DIRTY PROJECTORS – ” 5 EP Box Set “

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Dirty Projectors (the project led by Dave Longstreth) are releasing five EPs this year and on Thursday they shared, “Inner World,” another new song from one of them, via a video for the track. “Inner World” features lead vocals from keyboardist/percussionist Felicia Douglass and is taken from their next EP, Flight Tower, which is due out June 26th via Domino Recordings. Longstreth directed the video himself.
Douglass had this to say about the song in a press release: “Today we’re happy to share ‘Inner World,’ the next song from Flight Tower. We hope it can bring you serenity and solace during this tumultuous moment in history. The past few weeks have felt like an eternity, but now is not the time for silence or defeat. There’s always more to learn if you’re willing and that’s an incredible gift. Keep sharing information, asking questions, and using your eyes and your voice so we can work together towards a future that benefits everyone.”

Previously the band shared Flight Tower song “Lose Your Love,” via a video for the track. “Lose Your Love” also featured lead vocals from Douglass. Flight Tower is actually the second EP in the series, the first one, Windows Open, was released in March.
Each EP will highlight a different vocalist from the band. Maia Friedman took the lead on Windows Open and Douglas takes the lead on every song on Flight Tower. The band’s current lineup also features Kristin Slipp and Mike Johnson.

Previously we shared two songs from Windows Open: “Overlord,” a new song the band shared in February via a video for the track, and “Search For Life,” shared via a lyric video in March. All five EPs will be later collected in one box set.

  • Limited edition foiled number box
  • 5 x 12” colored vinyl cut @ 45rpm
  • Each 12” individually packaged in their own sleeves
  • EPs 4 & 5 12”s available exclusively in box set
  • Includes booklet of art & lyrics
  • Download card for all 5 EPs
  • Shipping by Dec 4th or earlier
  • More elements to be revealed over time. Details are subject to change.

March’s Windows Open and June’s Flight Tower are the first two installments in a sequence of five Dirty Projectors EPs to come in 2020.

Each EP will feature a different band member on lead vocals — Maia, Felicia, Kristin & Dave — with everyone trading verses on the fifth and final installment.

The BLACK PUMAS – ” Fast Car b​/​w Fire (Steady Groovin Mix) “

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“Fast Car” written by Tracy Chapman

“To me, “Fast Car” is a song of hope, dreams and a relentless heart to go somewhere and be someone. I learned the song when I first began to busk and of the covers that I knew, it garnered the most attention from the random passerby. As a musician and artist, I’m attracted to songs that make us reflect on our daily struggles for making life worth living for.” The creative partnership between Grammy Award-winning guitarist / producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Voted Best New Band at the 2019 Austin Music Awards.

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Released June 9th, 2020

 

RORY GALLAGHER – ” San Diego Civic Center ” Date April 4th 1974

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The late Rory Gallagher made some very cool records, but he could never capture the excitement and power that were almost always part of his live shows. Just take a listen to this recording made for the King Biscuit Flower Hour on his ’74 US tour. Gallagher had a strong following on the west coast and this show in San Diego was well attended by a large, loyal audience.

Gallagher made a name for himself in 1969 with the band Taste, who recorded three albums before splitting in 1971. Gallagher recorded several solo albums between 1971 and 1991, but is also noted for his session work on Muddy Waters’ The London Sessions album, released on Chess Records. Sadly, he died after receiving a liver transplant in 1995 at the age of 47.

By the late 1970s, Gallagher’s brand of blues rock fell out of favor with radio programmers, and like artists such as Robin Trower and Steve Marriott, he had to focus on a smaller, but fiercely loyal, following. Although he never received the worldwide recognition of Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, and Jimmy Page, he certainly deserves to be remembered for the many excellent albums and tours he had during his career.

Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, harmonica; Gerry McAvoy – bass; Rod De’ath – drums, percussion; Lou Martin – keyboards

SAMMY BRUE – ” Crash Test Kid “

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The impossibly talented 19-year old Utah musician Sammy Brue has just shared the latest song from his forthcoming album, “Crash Test Kid”. “Megawatt” is the fourth track to be released from the already critically lauded young artist’s sophomore album, Crash Test Kid. (June 12 via New West Records) . Having just completed tours opening for Michael Kiwanuka and Marcus King before the Covid-19 crisis, Sammy was forced to cancel his trip to SXSW, and has spent the past several weeks at home in Utah, where he’s been performing live on his Instagram Stories and recently took part in Consequence Of Sound’s livestream tribute to one of his musical heroes, John Prine.

Since writing his first song (a fingerpicked, autobiographical tune titled “The Woody Guthrie Song”) at the age of 11, Brue has released three homespun EPs, his New West full-length debut, I Am Nice and a 2018 EP, Down with Desperation . In the process, the Ogden, Utah native has been hailed as an “Americana prodigy” by Rolling Stone , a “wunderkind” by American Songwriter and one of the “teenagers shaping pop” by The New Yorker . Alongside this, Brue has performed at the Newport Folk Festival and played shows with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Lukas Nelson and Hayes Carll; and toured alongside Justin Townes Earle, who has become a mentor of sorts.

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Brue recorded his debut full-length, I Am Nice , in Muscle Shoals with Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes and John Paul White of The Civil Wars producing. But for his new album he took a different approach, collaborating with Irish producer, singer-songwriter Iain Archer , who has worked with the likes of Jake Bugg and Snow Patrol.

released June 12th, 2020
All songs written by Sammy Brue and Iain Archer

FRANCESCA BLANCHARD – ” Make It Better “

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Francesca Blanchard is a French-born songwriter based in Burlington, Vermont. Since the release of her bilingual folk debut Deux Visions in 2015, the genre-bending songwriter has been busy redefining her wheelhouse. Following a year of extensive touring throughout the US and Europe, Blanchard took some time to rediscover what she wanted to say — and how to say it. She gave rein to a growing interest in production, marking a departure from her acoustic roots. The result is melodic indie-pop bursting with bold vulnerability, cathartic relief and a refreshing dose of self-awareness — a direction that demonstrates the artist’s evolving critical consciousness and relish for catchy hooks. Francesca’s sonic intuition remains expert and beautiful, but her newfound sense of play makes this work her most daring and relatable yet.

Blanchard has a knack for fusing fuzzy pop sounds with her folk roots à la Maggie Rogers, crafting hooks as she goes. The title track from her new album (a follow-up to her 2015 bilingual debut Deux Visions) is a solid indie-pop number that tracks a private dance party turned public: “Whenever I’m in dire need of returning to myself, I’ll turn my face towards the sun and go climb a mountain,” Blanchard writes in a press statement. “Over the past year, I have danced alone to this song on mountaintops in my headphones, reliving the elation I discovered when I wrote it. It’s been a sort of private, secret celebration. Now that the song is no longer mine to keep, I wanted to share that dance with others, to bring it to life.”

new album Make It Better out June 12th

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TORRES – ” Too Big for the Glory Hole “

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In her new video for the cryptically titled “Too Big for the Glory Hole,” Mackenzie Scott of TORRES captures domestic solitude in her now-iconic cowboy boots. But Scott and the world seem light-years away from the “Dressing America” video, set in that same home. The sparse keys and solemn delivery of lines such as “Must be that God can take a joke / To make the one I like best the one I fear most” push “Too Big for the Glory Hole” into near-hymn territory. I wrote this song when I was living alone in the East Village, before I moved in with my girlfriend. I was lonely. It was recorded in Brooklyn last fall, but Jenna made this accompanying video on her iPhone in quarantine.

The song, partially influenced by Florine Stettheimer’s painting The Cathedrals of Wall Street, was recorded during the Silver Tongue sessions and featured on a free 7-inch included with the album’s Peak Vinyl edition. It’s available today on all streaming platforms.

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Released June 3rd, 2020, The single, “Too Big for the Glory Hole,” is out now on Merge Records.

GUM – ” Out In The World “

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An eternal student of sound and song, Jay Watson’s study reaches new levels of distinction on Out In The World, his fifth GUM solo album in almost as many years. “Airwalkin’ is the second single off Out In the World.

“This song is trying to capture the feeling of walking around my rural town with my Discman as a teenager, completely self-conscious about the way I look but completely feeling myself at the same time,” Watson said. Watson also said in April his new solo album had “very coincidental timing with what’s going on now”, though warned against reading into the specifics. “A lot of music for me is just a train of thought that makes sense later. I like using music to just dump emotions.”

“My songs are never about an overly specific theme: at most it will be about trying to evoke a feeling,” he said.

‘Airwalkin” is the third single taken from ‘Out In The World’, following the release of the title track and ‘Don’t Let It Go Out’.

Today GUM, aka Jay Watson (of Tame Impala and Pond fame), releases his fifth studio album Out In The World on Spinning Top Records. It follows his 2018 album The Underdog. Watson said of the new release, “This album is my attempt at making a record that combines my fascination of how other people live their lives, with my own internal desire to analyse mine and improve it. ‘Out In The World’ was a phrase that conjured a lot of grandeur and ego, yet somehow felt really small and wholesome at the same time.”

Check out the video for Airwalkin. It’s a technicolour spectacle created using claymation by director Alex McLaren.

The Orchard Music, UMG (on behalf of Spinning Top Records) Don’t Let It Go Out is a new song from GUM from his new album Out In The World – Out 12th June.

PAY FOR PAIN – ” Pain “

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Pay For Pain—the new project from the three ex-Tigers Jaw members—have released their new Pain EP, The band premiered the new video for their infectious track “You Take Command of My Heart,” alongside an interview with the band, which you can read here. Pay For Pain are guitarist/vocalist Adam McIlwee (Wicca Phase Springs Eternal), bassist/vocalist Dennis Mishko (Three Man Cannon) and drummer Pat Brier (Three Man Cannon).

Order the debut EP from Pay for Pain through Dark Medicine

Tracklist:

  1. Fallen Angel
  2. New York
  3. Gatekeeper
  4. You Take Command of My Heart
  5. When I Was 14
  6. Until I Walk Through the Flames

BUILT TO SPILL – ” Built to Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston “

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Built to Spill today release the aptly titled Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston. In August 2018, Doug Martsch, Jason Albertini and Steve Gere recorded these songs during rehearsals for their performances backing Daniel Johnston, who passed away on September. 11th, 2019. Martsch discussed the album with Rolling Stone, saying, “It was pretty special for us,” and adding, “Basically we wanted to get good documentation of what our rehearsals were like. It was a lot heavier than what I thought it would be.”

In 2017, Built to Spill had the honour of serving as backing band for Daniel Johnston for two shows, and during rehearsals they decided to record a handful of their favourite songs to share with friends. The shows turned out well and a couple years later the trio of vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Jason Albertini, and drummer Steve Gere reconvened to work a little more on the songs to get them ready to be released. Ernest Jenning Recording Co. did the honours, and the finished product is a reverent tribute fitting to Johnston and of a piece with the group’s best work. The tracks they chose to cover were mostly originally recorded by Johnston in the ’90s, though some come from later efforts like the late-career power pop gem Is and Always Was.

Every song is a brilliant example of Johnston’s mix of shattering pathos and irresistible melodies; the band handle each one in low-key, almost relaxed style with slightly distorted guitars and a loose rhythm section backing Martsch’s wistful vocals. He nails the openhearted, almost painfully innocent nature of Johnston’s songs without sounding like he’s doing an impression. He’s able to deliver lyrics as simple as those on “Honey I Sure Miss You” or “Tell Me Now” with just the right amount of feeling, tackles humor-adjacent songs like the chugging “Fake Records of Rock n Roll” without winking, and displays the same kind of plainspoken, truehearted approach throughout that Johnston always did. To their credit, Built to Spill hang back and let the songs be the star; there are no long guitar solos and only “Fake Records” has any gritty guitar overload. The restraint and love that the band show and the overall peacefulness of the music make for a lovely, warm summer day kind of album, perfect for daydreaming and pondering the timeless genius of Daniel Johnston.

Every song is a brilliant example of Johnston’s mix of shattering pathos and irresistible melodies; the band handle each one in low-key, almost relaxed style with slightly distorted guitars and a loose rhythm section backing Martsch’s wistful vocals. He nails the openhearted, almost painfully innocent nature of Johnston’s songs without sounding like he’s doing an impression. He’s able to deliver lyrics as simple as those on “Honey I Sure Miss You” or “Tell Me Now” with just the right amount of feeling, tackles humor-adjacent songs like the chugging “Fake Records of Rock n Roll” without winking, and displays the same kind of plainspoken, truehearted approach throughout that Johnston always did. To their credit, Built to Spill hang back and let the songs be the star; there are no long guitar solos and only “Fake Records” has any gritty guitar overload. The restraint and love that the band show and the overall peacefulness of the music make for a lovely, warm summer day kind of album, perfect for daydreaming and pondering the timeless genius of Daniel Johnston.

PETER GABRIEL – ” Rated PG “

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The album is an opportunity to bring together in one place a selection of songs written especially for, or used to notable effect in, movies and includes new and previously unreleased versions, otherwise unavailable songs and a new track.

For me the pleasure [of Rated PG] is remembering some of the songs – and there were certain versions that were done for film – so there are bits that people haven’t heard before. It’s nice to see a different way of tying things together and they all had these links with film, maybe they’ve been useful in presenting different emotions or been chosen because they fit for particular audiences, so there’s some logic to it.

We always search for patterns and if you stick things together you’ll find meaning in it even if it was just random, but I like that, I think it’s a great thing that life offers us. pg

Everybird is taken from the Peter Gabriel album ‘Rated PG’, a collection of songs from the movies.

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