Brooklyn Vegan praises "Can You," the first single from The High Water Marks (ex-Apples In Stereo) in thirteen years

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Brooklyn Vegan reports that the The High Water Marks “instantly recall the heyday of The Elephant 6 Recording Company with an earworm melody nestled in fuzzy indie rock production."

So excited for this one today! “Can You” is the first single from the first album in 13 years from Apples In Stereo co-founder Hilarie Sidney. It's amazing to hear her voice over these crunchy sounds yet again. "Can You" is available everywhere on Friday, and Ecstasy Rhymes drops via Minty Fresh on Nov. 20.

Christopher The Conquered embraces the Bonkers Lifestyle on his new video, which just premiered via The Big Takeover

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I enjoy working with bonkers people who make bonkers entertainment for people who appreciate what I call "the bonkers lifestyle," which is so bonkers that I just made it up. Christopher the Conquered's video for his song of questionable advice "Put It On Your Credit Card" moseys right down the center of Bonkers Avenue.

The Big Takeover says: "Acting out with sonically bold and lyrically acerbic enthusiasm... Ford is a born entertainer and has aptly been likened to Elton John for his piano-driven tunes." New album I Am Christopher is out Sept. 25 from the Grand Phony empire.

The March Divide's live Radiohead cover premieres via Americana Highways

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Jared from The March Divide is already arguing with me, but I feel like he nails the falsetto on his cover of "High and Dry" by Radiohead. This one, streaming now at Americana Highways, appears on his surprise live album ALIVE!, which will be out from Slow Start Records on Aug. 28th.

he managed to record this at a show in Athens, GA in January when live music was still an everyday reality.

Christopher The Conquered shares some solid life advice with Bad Copy: "Put It On Your Credit Card!"

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Christopher The Conquered is coming in hot today with some solid life advice: "When life gets hard, put it on your credit card!" Indeed, it's the title of the first single from the new album I Am Christopher and you can check out this sub-two minute gem right now over at Bad Copy.

Hear it everywhere this Friday; the album is out Sept. 25 on Grand Phony. Find the totally awesome pre-order packages here.

MXDWN premieres Speaker Face's "Work Friends"

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This album got me good and the latest single ("Work Friends," out this Friday and premiered today at MXDWN) is the best example yet of the Earth-meets-electronics sound of Speaker Face. Check it: "The ensemble merge rich, earthy string instrumentation with soothing downtempo electronic beats, layering breathy, ethereal vocals over the top."

What's it about? Trent Freeman says, "'Work Friends’ speaks to the masks we wear in the workplace. Forced relationships playing out in environments unnaturally curated to make us our most productive. This track is a covert dance party for the freak hiding behind a tightly buttoned shirt and uncomfortable shoes."

Americana Highways debuts "End Of The Day" by Reforester

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Infectious melody aside, it's the three-part harmonies on this one that are just beautiful.

"End of The Day" is one of Chris Laun's tunes on the upcoming Perpetuity EP by the trio of singer-songwriters from Baltimore known as Reforester. "With exquisite harmonies blending with the guitar strings, Reforester wriggles right into your mind. The passage of time is all too real and this is a reminder," says Americana Highways in a feature today. Wanna feel good? Listen!

New Noise shares the trippy clip for "Hammer of the Dogs" by the Pinx, crafted by the Mad Alchemist Liquid Lite Show

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”Hammer of the Dogs,” a new Zep-adjacent rocker by The Pinx, is already a mind-melter… and now this. Watch the new video now at New Noise Magazine!

“The Mad Alchemist Liquid Lite Show’s art is a combination ’60s San Francisco analog light show utilizing ink, dye, mineral oil, and rubbing alcohol sandwiched between glass plates. [This video was made using plates] spun on converted overheads with LED light sources. Each plate has a video camera filming these liquid combinations with signals going to laser projectors. ‘Hammer of The Dogs' was performed with four sets of plates, projected and then re-filmed live, no Photoshop!”

Dave Grohl Joins Inara George on New Version of ‘Sex in Cars’ for Charity. Hear it now at Rolling Stone

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Very excited this morning to announce Inara George's "Road Angel Project" charity initiative benefiting the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund's COVID-19 efforts. This series of releases starts with a bang as Inara teams up with Dave Grohl for a duet on her song "Sex In Cars," streaming everywhere now! Thanks out to Rolling Stone for premiering this one!

Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-n...

Vehlinggo compares Dream System 8 to OMD, Morodor, and more in a new premiere

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“Dream System 8 deftly crafts modern synth-pop laden with moods and colors that recall the likes of The Human League, Vince Clarke, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Duran Duran, and Giorgio Morodor without copying them." This, this, this!

New tune "I'm Sure Of This Ending For Us" is premiering today at Vehlinggo and out everywhere this Friday courtesy of Minty Fresh.

Popmatters premieres four versions of The Orange Peels' "Something Strange Happens"

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Warning! This song is highly addictive! It's the second edition of "The Evolution of a Song" from The Orange Peels!

This time it's "Something Strange Happens," about which Jedd Beaudoin of Popmatters says, "It has all the makings of a hit. Or at least the kind of hit that music critics imagine will be a hit. It's made of all the stuff that fans of Marshall Crenshaw, The Posies, and Big Star appreciate and, in its way, predicts the more recognizable elements of power punk and emo." Four versions: From the take on leader Allen Clapp's pre-Peels album, to an early scrapped studio mix, to the newly remastered official release, to a brand new 2020 version. The 40-track deluxe reissue of 1997's Square, aka Square Cubed, is out now on Minty Fresh.

V13 premieres "Hammer of the Dogs," The Pinx' ode to Led Zeppelin

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There’s more new music from The Pinx over at V13.

“‘Hammer of the Dogs’... an obvious ode to the innovators of hard rock, Led Zeppelin, and the ‘hammer of the Gods’ lyric from their 1970 classic ‘Immigrant Song’... a scorching tune that pulls no punches in its approach, something typical of the group’s brand new EP... Electric! may only be five tracks in length, but it’ll wear you out.”

This is the most brutal cut on the new EP (according to me)!

American Songwriter premieres Alex Lilly's "Aquamarine," from Love In Three Colors

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She's American! She's a songwriter! Alex Lilly is an American Songwriter and her song "Aquamarine," one of our personal favorites from her catalog, is featured today. The song "instills an immediate vintage electronica vibe that would likely be right at home in parts of Cyndi Lauper's dance pop repertoire."

Listen now, and find the song everywhere as part of Lilly's new three-song bundle "Love In Three Colors" via Release Me Records.

For Folk's Sake shares Reforester's "Drive by Feel"

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For Folk’s Sake says “Drive by Feel,” the first single from the Reforester EP Perpetuity, out August 14, contains "sweeping layers of musicality, making for listens that are as accessible and lovely as they are impressively composed.”

I love this line: "I removed the steering wheel, just to prove I could drive by feel." Check out the lyric video right now!

Atwood Magazine premieres Speaker Face's grooving new single "Phosphorescence," from the upcoming Crescent LP

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I have been variously grooving on and getting feels for this song for weeks. It moves and it moves, ya know? So excited for Atwood Magazine to premiere "Phosphorescence," the first single from Crescent, the upcoming new album by Toronto's Speaker Face!

"It’s easy to get lost in the intimate waves of Speaker Face’s lush sound: They cultivate a strong hypnotizing presence that arrests the senses." Yes!