Pacifico's Matthew Schwartz took 17 years to make his upcoming EP; “‘05/‘22” arrives June 3

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17 years is a long time to make an EP.

Pacifico’s upcoming “‘05/‘22” EP – the title being a literal nod to the how it started / how it’s going nature of the record –arrives June 3, 2022 on the Atlanta-based artist’s own Pacifirecords.

What was the artist-in-charge, Matthew Schwartz doing during the 17 years since beginning this Pacifico release in 2005 and completing it in 2022?

He was doing Pacifico.

Huh?

Indeed, this is the story of a lost hard drive. Musicians don’t do back-ups, after all.

Teamed with Jeremiah Edmond, Schwartz’s musical cohort in 2005 just prior to Edmond joining Manchester Orchestra, the recordings that have now been realized as the “‘05/‘22” EP, out June 3, 2022.

An all-new Pacifico album is also in the works for a late 2022 release.

Elroy Finn chats with the Ranking The Beatles podcast about "Sexy Sadie"

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As a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation, I was particularly excited for this episode of Ranking The Beatles featuring Elroy (also of Crowded House and Wild Nothing) discussing "Sexy Sadie," which even the casual fan of The Beatles knows is about the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Tune in and be sure to check out the self-titled Elroy album, out now on Grand Phony, on which FLOOD says he “reckons with the groggy morning after.” Stereo Embers calls the record “a shimmering collection... brimming with low-fi folk, thoughtful psychedelia, pure poetry, and a lot of heart." Glide says it's “sultry and dreamy" and "darkly infectious.”

Click for your life!

Central Track shares The March Divide's new track, comparing it to the likes of Counting Crows and Gin Blossoms

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I love how Jared of The March Divide embraces his influences so unabashedly. Many don't, and it's too bad because an earworm is an earworm no matter the inspiration.

Today, Central Track calls "I'm Not Perfect," the first single (out tomorrow on Slow Start Records) from 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 (June 10th) "A ’90s pop rock-inspired track that’ll help you believe in better days," and we need a bit of that right this very minute.

"Compare it with songs from 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 (Counting Crows) or 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (Gin Blossoms) and it sounds inspired, but not taking direct lifts from those records."

Treble shares Sloan Brothers' new video for the "infectiously fuzzy pop" song "Love You So Good"

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So excited to get this out into the world! Check out the music video for "Love You So Good" by Sloan Brothers now. Directed by Erica Strout, the video is for the latest single from 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦, the upcoming debut album by Sloan Simpson (and many friends) out May 13 on Science Project Records.

Treble reports: "Today, Simpson shares a new video from the upcoming album, 'Love You So Good,' whose list of players includes David Barbe (Sugar), Patterson Hood and Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers), Robert Schneider (The Apples in stereo), and Carlton Owens (Cracker).

"The track is infectiously fuzzy pop with a lot of warmth and sadness alike, with a suitably psychedelic video steeped in visual effects. It’s both heartbreaking and richly accessible, a loving tribute to Simpson’s mother that’ll likely bring a tear to your eye."

CLOUT calls Caitlin Cobb-Vialet a "songwriting powerhouse" while sharing "Joan To Catherine"

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CLOUT says: "There is an air of authenticity and candid honesty that bleeds through the work of Caitlin Cobb-Vialet thanks to the sincerity of her powerful vocals, even when writing about women from the 4th and 15th centuries."

I admit, I had to educate myself a bit on the history of fourth century martyred saint Catherine of Alexandria, to talk about this song. I'm glad I did, because, as Clout observes, Caitlin’s new single “Joan To Catherine” is “the latest example of a songwriting powerhouse flexing the depth and variety of her prowess and managing to make a wide range of scenarios feel deathly important and vital." Her debut LP, 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘥, is out May 6 via War Chant Records. Click for your life!

The Big Takeover shares Sloan Simpson's moving tribute to his mother, "Love You So Good" by Sloan Brothers

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New music today from Sloan Brothers, the solo project (plus many friends) of Athens, GA-based musician Sloan Simpson. "Love You So Good" is a heartfelt tribute to his late mother that had his collaborators on the song in tears.

This cut features contributions from David Barbe (Sugar), Patterson Hood and Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers), Robert Schneider (The Apples in Stereo) and Carlton Walker Owens (Cracker).

Big Takeover Magazine has the premiere and writes: "When clubs shut down in 2020, the live recordist from Georgia began charting his own path by writing songs. Before he knew it, Simpson had an album in his hands. His friends in the Athens music scene contributed parts remotely for the upcoming LP, 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦."

𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 is out Friday, May 13 via Science Project Records.

Caitlin Cobb-Vialet creates "the powerful feel of desperation" on "Joan To Catherine," streaming now via Americana Highways

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I went upstate yesterday and was taking a selfie with friends when a random woman walked into the frame. She fit perfectly, so I said, "Be in it with us!" She got weirded out and the final photo looks like she is trying to crawl inside herself.

When Caitlin Cobb-Vialet walks into frame in the video for her new single "Joan To Catherine," she confidently invites Joan of Arc and Saint Catherine to be in it with us. Caitlin sings of "faith and religion standing in for love and purpose."

In its premiere coverage, Americana Highways says the video  "Conjures a medieval setting right out of a natural locale... Cobb-Vialet’s songs create the powerful feel of desperation that confronts us all too often." Click for your life!

Americana UK lauds Caitlin Cobb-Vialet's "gorgeously tuneful but conversational style"

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This is Americana UK writing about "Ask Me" by Caitlin Cobb-Vialet today: "Feels immediately familiar. A gorgeously tuneful but conversational style that feels like she is baring her soul to you."

And here is the site writing about the song's music video, noting that the footage of "Cobb-Vialet at her piano appearing to play and sing so naturally, so effortlessly, [is] like an intimate conversation with the viewer."

Do yourself a favor and give this gorgeous gem your time. You will say, "Hey, I'm glad I did that thing Josh said to do!" Debut LP 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘥 is due May 6 via War Chant Records.

"There's enough joy to warm just about anything," says Aiding & Abetting of The High Water Marks

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“To have two stellar albums appear in such a short period of time is remarkable,” proclaims Aiding & Abetting of Proclaimer of Things, the new album from The High Water Marks, out now via Minty Fresh.

The Norway-based band featuring Hilarie Sidney (co-founder of the Elephant 6 Recording Co. and The Apples In Stereo) has made an album with “enough joy to warm just about anything or anyone.”

Rock And Roll Globe compares Later Fortune to Hall & Oates

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I never even thought of this reference, but I love it. Ron Hart at Rock and Roll Globe reports: "In the spirit of another music duo from Philly named Hall & Oates, Later Fortune are expertly adept at keeping the soul of their sacred city alive in their distinctive sound."

The duo of Chet Delcampo and Heyward Howkins drop the video for their "Lateral To The Devil" single today, beautifully directed by Julie Casper Roth.

Hilarie Sidney explores John Lennon's "I'm A Loser" with Ranking The Beatles

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Today we have Hilarie Sidney of The High Water Marks (formerly an associate of Elephant 6 Recording Co. and member of The Apples in Stereo) discussing The Beatles’ classic "I'm A Loser," one of John Lennon's earliest candid and self-effacing compositions, with the esteemed Ranking The Beatles podcast.

Please listen and enjoy!

Caitlin Cobb-Vialet displays an "almost claustrophobic intimacy" in her new video, streaming via For The Rabbits

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"The song finds Caitlin Cobb-Vialet at her beloved piano, reminiscent of early Regina Spektor, as she plucks out rich chords to accompany her soaring, heartfelt vocals... that feeling of closeness, described beautifully throughout the track... is punctuated by the feeling that this love is ultimately fleeting."


There's exactly zero not to love about Cobb-Vialet’s "Ask Me,” and now we have this fantastic video for the song where she brings us right into her world and makes us feel like we've been there all along. See the premiere over at For The Rabbits now, and stay on board for the debut album 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘥 on May 6 via War Chant Records.

Glide premieres Sloan Brothers' "Songs Like This," a "punchy indie rock tune" featuring members of Elf Power and Cracker

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I'm loving what Glide Magazine has to say this morning about the Sloan Brothers single "Songs Like This.” 

“The song finds [leader R. Sloan] Simpson showcasing his penchant for writing punchy indie rock tunes with a touch of power pop... A fun romp that begs to be played on repeat." Among the players joining Simpson on this tune are Elf Power’s Andrew Rieger and Cracker’s Bryan J. Howard and Carlton Owens. Check it out now; streaming everywhere this Friday. 

Debut full-length 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 is out Friday, May 13 via Science Project Records.

Later Fortune's "eerily calm" new single premieres on WXPN's The Key

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WXPN writes that Later Fortune’s "stirring” new single “is an eerily calm track with ambient electronic layers over warm acoustic guitar, and airy, effortless vocals."

Many thanks out to WXPN's The Key for the kind words in its premiere coverage of "Lateral To The Devil," the A-side of the upcoming single from Later Fortune (aka Chet Delcampo and Heyward Howkins), out this Friday, February 11.

Click for your life to listen to this as well as the duo's synth-y cover of the David Bowie cult classic "Win."

Adobe & Teardrops premieres "Ask Me," the first official single from Caitlin Cobb-Vialet's upcoming debut LP.

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It's all happening today over at Adobe and Teardrops with the premiere (and a chit-chat) with Caitlin Cobb-Vialet about "Ask Me," the first single from her upcoming debut album 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘥. She says the song is “inspired by the newfound feeling of safeness and understanding that I felt in my first queer relationship."

Visit the link to listen and read. Yes, you can listen and read at the same time, I believe in you!