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Premiere: LEONE search for the romantic ideal on the darkly seductive new cut ‘I Wanna Be’
In the video for their new single, Brooklyn trio LEONE put it all on red, and lose, badly, as a trip to a dingy casino has consequences. On first glance it has absolutely nothing to do with the lyrical content of ‘I Wanna Be’, but then you remember that betting and gambling are often used …
Premiere: New York’s Bandits on the Run are boxed in and listening to the ‘Radio’ on effervescent new single
What do you get when you mix together three lead singers, guitar, cello, a suitcase drum and various toy instruments? Nobody knows for sure but it’d probably sound something quite like Brooklyn trio Bandits on the Run, who are opening for Deer Tick and the Avett Brothers at Summerfest in Wisconsin this weekend. A good …
Say Psych: Album Review: Moonwalks – Western Mystery Tradition
Detroit via Brooklyn outfit Moonwalks have recently release Western Mystery Tradition, on Fuzz Club Records. Moonwalks are Kerrigan Pearce (drums), Jacob Dean (guitar), and Kate Gutwald (bass). Originating in Detroit’s DIY scene, the trio started out playing in warehouses and makeshift venues across the city. Since then, they’ve gone on to tour extensively throughout North …
Premiere: hunter & wolfe toast their ‘Famous Friends’ as they prep first album in almost a decade
It’s been quite a while since we’ve last heard from Brooklyn duo hunter & wolfe; longer still since they’ve put out a full-length album. With the impact of the pandemic on artists in general, it’s a relief to see they’re still kicking. Almost six whole years ago they released the Late Then Never EP, itself …
Premiere: Sean McVerry’s TELECOMS take ‘Two Steps’ forward on exhilarating new single
The whole ‘deconstructed live performance as a music video’ idea lives and dies on how well you can pull it off, and pairing it with a song this good is half the battle. Which is to say we’re big fans of both the new song and video from Brooklyn’s Sean McVerry. The TELECOMS project only …
Premiere: Stream Camp Bedford’s wonderful debut EP ‘So Often & So Sweet’ ahead of release tomorrow
You’ve got about 12 minutes, right? Good – you absolutely should take them to listen to this: a 3-song EP from Brooklyn trio Camp Bedford. You may have seen us raving about recent single ‘Jupiter’ at the beginning of March, but here’s the elevator pitch: fans of First Aid Kit, Wye Oak or The Staves …
Album Reviews: Claude Cooper & Brain Fog – More Myriad Sounds : Raucous rhymes and blistering jazz breaks make for one rebellious reworking.
Ah yes, the mysterious Claude Cooper – one person or many, illusive or illusion, prankster or producer, rumoured from Bristol but maybe not…still one thing is for certain, last year the Claude Cooper nameplate fronted the extraordinary ‘Myriad Sounds’ album, a riotous explosion of wild jazz and breaks that rightly slayed the critics and fired …
PREMIERE: Gemma Laurence recounts the anxiety of a blossoming relationship on ‘Watchdog’
With the release of her second album approaching at an alarming rate, the Brooklyn-based Gemma Laurence appears to be going from strength to strength as she prepares to release the third single from Lavender. The record’s been a while in the making, following on from 2019 debut Crooked Heart, but while it’s still five weeks …
PREMIERE: Stream Brook Pridemore’s unflinching new album ‘Glad to Be Alive’ ahead of release tomorrow
We’ll preface this one simply: we’re so excited to be sharing this one with you. If you missed it last month, we premiered the lead single from chameleonic Brooklyn artist Brook Pridemore – they’ve been around the block a few times and seen a lot of shit; hence, the title of their new album, Glad …
PREMIERE: Brook Pridemore is ‘Glad to Be Alive’, announces new record with brilliant lead track ‘Wore Me Well’
Meet Brook Pridemore. If you know them, you don’t know them like their new record. It’s out later in the year, it’s called Glad to Be Alive and it’s the next chapter in the storied career of someone last seen diving into metal on last year’s Trve Grind EP. The Brooklynite’s 15-track album doesn’t have …