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LAKE STREET DIVE – ” Obviously “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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“Obviously” is the new album from Lake Street Dive. It includes the new single ‘Nobody’s Stopping You Now’, a letter of encouragement from lead vocalist Rachael Price to her teenaged self, co-written with bassist Bridget Kearney. Lake Street Dive has figured out how to write tunes that reflect this particularly turbulent chapter in our shared history. Obviously was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Elizondo who is best known as a song writing collaborator for Dr. Dre, Eminem, and 50 Cent and has also served as a record producer for Fiona Apple, Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, and 21 Pilots, among many others.

Utilizing Elizondo’s hip-hop record-making expertise coupled with the permanent addition of keyboardist Akie Bermiss, Lake Street Dive’s wide-ranging taste in pop, rock, R&B, and jazz have blended together to make an impressively cohesive sound, combining retro influences with a contemporary attitude. “We’ve been a band for so long that we didn’t want to just become a feedback loop of our own ideas,” recounts Kearney. “It felt like a really good time to bring another person like Mike [Elizondo], and he really opened us up. He encouraged us to make bolder arrangement choices, take those chances and try those things. The record really is a success in what we set out to do: continue to challenge ourselves, continue to grow, and do things we’ve never done before.”

Over the summer, I was fortunate to spend some time on a beautiful remote island off the western coast of Canada. My pals Elise Boeur and Adam Iredale-Gray were kind enough to learn “Nobody’s Stopping You Now” for one of our Lounge Around Sounds streams. Here we are in Elise’s verdant garden (from which I partook of many tasty things!) which doubled as the livest of tracking rooms at Fiddlehead Studio! ~ Rachael

Rachael Price: vocals Mike “McDuck” Olson: guitar Bridget Kearney: bass, background vocals Mike Calabrese: drums, percussion, vocals Akie Bermiss: piano, vocals String Section: Alan Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Jung-min Shin, Bruce Christensen, Catherine Umstead, Anthony LaMarchina

“Nobody’s Stopping You Now” from the new Lake Street Dive album “Obviously” Out March 12th on Nonesuch Records

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JULIA STONE – ” We All Have ” Feat Matt Berninger

Posted: January 30, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Marking her first solo release in nine years, singer Julia Stone will release “Sixty Summers” on April 20th. To stoke excitement for the LP – which was produced by St. Vincent – she’s shared the new single/music video for “We All Have,” featuring Matt Berninger of The National. Reimagined, reborn and reinvigorated, this new era for Julia Stone replaces dirt under foot with wet pavements and sticky dancefloors; trades blue skies for red lights and red lips. Step into Julia Stone’s brand-new world.

“This song is about how everything transforms and moves; even though you feel so shitty at one point, it might shift into something new,” explained the singer-songwriter. “Love is all that we really need to be here for — not love with someone else but love in your heart.”

Added Berninger, “Berninger said, “It’s always really inspiring to hear old friends creating such amazing music. I’ve been a big fan of Julia’s work for a long time, and it was so fun to be invited to be a part of this song!”

Listen to ‘We All Have’ (featuring Matt Berninger):  Julia Stone’s forthcoming album ‘Sixty Summers’, released 16th April:

LNZNDRF – ” Brace Yourself “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Back in 2015 and 2016, when the National were in the middle of the long stretch between Trouble Will Find Me and Sleep Well Beast, the band’s various members went off and explored some new projects. For Scott and Bryan Devendorf, that was LNZNDRF, their trippy/kraut-y group with multi instrumentalist Ben Lanz (pictured above). A few years later, LNZNDRF has added both a new EP (last year’s “To A Lake”) and added a new member (Beirut/Grizzly Bear associate Aaron Arntz). And now, they’re also about unveil a second album.

LNZNDRF’s second outing is called, simply enough, “II”. Like with the material from LNZNDRF’s past releases, II originated when the group convened in Austin in late 2019 for a week of improvised writing sessions, described as “a mass hypnotism, somehow both thunderous and trance-inducing.” Over the course of last year, the group worked those jams into songs, but II doesn’t sound like it’s going to lose any of the psychedelic glimmer that’s characterized LNZNDRF so far. “These songs seem to come from the formless, translucent holograms that appear behind your eyelids just before sleep sets in,” the band said in a statement. “The visions you swear you’ll remember in the morning but never do.”

“These songs seem to come from the formless, translucent holograms that appear behind your eyelids just before sleep sets in,” the band explained via press release.  “The visions you swear you’ll remember in the morning but never do.”

The album – aptly named II – follows up the band’s 2016 self-titled debut as well as the 2020 EP To A Lake. It’s songs aim to “reflect the current dystopia as much as they beckon the Big Mystery awaiting us, when we finally bust through this barrier.”

From LNZNDRF’s new album ‘II’ out January 29th their second album, continuing an all-star project featuring Bryan and Scott Devendorf of The National as well as Benjamin Lanz (The National, Beirut) and Aaron Arntz (Beirut, Grizzly Bear). 

STICK TO YOUR GUNS – ” Amber ” (Acoustic)

Posted: January 30, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Orange County hardcore band Stick To Your Guns are releasing an acoustic EP, “The Meaning Remains”, on February 18 via Pure Noise/End Hits, and the first taste is this rustic rendition of “Amber” from 2010’s The Hope Division. “The Meaning Remains Acoustic” EP comes out on February 18th on Pure Noise Records and End Hits Records! This is an EP of some of our most popular songs translated in a new light. We hope you enjoy these songs you’ve heard a thousand times — but now in a new way.

The Meaning Remains Acoustic EP comes out on February 18th on Pure Noise Records, and  Hits Records! This is an EP of some of our most popular songs translated in a new light. We hope you enjoy these songs you’ve heard a thousand times — but now in a new way. Europe!  Hits Records just put up pre orders for reissues of our ENTIRE catalogue! Every album was remastered and is available on coloured vinyl with die-cut deluxe covers that have never been available before. 

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DAVID BOWIE – ” Look At The Moon ” Live At The Phoenix Festival

Posted: January 29, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The fourth album in the David Bowie ‘Brilliant Live Adventures (1995-1999)’ series will be released in February, “Look At The Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)” will be released on 2CD and 3LP formats on 12th February on Parlophone. The record comes on black vinyl, and there are also new “Look At The Moon!“ official T-shirts available, all of which can be bought separately or as bundles.

Recorded Live at The Phoenix Festival, Long Marston, England on 20th July, 1997, “Look At The Moon!” features such previously unreleased rarities as a cover of Laurie Anderson’s O Superman, which the band had also played at their secret show as ‘The Tao Jones Index’ at the festival the previous day. Other covers include Under Pressure, which Bowie famously recorded with Queen, and a version of The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat.

The recording features David Bowie on vocals, guitar and saxophone; Zachary Alford on drums; Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, keyboards, vocals and lead vocals on O Superman; Reeves Gabrels on guitars, synths and vocals, and Mike Garson on piano, synths and keyboards. Phoenix Festival, which was set up by John Vincent Power in 1993, was held at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon. David Bowie played the Sunday night headliner slot of the 1997 festival, coming on after Orbital and Texas, on the 20th July.

The show saw Bowie play a mix of hits from across his back catalogue, as well as songs from Earthling, which he had released on 3rd February that year and which he was in the process of touring. “Look At The Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)” is the fourth installment in the series of six live albums from the 90s which are being released on vinyl and CD in limited, one-run-only pressings.

There are also special, limited edition boxes for both the vinyl and CDs, allowing fans to house the full collection. The albums and boxes will only be available from the David Bowie official store and via the Dig! store. 

David Bowie’s ‘LOOK AT THE MOON! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)’ Reissued

PEACE CHORD (CRACK CLOUD) – ” Memo “

Posted: January 29, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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When not working as part Vancouver post-punk collective Crack Cloud, Daniel Roberson makes gorgeous, eerily chill music as “Peace Chord”, with piano, ambient synths and layers of harmony as its primary elements. Peace Chord’s self-titled debut, Peace Chord was made in the shed behind the communal house that I and rest of Crack Cloud live in. I recorded most of it there, as well as in my parent’s living room, during and after the making of Pain Olympics with Crack Cloud. In that ramshackle space I found stillness for the first time after three years of oscillation; between harm-reduction work in overdose prevention sites and low-barrier shelters, and tour with Crack Cloud. In the stillness of that space, I was afforded time to reflect on the thoughts and experiences that had gone unseen: Loss of love. The dying of my grandfather. The dying of friends to overdose. Seeing new countries. Bearing witness to celebration and trauma. While I was writing, I was also building a Buchla 200 synthesizer, learning to weave on a loom, keeping my hands busy. Like treading water, providing buoyancy to process and meditate on these experiences.

Weaving a spiritual lens through which I can interpret what I’ve seen.

‘Memo’ is a song from the debut album ‘Peace Chord’. Recorded, Produced and Performed by Peace Chord (Daniel Roberson)

Releases February 5th, 2021

CLOUD NOTHINGS – ” Turning On ” 10th Anniversary Edition

Posted: January 29, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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It’s been 10 years since the release of “Turning On”, Cloud Nothings’ debut album. Singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi was just 18 years old when he began recording the album, creating each track in his parents’ basement in Cleveland, Ohio. Over one winter, Baldi produced an album of taut, lo-fi guitar-pop songs, playing each instrument himself. His music gained traction in the increasingly popular music blog circuit, allowing Baldi to book his first shows in new places, like New York City. He gathered a band together to play live, and Cloud Nothings were on their way. The band has accomplished a great deal since “Turning On”, signing to Carpark Records, releasing seven albums, and headlining numerous international tours. Yet, their debut isn’t dusted over in the band’s history. “Turning On” still remains the stripped-back core of Cloud Nothings style: raw and grungy, filled with catchy earworms that are surprisingly pop. The album carries all the stored potential of someone ready to venture off into the world, a feeling that bursts with energy even 10 years later.

All the tracks on “Turning On” are eruptive and restless, its lo-fi quality embodying the desperate need to record an idea by any means necessary. Songs like Hey Cool Kid encapsulate Baldi’s talent for churning, hook-filled guitar. The vocals on songs like “Can’t Stay Awake” are distorted, with scattered lyrics that echo the angst of a teenage diary. As a whole, the album delivers dissonance and edge, without sacrificing the authentic romanticism of someone who is on the verge of something big and doesn’t know it yet.

A necessary album to fully understand the world of Cloud Nothings, “Turning On” is a welcome return to the band’s origins before the release of their eighth album, “The Shadow I Remember”.

Uncut’s John Robinson awarded “Turning On” 4 stars saying the music was “tuneful, witty and sounds fantastic”. Spin ‘s Josh Modell wrote that “Baldi has a melodic knack that approaches Guided By Voices at their prime”.

ESTHER ROSE – ” How Many Times “

Posted: January 29, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The beautiful third album from the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Esther Rose. It’s all about transience and change, but her voice is a brilliant centre point and protagonist to keep it all flowing along. Another really delicious young voice as part of the Full Time Hobby family.

Esther Rose was in perpetual motion when she wrote her third album, “How Many Times”. In the span of two years, she moved three times, navigated the end of a relationship, and began touring more than ever. The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter used that momentum while she penned her third studio album. That’s why, as the album title’s nod to the cyclical nature of life implies, there’s a rush that accompanies How Many Times as if you’re experiencing an awakening, too.

Esther Rose announced her new album How Many Times, due out on March 26th via Father/Daughter Records and Full Time Hobby. It’s her third full-length, and it follows her 2019 album You Made It This Far. The announcement also came with a Sarrah Danziger-directed music video for the title track. The new single mixes Rose’s tried-and-true country roots with a doo-wop-esque sway and some sha-la-la’s for good measure. Add fiddle, lap steel and acoustic guitar to Rose’s winsome, compassionate vocals and timeless tale of heartbreak that needs to be numbed, and what’s not to love? “It’s not really just about feeling better, it’s about feeling it, whatever it is,” Rose says of her forthcoming album.

Rose expands her alt-country sound into a blossoming world of folk pop and tender harmonies. A collection of complete takes recorded live to tape with rich instrumentation, soul-tugging hooks, and resonating vocal melodies, How Many Times carries you into the room in which it was made. There to help realize this was co-producer Ross Farbe of synthpop band Video Age, who Rose also credits for bringing a stereo pop glow to these new songs.

Rose’s journey through the past few years has been one of saying yes to new opportunities, all while nurturing and playing in bands in the New Orleans country music scene. The arrival of How Many Times is evidence of the sweeping growth Rose has undergone, both personally and artistically. She’s turning towards her troubles and facing them head-on, ready to feel whatever’s necessary in order to keep growing upwards and outwards.

The Band:

Matt Bell: Lap steel
Lyle Werner: Fiddle
Esther Rose: Vocals + Acoustic Guitar
Cameron Snyder: Drums + Harmonies
Max Bien Kahn: Electric Guitar + Harmonies
Dan Cutler: Upright Bass + Harmonies
Ric Robertson: Acoustic Guitar on Track 7
Howe Pearson: Drums + Harmonies on Tracks 3, 5
Gina Leslie: Electric Bass + Harmonies on Tracks 3, 5

All songs written by Esther Rose

‘How Many Times’ out March 26th, 2021 on Father/Daughter & Full Time Hobby.

CHEAP TRICK – ” Light Up the Fire “

Posted: January 29, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Rockford, Illinois band Cheap Trick announced the release of their 20th album, “In Another World”. The album will be available on April 9th. The veteran band also released the first single from the record, “Light Up the Fire.” The album follow-up to 2017’s Christmas Christmas will be available in standard CD and digital formats along with blue and spattered vinyl at independent record stores and as a limited-edition picture disc, “Produced by long time associate Julian Raymond, “In Another World” sees Cheap Trick doing what they do better than anyone – crafting indelible rock ‘n’ roll with oversized hooks, mischievous lyrics and seemingly inexorable energy,” BMG Records said in a statement.

The statement notes that the coronavirus lockdown had forced Cheap Trick off the “endless highway” for the longest period of their career and that they intended to return “as soon as they can.”

“This band is held together by music,” singer Robin Zander said. “It’s the super glue that keeps us writing and putting records out. The reason we started the band in the first place was to tour and write songs and put records out. If all that went away, there would be no point then, would there?”

 

The press release notes that the album “further showcases Cheap Trick at their most eclectic, touching on … distinct sounds and song approaches, from the swampy Chicago blues number “Final Days” (featuring fiery harmonica from Grammy Award-nominated singer and Wet Willie frontman Jimmy Hall) to a timely rendition of John Lennon’s still-relevant “Gimme Some Truth,” originally released for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 and featuring the instantly recognizable guitar sound of erstwhile Sex Pistol Steve Jones. As irresistible and immediate as anything in their already awesome catalogue, “In Another World” is Cheap Trick at their irrepressible best, infinitely entertaining and utterly unstoppable.

The band also announced some new tour dates, starting with U.K. appearances in April and followed by North American dates from April to October, some of which are rescheduled from last year.

The statement notes that the coronavirus lockdown had forced Cheap Trick off the “endless highway” for the longest period of their career and that they intended to return “as soon as they can.”

“This band is held together by music,” singer Robin Zander said. “It’s the super glue that keeps us writing and putting records out. The reason we started the band in the first place was to tour and write songs and put records out. If all that went away, there would be no point then, would there?”

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MODERN NATURE – ” Annual “

Posted: January 28, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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It’s been fascinating to follow Jack Cooper’s musical arc over the course of the past decade. As one half of the duo Ultimate Painting, the UK musician distilled elements of the Velvet Underground and the Grateful Dead to create some of the best guitar-pop albums of the 2010’s. Following Ultimate Painting’s sudden demise, Cooper redirected his efforts into an understated solo LP, collaborations with Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage, and most recently, Modern Nature.

Maintaining his prolific output, mini-album Annual marks Modern Nature’s fourth release since their debut EP in March 2019. Here, Cooper teams up with Jeff Tobias of Sunwatchers and percussionist Jim Wallis, creating a patiently pastoral sound that blooms in slow-burning splendour.

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Alternating between mood-setting instrumentals and more traditional songs, Annual follows the cycles of the seasons from springtime rebirth to scorching summer heat back to the stillness of winter. Jeff Tobias’s slinking sax lines flicker with the spiritual jazz beauty of Pharoah Sanders or Wayne Shorter, while the album’s whisper-soft touch resonates with an indefinable sacredness that recalls Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock—perhaps the highest compliment that can be paid to any artist for certain music fans.

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