Truth In Comedy, the new LP from Steady Hands (featuring Modern Baseball‘s Sean Huber), is out now via Lame-O Records. Produced by Brian McTear at Miner Street Recordings, the record navigates through ongoing trials and tribulations with an earnest exuberance. Finding a knack for creating an opening-book setting and building upon precisely assembled melodies into euphoric releases, these songs thread that personal-universal line. Riding steadily nuanced progressions, the band finds ways to embrace the moments, and still tear it up. (Photo by Chelsea Christer)
NYC
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Rising NYC indie rock artist Parlors play Nublu on 11.30
Debut single “State Lines” recently brought NYC indie rock band Parlors under our radar; smooth yet gritty, packed with overdriven guitar riffs, and driven by Matt Fullam’s steady and raspy vocals, the track offers an inventive sound that’s polished with just enough of a bite. The tempo ebbs and flows along with mild instrumental build-ups, while remaining laced within a catchier songwriting flair. The group is recently formed but has already landed a show at uber-cool Lower East Side venue Nublu, scheduled for 11.30, during which they will release their debut 3-song EP. – Rebecca Carroll
Portland
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Pool Boys: Millennial Morse Code
Pool Boys have released their debut single, “Millennial Morse Code”. While Pool Boys have spent most of the past year as a popular opening act, listening to the single it’s clear that playing live shows hasn’t been the only thing the band’s been up to. The song is incredibly refreshing. It has notes so clear and smooth listening to the song is akin to drinking a tall glass of ice water. The undertones of the bass intermixed with guitar riffs that strike like lightning give the song a darker edge. It’s clearly a finessed final product, but it still has the earnest heart of a young band looking to make their mark.
You can catch Pool Boys at Bunk Bar November 23rd alongside Kulululu and Sheers.
-By Avril Carrillo, Photo by Steve Montague
Chicago
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Mucca Pazza “War of Amusements”
Mucca Pazza have release a new single called “War of Amusements”. This is mega machine band’s first release since their single “Trick or Treat” last October. This new piece was composed by one of the group’s drummers Andy Deitrich.
You can ring in the New Year on December 31st at Lincoln Hall with Mucca Pazza and Absolutely Not.
NYC
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Antarctigo Vespucci channel rock’s past and present, play MHoW 11.04
The founding myth of Antarctigo Vespucci, a Brooklyn “powerpop violence” duo comprised of Chris Farren (of Fake Problems) and Jeff Rosenstock (of Bomb The Music Industry and solo acclaim) feels like a page taken from an as of yet unwritten sequel to Meet Me In the Bathroom; a chance meeting between two prolific songwriters lead to the creation of a band that best represents the continuation of rock and roll’s rebirth in New York City, fostered both by a classic Springsteen-esque energy and a desire to push beyond the traditional boundaries set on the genre. “White Noise,” the first single from their forthcoming Love in the Time of Email, totes both fuzzed out overdrive and pop-punk styled singability, a track that chugs along with an earworm chorus and scorching guitar in tandem. Farren and Rosenstock clearly have a foot in both camps of rock history, blazing towards a subgenreless future while relying upon quintessential guitar-laden soundscapes, playing to their strengths and influences in a way that feels instantantly classic. – ConnorMcInerney
Love in the Time of Email drops later this month on Polyvinyl Records – you can catch them live on November 4th at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. In the meantime, stream “White Noise” below. – Connor Beckett McInerney (@b_ck_tt), Photo via the artist’s Facebook.
Chicago
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Sci-Fi Sleep Cycles
Sci-Fi Sleep Cycles has released a new single, “Spent in the Silo” from their forthcoming album, Waning Days of Babylon. This single also includes a unique cover of the Archers of Loaf song “Web in Front”.
This is primarily the Lo-Fi project of Jack Curtin with Connor Lane on bass and Tim Stotz on drums. The new album is set for release in late November.
Nashville
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Freddy & Francine release video for “Half a Mind”
In July, we spoke at length about the track "Half a Mind" by Freddy & Francine, a soulful indie pop groove from the duo’s latest EP Moonless Night. Just last month, the singer-songwriters released a music video for the song, which showcases their humor as well as their fine lyrical chops. Since we’re a week or so away from Halloween, featuring a video that included ghosts — as well as the symbolized facing of said ghosts — seems appropriate. To give credit to the filmmaker: Danielle Mulcahy came all the way from Massachusetts to direct, film, and edit the video; she’s the perfect choice, since she’s known for her work with paranormal and extraterrestial subjects. Watch the video for "Half a Mind" below. – Will Sisskind
Chicago
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Commonweather “Ebro” Video
Commonweather recently released a Alex Zarek directed video for the single “Ebro” from their most recent EP, “Lemons”. The band celebrate the release of “Lemons” earlier this month with a show at Subterranean.
Philadelphia
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Krust Toons: “Been Done” by Tedd Hazard
Krust Toons: "Been Done" by Tedd Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.
NYC
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Sam Evian and Kazu Makino collaborate on “You, Forever”
Sam Owens a.k.a. Sam Evian released his latest album “You, Forever” on Saddle Creek Records over the summer. In 2017, The NYC-based producer and songwriter also co-produced the solo album for Kazu Makino (of Blonde Redhead). Now, the two have joined forces in a re-imagined track entitled “Next To You.” This version is just as billowy and mellow as you might expect coming from the minds of these two musicians. But with help from Kazu’s haunting vocals and a sweeping instrumental section (metronome, violin, and bass), “Next To You” blooms into something more celestial and otherworldly. The song’s central message is short and sweet but tinted with a dreary cynicism about how the world sucks right now. Makino murmurs, “I can’t fight the world’s battles/I just wanna be next to you.” It’s a truly gorgeous track, and you can listen below. – Sara Nuta
Chicago
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How To Dress Well releases The Anteroom
How To Dress Well (aka Tom Krell) released his fifth studio, The Anteroom, last week. The album is more experimental in the implementation of harsh industrial sounds. However, as with Krell’s past work contains countless moments of pure vocal beauty.
Below is the intense and potentially seizure inducing (WARNING!) video for “Nonkilling 6 | Hunger”.
You can catch How To Dress Well at Sleeping Village on Nov. 20th.
Philadelphia
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New Absinthe Father EP Available for Streaming & Download
We are still recovering from what felt like a long weekend, but not seeming to be long enough this morning. Below is a captivating new EP from Absinthe Father (the solo project of Haley Butters), entitled Jane, which is dedicated to their late grandmother. The album "deals with death/death anxiety, survivor’s guilt, & trying to feel okay again." Let the warm, hushed vocals and languid guitar strums help get you where you need to be this chilly fall morning. Butters is getting set to head out on tour with North Carolina’s Jail Socks next month, and you can join them this Friday, October 26 at No Face Studios for a Halloween cover show that also features Coping Skills, Ready Now, Future Teens, and Lady Pills. (Photo by Becky Slack)