New Video and Tour Dates for Father John Misty
Well, I no longer harbor ill feelings toward Josh Tillman for leaving Fleet Foxes last year. Not with him giving us such great music as Father John Misty. His first album under this new monicker is Fear Fun and the title alone would pique the interest of any would be listener. Yet, we’re also given...
NEW VIDEO: “Country Girl” – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Carolina Chocolate Drops continue to gain momentum after the February release of the most recent album Leaving Eden. Last week, the group released a video for the single “Country Girl” which has quickly become a fan favorite on CMT. Rhiannon Giddens sings about her wonderful memories of country living in the south (Red clay, biscuits...
Listen Up: Stream Hawthorne Headhunters’ ‘Myriads of NOW’
One of this week’s new music releases comes from Hawthorne Headhunters. Myriad of Now is the first full-length release from the duo comprised of Black Spade and Coultrain (The Adventures of Seymour Liberty). The St. Louis natives have earned the respect of fans and critics alike with their skillfully crafted progressive soul sound. If...
VIDEO: “Lost & Found” – Lianne La Havas
British musician Lianne La Havas has just released the video for the title track from her EP Lost & Found. The lovely and talented La Havas is the singular focus of the black & white video, which was directed by Colin Solal Cardo. The song itself is equally beautiful and vulnerable and highlights La...
Hot Chip Debuts “Flutes” And Announces North America Concert Dates
It has been two years since British electronic band Hot Chip has released new music. (The group’s fourth album One Life Stand was released in February 2010 to much critical praise.) But that is all about to change. The band has just released a video for the single “Flutes”, taken from the forthcoming album...
TAKE A LISTEN: The Keychain Collection – Gang Colours
One of this week’s new releases is the debut album from producer/musician Will Ozanne aka Gang Colours. I first learned of Gang Colours when listening to 2010’s Brownswood Bubblers Six, a compilation curated by music tastemaker extraordinaire Gilles Peterson. I’ve come to learn that if Peterson has given his stamp of approval to an artist,...
VIDEO: “Look Around the Corner” – Quantic and Alice Russell
Back on January 10th, Tru Thoughts Records had music lovers everywhere gushing when the label uploaded the latest collaboration between Quantic and Alice Russell to SoundCloud. “Look Around the Corner” once again pairs producer/musician Will Holland (aka Quantic) with vocalist (frequent collaborator) Alice Russell. Always such a treat. And as if this couldn’t get any...
Listen Now: Robert Glasper Experiment’s ‘Black Radio’
The much-anticipated new album from the Robert Glasper Experiment is a week away from releasee, but thanks to the good people at NPR, fans are able to get a preview now. RGE’s Black Radio is streaming at NPR.com this week, and it is oh so good. The core group of Robert Glasper (keyboards), Casey Benjamin...
VIDEO: “Shotgun” – Eugene McGuinness
British singer Eugene McGuinness (of Eugene + the Lizards) has just released his latest music video for the song “Shotgun”. This is the second single from McGuinness’ forthcoming album, to be released in June. The video has a retro, dare I say James Bond-esque look to it, although the song itself samples “Peter Gunn”. Go...
VIDEO: “The First Time I Ran Away” – M. Ward
I’m enjoying the recent rash of animated music videos that have been released. My new favorite comes from singer M. Ward. “The First Time I Ran Away” is off of his upcoming album titled A Wasteland Companion, and it is simply beautiful. (I’m referring to both the video and the song.) It is soothing, yet...
New Video And Tour For Shabazz Palaces
Hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces has just released a video for the single “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt)” off of the critically acclaimed 2011 album Black Up. The premise of the video is simple, but the imagery is beautiful. Shabazz Palaces is also heading out on a U.S. tour in April, showing no signs of slowing...
VIDEO: “Dreamer” – Elizaveta
One of my favorite new releases of the year (so far) comes from vocal-pop artist Elizaveta. Her debut album Beatrix Runs is poetic and enthralling. The album’s lead track, “Dreamer”, is engaging and highlights the vocal range of the classically trained vocalist. So how fitting that she would release a music video that is as...