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"Wilderness," the debut mini-LP from Little Shrine is out today. San Francisco-based rock n' roll bassist and drummer, Jade Shipman found herself writing this unexpected group of classic folk songs, including "Not Today," which is now streaming at Spill Magazine.
Trevor Tremaine of Hair Police is doing a thing. It's called ATTEMPT and it's Paste Magazine's "Daily Dose" today. Listen to "Against The Light" streaming now.
Jared Putnam is a songwriting force - both in quantity and quality. He started releasing records as The March Divide five years ago after breaking up his band The Conversation at the height of the emo explosion, and today, has teamed up with NoiseTrade to bring you an album-length singles collection pulled from the three albums and five EPs that Jared has released in that time. He also chatted about all of this with Noisetrade, Will Hodge. The collection, Five Years of The March Divide 2013-2017 will also be available on all streaming services as of Oct. 27th.
Juno™ award-winning Canadian traditional folk group The Fretless will follow up its 2016 "Best Instrumental Album of The Year" with an intimate live album Live From The Artfarm on April 6th.
The band's Trent Freeman chatted with Victoria, British Columbia's Times-Columnist last October about the project.
From the Times-Columnist: The band has already embarked on its next journey: a live album recorded in July before a studio audience in New York state, on a farm near the Berkshire mountain range.
"The recording was made live off the floor, in a barn, with the group sitting under three microphones. The concert was recorded straight to tape, with no overdubs," Freeman said."
"Delicate, yet powerful. The musicianship and balance of the strings, guitars, and vocals create a distinct mood," says Jake Craney of GroundSounds. Check out the music video for "Stone" by Little Shrine, taken from "Wilderness," an unexpected group of folk songs (think Cat Power, Laura Marling) written by San Francisco-based bassist and drummer, Jade Shipman. The trio plays a record release show at The Lost Church tomorrow evening.
"While synthesizers form the core of The Dream System’s unique electronic pop sound, the song is elevated to a higher plane by its ethereal female vocals," says Matt Matasci at mxdwn in his premiere piece on the duo's "Losing All of You" debut single.
NJ.com chats with J Hacha De Zola ahead of his record release show as part of The Latest Noise Live! this Sat., Oct. 14th at Maxwell's in Hoboken. "In the vein of such fire breathing artists like Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Captain Beefheart," says Robert Ham of Paste Magazine. Hear J's new album Antipatico at Spotify below or here.
"Fans of Laura Marling, Laura Gibson, and Cat Power will find much to love in this track." Independent Clauses with the premiere of "Stone" by Little Shrine. Debut mini-LP "Wilderness" out 10/20.
Lexington, KY-based trio Italian Beaches will play two sets a hometown venue The Burl on Nov. 4th in celebration of the release that day of its self-titled album. Tickets are available here. RSVP here.
ATTEMPT's new EP "Against The Light" arrives via Lexington, KY-based label Desperate Spirits on Oct. 27th. While the band (led by Trevor Tremaine of Hair Police) was on tour this summer, they broke into an impromptu "Airbnb Session" which included a cover of the Hall & Oates classic "Sara Smile," presented here.
Three-part harmonies with a ‘60s country-meets-pop feel,” says The Bluegrass Situation about the roots-riffic tune "She Knows Exactly What She's Doing" from "Proper Wilted" by The Morning Yells. Debut EP arrives everywhere tomorrow, band plays The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Spend a day with Shining Mirrors courtesy of the music video for "Cardiac," premiering today via The Big Takeover. "A little bit of escape and a whole lot of musical pleasure," says PopMatters in its earlier review of the song.
"'Take Me Somewhere' combines all sorts of '70s influences with ease: Fleetwood Mac’s mystic dreaminess, The Eagles’ effortless swagger, and the laid back California vibes of Jackson Browne," says Stephen Carradini of Independent Clauses about the latest from The Morning Yells. Debut EP out this Friday.
Grimy Goods shares the latest music video from Tree Machines today. This one is for the title cut from the just-released debut album Up For Air. The band plays a record release show this Friday at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles!
