Wednesday, April 15, 2020

New Lickerish Quartet

Here’s the New Lyric Video For “Fadoodle” by the Lickerish Quartet.
It’s from their upcoming album Threesome available May 15. Remember to head over to shop.bandwear.com / Label Logic to place those orders! Discerning music fans will recognize similarities in both production and songwriting to iconic 90s Powerpop masters Jellyfish. Spilt Milk touring member Eric Dover and album musician Tim Smith have begun their own legacy with original member Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and formed the Lickerish Quartet. Some may say this is a bad time for an album release, but I say we couldn’t need these songs more than we do right now.


if It’s K-Tel, It’s Quality!




Friday, April 10, 2020

Gorillaz Ft Peter Hook and Georgia

GORILLAZ: Song Machine ‘Aries’ ft Peter Hook (New Order, Joy Division, Hero) and Georgia
Song Machine
Season 1 Episode 3
‘Aries’
ft Peter Hook and Georgia



We last saw 2DNoodleand Russel when they visited Lake Como, via a Kong Studios portal, while accidentally (or not) leaving bandmate Murdocbehind. Aries now picks up with Murdoc inviting longtime bandmate and rival 2D on a trip for some quality frenemy time, with a little truth serum on hand for the ride…

Gorillaz guitarist Noodlesaid - “Highly impatient and competitive, many Aries have the fighting spirit of your mythological ruler.”


Watch here!

And G Club is the band’s new virtual meeting space where social distancing does not apply, sign up .at FB. 

Thursday, April 9, 2020

New Solo Alison Mosshart

Alison Mosshart Solo Release

For Mosshart, releasing music under her name is a new experience but an entirely thrilling one. It makes sense: Mosshart has been compiling a bank of unreleased music for more than a decade now. Back in 2013, Mosshart first wrote the initial sketch of “Rise,” which finds the singer intoning, “When the sky is falling/ and the sun is black/when the sky is coming down on ya/baby don’t look back/we will rise.” Recalls Mosshart: “I didn’t ever forget it. I remember right where I was when I wrote it, sitting at my desk in London, missing someone badly.” When the Sacred Lies team then sought out her skills for a signature song, she knew “Rise” had the right kind of vibe. “Rise” was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Lawrence Rothman.


Mosshart is currently hunkered down at her Nashville home and has used this period of social isolation to teach herself video editing, pulling together some of her favorite footage from a recent visit to Los Angeles and editing it into a video for the song. 

Watch the new video here.
The track is available now on Domino RecordsSacred Lies: The Singing Bones

New Power Pop Punk From The Reflectors

 
The Reflectors Announce Release Date For New Album 'First Impression'

Single ’Champagne' Streaming
Los Angeles powerpop/punk quartet The Reflectors have announced that the street date of their new album First Impression will be May 29, 2020. Releasing via independent labels Time For Action Records (Europe) and Burger Records (rest of world), First Impression will be available to stream on all major digital platforms and is available to pre-order now on vinyl, CD and cassette. “Champagne,” the first single from the upcoming album, is available to stream now on Spotify.

Recorded at Jazzcat Studios in Long Beach, California and produced by Johnny Bell, First Impression is full of punchy harmonies, hard-hitting beats, and catchy melodies. The Reflectors are: James Carman (guitar / vox), Ryan Miranda (bass), Nick Faciane (guitar / vox), and Johnny Reyes (drums).
Listen to “Champagne” on



First Impression Track Listing
1 - Act a Fool 
2 - Teenage Hearts 
3 - Attraction 
4 - Situation Critical 
5 - Champagne 
6 - Storm and Thunder 
7 - Baby It’s You 
8 - Break Me Down 
9 - It’s Alright 
10 - U Should Be My Girl 
11 - Caught Me Off Guard 
The Reflectors Online: 
Bandcamp  |  Instagram

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Stay Home Compilation

Polyvinyl Announces Stay Home
A Compilation Featuring New and Unreleased Recordings, Demos, and Exclusive Covers of The 1975 (Owen), The Mamas & The Papas (Hazel English), Emmylou Harris (Squirrel Flower), and More

Stay Home Compilation Cover Art
(click to download)
Midwest independent record label, Polyvinyl Record Co., is proud to announce the release of Stay Home – a 16-track compilation featuring previously unreleased music, demos, and covers from various artists on the Polyvinyl roster. Available now exclusively on Bandcamp for Pay What You Want (starting at $5 USD), with all proceeds going directly to the artists involved.

What originally began as a way to help support the Polyvinyl artists affected by COVID-19, quickly grew into a project spanning more than half of the label's active roster. Stay Home includes brand new covers by Owen (The 1975), Palehound (Karen Dalton), Squirrel Flower (Emmylou Harris), Hazel English (The Mamas & The Papas), and Xiu Xiu (Kim Jung Mi). The compilation also features previously unreleased singles from Chris Farren and Radiation City, along with intimate album demos from Yumi Zoumaof MontrealSTRFKR, and The Get Up Kids.

The compilation's titular theme, Stay Home, doubles as both a social plea – a worldwide effort to help "flatten the curve," while giving nod to the sprawling classic on American Football's landmark self-titled debut.

Fans can also pre-order a limited edition Stay Home tee, designed by Polyvinyl art director, Janelle Abad, PWYW starting at $15 (comes with a digital copy of the release) with 100% of profits going to the artists.

 
 
Stay Home is now available, exclusively on Bandcamp:
https://polyvinylrecords.bandcamp.com/album/stay-home

 
Stay Home Tracklisting:

01. Owen - "Me" (The 1975)
02. Yumi Zouma - "Mirror To The Fire" (HGP Version)
03. of Montreal - "Peace To All Freaks" (Demo)
04. Chris Farren - "Green Eyes" (Previously Unreleased)
05. Palehound - "Something On Your Mind" (Karen Dalton)
06. Anna Burch - "Every Feeling" (from If You're Dreaming – out now)
07. STRFKR - "Never The Same" (Demo)
08. Squirrel Flower - "Icy Blue Heart" (Emmylou Harris)
09. Radiation City - "Port Townsend" (Previously Unreleased)
10. Pedro The Lion - "Model Homes" (from Phoenix – out now)
11. Post Animal - "Post Animal" (from Forward Motion Godyssey – out now)
12. The Get Up Kids - "Satellite" (Trashy Demo No Bass)
13. Hazel English - "California Dreamin’" (The Mamas & The Papas)
14. Xiu Xiu - "Haenim" (Kim Jung Mi)
15. Kero Kero Bonito - "When The Fires Come" (from Civilisation I – out now)
16. Anamanaguchi - "Sunset By Plane" (from [USA] – out now)

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

New Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin 7” EP 5/2020

Ty Segall & Mikal CroninPop Song 7" EPGoodbye Boozy RecordsRelease: May 1 2020
I heard a rumor this is being reissued.


The PR: 
Another week from Italy's always dependable Goodbye Boozyimprint. Like a spiritual cousin from across the Atlantic, GB's sound runs the gamut from lilliputian folk to scuzzy garage rock to full-on psych freak-outs and every nook and cranny in-between. with a release from the dynamic duo of Ty Segall Mikal Cronin, “Pop Song” b/w “So I Went to Beach, Melody” & “Kit Carson”.

Ty as the man of a thousand bands, as he seemingly works with everyone on the West Coast and Mikal is no slouch himself, working with at least 4-5 bands we can think of off the top of our head. The most casual of this release batch, the three tunes here are all economical, hook-laden surf-garage-pop that Jonathan Richmond or The Clean would be proud to call their own.

Although hardly original, garage rock as a genre gets slammed with the accusation that it’s too imitative of someone or something else, another era that’s come and gone, whether it be the likes of Iggy and the Stooges or The Animals. Really, anyone who’s channeled aggression through a reverb pedal and thrashing drums.

Yet unlike their distant cousins hardcore and ‘70s punk, Cronin and Segall’s refurbished garage jams are neither brooding nor predatory. Stunningly raw — fresh, even — Pop Song prowls at the unsuspecting ear instead of tearing at flesh. Dual jaws take ahold of skin, sure, but with smirks that can only belong to two sleepy thirty-somethings changing the disgruntled face of garage rock.


What Do I Think? 

 Freaking fabulous! The first song “Pop Song” is  raucous quick catchy in and out garage groove performed with punk panache. “So I Went to the Beach, Melody” is right up my alley - full of tambourine attitude and noise. Lastly “Kit Carson” begins with 10 seconds of a familiar melody I’m surei know from the Horror film or tv genre and 50 seconds of primal screaming. It seems perfect for a jarring palette cleanser on a DHS night or your next mix cd. If people still do that. Is the EP worth buying? I say yes! 


Monday, April 6, 2020

The Psychedelic Furs Made of Rain

 
 
The much-anticipated upcoming studio album by The Psychedelic Furs Made of Rain has moved to July 31 by Cooking Vinyl. The Psychedelic Furs have released the following statement via their Facebook page, "Due to the current situation we are all facing around the world, and because of the logistical issues it has presented us with, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule the release of Made Of Rain to July 31st. It's been a long time since we've put out a new album, and we want to make sure that we can make it available to everyone. A bit of a delay will allow us to do that. Thanks for your patience! #PFurs #MadeOfRain #StaySafe"
 
For The Psychedelic Furs touring information: http://www.thepsychedelicfurs.com/#shows

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Jan Terri: No Rules - Documentary Trailer





Coming Soon From DIY Rock Goddess Jan Terri

DAVID BOWIE CHANGESNOWBOWIE ALBUM OF UNRELEASED MATERIAL

DAVID BOWIE 
CHANGESNOWBOWIE ALBUM OF UNRELEASED MATERIAL 
AVAILABLE TO STREAM APRIL 17

PREVIOUSLY RARE VIDEO OF “REPETITION ’97” AND TRACK “REPETITION(CHANGESNOWBOWIEVERSION)” 
 AVAILABLE TO STREAM APRIL 10

CHANGESNOWBOWIE LIMITED EDITION NINE TRACK LP/CD OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL TO BE ISSUED FOR
RECORD STORE DAY JUNE 20

Parlophone Records is happy to announce that DAVID BOWIE CHANGESNOWBOWIE, an unreleased nine track album, is to be made available early for fans on streaming services to celebrate the original date of Record Store Day 2020 which was to feature the LP and CD though it has now been postponed to June 20.
 
CHANGESNOWBOWIE is a nine track album, recorded for radio and broadcast by the BBC on Bowie’s 50th birthday on January 8, 1997. The broadcast featured an interview with Bowie by Mary Anne Hobbs interspersed with specially recorded birthday messages and questions from the likes of Scott Walker, Damon Albarn, Bono, Robert Smith and many more. This mostly acoustic session was a stripped back affair featuring some of Bowie’s favorites of his own compositions and was produced by Bowie himself, Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati.
 
On April 10, the previously rare “Repitition ‘97” video filmed at the Earthling Tour rehearsals in Hartford Connecticut by Tim Pope will be made available for streaming and download. The audio version of the track will also available to stream on the same date.
 
CHANGESNOWBOWIE was recorded and mixed at Looking Glass Studios in New York in November 1996. Gail Ann Dorsey (bass, vocals), Gabrels (guitars, vocals) and Plati (keyboards and programming) accompanied Bowie on the recording.
 
CHANGESNOWBOWIE will be released in limited quantities on LP and CD for Record Store Day on June 20. The cover art for the album features a stunning black and white portrait of Bowie by renowned photographer Albert Watson, taken in New York in 1996. 
 
 
DAVID BOWIE - CHANGESNOWBOWIE 
TRACK LIST
“The Man Who Sold The World”
“Aladdin Sane”
“White Light / White Heat”
“Shopping For Girls”
“Lady Stardust”
“The Supermen”
“Repetition”
“Andy Warhol”
“Quicksand”