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BORED AT My GRANDMAS HOUSE – ” Sometimes I Forget You’re Human Too “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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‘Sometimes I Forget You’re Human Too’ is the debut EP from Leeds-based artist Amber Strawbridge, someone who records under the name Bored At My Grandmas House. In the same vein as a brace of well-received singles throughout 2020, ‘Sometimes I Forget You’re Human Too’ is a collection of five warm, lo-fi studio recordings influenced by shoegaze, dream-pop and indie-rock. Nothing about the sound of Leeds-based songwriter Amber Strawbridge is new. Let’s make this clear from the start. But if you happen to be a lover of warm, dreamy indie-rock with shoegaze like me, her alter ego Bored At My Grandmas House might bring a few moments of delight into your cold and grey lockdown reality. And yes, I fall for that sound less often than I used to in the past but occasionally it happens and the sounds of all the singles of her upcoming EP Sometimes I Forget You’re Human Too  so far really spoke to me. This title-track I’m showing you right here is a perfect example. And yes, she also has a really great artist name which definitely roots in a real-life-experience because she started to write songs when she was in fact bored at that said place. The EP is out next week, please give it a spin.

Debut EP from Leeds based 19 year old Amber Strawbridge (Aka Bored At My Grandmas House). Starting out as an exercise in passing time when she was quite literally bored at her Grandma’s place. Playing all the instruments and self-recording most of the EP at home, Amber took the tracks to Alex Greaves (Working Men’s Club, Bdrmm) at the Nave studio for live drums and some final mixing flourishes, leaving an EP full of lo-fi charm but with a studio feel.

Inspired by Slowdive, Wolf Alice and Alvvays, Sometimes I Forget You’re Human Too showcases Amber’s singular vision of indie-pop, on an EP that deals with topics like humanity, nostalgia and the current refugee crisis.

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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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The HOLD STEADY – ” Spices “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in MUSIC
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Ahead of their upcoming studio effort “Open Door Policy”, The Hold Steady have released another single from the record, “Spices.” The new track marks the third that the band has released from the forthcoming album; they previously released “Heavy Covenant” and “Family Farm.”

“‘Spices’ began with the intro riff that guitarist Tad Kubler brought in,” Craig Finn said (via press release). “It unfurled quickly when the band got together. It’s probably one of the heaviest songs on the record, but it achieves some levity with the horn section that arrives at the chorus. Like a number of others on the record, ‘Spices’ speaks of technology – the way texts, social media, DMs, etc. allow acquaintances to pop up into our lives and potentially disappear again just as quickly.” Produced by Josh Kaufman,

Listen to another song from Open Door Policy called “Spices” wherever you listen to music! This one features a killer guitar riff from Tad and some cool horns on the choruses courtesy of our friends Ray Mason, Stuart Bogie and Jordan McLean. Like a number of others on the record,

The band dropped “Family Farm” in December of 2020, just before their ‘Massive Nights’ livestreams from Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. “Heavy Covenant” was then released in early January.

2020 was a, well, er, interesting year. Imagining The Weekender in London being the last time we’d all be together wasn’t the way anyone planned. But we’re excited to be able to play for you later this week with Massive Nights 2020 via the magic of live-streaming. What we’re possibly more excited about bringing you new music and starting off 2021 with a brand new album! “OPEN DOOR POLICY” is our 8th studio album and will be released on February 19th, 2021 via our own label, Positive Jams, in association with Thirty Tigers.

The Hold Steady premiered several new songs from their upcoming Open Door Policy at Massive Nights V. I was immediately bowled over by “Heavy Covenant”. Beautiful song.

We recorded “Open Door Policy” in two different sessions in the back half of 2019. Once again we teamed with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer Dan Goodwin, this time at the Clubhouse studio in upstate NY. Our intention was to create an album that worked as a grand piece, rather than a collection of songs. 2019 was an active year for The Hold Steady — our writing was consistent, and new songs were coming in pretty regularly. The recording process was creative, open and fun.

The songs on “Open Door Policy“ are about power, wealth, & mental health. They’re about technology, occupation, consumerism, freedom, fandom and escape. And although the album was written and recorded in 2019, the themes of this record seem to be underscored and highlighted by this year of virus and quarantine. Big thanks to Dave McLaughlin for his photo on the album cover, which appears above. “Family Farm” is the first song from the album we’re sharing. It originated from a demo Tad brought in, with Franz adding a classic THS bridge. Our friends Stuart Bogie and Jordan McLean came in with the horns. The song even includes a mention of the great Eddie Van Halen solo “Eruption”, an unintended tribute to a great rock hero in light of his recent passing.

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:

JACKSON BROWNE – ” Something Fine “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in MUSIC
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Jackson Browne performs “Something Fine” for Fretboard Journal Filmed at Browne’s Santa Monica, California studio on February 16th, 2011 by Jason Verlinde of the Fretboard Journal. From Browne’s self-titled debut album. “Jackson Browne’s success as a singer, songwriter and guitarist has had a prolific impression on the music industry throughout his successful career. Jackson has never shied away from expressing his emotions or thoughts through his music.

Hey everyone – We’re working on a playlist of Jackson Browne “Next Steps” songs. These are deeper album cuts that your average listener might not know about. Would love your suggestions on songs you’d like to see included.

JORDI – ” Escape Route “

Posted: January 30, 2021 in MUSIC
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Move over, you older rockers. Make room for 17-year-old Jordan Radnoti, a high school senior from Monrovia who arrived this week with a bang. Radnoti, releasing music under the name Jordi, released her first solo single, “Escape Route,” as part of L.A. label Dangerbird Records’ Microdose series. It’s not her first shot in the arm as a Microdose artist; she drummed for Unicorns at Heart on “Fixture,” which Dangerbird released last spring.

Jordi writes, sings and plays all the instruments on her songs. “Escape Route,” originally written when she was 15, was recorded with producer/engineer Ken Sluiter (Heart, Veruca Salt, The Jesus Lizard, among others). The single is a bass-driven powder keg, reminiscent of ’90s rockers the Breeders, Hole and, yes, Veruca Salt (or, if you imagine Jordi with a British accent, Elastica and Kenickie) or contemporary artists such as Cherry Glazerr.

It’s about “escaping from your own problems and your own fear that you create inside of your head, which I do a lot and I feel like I tend to overthink things a lot,” Jordi said “And so, just kind of escaping from that build up inside of your mind.”

Jordi’s self-directed video for the track takes her to the desert.

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

The CURE (ROBERT SMITH) – ” Three Songs From Seventeen Seconds “

Posted: January 29, 2021 in MUSIC
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See The Cure’s Robert Smith Perform Three Songs For Charity Livestream

The Cure’s Robert Smith joined the line up for Nine Lessons And Carols For Curious People, a 24-hour-long charity livestream, hosted by comedian Robin Ince.

Created over 15 years ago by Robin Ince, Nine Lessons And Carols For Curious People is an acclaimed science/comedy/music variety night. Each December, along with Robin and Brian Cox’s Christmas Compendium of Reason at the Hammersmith Apollo, the world’s best scientists, comedians, musicians, poets and more come together for a celebration of human endeavour and creativity, and to raise money for a range of charities.

With 2020’s event cancelled due to the ongoing global pandemic, the event was instead broadcast online, free to watch, from Kings Place, London. It featured guests including Brian Cox, Helen Czerski, Chris Hadfield, Helen Sharman, Sharon D Clarke, Josie Long, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Chris Jackson, Jim Al-Khalili, and Eddie Izzard, with Robin Ince hosting for the entire 24 hours.

The event was broadcast by the Cosmic Shambles Network, with all proceeds donated to the charities Turn2Us, Doctors Without Borders, Mind and the Kings Place Music Foundation.

Robert Smith, whose set was pre-recorded, performed barefoot in a studio thought to be his own home studio. Surrounded by amps and a drum machine, Robert Smith performed a handful of Cure classics: In Your House, Play For Today and M, all three of which feature on the band’s Seventeen Seconds record, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.

It marks a busy year for Robert Smith, who has been working on a new Cure album and solo project during lockdown, while he also collaborated with Damon Albarn on a new Gorillaz song, Strange Timez. Smith also auctioned off his hand-painted Schecter guitar to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust, and collaborated with the British knitwear brand, HADES Wool, on a range of official Cure jumpers, with the band’s share of profits donated to Doctors Without Borders.And to find out more about Nine Lessons And Carols For Curious People and donate, you can visit their crowdfunder page.

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