One month and a million views after the release of Olivia O’Brien’s music video for “NOW,” the east coast’s princes of remixes PINEO & LOEB have taken a melodic stab at the track, signing a deal with Island Records in the process. Continue reading Single: PINEO & LOEB Remixes Olivia O’Brien’s ‘NOW’
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New Music: Daveband is Glowing on ‘This Was Your Dad At 28’
David Archibald- the titular Dave of Daveband- is reflecting on some of the toughest times of his life with the group’s debut full-length This Was Your Dad At 28. Billed as “looking back at a time that passed too quickly, before you knew it was happening”, TWYD seems on the surface to be a never-ending grin of nostalgia. But as is often the case of the brightest smiles, there’s a lot to unpack behind it. Continue reading New Music: Daveband is Glowing on ‘This Was Your Dad At 28’
New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’
Pulling out alternative folk that still maintains a voice of its own can be tough. But Halifax folksters Owen Meany’s Batting Stance do just that with their latest, Feather Weights. A cleanly split balancing act, the eight-track album draws you in with four bouncing and feathered songs, then brings you into the weight of things with four pieces of solid rumination. And while the album sports track titles that would give Sloshy a run for their money, Feather Weights is as heartfelt as it is cerebral. Continue reading New Music: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Delivers Emotional Suplex with ‘Feather Weights’
New Music: Rich Aucoin Examines America at a Crossroad on ‘United States’
In 2018, Rich Aucoin set out from Los Angeles to bike across America, and by the time he left California, he knew he’d be writing an album about the United States. When he reached New York, Aucoin had twelve songs written; one for each state he had peddled through. Those songs now feature on Rich’s latest release United States, a synth-heavy pop-rock record that is as flashy, assertive, and complex as its subject matter. Continue reading New Music: Rich Aucoin Examines America at a Crossroad on ‘United States’
Single: Burry Struggles to Find Space Amidst a Familial Tug-of-War on ‘3 Birthdays’
“Is it bad I’ve made this about me?” sings Burry on their latest single, “3 Birthdays,” second-guessing their right to a special day all their own when there’s a familial tug-of-war at stake. Crooning away with the same melancholic and melodic anxiety that Jens Lekman chugs each morning, Burry picks away at a balancing point between isolation and commitment. Continue reading Single: Burry Struggles to Find Space Amidst a Familial Tug-of-War on ‘3 Birthdays’