New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Ric Wilson has released a video for his most recent single, ”Yellowbrick”. The track features contributions from Jia Lih & Sam Veren and was released earlier this year.
You can catch Ric Wilson this Friday, July 19th, at Schubas for an official Pitchfork Music Festival Afterparty with Pixel Grip, Mia Gladstone, and Kiela Adira. He will also be performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on Saturday at 1:45pm.
As far as DIY productions go Beautiful Zero, the latest record from Providence’s Divey (real name Alex Garzone) is a brief, but substantial listening experience carefully threaded to stimulate the mind. From the hypnotic vocal delivery and incessant electric guitar strum of “Call Me on the Phone Tonight” to the massive kick drum that drives “What U Do” the sounds stick to you as much as they stick with you. The immersive experience is generated by the smooth production of Garzone and friend Frank Mullen: the record is given an air of simplicity and bedroom-recording imagery while layering with deceptive skill. Divey is an artist on the fringe of the electro-rock revival currently spearheaded by artists like Des Rocs, which is excellent because it means he is free to go at it his way. Not easily labeled and engaging, the music of Divey is a modern treat your ears will thank you for indeed. We are streaming “What U Do” for you below. – Rene Cobar
Dialer recently shared four new songs on Tour Tape 2019, which is now available via SRA Records. Raw aggression and fury are unleashed. The immediate ferocity is palpable as a natural, fluid movement thrives within the menace. And with its physical cassette, you will also get extra material that can’t be found anywhere online.
All Eyes West have released the first single, “As I Bleed”, from their forthcoming third album, Like Lightning, which is due out on August 30th via Philly’s Jump Start.
This is the Hard Rock of Justin Miller, Jeff Dean, and Ronnie DiCola, and this album marks the trio’s first with DiCola.
You can catch All Eyes West on August 10th at Nightshop in Bloomington with Bow7 Spear, Bottom Bracket, and Planes Mistaken For Stars.
Manhattan-based artist Austin Lesch (aka Boo Riley)’s most recent single, "Mango Garry," is a clever, mid-tempo track vaguely remenescient of Steely Dan that will send you back to that sunny era in the ’80s when you could hear quality pop rock on the radio. From the beginning, the song is packed with sophisticated songwriting twists and held together by Lesch’s smooth, made-for-radio vocals. The song opens a three-track, impeccably produced and performed EP – you can stream it below. – Susan Moon
Electronic Music Producer Dave Dunno recently released the first single, “Ajax Party”, from his forthcoming album, bonfire.
This is vintage sounding, club floor ready, techno music that is bound to turn up the heat this summer.
Luke Harsel (of Dweller) has released a collection of songs, titled Objects in the Mirror. Absorb the ambient-folk sounds as they provide a graceful, gliding, slightly-warped atmosphere. It is best to be listened to when day turns to night and night turns to day. Tomorrow evening, you can find Harsel performing with Dweller at The Grape Room, with The Barker Brothers, Coleman Rigg & The Ridge Runners, and The Savories.
Electro-pop trio Cannons have released their debut album, Shadows, featuring headlining powerhouse, “Fire for You." Vocalist Michelle Joy pushes out beautifully nostalgic lyrics of love, loss, and everything few and far between. Ryan Clapham and Paul Davis complete this trio, painting colorful baselines with a funky disco charm that keeps your head wrapped in a warm, hazy atmosphere—perfect for the Monday blues or the Friday jitters. There is no doubt in my mind that this album is slowly becoming the fuel to my work week.
Shadows is out now via AntiFragile Music. Kayla Hay
Hardly Art has announced that they will be reissuing Lala Lala’s 2016 self-released debut Sleepyhead. Previously only available on limited-release cassette and digital download, Sleepyhead, complete with new album art, will be available on vinyl, CD, and cassette on August 23rd.
Below you can stream “F*ck With Your Friends” from Sleepyhead and you can pre-order the reissue here.
You can catch Lala Lala at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 20th and at Metro for an official afterparty on July 19th with Grapetooth.
In her blend of folk and pop Brooklyn-based artist Kira Metcalf mixes poetry with a variety of genres. Listening to her new LP Indelicate, this young talent writes songs about women’s experiences with the self-assuredness of a seasoned performer and an enviable introspective quality. Opening track "I Had a Head," is an acappella number that is as satisfying for its harmonizations as it is for Metcalf’s voice. "Thornbird" is an unexpected change in style, in part reminiscent of rock songwriters of 90’s like The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan or – more recently – Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
Her new music video for "Lily" is equally poignant, showcasing Kira’s keenness to investigate moments that escape most of us. The line, "to have what I crave feels like a trick" is the song’s takeaway and the perfect summary of a personality that enjoys intellectual and lyrical reflection over… simple enjoyment. Kira Metcalf will perform live at Elsewhere’s Zone One on July 24th. – Susan Moon
Acid Orphan, a.k.a. Andrea O. Bullard (of Etheric Felines), recently released a new single. DJ Diabolic handles production on “Of Iron,” which also features Gozu. Envisioning a time-traveling, alternative reality of living during the time of Genghis Khan, the track exhibits authoritative aggression. This storming delivery is compounded by the rock/hip-hop hybrid beat, injected with noise, as the percussive push remains omnipresent. An attacking intensity permeates within an energetic exuberance.
Bassist/Producer/Writer Alan Goldsher is preparing to drop two album’s, The Pocket and The Other Pocket, on July 22nd. This is bass driven, sample-filled electronic funk that spans decades. Through out the 30 tracks there are elements for ’70’s funk, ’80’s Hip Hop, and ’90’s Trip Hop and Electronica.
Below is the single, “Red Sauce”, from The Other Pocket.
