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This is fun! Thanks to Parade today for premiering the lyric video for Mark Bryan’s "A Little More Rock N Roll," featuring VHS footage from 1993 of a pre-fame Hootie and the Blowfish on a road trip to Buffalo, NY for a gig opening for Dread Zeppelin.
The song is from Mark's upcoming new solo album Midlife Priceless, out April 2 from Stone Point Records (distributed by Slow Start). Pre-order the CD/LP here and use code "MIDLIFEPRICELESS" for 15% off.
A masked Los Angeles, featuring a cyclist who biffs it and a liquor store parking lot dancer who clearly does not… “It’s basically the designed cinematic and aural engaged focus, rhythm, and pacing of a real ’climactic’ human moment,” says director Tom Gorai (aka Sweeten) of “Should’ve Known Better,” the new video from Blesson Roy.
Under The Radar Magazine just premiered the clip, writing that the song conjures the “bright tones and sweet melodies of Britpop. Amidst a jangly guitar-led instrumental and sharp vocal hook, Terry Borden takes listeners on another trip back through his record collection, showing his ability to incorporate and synthesize styles as both a creator and a fan."
Find the song on Think Like Spring, out now via Slow Start Records.
Thanks out to Earmilk contributing writer René Cobar for including Chance Emerson’s The Raspberry Men on their Best of 2020 list!
"From the energetic acoustic guitar strums that open 'How Can I' to the rich floating harmonies in 'Incredible,’” Cobar writes, “Chance Emerson tells a story about who he is and where he is headed."
Under The Radar just shared the new video for Charlie Belle’s “What About Me?” According to the site, “The duo's tried-and-true instrumental combination belies their great ear for hooks and more mature songwriting sensibilities… [With “What About Me?”] the duo create a charmingly DIY take on a lyric video. Jendayi writes out the lyrics out in time with the song as Gyasi contributes some on the spot drumming, marker illustrations, and a few games of hangman.”
New music coming in 2021!
Visit Talkhouse for an insightful conversation between Mark Pellington and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf).
Pellington recently directed the Nada Surf music film “Just Wait,” which Talkhouse calls “striking, timely and deeply resonant." Personally, these are some of the most compelling and moving visuals I've seen this year.
Of his song “We May Never Be This Young Again,” Mike Viola tells MAGNET, “the overriding idea is that time is a construct. The past is right here, and it’s available to me. It’s not nostalgia—it’s the sights and sounds and tactile elements of my formative years. You can look through everything, and it’s a mess, but you can access that stuff. I think that comes with age.”
The site has the lyric video for the track, which Viola compiled using footage from his days in The Candy Butchers.
Ditty TV asked Mark Bryan some great questions in a recent interview. Mark has always been a stalwart supporter of the Charleston, SC music scene, and he’s made this Spotify playlist featuring the local artists he brought up in the interview.
Mark’s upcoming album, Midlife Priceless, is due April 2 from Stone Point/Slow Start Records.
Don't be sad that there will be no more singles from the new Mike Viola album Godmuffin after this Friday, be happy that you can hear the last one right now at Brooklyn Vegan! "We May Never Be This Young Again" is "a gorgeous, old-fashioned slow-dance number." Album arrives Dec. 11th via Grand Phony. You can also check out Mike's latest monster movie-themed video for "Ordinary Girl" here: https://bit.ly/MV-OG.
Under the Radar writes: "Taking on the witchy vibe of Stevie Nicks, the art pop of Kate Bush, and the fractured psychedelic folk of Mazzy Star, Conlee constructs her own world on Indulgence… a stirring and intimate introduction to her artistry." Kim Conlee is frigidkitty and the wonderful single "World To Save" can be heard everywhere this Friday courtesy of Desperate Spirits!
The second video in Mike Viola's trilogy of monster / horror movie-themed clips is out today! See "Ordinary Girl" now over at Under the Radar. Directed by The Bennett Sisters, starring Vanessa Barros Andrade, and photographed by Silvia Grav, the video, "follows a suburban teen horror fan as she awakens to the horror and wonder of a mysterious new power." The new Viola album Godmuffin is out Dec. 11th via Grand Phony.
Another Road Angel Project Volume 4 premiere! Relix just shared “Birthday” by Dan Bern, a song he wrote during the sessions for his 2012 LP Drifter. 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳. He explains, “I was back in LA again and was very glad to be there.”
All proceeds from the Road Angel Project series, which is curated by Inara George, benefit Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 efforts.
What a fantastic interview last week with Mark Pellington on Sirius XM’s Debatable with legendary MTV VJ Mark Goodman and former SPIN and VIBE editor Alan Light! Click the image for some excerpts.
Pellington’s new music film for Nada Surf, “Just Wait,” is out now.
American Songwriter has an interview with Charlie Belle along with the premiere of their newest single, “What About Me?” The site calls it “an unabashedly vibrant blend of sound” from the “remarkable artists.”
A weird side effect of working with Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish is having to deal with pre-conceptions about Hootie. With that said, I want to express my incredible excitement about the new solo album Midlife Priceless that Mark will release next year. The first single "Wanna Feel Something" is streaming over at American Songwriter today along with an interview with Mark where he talks in his heartfelt way about how this song was inspired by being back out on the road again with his brothers. The guitar solo is bonkers awesome!
Mark Pellington's gorgeous 10-minute music film "Just Wait" by Nada Surf is streaming now over at Rolling Stone or at the link below. Filmed globally in three cities, Cambridge (UK), Los Angeles, and Sydney, Pellington calls the work, “a labor of love inspired by Matthew Caws (of Nada Surf)’s late father Peter’s profound meditations."
