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Premiere: Lookers heat things up with ‘Midnight TV Dinner’; debut album Deeper follows in April
The Providence, RI-based quintet Lookers have been taking their time in their musical pursuits; six whole years after the project’s genesis in 2019, the band are gearing up to release their debut album. In the spirit of continuing to make us wait, it’s not out for another couple of months yet, but courtesy of the …
Premiere: It’s ‘Feeding Time’ as Occurrence announce new album for next month
Having released a deluxe edition of Slow Violence last year, New York trio Occurrence have barely been out of the spotlight over the past few years, and they’ve got a whole new record on the way. The lead single from it is ‘Feeding Time’, on which Ken Urban ‘calls himself out on his bullshit, with …
Premiere: Taylor Acorn strips back a pair of fan favourites for an acoustic EP
She may only have released her most recent album Survival in Motion in September, but true to the album’s title, Nashville-via-Wellsboro’s Taylor Acorn shows no signs of slowing down. Capping off the year, the Tennessee transplant’s releasing a two-song EP of acoustic reworkings from her new record, featuring another take on title track ‘Greener’ and …
Premiere: Kappekoff readies new album and taps Pasha for ‘Late Night’
Oslo-based producer and bassist Magnus Falkenberg is preparing a new record, out two weeks tomorrow and serving as a companion piece to last year’s excellent New Spring; before then, he’s releasing one more single from the record, one of five collaborations that form the backbone of the album, and it could very well be the …
Premiere: Kappekoff’s new single ‘Warmth’ is a (Jimmy) Smash in waiting
Not familiar with Oslo’s Kappekoff? You should be; you’ve got about a month to get your stuff together before his new album arrives, and we’re premiering the new single to give you a hand with that. The new record’s a counterpart to last year’s Old Spring, and was trailed by ‘Right Back to Where We …
Premiere: Burr Oak stun with emotionally poignant and surprisingly heavy ‘Annabelle’
There’s a moment, about two-and-a-half minutes into the title track from Burr Oak‘s new EP, where everything drops out except a nervous, agitated guitar line—then, chaos and an almighty musical roar, coupled with a lurch into half-time for added effect. It’s a most unexpected twist, the entire song hinging around this extreme dynamic shift, and …
Premiere: Aaron Lewis reckons with the allure of self-destruction on ‘Staircase Stomp’
New York’s The Clamor have kept busy since releasing their debut album Love & Criminals early last year. The Aaron Lewis-fronted project have followed that up with a further two singles this year and show no signs of slowing down, with more coming down the tracks in 2024. Before we get to that, though, there’s …
Premiere: Scrimmage toss and turn on sweetly sad new song ‘Little Foot’
Since the late 2022 release of debut EP Superego, Brooklyn band Scrimmage have downsized to a duo, now consisting of Connor Lewis and Carr Bonner – bassist David Carter departed the band last year. Their forthcoming second EP doesn’t have a release date quite yet, but it does have a title—Velour—and a lead single, which …
Premiere: JD Pinkus can’t help himself on ‘I Would Like to Pet It’, new solo album due next month
We last covered JD Pinkus here in the run-up to his collaborative album with Mike Savino/Tall Tall Trees, released in late June of last year. The former Butthole Surfers and (the) Melvins man has been busy since then, and he’s got an entire new record ready to go sooner than you think. The proper follow-up …
Premiere: PARRIS MITCHELL examines himself on self-reflective banger ‘Problem Child’
He styles himself in all-caps, and the new song from New Yorker PARRIS MITCHELL is definitely worth shouting about. Since the release of his 2022 EP, I Don’t Love You, and Other Lies, Mitchell’s been hard at work on his debut album and shrugging his shoulders at genre boundaries in the process. ‘Problem Child’, his …