A Million Miles Away, which was produced by Dave Downham at Gradwell House Studio. Hall’s vocals have an authoritative, graceful presence, and when combined with guitar, violin, etc., they illuminate a detailed path. A singer-songwriter tone, with a sense of friction and force that expands in fiery, focused instrumental runs, the EP leaves a cathartic imprint. The pair will be holding their EP release show tomorrow night at Ortlieb’s, supported by The Naked Sun and Rah Blow.
Chicago
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The Injured Parties “Should’ve”
Alt Rock trio The Injured Parties recently released the lead single, “Should’ve”, from their forthcoming sophomore album, Product Placement, which is due out August 30th via Zenith Beast.
This is the trio lead by Poet and Journalist Larry O. Dean along with Jimmy De Lauriea and Mike Ebersohl.
You can help The Injured Parties celebrate the release of their album on September 1st at Montrose Saloon with Letterbomb and Rent Party.
NYC
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08.18: Joanna Sternberg brings her raw tunes to Alphaville
Joanna Sternberg stands tall as a person of many artistic talents; beyond songwriting and playing multiple instruments, including paints and drawings, often used for the album covers. As Joanna’s visual art contributes to genre-defying — almost spiritual — music, the opposite is the same, as these songs create paintings that appear before your eyes as you listen to them. Sternberg just released debut record Then I Try Some More on Team Love Records last month, and set off on tour with Conor Oberst. Sternberg’s bringing the show back home for a bit, with the next performance at Alphaville on August 18th with Miwi La Lupa and Allegra Krieger. Take a listen to the leading track from Then I Try Some More, "This Is Not Who I Want To Be", below. – Will Sisskind
Chicago
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Whitney “Used To Be Lonely”
Whitney has released a new single/video called “Used To Be Lonely”. The track is taken from the group’s forthcoming album, Forever Turned Around, which will be released via Secretly Canadian on August 30th.
Whitney will be touring the country and the world for the majority of the rest of 2019. They will be returning home for four shows at Thalia Hall, December 5th, 6th (sold out), 7th (sold out), and 8th.
New England
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Oceans of the Moon is ready to hypnotize you, sold out show at Sinclair 10.16
Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, Oceans of the Moon is the kind of group that demands your full attention. Take the band’s music video for its single “Blowing My Mind” as a solid example of its experimental music’s ability to entrance. The footage flashes various objects set to a commercial all-white background as the synths and guitars simmer. The vocals, seemingly on a loop, melt into the mind as the carousel of objects lures you deeper into the video, before you know it, you are hitting that “Replay” button. It is the combination of ominous sounds, fierce vocals, and a deceptively groovy beat that keeps the listener swirling in the band’s electronic vortex. The group’s self-titled debut record is out now, with a performance set for the Sinclair on October 16th. We are streaming the music video for “Blowing My Mind” in celebration. – Rene Cobar
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Largemarj” – Pulgas
Pulgas, the duo of Simon Martinez and Zane Shields, have announced their new effort, titled Or Best Offer, which releases on September 13 via Astro Nautico. Back in 2017, the group shared its self-titled debut on Boiled Records, a world of lo-fi sorcery, filled with dastardly grooves that provided the footing for a stunningly agile and colorful, melodic accompaniment with vocals that were lolled out – smooth and saccharine. Martinez and Shields recently shared the first single from their forthcoming EP. “Largemarj” is a soulful track that swings in a soft shuffle, an impassioned sense of decadence with a touch of melancholy. – Josh Kelly
Chicago
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Meth. “Mother of Red Light”
Six-Piece Black Metal group Meth. are preparing to release their latest album, Mother of Red Light, on August 23rd via Prosthetic Records. The band has released two singles, "Child of God" and "Her Womb Lays Still", that can be streamed below.
This is band’s debut for Prosthetic and first release since 2018’s self-released EP “I Love You”.
You can catch Meth. on August 23rd with Closet Witch and Payasa at Beat Kitchen.
NYC
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Boy Scouts releases animated video for “Hate Ya 2”
Boy Scouts just released their latest video for "Hate Ya 2" and it’s a captivating animated creation. What an amazing blend of visual mediums that pairs so nicely with the sad and lovely tune. Shout out to that fly, the balloon, all of it. Boy Scouts’ new album Free Company is out September 30 on Anti Records. Fall tour dates (with Jay Som!) start September 11.
Says Vicks, "”Hate Ya 2” is about trying to grapple with conflicting feelings. When you still have love for someone who can also make you feel undervalued and hurt, and how confusing that experience can be. The process of recording this song felt very cathartic. Stephen [Steinbrink] and I drove out to my parent’s house with my friend Rose Droll to have her record piano on a few songs from the record, and when she played along to this one we tracked a few takes of her improvising. It added such a beautiful melancholic element, in true Rose Droll fashion.”
When we asked Boy Scouts’ front person Taylor Vicks why their music has a "golden retriever" classification on Bandcamp, they said, simply, "I really like golden retrievers." A fine, fine reason. Well, we really like you. Give this tune a listen and be damned if you don’t listen to the rest of the album, too.
– Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor
Chicago
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The Scissors “Eulogize”
The Scissors released their first album in seven years, Eulogize, today, August 14th. This is the Guitar Rock of Darren Vorel (of TLB) and David Schneider. The duo released the album’s lead single, “Jet Black” back in June with the accompanying lyric video below.
The is available digitally here, but can also be purchased on limited vinyl here.
Philadelphia
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New Music Video: “Sincerely” – Brackish
Featured on their 2018 EP Worlds, Brackish recently shared a new video for the track, “Sincerely”. Director Ricardo Lorenzo weaves a web of found footage, providing a sense of context, while also tapping into a sense of nostalgia. One can passively observe or alternately place oneself in those moments. Brackish are currently working on a full-length album, but you can catch them this Saturday, August 17 at Couchtown, with Harmony Woods (solo), Alenni (solo), and New York’s Tiny Blue Ghost.
Chicago
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Dying In Designer “Wounds”
Dying In Designer has released a video for the latest single, “Wounds”, from his new album, Nobody’s Happy, which drops this Friday, August 16th, via Hopeless Records.
Here is what Dying in Designer had to say about this track. "’Wounds’ was the last song I made before turning the album in. I had a session with Erik Ron and we were just hanging out jamming songs off the album. After listening to my album, Erik said he wanted to do something a bit different from what I already had. We somehow got on the subject of R&B and how much we both love that genre. From that moment we knew we wanted to make an emo R&B song. Wounds is about my ex girlfriend calling me to tell me she’s found someone new. I was just starting to get over her and hearing that really set me back. Like you’ll hear in the song, some wounds will never heal."
NYC
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Citris shares new single, plays Rubulad on 9/18
Explosive drop-D grunge-metal guitars and thundering drums introduce the new Citris single “Hell Is a Place on Earth” (streaming below). Written and performed by Angelina Torreano (guitar/vocals) and recorded/mixed and mastered by Chris Krasnow (who also contributes drums/bass and guitar) the track is a heavy rumination on personal failings against larger global issues. “Too selfish to die, too right to be happy, too weak to be leaned on. Leave it to me to destroy everything that is good,” the singer laments. The title line, repeated in the chorus, benefits from harmonized vocal layering, adding a big-studio sheen to that hook, followed by the lyrics “give me your love, then take it away.” A pivotal statement arrives one minute in, when the instruments drop out for the solo vocals declaration “I don’t look back in anger.” While that progression cycles through again (with alternate lyrical content), a sophisticated, angular, prog-metal break emerges around the 3rd minute and takes the track to its conclusion. This initial release comes ahead of the upcoming full-length album “Delusions of Glamour.” Having just completed a west coast tour, the band has a number of local shows in the works including 9/18 at Rubulad. – Dave Cromwell