Topographies have shared the second single, “Chain Of Days”, off their upcoming album “Interior Spring” out February 2nd via Dark Entries.
Gray Tolhurst shared this about the song: “‘Chain Of Days’ is a term I used to describe the blur of daily living, the numbing repetition of daily acts that form a life. Not in a negative sense, but as more of a recognition that all acts form a chain of movement that imbues. The term came to me during the early days of the pandemic when all days felt self-similar and each task one took on felt both pointless and suddenly strange and somewhat magical.”
Topographies have announced a European/UK tour that will start in May, we’re certain additional dates for the USofA (maybe Tijuana) will be added.
Richard Reed Parry has released the score for the a24 produced film “The Iron Claw”.
The Iron Claw is the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Astrel K has shared the first single, “Darkness At Noon”, off his upcoming second album “Foreign Department” out March 8th via Tough Love Records.
TRACKLIST: 1.Heavy Is The Head 2.Darkness At Noon 3.By Depol 4.Brighter Spells 5.Firma 6.Birds In Vacant Lots 7.The Foreign Department 8.C Ya! 9.A Rudderless Ship 10.Daffodil 11.R U A Literal Child?
The video for the song was directed by Michael Cullen.
Rhys Edwards (Astrel K), who is also the front man of the band Ulrika Spacek, made the album in his current home of Stockholm, Sweden.
Astrel K will go on a short tour in support of the release of “Foreign Department” with a string of in-store performances in the UK. No additional dates for the USofA (nor Tijuana) have been announced yet.
Gossip have shared the second single, “Real Power”, off their upcoming album “Real Power” out March 22nd via Ultra.
TRACKLIST: 01. Act of God 02. Real Power 03. Don’t Be Afraid 04. Crazy Again 05. Edge of the Sun 06. Give It Up for Love 07. Turn the Card 08. Tell Me Something 09. Light It Up 10. Tough 11. Peace and Quiet
Beth Ditto shared this about the song: “That song is about how awesome our city is and how it really showed up. The system was being rearranged and we were forcing people to reckon with it at a time when it could literally make you ill to gather, during a pandemic. That’s real power, people coming together, making those decisions to be in the streets.”
Beth Ditto shared this about the return of the Gossip: “When we began, so much about Gossip was about running away- that was always in the music. We survived. We came from nothing, and we got the fuck out of there. And to be here 20 years later and still making music together is just incredible.”
A full tour has not been announced yet., only some selected dates have been shared so far.
Smerz have shared the first single, “My Producer”, off their upcoming EP “Allina” out February 1st via Shopping Records.
TRACKLIST:
01 Allina 02 The Stylist 03 Paparazzi 04 New Shoes 05 Dance Rehearsal 06 My Producer 07 Je t’aime 08 Dangerous
The new EP that traces the quick rise (and fall) of a fictitious pop star experiencing 15 minutes of fame. The first single “My Producer” is about her producer and how they are going to make her a big, big star! Shot and directed by Allina’s producer, while they were having tons of fun in the studio,
No additional information has been shared by the band. No tour has been announced (yet).
Michael Malarkey has shared the first single, “The Passenger”, off his upcoming EP out April 4th.
The song features Palestinian singer Rasha Nahas. No additional information about the album has been provided (yet). No tour dates have been announced (yet). Malarkey has been busy recently with his other projects Burial Clouds and Shadyside.
The Lemon Twigs have shared a new single, “My Golden Years”, off what might be their fifth album.
The video for the song was directed by Ambar Navarro, and she shared this about the video: “The ‘My Golden Years’ video is about looking back at the good old days, and the highs and lows of trying to make it as a band. We wanted to incorporate situations like being broke and getting kicked out while being playful and humorous about it. When you’re trying to make it as an artist there’s this vulnerability of putting yourself out to constant rejection that can be tough, but the band finds their full peace and freedom in performing in an open field.”
The Lemon Twigs shared this about the song: “’My Golden Years’ is about making every minute count and living up to your potential…in that sense I think that people like Mark Ruffalo or people who hike might like the song. Or it could be good while you’re working out.”
Josef Van Wissem has shared a new single, “With Our Hands Our Hearts To Raise”, off his upcoming album “The Night Dwells On The Day” out January 19th via Incunabulum Records.
Van Wissem shared this about the song: “I wrote “With Our Hands Our Hearts To Raise” as a theme for a silent score I was working on at the time. The film was “Der Müde Tod / Destiny” is a 1921 German expressionist romance directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover”.
Josef Van Wissem will continue to be on tour until April. No additional dates have been announced yet.
Mama Zu have shared the second single, “Safe Place To Stay” off their upcoming album “Quilt Floor” out February 23rd via Thirty Tigers.
Linwood Regensburg shares this about the song: “Part of me feels like releasing this as an album teaser/single is a huge mistake. It’s pretty slow-moving, a bit cold and empty, initially. Might even borderline cross into adult contemporary territory at times? I doubt anyone would play this on the radio…though maybe Delilah would dig it? I could be wrong. Is this pitch selling you yet?”
Linwood Regensburg said this about the album: “After she died, I didn’t want to touch it. I didn’t want to play the songs or listen to the songs, let alone finish them. It just seemed like such a daunting task with a lot of layers, there was a lot of work left to do, but then there was also this exhausting underlying emotional component that pops in and hangs around the moment I’d open a session. By 2020 I felt ready to finish what we had started, both for her sake and for my own sanity level. I was the only person left with this project. It was a way of spending time with her, and kind of the only capacity in which I could. But then, I was also left with a lot of creative choices without her. Even though I had played most of the instruments, it had still been a totally collaborative thing; if there was a part I played that she didn’t like, she was clear about that. If someone’s gone, you can still talk to them, but you can only assume what their feedback might be. So I was stuck with a lot of musical choices that I’d be working under the context of, I hope you like what I did here.”
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