Announcements and sometimes reviews, the New Music Column will follow as many music releases as I have time to publicize, especially the most exciting ones in the world of Indie/Alt. Visit here to stay up-to-date on upcoming and current releases from your favorite artists. Published at least weekly.
New Music Friday: Jay Electronica’s “Act II”
It seems repetitive to write on Jay Electronica’s new album twice in one week, but having sat with the album all week, I decided it was worth it. For a brief history on why this album’s release is such a surprise and a big deal, see the article from earlier this week. Act II: The…
New Music Friday: Shore by Fleet Foxes
Sorry for a week without writing. I was very busy on the new Sufjan album review, which can be found on my Publications page. The music industry is headed into a mellow end-of-year release season, but it seems as though they’ve given us one last golden week, with top-tier releases from Sufjan Stevens (see my…
New Music Friday: “House of the Rising Sun” by Joni Mitchell
It is possible that “House of the Rising Sun” is the most widely covered folk song ever. The Animals’ folk-rock version from the early ‘60s is the most popular recording, but seemingly every big name in folk or folk-adjacent fields has had a go at it. Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Dolly Parton, and so many…
New Music Friday: “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” by Various Artists
Bandcamp.com is a website committed to connecting musical artists to their fans with an online marketplace. In the age of streaming this might not sound like the most viable business model, and Bandcamp’s extremely modest cut of each purchase would further that point, but they seem to do fine. Over the past few months, Bandcamp…
New Music Friday: “Brothers in Arms” by Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter is among the greatest living songwriters. He has a gift for writing worlds, characters, and narratives that take on a fully novelistic scope. In addition to his aptitude for storytelling (epics, westerns, romances, etc.) Ritter can write rock ballads, country songs, and more. Holed up in his home in Brooklyn, Ritter has been…
New Music Friday: “Dionne” by The Japanese House (ft. Justin Vernon)
This week featured releases from Sufjan Stevens, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, and Weezer among others. When I listened to Sufjan Stevens’ “Video Game” I figured it would be my presumptive highlight for the week (it’s a glimmering synth pop hit) but then I listened to “Dionne” and knew that (given I’ll be writing about…
New Music Friday: “AUATC” by Bon Iver
Glass Animals is the biggest release today, but New Music Friday is about singles for the time being, and covering that album is a project I just don’t have time for at the moment. But thankfully, the music world did not fall short in its offerings on this fine Friday morning. The Avett Brothers and…
New Music Friday: “Wherever You Go” by The Avalanches (ft. Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry, CLYPSO)
I know that my choice wasn’t released this week and I also know that a lot of great music just came out (Glass Animals, The Band CAMINO, The Neighbourhood, and more) but on my week “off” I got very excited about this single from The Avalanches. Like many others, I first heard The Avalanches with…
New Music Friday: “Distant Axis” by Matt Berninger
It’s Friday, which means there is a lot of new music to cover. The realhighlight for me is The Ace’s new album Under My Influence, but thatis something I covered in depth for The Spokesman-Review with an interview,available here. So for the blog, I’ll pick something different. While there are quite a fewoptions (Yo La…
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