NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
ANGEL OLSEN releases title track from her 6th studio album Big Time
It's accompanied by pedal steel and line dancing, seeing Angel fully embracing the country sound, and it's devine. The cinematic new video for 'Big Time' proudly has a cast and crew who predominantly identify as nonbinary and non-gender conforming. Click through to learn more about how Big Time tackles this on screen and off ....
Asbury Park, New Jersey punk stalwarts BEACH RATS share new music
What do you get if you combine The Bouncing Souls, Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Lifetime and Let It Burn? You get the Beach Rats and their debut album Rat Beat! Inspired by their heroes of the 80's DIY punk and hardcore scene, watch their single/video for Rat Beat here.
Prolific Californian musician/songwriter CASS McCOMBS releases 'Belong To Heaven'
Blending genres such as rock, folk, psychedelic, punk, and alt country, Cass McCombs started out playing in numerous bands in the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest during the 1990s. Since 2002 he has released nine studio albums, an EP and a B-sides compilation under his own name and he's not slowing down! Click through to read about his new single 'Belong To Heaven' and about the collaborations, side projects and poetry project he's been busy working on since 2019's Tip of the Sphere.
Jersey's DELICATE STEVE shares video for a new track
New Jersey multi-instrumentalist Delicate Steve is the stage name of musician Steve Marion. He's released 5 studio albums and collaborated with a wide range of artists in a variety of styles and genres, performing live and recording in-studio with artists such as The Black Keys, Paul Simon, Amen Dunes, Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, and others. Today he has released the track ‘Playing in a Band’ alongside a new video for the song which features some of his friends and favorite musicians including Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Nels Cline of Wilco, Cassandra Jenkins and more.
Melbourne's DREGG share new single 'Context' feat. NYC rappers City Morgue
Dregg, the five-person band from Melbourne, Australia, often don face masks, war paints, and outlandish outfits to put on a lively show that melds hardcore, nu-metal, and hip hop. Inspired by a musical spectrum that ranges from System of a Down to Eminem. Dregg’s defined artistic vision aims at breaking down and analyzing every aspect of life—socially, politically, spiritually, and mentally.
New Epitaph signing DOLO TONIGHT shares a single
Jonah Elias Rindner, known professionally as Dolo Tonight, (and sometimes mononymously as DOLO) is an American singer, rapper, and multi instrumentalist. His breakout 'Too High,' launched him into the top five of Spotify’s Top 100 Breaking Artists in 2019 and cemented Dolo Tonight as one of the underground’s fastest-rising names. These blessings led to collaborations with Grammy-winning producer and engineer Michael Ashby (Cardi B), a deal with the legendary Epitaph Records, and a global fanbase drawn to his magnetic personality and shapeshifting musical style. See for yourself here!
Atlanta's FAYE WEBSTER: presents 'Suite:Jonny' from Car Therapy Sessions
Atlata Georgia's Faye Webster was born into music with her grandfather being a bluegrass guitarist in Texas, her mother a guitarist and fiddle player, and her oldest brother playing in a rock band in high school. By age 14, she was writing music, forming a rap group in high school and self releasing her first album at age 16!
IBEYI reimagine Black Flag
Afro-Cuban, French twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz, also known as Ibeyi, today share the fourth single from their imminent third-studio-album Spell 31, ‘Rise Above’ is a cover of Black Flag’s 1981 formative anthem, performed and reimagined by Ibeyi, their producer Richard Russell and east London musician BERWYN.
US singer songwriter KEVIN MORBY presents 'A Random Act Of Kindness'
Taken from his forthcoming 7th solo record This Is A Photograph. The Kansas city-baseball loving-folk singer is also known for his work in bands Woods and The Babies, and often performs and collaborates with girlfriend Katie Crutchfield aka Waxahatchee. Read through to find out more about the single, the album and Kevin's current photography exhibition This Is A Photograph Of Memphis.
MAVIS STAPLES & LEVON HELM - 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free' - Nina Simone cover
Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s spirited rendition of Nina Simone’s ‘I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free’ has been released featuring previously unseen footage of the two of them performing the song together; Carry Me Home, the new album features a mix of Staples’ and Helm’s bands operating at the peak of their powers as they work their way through an eclectic setlist of tunes made famous by the likes of Nina Simone, The Impressions, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones.
Tampa Bay production/rap duo THEY HATE CHANGE drop new single and video
"We make music inspired by dance genres for people that don’t feel like going to clubs, because there’s no better rave than the one happening in your bedroom (or backyard)." After releasing a bunch of EPs and short albums, and playing countless shows in Florida’s DIY scene the two halves of Tampa rap duo They Hate Change—Dre (he/him) and Vonne (they/them) are about to release our debut full-length Finally, New, Here's the final single before the album drops ‘Some Days I Hate My Voice.’
MUNA take on cowboys and facial hair in new single 'Kind Of Girl'
Los Angeles indie rockers MUNA will release their new self-titled album this June. The band has already shared two early singles, 'Anything But Me' and the Phoebe Bridgers collab 'Silk Chiffon.' Today, MUNA have followed those tracks with the strummy, majestic wanderlust ballad 'Kind Of Girl.'
New Albums & EPs Out Now
ARCHITECTS ‘For Those That Wish To Exist at Abbey Road’ in stores now
Bristish metal heroes ARCHITECTS’ live album“For Those That Wish To Exist at Abbey Road” is in stores now. Pick up a copy on vinyl or CD at your fav local record store!
The album was recorded at London’s iconic Abbey Road studios, during a global streaming event and features a reimagined orchestral version of their critically acclaimed, UK number 1 album For Those That Wish To Exist.
Stream FAYE WEBSTER'S Car Therapy Sessions now!
On the EP, Webster reimagines three songs from her critically acclaimed 2021 release I Know I’m Funny, Haha and 2019’s Atlanta Millionaires Club. With a 24 piece orchestra backing her, it’s remarkable how beautifully Webster’s work can take on this orchestral treatment. Like Cole Porter, or Judy Garland – her delicate and emotional delivery packs a gut punch when dramatized by the EP’s robust arrangements.
LA indie rock duo GIRLPOOL release their new album, Forgiveness - available digitally today!
Today, Girlpool release their highly anticipated fourth album, Forgiveness, via ANTI- Records. The album has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “a corporeal album, rooted in desire and flesh and absolution and transgression,” and named one of the most anticipated albums of the Spring by Pitchfork. Stream the full album now
KRISTINE LESCHPER - The Opening Or Closing Of A Door - In stores now!
Philly-by-way-of-Athens, Georgia Kristine Leschper's The Opening, Or Closing Of A Door is the first Leschper has released under her given name, having retired the moniker Mothers after eight years of performing and releasing music under it. Leschper’s new work is practically baroque, integrating an array of synthesizers, strings, woodwinds, and over a dozen percussive instruments. Head to your local and pick up a copy on vinyl or CD.
Britian's legendary duo SLEAFORD MODS release Live At Nottz EP
Recorded live at Nottingham Arena in 2021 during their biggest show ever, the Live At Nottz EP features six fiery, transformative tracks and includes guest appearances from Billy Nomates and Amyl and the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor. Additionally, Sleaford Mods are sharing three electrifying live videos from the performance for ‘Nudge It’, ‘Mork n Mindy’ and ‘Tied Up in Nottz’. Click through to watch the vids and get all the details!
It's Friday and here's your dose of the latest and greatest across the indie scene in Aotearoa and beyond!
New Singles, Videos and Announcements: Angel Olsen | Beach Rats | Cass McCombs | Delicate Steve | Dolo Tonight | Dregg | Faye Webster | Ibeyi | Kevin Morby | Marvis Staples and Levon Helm | Muna | They Hate Change
New Albums & EP's out this week: Architects | Chelsea Jade (NZ) | Faye Webster | Girlpool | Kristine Leschper | Sleaford Mods | Toro Y Moi
and there's so much more to discover ... dig in and enjoy.
Los Angeles-based New Zealand artist Chelsea Jade's second album Soft Spot is online and in stores today! The record transports the listener from speaker-side at a club, to wandering a party, to sitting at an open window with a pianist nearby. It shifts effortlessly from expansive sold-out-show sound to ethereal, twinkling detail.
Stream the new album Mahal by TORO Y MOI plus watch the hilarious listening party now!
After building anticipation over the past few months, Toro y Moi, a.k.a Chaz Bear releases his seventh studio album MAHAL today. A weekend MUST WATCH is the unique and hilarious listening party in the form of a short film featuring live-action characters in custom paper maché heads sitting in their living room analyzing the new album as they listen through it on vinyl along with the viewer.
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LEYLA MCCALLA shares The Story Behind the Song: 'Dodinin' | THE LABEL
American singer and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla talks about the inspiration behind her newest single, 'Dodinin.' Watch here!
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ANDY SHAUF announces Tamaki show
Toronto songwriter Andy Shauf is heading this way for his debut one-off New Zealand show at the Tuning Fork in July.
NOT TO BE MISSED: FRENCH FOR RABBITS' final tour leg - special guests announced!
Te Whanganui-A-Tara based folktronica five piece, French For Rabbits, are soon tying the knot on their nation-wide tour following the release of their Taite Music Prize nominated album, The Overflow. They have invited Luke Buda to join them for three of the final shows this weekend and indie folk artist Fables for the Auckland gig in May.