Industrial duo Short to Ground recently released a new EP, “Cleanse”. The EP, their first in eight years, presents a nostalgic nod to the ’90’s Industrial sound complete with the dirty, club ready remixes.

This is the work of industry veterans Brian Twadell (Vocals, Programming) and Sean Czaja (Guitar, Keys, Programming).

Parlour Tapes+ recently released the debut album, I Like My Friends, from experimental collective Mocrep. This album is both challenging and rewarding, electronic and Americana, strange and traditional. You have the straightforward Pop of “Phantom Love” or the meditative country twang of “Cold Pillow” or the disco thump of “All I Need” mixed with the ambient spoken word of “A Love Below” and the jazz of “The Way You Comb Your Hair”.

The 18 track album really defies classification but is compelling from start to finish. Mocrep is the work of Amanda Bailey, Owen Davis, Alex Ellsworth, Zachary Good, Deidre Huckabay, Lia Kohl, Jenna Lyle, Zach Moore, Andrew Tham, Chris Wood, and Ryan Zerna.

Ajani Jones released the first single, “Pluto”, from his forthcoming LP, Dragonfly. The new album will be released via Closed Sessions on July 16th.

“Pluto” features production from BanksTheGenius who handles tracks on the album along with previous Jones collaborator Boathouse. The album will also feature contributions from Jack Red, Shao Doja, Iris Temple, and Anna Agosta.

Tracklist:
Jani’s intro- ft. Jack Red (produced)
Save Yourself- ft. Shao Doja (Blookah)
Dragons- (produced by Boathouse)
Sea- ft. Iris Temple (produced by BanksTheGenius, Solosam, Quinn Cochran)
Black Power Ranger- (produced by Boathouse)
3D- (produced by Boathouse, Sebastian Kemae)
Dutchmaster- (produced by Boathouse)
Lucid- (produced by Drake Connor)
Pluto- (produced by BanksTheGenius, additional vocals by Anna Agosta)
Europa/Ready- (produced by BanksTheGenius & Blookah)
Come Alive- (produced by BanksTheGenius)
Quicksilver- (produced by Boathouse)

Jean Deaux has released a new single, “Anytime”, from her forthcoming EP, “Empathy”, which drops this Friday, June 14th. The track features Kehlani and production from ROMderful.

This is the first two EP’s that Deaux has planned for 2019.

PHOTO CREDIT: Joshua Corlew

Jazz Pianist Paul Bedal released his third studio album, In Reverse, via Bace Records last week.

For this album he is joined by Nick Mazzarella (alto saxophone), Matt Ulery (bass) and Charles Rumback (drums). This quartet has been together since 2015 and that experience and trust truly shines on this project.

Pop Punk group The Mizzerables have released a new single called “Gravity”. This is the work of Joe Mizzi, Pete Mittler, Korey Brisendine, and Dave Vazzano, and the first new music from the band since their 2017 EP, “No Sleeves”.

V.V. Lightbody has released a new single called “Car Alarm”. This is her second single in as many months, and one that according to her, came together rather quickly.

“Car Alarm” is a little more upbeat and electric than a lot of Lightbody’s music, but still has that slow and steady vibe of her signature “Nap Rock”.

You can catch V.V. Lightbody on June 21st at Empty Bottle with Valebol, Girl K, Bunny, and Divino Niño.

The Symposium dropped a new EP last week called “The Sonic Crystal”. This is our first new music from the boys since 2017’s self-titled LP, and it is an impressive return.

This is the work of Sam Clancy (Guitar), Charlie (Vocals), Benny Goetz (Bass), and Brian Buckley (Drums).

Ethers released a new single called “Midnight” this week. This is the first new music we have had from the band since their 2018 self-titled debut album.

Ethers is the Lo-Fi punk of Russ Calderwood, Bo Hansen, Mary McKane, and Tim Thomas.

You can catch Ethers tonight, June 7th, at Cole’s Bar with Cafe Racer and SPVD.

The mostly slept on self-titled debut album from Blu Jeen (aka Sean Cullen, SEENMR) is celebrating its one year anniversary next week. The album was released in June 2018 via the Berlin label Cosmic Compositions, and is a mixed of sleepy Psych/Folk Rock, ambient production, and warped soul.

Below is the video for the album’s opening track “Babe”.

Modaff released a new single last week called “Night Light”, their first since the release of their debut EP, “Clean House” back in December.

Modaff is fronted by local artist and writer Emilie Modaff along with Chris DeSalvo, Josh Stanley, and Andy Modaff.

Whitney announced this week that their next album, Forever Turned Around, will be released on August 30th via Secretly Canadian. They also released the first single, “Giving Up”, for that forthcoming album.

You can catch Whitney at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 21st.