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Miki Berenyi Trio have shared a new standalone single, “Island Of One”, available now via Bella Union.

Berenyi shared this about the song: “‘Island of One’ took shape because I became quite obsessed with the track ‘Just a Western’ by Nilüfer Yanya last year, and the Latin-y beat got me inspired. But I wanted a lively, catchy song to add to our live set, so it ended up less laidback and more ’60s-breezy with some driving, scratchy guitars once all three MB3 members pile in on the embellishments, a song ends up a fair distance from where it started! As ever, recording and production took place in our various home-studio set-ups, and the song was mixed by our brilliant Bella Union labelmate, Paul Gregory (Lanterns of the Lake). Lyrically, I’m at the age where a lot of my friends have elderly parents who are increasingly reliant on their help. It’s a new phase in a life relationship and can throw up a lot of emotions. But the words apply as much to all manner of family break-ups and the fraying of long-standing friendships. When you’re young, it’s much easier to justify walking away, but I’m acutely aware, as I get older, of how important even a thread of connection with people who have shared our lives can be, however difficult those relationships can be to maintain!”

Kristin Hersh has shared the first single, “Sundial”, off her upcoming album.

Hersh shared this about the song: “Musicians’ heartbeats align right before they start a song together. Real musicians, anyway…This is a measurable phenomenon, but no one has measured how long our hearts keep beating together. A long time, I think. Sometimes I’ll miss someone so suddenly, like a lightning strike. If they’re a fellow musician, this is usually triggered by musical moments; certain tempos and keys. A person’s sound story…is an intense, rainstorm-dark and sunshine-bright orientation, like telling time with a sundial. It doesn’t leave you.”

Model/Actriz have shared a new EP, “Swan Songs”, available now via True Panther.

Cole Haden shared this about the release: “”Swan Songs” is a capsule of experiments made in the aftermath of the “Pirouette” sessions that by chance formed this moody vignette that we’re happy to share.”

https://modelactriz.bandcamp.com/album/swan-songs-ep

Owl Be Damned have shared a new single, “Chloraseptic”. Off their debut album “10:01” available now.

The video was directed by Ben Johnson. Camera work by Tim Fears and Edited by RC Krueger.

The band shared this about the song and video: “Join our hero on a walk of shame from his awakening to his arrival at home, all the while trudging through the worst things life has to offer! Why can’t he catch a break, and why is time flowing so strangely!!? Find out when you watch “CHLORASEPTIC” by Owl Be Damned!”

The Claypool Lennon Delirium have shared the second single, “The Golden Egg Of Empathy”, off their upcoming album “The Great Parrot Ox and The Golden Egg Of Empathy” out May 1st via ATO Records.

TRACKLIST:

1. Pro-Log
2. WAP (What a Predicament)
3. The Wake Up Call
4. Meat Machines
5. Troll Bait
6. Simplest of Deeds
7. Heart of Chrome
8. Through the Horizon
9. Mantra of the Manatee
10. The Golden Egg of Empathy feat. WILLOW
11. Cliptopia
12. Cliptron Scuttle
13. Melody of Entropy
14. It’s a Wrap

The video for the song was directed by Rich Ragsdale and features rubber-hose-style animations from Rob Yulfo.

American Football have shared the first single, “Bad Moons”, off their upcoming album “LP4” out May 1st via Polyvinyl.

The video for the song was directed by Alex Acy & Rémi Belleville. Acy share this about it: “I think part of growing up is realizing you can only become more empathetic with others once you become empathetic with yourself. I think boys often have a harder time grasping this, which leads to a lot of dumb & regrettable actions. Rémi & I grew up together and felt like we could connect around this concept from a shared & honest point of view. Quebec, where we grew up & the Midwest feel very similar in a lot of ways. It only felt right to anchor the video in rural Canada.”

Mike Kinsella shared this about the song: “‘Bad Moons’ is actually a Frankenstein of two different demos we’d been passing around for quite a while: one playful, with children playing and toy-pianos plinking; one brooding, with guitars screeching and drums bombasting. I had already been singing the “(…) in the dark” mantra over the latter, so the biggest challenge for me was thematically bridging the innocence and buoyancy of the first act with the deep despair of the second. I decided to begin the song as a child. Or, rather…two. Stacked up in a single trench coat; secretly, reluctantly living the life of a grown man, accruing all of his missteps and guilt along the way. By the end, these missteps are almost spilling out of the boys. A cathartic confession, hopefully at least somewhat relatable to anyone listening who’s ever lived a life.”

Planet B have shared a new single, “War’s Coming Home”, with proceeds benefiting the Immigrant Defense Project will be released May 20th via Three One G.

This was shared via a press release: “With “War’s Coming Home,” Planet B (Justin Pearson, Luke Henshaw) and Johnny Whitney (The Blood Brothers, Evil Island) have joined forces aimed at domestic imperial forces, creating an unhinged anthem against ICE agents (unlovingly referred to in this track as “fake-ass GI Joes”). Here, the intensity and chaos of all three musicians forms a scathing symbiosis where Whitney’s banshee vocals align with Pearson’s alongside Henshaw’s dual MPC magic: synth lines and xylophone hooks juxtaposing the surreal comedic theater of today’s American leadership with the ominous, brutal consequences of its actions.”

Squarepusher has shared the first single, “K2 Central”, off his upcoming album “Kammerkonzert” out April 10th via Warp.

TRACKLIST:
K1 Advance
K2 Central
K3 Diligence
K4 Fairlands
K5 Fremantle
K6 Headquarters
K7 Museum
K8 Park
K9 Reliance
K10 Terminus
K11 Tideway
K12 Uplands
K13 Vigilant
K14 Welbeck

Tom Jenkinson shared this about the album: “No idea should be illegal in music. Maybe it’s risky business combining breakbeats and a string quartet, but avoiding the pitfall of bringing out the worst in both elements is part of the job. Hopefully Kammerkonzert is fun, but it is not tokenistic, and it stands in defiance of the supposed risks of undertaking a project like this.”

The Womack Sisters have shared a new single, “You Went Away Too Long”, available now via Daptone Records.

The Womack Sisters shared this about the song: “This song holds a deep meaning that’s different for each of us,” explains the Sisters. “Imagine precious time stolen from your life, slipping away like sand through an hourglass, as your loved ones slowly forget the sound of your laughter. ‘You Went Away Too Long’ is a song about love and life interrupted.”