Premiere: Stream Darker Lighter’s massive self-titled debut album
We told you there was more to come from Los Angeles artist Salar Rajabnik, aka Darker Lighter, and here it is: his self-titled debut album. He’s worked with the likes of Kim Gordon and Queens of the Stone Age, picking up a few things along the way, and poured it all into a deeply personal …
Premiere: Stream Fielded’s introspective, lush new record ‘Chuckles Deluxe’
The new album from Brooklyn’s Lindsay Powell is a beautiful, unflinching exploration of identity and self-expression; it feels like a record they needed to make. Their sixth as Fielded, it follows on from 2023’s Plus One. We premiered ‘Lost Youth’ last month and are delighted to say we’re streaming the entirety of Chuckles Deluxe ahead …
Premiere: Mappe Of conjures intimate beauty on ‘Honeyhaze’
It’s been a good while since Tom Meikle’s been around, so two singles as Mappe Of in the span of three months would seem to indicate there’s more from him coming down the tracks later this year. If you needed a refresher, the Torontonian was last on the scene about five-and-a-half years ago with The …
Premiere: Adam Lytle presents the dark majesty of ‘Sister Wave’, new album out early May
Brooklyn’s Adam Lytle has levelled the hell up on his new record, it has to be said – nothing difficult about this second album, at least not in execution, as these songs were written while splitting his time between Paris and Arles last year. The follow-up to This is the Fire, Altars has been previewed …
Feature: hairpin detail the influences behind punchy debut EP Modern Day Living
Last month, South Coast quartet hairpin dropped ‘Curtain Call’, an ideal introduction to their scuzzy post-hardcore sound – it’s taken from their debut EP Modern Day Living which (a) is out now, and (b) absolutely rules. The four-piece is made up of current and former members of Lost in the Riots, Nervus and Weatherstate—namely, Adam …
Premiere: Fielded wants what they’re owed on sumptuous new song ‘Lost Youth’
Do you know your worth? Lindsay Powell is more sure of theirs than they’ve arguably ever been, and they want the world to know. As Fielded, the Brooklyn-based artist has carved out an idiosyncratic and compelling career, making a name for themselves and picking up some stellar co-signs along the way; billy woods was one …
Premiere: Darker Lighter bursts through the clouds on soaring new single ‘Open Up, Sunshine’
He’s done the rounds as a guitar tech for the likes of Kim Gordon and Queens of the Stone Age, and clearly has been struck by inspiration – California’s Salar Rajabnik recently set out on a musical journey of his own. A little over six months ago, Rajabnik released his debut single as Darker Lighter, …
Premiere: ‘JFC’, this new Day Joy song is good; new album this year
Succinctly capturing the national mood with the title of their new single and the album it’s taken from, Austin-based band Day Joy (led by Michael Serrin) make it two singles in not even a month with ‘JFC’, which pairs up with last month’s ‘Parking Lot Astronautical’ as the first brace of singles from the band’s …
Track: hairpin get a ‘Curtain Call’ on new single; debut EP out next month
Featuring current and previous members of such UK scene luminaries as Lost in the Riots, Nervus, Weatherstate and Lakes, south coast UK band hairpin may be a relatively new name but they’ve got a hell of a pedigree behind them. Cleaving closer to vibrant post-hardcore than you’d expect from their previous activity, the quartet sprang …
News: Californians RAUE seek ‘Escape’ as they plan new EP for May
It hasn’t been too long since we last heard from Californian duo RAUE (it’s pronounced ‘roo-AY’), but we haven’t yet heard them like this. Since the …Or Forever Hold Your Peace EP arrived in October, the pair of Paige Kalenian and Jax Huckle have been poised for a breakout moment, helped by a groundswell of …