PREMIERE: Parris Mitchell embraces his flaws on rollicking new single ‘i never said i’m perfect’
Oh boy, this is good. Say hello to Parris Mitchell; he’s from New York, and he’s got form. Not only did he release a self-titled debut EP last year, he opened his 2022 account with the vibrant ‘Super Power’ in February. At the time, he hinted there was more where that came from, and while …
PREMIERE: Mike Tafoya kicks off his next chapter with a new band and debut EP slated for June
You may be familiar with Chicago native Mike Tafoya – he’s certainly been around the block a bit, an active musician for more than three decades with Tafoya’s Lost Boyzz among others; certainly what you’d call a rock lifer, and he’s nowhere near done. Quite the opposite, in fact: he’s moved on to the next …
PREMIERE: Space Fight prepare for second album liftoff with the deceptively busy widescreen pop of ‘Fool For Me’
Back in 2013—the same year as his main gig Ra Ra Riot released their third album Beta Love—Mat Santos made good on a promise from three years prior. A band formed over pub discussions in London in 2010, the lineup of Space Fight was completed by a pair of brothers: Spen Miles (who ended up …
PREMIERE: Piers Thibault streams compelling debut EP ‘Ire’
Having put himself on the Backseat Mafia radar last month with the devastatingly beautiful debut single ‘Dusk’, Piers Thibault’s forthcoming EP has been the subject of repeated listening when we’ve been in search of some gorgeous piano-driven instrumental music to take us out of ourselves for 15 minutes or so. It’s very good at that. …
PREMIERE: A.M. Boys set out their stall with the hyperdetailed ‘A.M. Theme’, pencil in debut album for the summer
As introductions go, this is pretty special: no room for clutter, richly melodic, teetering on the verge of explosion to leave the listener wanting more. More is exactly what you’ll get in a few months, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Say hello to A.M. Boys. They’ve been together 8 years and their second album …
PREMIERE: Jewels Gold shares live performance of ‘Royalty/Life is Meant to Be Lived’ to celebrate debut EP release
Sometimes, the true test of an artist’s abilities is when they have to prove themselves as a performer, and we’re of the opinion that New Jersey’s Jewels Gold has got what it takes. Evidently, so does she: Gold sat on her debut EP for close to a year until shooting live videos for the whole …
PREMIERE: Andy Frasco & the U.N. share loved-up new song ‘Grow Old’
As Paul McCartney once sang, some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. California native Andy Frasco is not that kind of person. At least, he isn’t anymore. Two years of collective pandemic-induced trauma changes people, and reconnecting with oneself takes time. The title of his new album calls to mind the …
PREMIERE: ERRORR go for the throat on savage debut album taster ‘Sixxx’
No messing around here: Berlin trio ERRORR‘s new song is a beast. If fired-up noise rock is your thing, you should keep an eye on this lot. The first song to be taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Sixxx’ is built around a needling riff that gives the listener about eight seconds to brace …
PREMIERE: Royal Canoe open the ‘Vault’ with surprise release of rarities album
You know Vancouver’s Royal Canoe, right? Released a very good new album called Sidelining last year? Yeah, them? Well, they’ve made a new record, and it’s out right now. 10 new Royal Canoe songs! For all intents and purposes it’s a brand-new offering, but it’s a rarities collection and not a proper full-length. We’d imagine …
PREMIERE: Laddio Bolocko take you on an ear-splitting trip back in time with ‘Nurser’, announce retrospective boxset for May
Featuring former members of The Mars Volta, the Psychic Paramount, Dazzling Killmen and Panicsville, Laddio Bolocko burned bright and then burned out in 2001. Now, more than two decades later, the New York experimentalists get their moment in the spotlight, with a little help from John Dwyer (him from Osees, Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees …