New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
The Widowers recently released the second single, “Arctic Coast”, from their new album, Give Me Some Spirit. This is primarily the project of singer/songwriter Matthew Sigur.
The video for the album’s lead single, “The Spirit”, paints an interesting and sadly true picture of suburban parenthood.
Erin Durant’s newest single “Highway Blue” (streaming) ruffles up the dainty fragments of bittersweet memories: the song evokes a once great friendship, a romance that almost was, the lost familiarity of a place in time. The opening piano notes sound off with the tenderness of the first drops of rainfall and soon make room for her accompanying vocals, candid in tone. The soft beat of the snare throughout and the captivating harmonica solos help complete this second single from Durant’s upcoming sophomore record Islands (out June 21 via Keeled Scales). With the help of TV On the Radio’s Kyp Malone, Durant expands her sonic palette in this new track and grants us a peek of a promising album on the way. “Highway Blue,” is sincere in its delivery and tells a story you may know. – Rene Cobar
A disjointed, frenetic sound disperses from the quartet of Eat on their new EP Dance and Die. An undercurrent of potential energy lies waiting for the switch to be flipped and that last beer to kick in. The swirl of instrumental chaos merges with lyrics delivered as internalized pensions, revealed to the world as stress-releasing confessions. Look out for Eat at a pit near you.
Shanika Maria is a singer-songwriter from Hamilton. Her latest album “Subtle Uncertainties” is available now across all platforms and features the single “Mouth Eaters”. This tune has a unique pop beat to it with various synth noises spread across the soundscape. The video is very abstract and might take a few spins to understand the hidden meanings behind the imagery. On this new album Shanika seeks to “blur the lines and refuses to put her music in a box”. So step outside of your norm and let Shanika Maria guide you along a more introspective path. – Kris Gies
“You Were Never My Boyfriend” is the latest single from Ariana and the Rose and boy does it have a bite to it. The indie pop track is a commentary on the increasingly superficial love relationships of the twenty-first century and their broken promises. Riding a pensive wave from start to finish, the song shows off Ariana’s rich soulful soprano and expertly-placed synthesizer flourishes that define her synth-soul-pop sound. The accompanying music video is beautifully simple and helps to magnify the subject matter with subtle visual developments in a single shot. The attention-grabbing song—originally a simple poem by Ariana—has served its purpose by sparking curiosity for the pop singer’s next move. Watch the video here below. – Rene Cobar
Don’t let the red hair and piano driven music fool you into comparing musician Caroline Campbell to Tori Amos, for us a much more apt comparison would Carol King. Her debut album, Ophelia, was released earlier this month and is filled with powerful, but ethereal piano ballads. Through out the album what drives a deeper level of listening is her storytelling, Campbell is a fantastic writer with beautiful voice and skilled piano playing. She is a triple threat with a debut album that needs to be heard.
You can catch Caroline Campbell tomorrow, May 1st, at The Hideout with Valley Maker and The Singleman Affair. She will also be performing at Sleeping Village on May 22nd with Cafe Racer and Junegrass.
The Lipschitz dropped a new single last week called “Computer Magic” b/w “Squabble”. This is the first new music from the Garage Punk duo of Rachael Boswell (drums, voice) and Daniel Brady Lynch (guitar/voice) of Bummerville since their 2018 LP, LAVA.
The duo kicked off a Spring Tour last week at Empty Bottle and you can find all of the tour dates here.
Photo by by Alexa viscius
Produced by Ethan Farmer, Kate Lord, a.k.a. Sleepy Freak, recently shared a new single called “Give & Take”. There’s a strength and sadness in the song as it speaks of the desire to embrace change. A melancholy tone exhibits regret and a continuous ache, while the vocals express determination within an isolated, emotive atmosphere. This is further enhanced/amplified by the backing vocals that rise at key points. (Photo by Ashley Gellman)
Singer/Songwriter Josefina released a new single called “Wake Up Call” earlier this month. This is the first new music we’ve had from her in over a year following up her 2018 LP, Starry Dome.
Originally from Buenos Aires, Josefina continues blend Alt-Country or Americana with Folk and hints of vintage ’60’s and ’70’s Pop.
Alycia Lang’s new single “The Only One” was just released off her upcoming album Makeshift out May 17. After her previous work with bands Waterstrider and Trails and Ways, Lang decided to work on her solo album and the result is jazzy rock with a hint of pop breathing warm percussives and lightly twanged vocals. Previous releases off the forthcoming LP (check out single “Projector”) are poppy, mildly synthed out, Enya-touched and sexy. Stay tuned for upcoming shows. – Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor
