shame brought their “Cutthroat Tour” with support from The Sophs to the Casbah on February 5.
One of the best shows this year, hands down.
shame.
The Sophs.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy has shared the second single, “Hey Little”, off his upcoming album “We Are Together Again” out March 6th via No Quarter.
The video for the song was directed by father / daughter duo Brent and Maya Stewart.
Will Oldham shared this about the song: ““Hey Little” was written years ago for someone else to sing. Now I am a father; the lyrics are realigned and rearranged. Catherine Irwin sings with great soul. I asked Ryder McNair to listen to Madonna’s “Dear Jessie” for inspiration on the string arrangements. Brent Stewart and his daughter Maya brought a creative partnership to the video-making process. The shoot was seamless and joyful. Brent spoke of wanting to incorporate double-exposure (they shot on film) and I mentioned the Burt Lancaster film The Swimmer. Both Maya and Brent jumped on that idea with gusto, and friends here in Louisville let us film in their indoor pool in the dead of winter. Notable of course is Thomas Deakin’s beautiful clarinet solo. And the real live goats.”
TOMORA have shared the second single, “Come Closer”, off their debut album by the same name out April 17th.
TRACKLIST:
1. “PLEASE”
2. “COME CLOSER”
3. “A BOY LIKE YOU”
4. “RING THE ALARM”
5. “MY BABY”
6. “HAVE YOU SEEN ME DANCE ALONE?”
7. “SOMEWHERE ELSE”
8. “I DRINK THE LIGHT”
9. “WAVELENGTHS”
10. “SIDE BY SIDE”
11. “THE THING”
12. “IN A MINUTE”
The video for the song was done by Adam Smith and S T A R T !
Memorials have shared the second single, “Wildly Remote”, off their upcoming album “All Cloud Bring Not Rain” out March 27th via Fire Records.
Matthew Simms shared this about the song: “We started this song in a really clichéd way, in a sound check! It was at a memorable gig in Brest, a beautiful port town on the western-most tip of France. Brittany has embraced us, and we love playing there! We wanted to try to capture, on the recording, an intimacy and atmosphere that we have found to be an important part of playing live, when, amongst the noisier outbursts, come quiet, gentle moments. It’s the juxtaposition of the two and the twists and turns we take between them that we hope keep things interesting!
I feel there is a deceptive simplicity to it all, but especially in the word play of the chorus, expressing a notion of something true but also not quite realised or perhaps out of reach…
For recording, we tried a few approaches, but it was clear to us that the song should be the focus, and we wanted the sound to be warm and upfront. The electric guitar is run through an old leslie speaker that blurs the edges beautifully, and the saxophone tape loop was the ideal twist! The verse and chorus are both based around the same 3-chord sequence, so we knew we wanted it to go somewhere else in the middle. These incidental moments almost always come together quickly and instinctively, if they’re going to work. The tape loop solo seemed to fit instantly as an unconventional sound and performance, taking its place in an otherwise quite conventional spot for a solo in an instrumental section. The tape machine gets its time to shine!”
Mandy, Indiana have shared the third single, “Sicko!”, off their just released album “URGH” via Sacred Bones.
The new single features (the) billy woods.
Mandy, Indiana shared this about the song: “Social media has changed the way we consume art and music, often meaning that we rarely see a full music video in the way it was intended to be experienced. For ‘Sicko!’ we wanted to try something different, leaning into the way people consume art on social platforms. We asked creators to make 30 second films based around ‘sickness’ as a theme, drawing inspiration from the track. It was an experiment to see what a music video might be like if we present distinct, often conflicting, visual styles side-by-side. The videos were then matched with different sections of the track in a sequence that felt right. By moving through and watching each short, you will hear the full song.”
Broken Social Scene have shared the first single, “Not Around Anymore”, off their upcoming album “Remember The Humans” out May 8th via Arts + Crafts.
TRACKLIST:
1. Not Around Anymore
2. Only the Good I Keep
3. Mission Accomplished (Kingfisher)
4. The Call
5. Relief
6. And I Think of You
7. This Briefest Kiss
8. Life Within the Ground
9. Hey Amanda
10. Paying For Your Love
11. What Happens Now
12. Parking Lot Dreams
Kevin Drew shared this: “In 2026, you’re going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we’ve let each other down, and I think it’s art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track.”
Holy Fuck have shared the second single, “Elevate”, off their upcoming album “Event Beat” out March 27th via Satellite Stories.
The video for the song was directed by John Smith, who the band proclaims to be “the Holy Fuck of visuals”.
Holy Fuck describes the song as: “…”a euphoric and psychedelic dream drenched in technicolour…”
Weird Nightmare has shared the second single, “Might See You There”, off his upcoming album “Hoopla” out May 1st via Sub Pop.
TRACKLIST:
1. Headful of Rain
2. Might See You There
3. Baby Don’t
4. Forever Elsewhere
5. Never in Style
6. Pay No Mind
7. If You Should Turn Away
8. Little Strange
9. Bright City Lights (ft. Julianna Riolino)
10. Where I Belong
The video for the song was directed by CC Mulligan.
Alex Edkins said this about the song: “”Might See You There” is about going back to visit my hometown and being flooded with teenage nostalgia. Small-town boredom and isolation almost feel like a gift in today’s highly connected world. I feel fortunate for that time spent idly, down in the basement, learning the entire Rancid Let’s Go album on guitar with my friends. I find it easy to romanticize that time in my life, even though I was, without question, a disgruntled kid who badly wanted to escape my surroundings and see the world.
I was listening to a lot of the Irish bands the Undertones and Protex while writing this one, and I think there is a fair bit of their influence. Just the simplicity and big bar chords mostly. Seth Manchester and I were very into the idea of adding piano and bells to the outro, akin to the Phil Spector-produced End Of The Century album by The Ramones. The great Julianna Riolino sings with me on the choruses, too!”
Mitski has shared the second single, “I’ll Change For You”, off her upcoming album “Nothing’s About To Happen To Me” out February 27th via Dead Oceans.
The video for the song was co-directed by Lexie Alley and Andy Deluca.
Mitski also announced shows/residencies in support of the album. The first dates announced are listed below.
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