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our artists in the press

“This song was originally inspired by the film M

“This song was originally inspired by the film My Night At Maud’s, but then became much more than that — the long dialogue scene in the middle of the film where the two leads are discussing religion and self but are also conversationally dancing with and around each other” @kayla_itasca on her new single ‘Imitation of War’, the title track off her upcoming album out Feb. 9th @paradiseofbachelors // @stereogum

“…a compelling listen, from start to end, and

“…a compelling listen, from start to end, and a treat of a “concept album” that helps us transcend the pop standard element of older folk music.” @northerntransmissions on @almanacbehind’s latest album ‘When the Roses Come Again’

“When the Roses Come Again can be read as the fi

“When the Roses Come Again can be read as the final album of a trilogy that started with Axacan, a reckoning with both the country and his family’s ties to white supremacy recorded during the tumult of 2020 and released in 2021. The trilogy hits its climax with 2022’s Almanac Behind, which captures Bachman’s deeply felt psychological processing of the climate crisis following his experience with Canadian wildfire smoke that swept through the Eastern seaboard. Emotionally and tonally lighter, allusions to the previous albums can be found in When the Roses Come Again”
Head over to @bandcamp to read more and listen in! @almanacbehind @mskatiekurtz

Head over to @swimmingbellmusic’s page to hear h

Head over to @swimmingbellmusic’s page to hear her lovely rendition of Curtiss Maldoon’s “Fly Like an Eagle”, out now! Her upcoming new album ‘Charlie’ arrives 1/19 on @permanentrecordsla

It’s here! The beautiful new single from @brunob

Head over to @thequietus for an interview with Aus

Head over to @thequietus for an interview with Austin post punks @meatjoy_theband! “Along with a Meat Joy reissue, a live tape and a book detailing their history are out now, and the band have recently played three shows in Austin.”

“For ‘When the Roses Come Again’, he has ret

“For ‘When the Roses Come Again’, he has returned to the past, with the album taking its name from a Carter Family song and each of its fifteen track titles from the lyrics.” @folkradiouk reviews the latest album from @almanacbehind, out now on @3lobed!

Watch beccs' dark + playful harlequin-inspired vid

Watch beccs' dark + playful harlequin-inspired video for "I Don't Do Fun," shot + directed by Julia Barrett-Mitchell, out today!

New video for “Redecorate” out today from @mag

Happy Release Day to @moaamusic; her sophomore alb

Under the Radar premiered this Kiss-inspired video

Under the Radar premiered this Kiss-inspired video from the "evocative and ornate chamber pop" of @anna.hillburg, a Bay Area trumpeter/songwriter extraordinaire whose new album Tired Girls is out today on @speakeasystudiossf 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

The album for lovers of finely crafted chamber pop was co-produced by Jason Quever of the Papercuts!

@uproxx includes @thankyouimsorryband in their Bes

@uproxx includes @thankyouimsorryband in their Best New Indie Roundup! “From wanting to hide on “Mirror” to spending days scrolling on “Chronically Online,” the record narrates relatable struggles with an indie rock sound that buoys the songs along beautifully.”

“‘Take It Easy’ sinks into the sunset, an ev

“‘Take It Easy’ sinks into the sunset, an evening wander of a song that showcases the inherent softness of Schottland’s songwriting. The call for calm conjures up verdant expanses with sun filtering through the trees. She pairs the new cut with a video from Lisa Bolden that sutures the calm climes to an air of surreal whimsy.“ @ravensingstheblues on the new single out today from @swimmingbellmusic!

Head over to @floodmagazine and read @thankyouimso

Head over to @floodmagazine and read @thankyouimsorryband’s Track x Track of their new album Growing Up in Strange Places, out now!

No Ordinary Crown, the new solo effort from Texas-

No Ordinary Crown, the new solo effort from Texas-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist @willjohnsontx, is a short album that plays like a long tour from a seasoned road dog: slow and sure, the familiar stretches paved with cold memories and punctuated by brief moments of searing clarity.” @bandcamp #albumoftheday

“Brooklyn’s @endearmnts are purveyors of a dis

“Brooklyn’s @endearmnts are purveyors of a distinct kind of love-centric, sparkly dream pop.” ✨Their new single “Hazy Eyes” is premiering a day early over at @lookatmyrecords_! Officially out tomorrow 🌕 The trio’s upcoming EP ‘It Can Be Like This’ arrives 11/3!!

Watch “Ash in the Jar” the new video from @swi

Watch “Ash in the Jar” the new video from @swimmingbellmusic, out today! From her upcoming LP ‘Charlie’ out 1/19/24 on @permanentrecordsla 🌕
Video animation by Cody Blanchard @grodycody

Out now! @dusthunnyhunnie (Ivory Snow from Cincinn

@treblezine includes “The Game”, the new singl

@treblezine includes “The Game”, the new single from @fayethealer in their Essential Tracks of the week: “Vocalist Jessica Jalbert’s vocals rest against a gauzy haze of synthesizers, her words made crystal clear as she sings of growing weary of enduring in a world that offers little support in return. But that stillness doesn’t remain, well, still. It’s a song that slowly advances toward a powerful but measured climax, with guitar, piano and drums building up behind Jalbert’s refrain of “I’m so tired of playing the game,” offering just the kind of power and reinforcement that the game itself won’t provide.”

"A lyrically-powerful song of familial alienation

"A lyrically-powerful song of familial alienation and isolation."
- Americana UK on "Strangers In a Field"

"Fittingly the track begins in dreamy musical territory, Jacob accompanied by just an acoustic guitar and an ethereal swirl of electronics, as his slumbering thoughts take him back to Mexico, and the loneliness of not knowing your roots." -@for_the_rabbits on "Dream of Mexico"

"Inspired by a desire to connect, understand and find some healing around his relationship with his father, who passed away suddenly at the height of the pandemic." -@kqed on "Dream of Mexico"

Happy release day to Jacob Aranda's ethereal psychedelic country album War Planes, on the mighty Speakeasy Studios SF!