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"...

New Album, Goodbye Long Winter Shadow,  Out May 9th via Last Gang Records West Coast Dates with Basia Bulat Begin April 30   New York-based musician Maia Friedman unveils a new single, “In A Dream It Could Happen,” from her upcoming record Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, out May 9th via Last Gang Records.  Goodbye Long Winter Shadow is immaculately balanced. Within the succinct two minutes of “In A Dream It Could Happen,” each note and word feels necessary. It’s a composition that evokes Nilsson Sings Newman, as Friedman’s entrancing voice is paired with minimal percussion and delicate strings.  Friedman explains,...

Today, Austin-based writer, performer, producer, filmmaker, and one-man tour de force Mobley shared his grooving new single + video “Yesterday’s Another Day” from his upcoming new album We Do Not Fear Ruins, out April 23 via Last Gang Records. The song’s earworm bassline and psychedelic arrangement set the stage for Mobley’s airy vocals, which celebrate romantic love and triumph over past struggles with the refrain “yesterday’s another day.”  The song is paired with a slick retrofuturistic video that depicts the concept album’s main character, Jacob Creedmoor, as the frontman of a band performing on a fictional early ‘80s variety show,...