"Cedar Road" is latest single from โ€œ10 Country Songsโ€ by Isaac Martinez. Album co-produced by Grammyยฎ-winner Jerry Ordonez (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee).

SINGLE ANNOUNCEMENT

โ€œI wrote โ€˜Cedar Roadโ€™ when I was 15, explains Isaac Martinez of the latest single from 10 Country Songs, out today. โ€œMy therapist asked me to write about the pain of missing family. The chorus gives away the age I was at the time. It captures a specific moment of youth, which I kept when I wrote it, but still hasnโ€™t ever made any sense to me. Iโ€™ve always liked these puzzle box lines that nowadays AI could never figure out.โ€

After years of operating under aliases, Denver-based musician Isaac Martinez has finally released the work he is most proud of. 10 Country Songs is the first record that Martinez feels worthy of being dropped everywhere under what he refers to as his โ€œgovernmentโ€ name.

10 Country Songs was produced by Martinez alongside the A-list assistance of engineers Andy Flebbe (Green Day) and Grammyยฎ-winner Jerry Ordonez (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee).

Isaac Martinez evokes Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens on touching "Time Passes" from Denver-based artist's latest "Ten Country Songs," out now.

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT

After years of operating under aliases, Denver-based musician Isaac Martinez has finally released the work he is most proud of. 10 Country Songs is the first record that Martinez feels worthy of being dropped everywhere under what he refers to as his โ€œgovernmentโ€ name.

Start with the warm atmosphere of the albumโ€™s โ€œTime Passesโ€ single. Its heavenly piano touches, combined with Martinezโ€™s close-miked vocal, underpinned by an insistent snare propelling his overdubbed harmonies, is absolutely haunting. 

10 Country Songs was produced by Martinez alongside the A-list assistance of engineers Andy Flebbe (Green Day) and Grammyยฎ-winner Jerry Ordonez (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee).

It's Psychedelic Baby interviews Azalia Snail and shares career-spanning pics

INTERVIEW

Thereโ€™s an incredibly in-depth interview with AZALiA SNAiL at It's Psychedelic Baby, including career-spanning questions with photos to match. Such a fun one!

New album ๐˜—๐˜–๐˜ž๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜“๐˜–๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜™ is out now via the mighty Cloud Recordings. Cassettes are limited! Get three now right here.

Click for your life!

NPR chats up Grammy-nominated pianist, keyboardist, composer Larry Goldings

PODCAST FEATURE

Jedd Beaudoin speaks with pianist Larry Goldings today on the latest edition of the NPR/KMUW podcast Into Music.

Larry, along with trumpeter John Sneider (his friend of thirty plus years) has recently released the duo's first collaborative jazz album ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜จ, available now!

B-Side Guys dig the "effortless charm" that's so evident on Alberta and The Dead Eyes' "So Cool"

TRACK FEATURE

"Defiant self-assurance... infectious energy. Embodies 1970s vibes mixed with contemporary indie rock, led by carpenter/musician David Boone."

I haven't tagged Alberta & The Dead Eyes, because Dave is smarter than the rest of us by not being on social media. Thanks to B-Side Guys for the thoughtful words, however!

๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ by Alberta & The Dead Eyes is out now. Click for your life!

V13 premieres the new video from the "unique, original" Azalia Snail, whose new album is out this week

VIDEO PREMIERE

V13 on AZALiA SNAiL's all-instrumental new album ๐˜—๐˜–๐˜ž๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜“๐˜–๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜™, arriving this Friday via Cloud Recordings: "It would only be an artist as unique and original as Azalia Snail to come up with an album that says so much, without saying anything at all."

See the video for "Don't Get Too Close To Me" now. Order a copy of the limited-edition cassette here.

Alt77 highlights the reptilian groove of Alberta & The Dead Eyes' "So Cool"

TRACK FEATURE

"At the heart of it lies a groove that resembles the steps of a reptile crawling out of the Sun and into the shade."

Thanks to Alt77 for the kind words about "So Cool," the lead cut on the just-released new album ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ by Alberta & The Dead Eyes (which is mostly Dave Boone & Dave Boone).

The man knows his way around a jam. Listen at the link!

Larry Goldings and John Sneider present Chinwag

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT

Thirty years of friendship has resulted in the first duo album from Grammyยฎ-nominated pianist Larry Goldings and trumpeter John Sneider.

๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜จ explores the classic American repertoire (Eubie Blake, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thelonious Monk) via free improvisation and spontaneous composition.

More info and music at this link. Click for your life!

Glide premieres the "dark glam rock sounds" of the new Alberta & The Dead Eyes single "So Cool," from the album due this Friday

TRACK PREMIERE

"Brings together a glam sensibility with an indie rock cool... makes you want to soak up the night and see whatโ€™s out there." โ€” Glide Magazine

The new album from Dave Boone aka Alberta & The Dead Eyes is out this Friday, March 15. "So Cool" is the lead track from ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ, and it is actually so so so so so so cool, give or take a so or two.

Listen at the link in comments. Click for your life!

Azalia Snail will release POWERLOVER in April

ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT

It is quite an honor to work with a legend!

I first encountered AZALiA SNAiL half a lifetime ago when Sub Pop released her "Staying Inside/Supposing Song" 7-inch in 1994.

On April 5, AZALiA will release her 15th album, the all-instrumental concept record ๐˜—๐˜–๐˜ž๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜“๐˜–๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜™, via Cloud Recordings (Circulatory System, Tall Dwarfs).

Hear the first single "Zap You of That Hate" (feat. Alan Sparhawk of Low) now.

New Noise shares the "firebrand punk rock fury" of Gina Volpe's new single

TRACK PREMIERE

The title track from the debut solo album by Gina Volpe (founding member of NYC's Lunachicks) is here now. Hear "Delete The World" over at New Noise! The mag says the track โ€œfuses a nostalgic-sounding late 90s/early 2000s hard rock sound brushing along the pop spectrum in part to Volpeโ€™s trademark crunching riffs over her melodic vocals.โ€

Click for your life, and pre-save the album here before its release this Friday, February 23.

Rock And Roll Globe celebrates the "unparalleled" Dan Bern's new song "Starting Over"

PREMIERE

The title track from the all-new Dan Bern album ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ is out today! Many thanks to Rock and Roll Globe for the premiere on this one.

"For nearly 30 years, Dan Bern has established himself as a true songwriterโ€™s songwriter whose ability to transform thoughts and observations into poetry is unparalleled."

Listen here and at the link and look out for ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ arriving from Grand Phony on March 1.

MAGNET chats with Dan Bern about his new reissue and tour

FEATURE

Dan Bern's "Bible" single tells it like it is, which is fine, since Dan has never been one to shy away from a bit of controversy. "And now it's all this," to quote John.

LISTEN >>>> https://vyd.co/DanBernBible

Dan chatted for a LONG TIME with MAGNET about the reissue of his 2001 album ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ (featuring "God Said No," per the above) as well as his upcoming all-new album ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, out March 1 via Grand Phony. Tour continues through the end of the month!

KXT premieres the "rowdy, brass-charged" new LP from Chris J Norwood and the Knockdown Dragout

ALBUM PREMIERE

"A rowdy, brass-charged blast of R&B funk that finds Norwood declaring 'You donโ€™t know what Iโ€™m capable of.'"

Hear the entire debut album from Chris J Norwood & The Knockdown Dragout over at KXT. Itโ€™s out today, Friday, February 9.

KXTโ€™s Local Show is also the sponsor of the bandโ€™s show tonight at The Kessler in Dallas.

Big Takeover shares the "spacious" new advance track from Alberta & The Dead Eyes' upcoming LP

TRACK PREMIERE

New music from Dave Boone aka Alberta & The Dead Eyes today over at Big Takeover!

"There is a simplicity and spaciousness that is rare in music making circles today... when done correctly, as it is here, thatโ€™s all you need." Correct! No notes! I am the ultimate fan of simplicity in song. Any time that I am asked about what genre of music I work with, I say, "great songwriting." That has always been my attitude.

The "Slow Fool" single is available everywhere tomorrow. Listen today at the link. Click for your life!