· By Seth Werkheiser
Anand Wilder releases new single “Molly’s Song”
SOPHOMORE SOLO LP PSYCHIC LESSONS RELEASING AUGUST 22 VIA LAST GANG / MNRK ALBUM RELEASE PARTY SET FOR NYC’S RIPPLE ROOM ON AUGUST 22 + ROUGH TRADE IN-STORE ON SEPTEMBER 4 Today, Yeasayer co-founder Anand Wilder releases new single “Molly’s Song” from his upcoming LP Psychic Lessons, out 8/22 via Last Gang / MNRK. The track uses jaunty piano, a club-ready drum machine beat and Andean-style digital pan flutes to turn a domestic tale into an otherworldly tune. The swirling official video is also out today (below), which was directed by documentary filmmaker Derek Howard and finds Wilder clad in Bowie-esque...
· By Seth Werkheiser
HO99O9 DROP NEW SONG FT. PINK SIIFU, NOVA TWINS AND YUNG SKRRT
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· By Seth Werkheiser
DEAR BOY Drop “After All (ft. Rocket)”
Sophomore Album Celebrator Out October 17th The latest offering from LA indie rockers Dear Boy is a barn burner. "After All" (featuring Alithea Tuttle of Rocket) is out August 5th, and reunites the band with producer Aron Kobayashi Ritch (Momma, Been Stellar, Snail Mail). The single also serves to announce the arrival of their sophomore album, Celebrator, set for release on October 17th via Last Gang. With its swirling vocal harmonies, louder-than-life guitars, and Ben Grey’s distinctly clever yet emotional wordplay, "After All" captures what makes Dear Boy so beloved in Southern California, while pushing the band into new sonic directions. The sound is reminiscent of...
· By Seth Werkheiser
Yeasayer Co-Founder Anand Wilder Dishes Out Psychic Lessons on Swirling and Eclectic LP
Releasing August 22 via Last Gang / MNRK Travels to an Iron Age Nightclub on “Bog People” Single + Video Out Now Today, Yeasayer co-founder Anand Wilder announces his sophomore solo album Psychic Lessons, coming out August 22 via Last Gang / MNRK. Known for shaping the experimental indie pop of the 2010s with the critically-acclaimed Brooklyn band, Wilder taps back into the psychedelic rock and electro-pop that made the group so successful for an LP that finds him continuing to expand upon his genre-bending sound. Also today, Wilder releases new single “Bog People,” which uses fuzzy guitar, distorted vocals...
· By Seth Werkheiser
L.A. Indie Rockers DEAR BOY release new single "Kelly Green"
Following the success of their 2022 debut Forever Sometimes, LA indie rockers Dear Boy return today with "Kelly Green," the first single from their forthcoming sophomore album, on Last Gang Records. With its swirling vocals and inescapable grooves, "Kelly Green" weaves together shoegaze, trip-hop and ‘90s alternative into Dear Boy’s singular sound. Jangly / fuzzed-out guitars and visceral Southern California poetry. It's the sound of a band rediscovering pure, creative joy—confident, liberated, and utterly captivating. "Kelly Green is about a deep breath," the band explains, “the one you take before your life changes. Before you tell someone how you really...
· By Seth Werkheiser
Composer & Producer Harrison Teams Up With Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw On "You hate Jazz?"
JUNO, UK MVA, and Prism Prize-nominated Toronto producer and musical polymath Harrison has teamed up with saxophonist Jaleel Shaw (best known for performing with the likes of Robert Glasper, Nate Smith, etc.) for his new, whimsical single, “You hate Jazz?”. This single is the follow-up to Harrison’s last collaboration with Shaw, “Feels Like Yesterday.” Harrison’s last album, Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees, was his second JUNO-nominated album. “I knew I wanted to just make what I thought was cool, regardless of it being cheesy,” he says of the piano-centred compositions, which he worked on in his Toronto studio....
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