Monthly Archives: May 2024
Hungarian String Trio
Early 20th century string trios by Weiner, Laszlo and Dohnanyi. Play!
Ensemble Glazbene Staze–Pierrot Project Op. 1
Very interesting contemporary works from a Croatian ensemble. Play!
Rick Baitz–River of January
Highly varied, interesting pieces reflecting the composer’s international homes. Play!
Home
Mostly modern works for string quartet about home.
Mazz Swift–10,000 Things: Praise Songs for the Iriligious
Improvised and composed works, electroacoustic songs based on Ghanaian “Sankofa” (“go back and fetch it”).
Sonatas, Songs & Chant
A mix of American and European works for violin/piano, modern and varied.
The Ar-Kaics – See the World on Fire
Label: Feel It Records RIYL: Heavy Times, The People’s Temple, The Mantles, Apache Dropout FCC: Clean Check Out: 3, 5, 6 From Promoter: The Ar-Kaics are back with See the World on Fire, their first new album in six years. The release features eight new tunes of dark, moody, rollicking garage psych, written and recorded in singer-guitarist Johnny’s […]
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
Label: Domino RIYL: Portishead, Fiona Apple, Joanna Newsome, PJ Harvey, Björk FCC: Clean Check Out: 2, 6 From Promoter: Lives Outgrown is the debut album by Beth Gibbons of Portishead featuring 10 beautiful new songs recorded over a period of 10 years. Lives Outgrown is, by some measure, Beth’s most personal work to date, the result of a period of […]
Joywave – Permanent Pleasure
Label: Hollywood RIYL: Grouplove, iDKHOW, Glass Animals, Foreign Air, Bad Suns, Cold War Kids, Silversun Pickups FCC: 7 Check Out: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 From Promoter: Acclaimed indie rock band Joywave have announced their long-awaited fifth studio album, Permanent Pleasure, will be released on May 17. The band revealed the official artwork and track list alongside the release of their […]
GUPPY – Something is Happening…
Label: Lauren RIYL: illuminati hotties, Cheekface, Rosie Tucker, Ratboys, Speedy Ortiz, Bad Bad Hats FCC: 5, 6, 8 (clean edits available) Check Out: 2, 3, 9 (& clean versions of 5, 8) From Promoter: LA-based artist GUPPY releases their album “Something Is Happening…” via Lauren Records. In the past 7 years, GUPPY has evolved from their “In […]
Wolfgang Valbrun – “Sun Don’t Shine” [Single]
Label: Jalapeno RIYL: Jalen Ngonda, Curtis Harding, Black Pumas, Charles Bradley FCC: Clean From Promoter: Wolfgang Valbrun dropped his debut ‘Love Yourself EP’ in late summer 2023 to support from BBC 6 Music and KCRW amongst others, The singer followed up with ‘Where is the Peace’ and ‘Almighty $$’ building the heat to the summer […]
The Lovely Eggs – Eggsistentialism
Label: Egg RIYL: Half Man Half Biscuit, The Bug Club FCC: 2, 7, 11 Check Out: 4, 5, 6, 8 From Promoter: UK-native punk rock group The Lovely Eggs release their seventh LP Eggsistentialism, their third collaboration with Grammy Award winning producer Dave Fridmann. The project explores a much more personal, introspective, and reflective side to The Lovely Eggs world and […]
Wyly Bigger – Broken Telephone
Label: Madjack RIYL: Lyle Lovett, Squirrel Nut Zippers, New Orleans FCC: Clean (DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE AIRPLAY!) Check Out: 6, 7, 9 From Promoter: Growing up along the edge of the murky waters of the Mississippi River, it is no surprise Wyly Bigger chose the path of blues and rock and roll music. Hailing from Marion, […]
La Luz – News of the Universe
Label: Sub Pop RIYL: Shannon and the Clams and Chastity Belt FCC: Clean Check Out: 2, 4, 8 From Promoter: With a credo adapted from science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, an album title from a collection of metaphysical poetry, and an expansion in consciousness brought on by personal crisis, guitarist and songwriter Shana Cleveland […]
Of Montreal – Lady On The Cusp
Label: Polyvinyl RIYL: MGMT and Tame Impala FCC: 2, 10 Check Out: 3, 4, 5 From Promoter: New record Lady On The Cusp is not only a rapturous synthesis of most everything of Montreal has ever done but also Barnes’ final transmission from Athens, as they’re now a fresh Southern expatriate delighted to be living among the […]
Crumb – AMAMA
Label: Crumb Records RIYL: Homeshake, Broadcast, Inner Wave, Men I Trust, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Jay Som, Barrie FCC: Clean Check Out: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10 From Promoter: New York psych-pop band Crumb return with AMAMA, their most carefree and open-hearted album to date. A soundscape full of playful and patchwork experimentation — glitchy pitch-shifted […]
Liana Flores – “Nightvisions” [Single]
Label: Verve Records RIYL: Laufey, Faye Webster, beabadoobee, Clairo FCC: Clean Check Out: “Nightvisions” & “I wish for the rain” From Promoter: Transformation became the watchword for Liana Flores’ debut album, Flower of the soul, whether it be the changing of the seasons or the evolving nature of love. It’s a theme that can be heard throughout […]
Milly – “Spilling Ink” [Single]
Label: Dangerbird Records RIYL: Basement, Fiddlehead, Gel & Idaho FCC: Clean From Promoter: LA’s MILLY makes “anthemic and immediate alt-rock,” earning praise from a variety of critics, who describe their work as: “a blend of the woozy, guitar-driven vulnerability of Swervedriver and the noise-laden introspection of Nineties post-hardcore trailblazers Hum” – Rolling Stone “fuses the wall-of-guitar […]
Omnivide – A Tale of Fire
Label: Self-Released Release Date: March 22, 2024 Omnivide is a tech death band you should get to know. Born out of an Opeth tributeband, Omnivide have some serious chops and a love for all things progressive. Opulence comes out of the gate firing with the guitars. This track features a thick, dark sound. Throughout the record, the band’s shifts from […]
Bandwith–Where Songs Go at Night
Contemporary works for winds, abstract and lyrical.
Violin Music by Women
Romantic era violin pieces composed by women. At the time, women composers could only compose for teaching, nor professional performance.
Rick Sowash–Voyageurs
Outsider’s composer Sowash and his gracious, Romantic clarinet pieces.
Kari Vakeva–VOID
Computer-generated music, sound based, but also with microtonal notes.
Michael Torke–Unseen
Contemporary orchestral pieces, often with fast pizzicato. Play!
Songs for a New Century
Romantic works (Mendelssohn) to modern/contemporary, showing how the string instruments sing.
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