New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Worry Club has released a video for their most recent single "Japanese" which was released by Future Gods. This is primarily the Indie Pop of Chase Walsh, and "Japanese" is his third single of 2020.
This Friday, September 25th, Worry Club is releasing their fourth single of 2020, "Work Out".
Gramps The Vamp have released the lead single, "Rendezvous", from their forthcoming LP, Keeper of the Void, which is set to be released on October 23rd. This is the first new music from the unique Jazz group since their 2016 album, The Cave of 10,000 Eyes. The new single is an homage to the classic spy movie themes of ’50’s and ’60’s, and comes complete with a Dominick Gray directed video.
Norwegian-born Sondre Lerche provides yet another bouncy, melancholic track to chant to: “I Could Not Love You Enough” is short, and it is sweet, and it will have you feeling giddy and sad all at once. The marching drums, explosive distortion, and swelling atmospheres all create a sonic circus where Lerche’s confessional refrains trapeze through and evoke emotion. The new single announces a deluxe edition of Lerche’s latest album titled Patience, out October 23rd. The music of “I Could Not Love You Enough” is soothing enough for contemplation but active enough for the busiest of mornings or evenings; stream this new single for a taste of the sonic spectacle in store. – René Cobar, photo by Jen Steele
Austin’s Wood and Wire have taken great use of the quarantine and provided some much needed relief with their September release No Matter Where It Goes from Here.
Trevor Smith rings the banjo beautifully on the opening track “John” as the harmonies of Tony Kamel and Billy Bright resonate in your chest. It’s a passionate take on “seekers, searchers and drifters” where “livin’ ain’t easy when you don’t have money, but money means nothing when you ain’t livin’ free.” The harmonies really drive the song home with the same passion of a Zac Brown or Chris Stapelton ballad.
“Can’t Keep Up” is a dance around in the morning song, which really brings the group back to an outdoor festival feeling of carefree summers and iced tea on the front porch.
“Pigs” is a serious driving track that brings some grit and also reintroduces the theme of money. The first verse concludes “pigs don’t fly, we’re all gonna die and you can’t take your money to the grave.” Kamel sings about a televangelist looking for donations and critiques “it’s a funny world we’re livin’ in full of lies…”
Peter Rowan guests on the track “Rodie’s Circles” and the band truly shows their speed and accuracy in their craft. It has the pace and organic sound of a David Grisman instrumental.
Money continues to be a faint theme that holds the album together with “Spirit of ‘94.” The soft singing on “Home and the Banjo” revives the summer feeling of a John Denver song on the radio. There’s a skipping vibe on “Peddlewheels” that puts a smile on your face.
Wood and Wire have done an excellent job with an enthusiastic release that takes use of the different forms of popular bluegrass structures that can bring many different emotions into the mind of the listener.
-Andrew Blanton
Aimée Osbourne’s project ARO has released a new single titled “House Of Lies” that tip-toes on the sinister and reveals a soundscape that is a pop, industrial blend so edgy. Osbourne’s vocals crawl to the beat of the track and provide a soft touch to the otherwise sharp clanking sounds that accompany an atmosphere of peril; a dangerous sort of love is evoked through the music. “House Of Lies” is part of Osbourne’s upcoming record Vacare Adamare, set for release October 30th. Aimée Osbourne will be streaming live from Hotel Cafe on September 26th. Stream this synth-heavy track below for a dangerous type of song. – René Cobar
Deanna Devore has released a new single called "Love Again". This is her second single of 2020 following up "Lately" which was released back in January. The new track features the talent D’Zhari on backing vocals and is wonderfully soulful and gentle funky R&B gem.
FEARSORE has released a brief trailer for their forthcoming album Wetworks which will be released on October 30th via Dead Sage. This is primarily the work of Wiley Wells who founded the Industrial band over twenty years ago.
On this album Wells is joined by John E. Bomher Jr. (Theyrgy, Yakuza), Jim Bresnahan (Cianide, Contagion) on "Dissent 2020" and Joe Starita on "Incubation."
Wetworks Track Listing:
I. Incubation
II. Dissent 2020
III. Alpha Omega (CD-only bonus track)
IV. Music To Travel Where One Would Not Like To Go
Long time friends and collaborators Tawny Newsome & Bethany Thomas have been singing together for 15 years and releasing the first album, Material Flats, on Newsome’s new imprint Fine Alpinist Records on October 9th. The duo recently shared the album’s opening rocker "White Balloon" along with the video below.
On this project the enlisted the help of local musician Nate Urbansky on (drums), Patrick Martin (guitar, bass, vocals) and Packy Lundholm (keys, effects, banjo, and more). They also tapped Ted Leo to add vocals on the album’s closing track "Carry Something".
LANY is finding time for recognition of itself and the environment that surrounds the group in a new chill single titled “Cowboy in LA.” The trio deploys slick electric guitar flourishes and key embellishments beside cool vocals that ride a trot of a beat all the way to a good feeling. The imagery the song paints is vivid: sunny days and good times, smoggy afternoons, and neon-tinted evenings, you take the good with the bad. The journey for LANY has been a long one, but it continues with this release and the group’s upcoming album, mama’s boy, out October 2nd. Stream “Cowboy in LA” and let your mind wander off towards a smoky sun above a known cityscape. – René Cobar
Growing Concerns Poetry Collective has released a powerful, Talia Koylass directed, video for the lead single, "Shout Across Mountains", from their forthcoming album, Big Dark Bright Futures, which is due out October 16th.
This is the work of Mykele Deville, McKenzie Chinn, and Jeffrey Michael Austin, and this new album is the follow-up to their 2017 debut album WE HERE: Thank You For Noticing.
Trumpeter Emily Kuhn has released the opening track and first single, "Roses", from her forthcoming debut album Sky Stories, which will be released on October 30th via Bace Records.
This album is Kuhn’s tribute to Chicago, it’s Jazz scene, it’s landscapes, and it’s atmosphere. On the album she performs with two different lineups of musicians. The first, and the one featured on "Roses" is called Helios and features Kuhn, Max Bessesen, Mercedes Inez Martinez, Evan Levine, Gustavo Cortiñas, and more. The second line-up is the combination of Kuhn, Joe Suihkonen, Katie Ernst, and Nate Friedman.
Mooner recently released the lead single, "Happily", from their forthcoming third LP, The Alternate Universe of Love, which is set to be released via Aerial Ballet Records on October 9th.
The video for "Happily" finds the singer/songwriter of Mooner, Lee Ketch, walking the viewer through the process of creating the song piece by piece.
