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Gentle Heat to Release “Liminal” (2/1)

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Gentle Heat are preparing to release a new EP called “Liminal” via Skeletal Records on February 1st. This is the Noise Rock band’s follow-up to their 2018 debut album Dissolve (Sooper Records, March 2018). The EP’s first single and lead track is called “Ghost Town Hiss” and can be streamed below.

You can help Gentle Heat celebrate the release of Liminal on February 1st at Flood House with LUME and Floatie.

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The Tomblands “Broken String”

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The Tomblands recently released a new single called “Broken String”. The track has a scorching guitar line that places it on the heavier side of the Psych Rock.

This is the work of Danny Urbana, Nick Layton, Liam Burns, Jimmy Kowalczyk, and Joey Buttlar.

You can catch The Tomblands at Subterranean on April 13th with North By North, Rainbow James, and Thee Casual Hex.

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Dan Derks “nested”

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Electronic Music Producer Dan Derks recently released his latest album, nested. The sounds on this album were created with a STS Serge Animal at the Vintage Synth Museum in Oakland, CA. and the sequencing was improvised with an app called “Less Concepts”.

Derks is also the host of the local electronic and experimental works podcast called “Sound +Process” where he deconstructs experimental music through conversations with the composers.

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Ohmme “At Night”

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Ohmme announced this week that they will be releasing a new 7” single called “At Night” via Joyful Noise on February 1st. The b-side of the single will be their cover of the B-52’s 1980 classic “Give me Back My Man”.

Below is video of them performing this cover live at Thalia Hall.

You can catch Ohmme with Bunny and Cold Beaches on April 27th at Sleeping Village.

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Drool

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Post Punk duo DROOL released their latest album, DROOL II, today via Born Yesterday. The easy comparison for their sound is a modern and slightly more warped Joy Division, but their sound is fuller and more aggressive at times. This is am amped up and violent take on Joy Division with a splash of King Missile and early Sonic Youth.

Below is the video for the album’s first single “Civics II Honors”.

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Tensei “Constellate”

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The production duo of Midas Wells and Chris Kramer, known as Tensei, is preparing to release their latest album Constellate on January 21st via Tokyo Dawn Records. The album will feature contribution from Liv Warfield, Sam Trump, Sulaiman, and many more.

The duo recently released the album’s opening track and lead single “Liquid Tongues” which features silky, soulful vocals from A. Billi Free.