Bandcamp Friday
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 …
NEWS: Crime in Stereo lead Amityville Music Hall benefit compilation with first new music in over a decade
In February, the Long Island Emo show promoters collective released The AMH Comp, seeking to raise funds for the Amityville Music Hall, which remains closed due to its intimate capacity of just 75 people, making a permitted reopening unfeasible at the moment. The 26-track compilation featured new music and covers from Long Island scene staples …
TRACK: Zola Jesus beautifully refashions the Armenian folk standard, ‘Krunk’
ZOLA JESUS has gone back to her roots with a beautiful and deep take on the Armenian folk standard, “Krunk”; be enraptured by our embed herein. The track was originally released on the final Bandcamp Friday of the year, with all proceeds going towards the Armenia Fund, and its efforts to provide humanitarian aid during the …
SEE: Jeremy Tuplin – ‘Night And Day’; new EP this Bandcamp Friday
DEEP THINKER and arch psych-folkster around town Jeremy Tuplin is releasing a new EP, entitled Happiness, this Bandcamp Friday, December 11th, which is sure to be a quartet of insouciant melodicism for the discerning gentleman; a few short hours ahead of which he’s dropped the lead single, “Night And Day”, and accompanying video – watch …
SEE: Francis of Delirium’s ‘Equality Song’: a righteous roar for parity
ONE of the bands of 2020 who’ve really got fire in their collective belly, Canadian-American duo Francis of Delirium have blazed back with a dance-your-Docs off plea that we need gender equality; like, right frickin’ now. The twosome, who call Luxembourg home, set out their stall with their debut release back in January, “Quit Fucking …
SEE: Nadine Khouri – ‘To Sleep’ (live at The Crypt): beauty benefits the Beirut blast
BRITISH-LEBANESE singer-songwriter Nadine Khouri, herself born in Beirut, has today released a live version of “To Sleep” across all digital platforms in support of victims of the deadly blast in her birth city a month ago. All proceeds from the sale of the track on Bandcamp will be donated to Baytna Baytak, an independent, non-government …
News: Bandcamp waiving fees again tomorrow – many exclusives
IT’S been one of the more heartening responses to the ruinous effects of the pandemic on our beloved music scene: and once again, Bandcamp is waiving its fees for artists selling out of the platform this Friday, from midnight to midnight Pacific Time (that’s 8am Friday to 8am Saturday, over here). And artists have responded …