For The Rabbits premieres Loose Wing's "Capital Alphabet," which displays the Seattle quartet's "gritty take on indie pop"

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Sam at For The Rabbits totally getting it about the new Loose Wing single "Capital Alphabet," saying:

"Loose Wing seem to be asking questions that really cut close to the bone. Claire Tuckerโ€™s own take on 'contemporary humanity' isnโ€™t a scathing takedown, itโ€™s an arm around the shoulder, a question asked, can we change things? Can we be better to one another? And when she sings it with such beauty and gusto, itโ€™s hard not to believe for the duration of a three-minute pop song that anything is possible."

I mean, YES!

Go here for the LP/CD Pre-Order. cc: Drums & Wires Recordings

Glide highlights Fuckleberry Hinn's "shimmering guitars and catchy hooks"

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"The shimmering guitars and catchy hooks will be sure to draw you in to check out the rest of their 22-track debut album ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ/๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ."

More with the memorably named Fuckleberry Hinn, this time from our friends at Glide Magazine. Click for your life, and be sure to stream โ€œNobodyโ€ on your favorite platform.

Brooklyn Vegan gets behind Fuckleberry Hinn's "dreamy guitar pop"

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"''Nobody' is gorgeous, dreamy guitar pop," says BrooklynVegan. I couldn't agree more (though I disagree with the criticism of the name Fuckleberry Hinn).

Stream it on your favorite profile here. The bandโ€™s 22-track debut ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ/๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ arrives September 1.

Treble premieres "Nobody," Fuckleberry Hinn's "gorgeously dreamy indie pop gem"

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I love "Nobody" by Norwegian band Fuckleberry Hinn for the exact reasons that Jeff at Treble states in his premiere of the song this morning:

"A gorgeously dreamy indie pop gem that finds a middle ground between the intricate melancholy of Elliott Smith (note the name of their album ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ / ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ) and the psychedelic whimsy of the Elephant 6 collective. Itโ€™s rich in gorgeous layers of sound, thick organs whirring beneath jangly guitars and bittersweet vocals."

Follow the link in comments to listen now! Order the gatefold 2XLP, out September 1, and pre-save "Nobody" here before its release on Monday.

Seattle-based foursome Loose Wing to issue "Miracle Baby" follow-up to 2019 debut album on Nov. 10, 2023

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Legendary journalist Greil Marcus stays true to his reputation as a scholar of modern rockโ€™s intersection with rock history when noting in a 2019 Rolling Stone column that โ€œsome of the same dirt rubbed offโ€ in regard to how Seattle foursome Loose Wing picked up mess from fellow Emerald City singer Merilee Rush, best-known for her 1968 hit โ€œAngel of the Morning.โ€

Loose Wing hasnโ€™t cleaned up completely since its critically praised debut album โ€” โ€œLoose Wing are serving as an example that the areaโ€™s still got it,โ€ says UPROXX. Instead the band, led by songwriter Claire Tucker, has further focused its pounding and present sound via the upcoming Miracle Baby (Nov. 10, Drums & Wires Recordings.)

Eyebrow-raising wordplay of bandโ€™s name extends to title of Fuckleberry Hinnโ€™s long-awaited album โ€œNeither/Nor,โ€ out Sept. 1.

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The colorful washes of My Bloody Valentine, the unflinching sensitivity of Elliott Smith, and the unimpeachable idealism of Fugazi mix with innocent wonder on the sprawling 22-track double-album debut by Norwayโ€™s Fuckleberry Hinn.

The DIY ethos of the Elephant 6 Collective is a production influence that underpins the commanding urgency heard on the more than half-dozen singles that the group has released to date.  

Now, the eyebrow-raising wordplay of the bandโ€™s name extends to the title of Fuckleberry Hinnโ€™s long-awaited album Neither/Nor (Sept. 1, Wonderful & Strange Records), a punny tribute to Smithโ€™s modern classic Either/Or, a touchstone album for Fuckleberry Hinnโ€™s founding core pair of ร˜ysteins: ร˜ystein Ulvund and ร˜ystein Megรฅrd.

Listen to โ€œStone Coldโ€ below.

Glide premieres "Do You?," yet another example of J Hacha De Zola's "completely original sound"

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"Showcasing his completely original approach to crafting American music" is what J Hacha De Zola is doing on the new single "Do You?," premiering today over at Glide Magazine!

The song is "a full serving J Hacha De Zolaโ€™s smooth crooning and playfully mysterious approach to a love song (or anti-love song?)" and finds him "leaning into a brooding, Motown-influenced sound."

The new album ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ (J's sixth) is out June 9 via his Caballo Negro label distributed by Slow Start / Burnside / The Orchard.

Milly Raccoon evokes Patsy Cline on โ€œThe Fine Art of Takinโ€™ It Slowโ€ from upcoming Frankincense and Myrrh, out July 7

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Milly Raccoonsโ€™s take on Nashville is all over the upcoming Frankincense and Myrrh, arriving July 7. The album exists in the Nashville of now where messages of spirituality and liberation are more vital than ever.

Milly delivers her songs with a gauzy, dream-like, and poignant touch that is so easy on the ears (think Nora Jones or Iris DeMent) that it is easy to forget that Milly is telling us something we need to hear.

Listen to โ€œThe Fine Art of Takinโ€™ It Slowโ€ below.

J Hacha De Zola shares the creepy trailer for Without A Tribe, coming on June 9

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"Dirty Jerzee" is what J Hacha De Zola calls the New Jersey of his youth, which still inhabits his mind and music to this day.

It's not Bruce Springsteen's Jersey, that's for sure!

Hear it on the new single "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey," out now from the upcoming album ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ, arriving June 9 on Caballo Negro Records (distributed by Slow Start Records via The Orchard). Find the whole song via the link, and check out the album trailer below.

The exquisite sibling harmonies of The Chapin Sisters describe life on Brooklyn's Bergen Street

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The Chapin Sisters make you long to return to a place you may have never been before.

โ€œBergen Streetโ€ is the new single (March 31, Lake Bottom Records) from Abigail and Lily Chapin, the sibling members of what looks like a folk music dynasty, but in reality, is a proud family that has been making music for decades in the most humble of traditions.

Father Tom Chapin is a Grammyยฎ-winning singer-songwriter, late uncle Harry Chapin is a legendary artist and social justice activist (his #1 hit โ€œCatโ€™s In The Cradleโ€ is a timeless classic), and grandfather Jim Chapin was an esteemed jazz drummer.

The sistersโ€™ first new music since 2017โ€™s Ferry Boat full-length, โ€œBergen Street,โ€ which describes a stretch of Brooklyn road with its everyday โ€œsoot in the window rutsโ€ and โ€œair that smells of the tire dustโ€ is an example of this humble and expertly crafted music-making.

It is voiced with stirring sisterly โ€œblood harmonyโ€ in a way that only a family band โ€“ especially one with such a long history โ€“ can do.

Lexington-based Movie Jail to release its kinetic, jittery, groovy debut EP mixed by John McEntire of Tortoise

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โ€œMovie Jailโ€ is a phrase refering to unspoken sanctions imposed on a director after a career failure or refusal to join a lucrative project. One might assume a band bearing this name has rejected entertainment for its own sake, but the truth is a bit more complicated. Despite a noisy veneer, Movie Jail finds its center in an unabashed love of hooks, melodies, and solid grooves.

From the weird musical hinterlands that gave the world Slint, Hair Police, and Cage The Elephant, the Lexington, Kentucky-based Movie Jail offers further proof that college towns can provide fertile creative ground.

The five-piece group will release its self-titled debut EP on March 3, 2023 via Desperate Spirits Records.

The Big Takeover includes I Was A King on its "Best Albums of 2022" list

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I love seeing ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ by I Was A King (beautiful jangle pop from Norway) on Big Takeover Magazine editor Jack Rabid's "200 Best Albums of 2022" at #9!

โ€œThe previous two records were very band-oriented,โ€ the bandโ€™s Frode Strรธmstad says. โ€œWe felt that doing it as a two-piece this time would be a fresh approach, playing instruments we normally donโ€™t play just to get some different ideas and textures and keeping it as simple and organic as possible.โ€

Listen here!

York Calling shares "Sweet Things" by I Was A King, highlighting the "haunting" chords and "perfect" harmonies

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Hello! More love today for the lovely "Sweet Things" by I Was A King.

York Calling says the tune reminds of "the sort of folk-rock music that became popular in the 60s and 70s."

Remember the old Elektra Records logo with the butterfly from that era? That's my jam. I am personally reminded of that by this song.

Listen. It's a beauty.

See Pacifico's new motion collage video - from Self Care, coming in February - via Big Takeover

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New Pacifico single coming this Friday!

Check out the John K. D. Graham-directed video for "Afterglow" now over at Big Takeover! Click for your life.

Graham explains, โ€œItโ€™s a bit of motion collage that makes use of cut paper and video footage. I am a fan of Terry Gilliam, and his style was what I wanted to attempt.โ€

According to the bandโ€™s Matthew Schwartz, "The song is about someone losing their sight later in life, coming to terms with that change, and realizing that they have everything they need.

"We were lucky to have Peter Randall โ€” bassist with The Kooks, Seal, and Adele โ€” join us on this one.โ€

All-new Pacifico album ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ arrives February 10 on Pacifirecords. Limited vinyl bundles: are available at https://pacifico.bandcamp.com/album/self-care.

Mixed Alternative Magazine talks about the importance of self care with Pacifico's Matthew Schwartz

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Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico recently chatted with Mixed Alternative about the upcoming album ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ (February 10, Pacifirecords) and some of the folks who helped make this album as great as it is!

"I LOVE to collaborate with people. I think it only helps to make the music better," says Schwartz. "For the new album, I collaborated with Shane Tutmarc of Dolour, Peter Randall โ€” bass player for Adele, Matt Bowers of House Of Fools, Ben Herrington of Minos The Saint, Matt Tuttle of Codeseven, and the famous producer Aaron Sprinkle."

Click for your life!