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| NEW WV ARTIST DAWN LANDES • BLUEBIRD out in 2014 |
| Dawn Landes' new record Bluebird was produced in collaboration with good friend Thomas Bartlett, and features contributions from Tony Scherr, Rob Moose, and Norah Jones. Press coverage of Bluebird will understandably present this album as Dawn's answer to her ex's "divorce record". However, like any great songwriter, she abstracts her personal narratives enough to leave them open to interpretation and a larger meaning. Bartlett's spartan production keeps the vibe intimate, making it easy to connect with these naked and honest songs which manage to rise above the context in which they were written. |
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| ABRAM SHOOK'S SOLO DEBUT SUN MARQUEE |
| Abram Shook's solo debut, Sun Marquee breathes with the lungs of a man that finally found a new place to call home, while also reflecting upon the circuitous path that led him here. Propelled by Shook's impeccable bass groove, and inspired by artists like Shuggie Otis, Serge Gainsbourge, and Chico Buarque, Sun Marquee distills lessons learned and questions unanswered into an accessible collection of pop songs. You can check out the track "Coastal" via Indie Shuffle here. According to the site, "It has a smooth, laid-back tropical vibe that finds roots in modern indie rock and americana — perfect for a poolside listen." |
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| Stereogum premieres ÚLFUR'S "Heaven in a wildflower" video |
| In Máni Sigfússon's video for "Heaven In A Wildflower" by Icelandic artist Úlfur, he creates a world in which a "woolfpack" (comprised of multiple iterations of Úlfur whose name means "wolf" in Icelandic) performs a mysterious cult ritual. The video was shot at Rauðhólar, a cluster of rootless volcanic cones that only exist in Iceland and on Mars.
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| new grooms video "Infinity caller" on noisey |
| Cora Foxx's video for the title track from Grooms' album Infinity Caller is a collaborative effort by multiple animators and illustrators. You can watch the video, which premiered on Vice's Noisey above, and check out Cora's tumblr dedicated to the contributions of the animators and illustrators that were kind enough to participate in this project here. |
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| DOME BRANCHES: THE MVP DEMOS |
| Five years after the release of Nat Baldwin's Most Valuable Player we're proud to be releasing the original album demos recorded in 2005 and 2006. More recently Nat has been working on a new album to be released in 2014. You can hear some of the new material live this September when Nat tours in the US and Canada. Date and venue info is available here. |
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| Lava Diviner (Truestory) By Botany |
| Lava Diviner (Truestory) follows Texas native Spencer Stephenson aka Botany on an intensely personal journey, easily moving past stale tropes of beat-based music, while bringing to life a fully-realized, album-length outpouring of profound human emotion. Check out the first single "Anchor" which premiered on FADER below. |
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| Diane Coffee's Debut • My Friend Fish |
| We'll never know the whole truth about what happened when (Foxyen drummer and former Disney child actor) Shaun Fleming moved from the West Coast suburbs to New York, but whatever it was fractured his psyche, opened it up, and gave birth to Diane Coffee. Diane's debut LP My Friend Fish will be available in October. |
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| Aisha Burns On NPR's World Cafe, BUST, and american songwriter |
| We're proud to announce the release of Life in the Midwater by Balmorhea's Aisha Burns. According to BUST her music is "Haunting in the vein of Glasser’s Cameron Mesirow but with the Americana roots of Gillian Welch...". You can check out the World Cafe feature here, and read about the song "Requiem" on American Songwriter here. |
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| Infinity Caller By Grooms on SPIN, Stereogum, and NOISEY |
You can check out the first single from the latest Grooms album Infinity Caller on SPIN here and the first video, also for "I Think We're Alone Now" is available on Stereogum here. You can also stream the full album on Vice's Noisey here.
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| Ghosts Go Blind on SPIN, Pitchfork, & Soundcheck |
According to SPIN Ola Podrida's Ghosts Go Blind is "...an electric, often heartbreaking indie-rock record..." You can read more and listen to the track "Staying In" here, check out the track "Speed of Light" on WNYC's Soundcheck here, or read the Pitchfork review here.
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| FADER and SPIN Feature New Music by Luxury Liners |
Carter Tanton wrote the material for They're Flowers, his debut under the Luxury Liners moniker, while touring as a member of Lower Dens. You can check out "Valley High" on FADER here, or opening track "Caribbean Sunset (Luxury Liners Rework)" on SPIN here.
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| Úlfur's White Mountain on Pitchfork and SPIN |
| New WV artist Úlfur is a member of Jónsi's touring band and the Icelandic band Swords of Chaos. You can check out "So Very Strange" featuring haunting vocals by Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig on Pitchfork here, or stream the full album on SPIN here. |
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| New Balmorhea Video For "Pyrakantha" |
| Shot at twilight over the course of 42 days from November 2012 - February 2013.
Colin Kennedy's video for "Pyrakantha" follows professional skateboarder Danny Garcia as he navigates Los Angeles in the final moments of daylight. You can check it out above or here. |
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| NPR Premieres Video for Lushlife's "Magnolia" by LAMAR+NIK |
| "Every word to "Magnolia" (188) was handmade using cardboard (discarded from grocery stores), hot glue guns, and paint pens. Random people at over 65+ locations...were used as rappers throughout the video. The video...wound up costing a little under $80." – LAMAR+NIK |
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