Today, Yeasayer co-founder Anand Wilder releases new single “Appointment in Samarra”, his first solo release since a 2023 ambient album and the followup to his 2022 solo debut I Don’t Know My Words. Opening with the sounds of a harmonium and a flute, the track uses an inevitable confrontation with death as a metaphor for music industry dynamics – “hanging on for dear life” amidst the trials and tribulations of being an artist in today’s landscape. The song also arrives with a kaleidoscopic music video directed by Jordan Fish (MGMT, Chairlift) that was featured at BrooklynVegan who called it “as...

Today, New York-based musician Maia Friedman releases her new album Goodbye Long Winter Shadow via Last Gang Records.  Goodbye Long Winter Shadow is immaculately balanced. From the first moments of the album, layers of strings, woodwinds, acoustic guitar and Friedman’s warm anchoring voice blossom as if to say “you are here.” Its lush arrangements and sage lyricism are an enveloping statement of intent. They carry the devotion to nature Friedman fostered growing up in California’s Sierra Nevada with a new mother’s exploration of time and transformation.  Order "Goodbye Long Winter Shadow" on Vinyl To begin writing Goodbye Long Winter Shadow,...

Amy Millan today shared her graceful, reflective new single “The overpass,” the third and final early preview of her forthcoming solo album I Went To Find You. “When I was 22, my first boyfriend’s mom died. It was a shock, it happened fast. The night of her funeral, a group of us went over the Bloor viaduct in Toronto and a couple of us got on the ledge and walked across what could have been a deathly end. There was no protection from falling off and below is a hundred feet directly onto the highway. It was famous for suicides...

New York City’s own Ian Isiah returns today with “BIG ONE,” a blistering club anthem and video that mark a radical new chapter for the multi-hyphenate artist. Out via Last Gang/MNRK, “BIG ONE” is a bold sonic swerve from the glossy gospel-R&B of Isiah’s past into raw, hyper-rap and experimental club territory, a nod to his roots in NYC’s underground nightlife. Stream  Ian Isiah - BIG ONE: https://ianisiah.ffm.to/bigone Known for defying categorization, Isiah swaps his multi-octave range—showcased as a touring member of Blood Orange and on stages like COLORS and NPR’s Tiny Desk—for rapid-fire flows in an ode to one...

Today, Austin-based songwriter, filmmaker, and one-man tour de force Mobley releases his highly-anticipated new album We Do Not Fear Ruins via Last Gang Records. The sci-fi concept album centers on Jacob Creedmoor, an artist and a dissident in early-80s New York who is arrested and imprisoned in suspended animation for 300 years. We Do Not Fear Ruins follows Jacob as he emerges into a future unlike anything he’s known before. The album’s expansive, wide-ranging sound mirrors his journey through time, while meticulously crafted lyrics meditate on yearning and possibility amid the wreckage of Jacob’s life.  Get "We Do Not Fear Ruins"...