Thomas Wilde

Thomas has a wide range of musical tastes as the NYC scene consistently broadens his pallet. Thomas is enjoying the opportunity to write at TFN and in his spare time is always looking for limited pressings of vinyl to add to his ever growing collection.

CHAI – “Curly Adventure” [Video]

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CHAI – the Japanese four-piece has shared a new video for “Curly Adventure,” off of PUNK, their sophomore album released on Burger Records earlier this month. “Curly Adventure” follows a string of previously released videos – the hyper-stylized “CHOOSE GO!”, “Fashionista”, and “GREAT JOB!”

The “Curly Adventure” video was designed in collaboration with Los Angeles-based artist / musician Sean Solomon. In a swirl of vibrant colors and eccentric scenes, CHAI themselves star as animated characters, designed by the band’s primary artistic director and bassist, YUUKI, and realized and animated by LA-based artist/animator Sean Solomon.

You can pick up their sophomore album at Burger Records HERE.

Wand – “Walkie Talkie” [Video]

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Wand’s upcoming fifth full-length, Laughing Matter, is out April 19th via Drag City Records. The record is said to be an evolution in the life of a band who’ve grown ecstatically since their debut.
For a sample of these new reaches in the Wand-iverse, look no further than “Walkie Talkie”, the new single and latest video from Laughing Matter! Lookin’ like it might’ve beamed in directly from sideways post-punk pastward futures, “Walkie Talkie” shines brightly with the reflective sheen of Wand’s modern flicker. Muted neon colors swallow seething imagery as Lee Landey and Evan Burrows’ emphatic rhythm section slams into Cory Hanson and Robbie Cody’s screaming guitars, whilst Sofia Arrequin’s warped Morse keyboards sew the song together at the edges.

You can pre-order the record HERE and check out the Wand’s extensive tour dates below.

WAND ON TOUR IN THE USA AND EUROPE
03/19 @ Soda Bar in San Diego, CA
04/19 @ Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA
05/02 @ The Independen in San Francisco, CAt
05/03 @ Richard’s Goat in Arcata, CA
05/06 @ Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA
05/09 @ Mississippi in Portland, OR
05/25 @ Electric Brixton in London, UK
05/27 @ Botanique @ Orangerie in Brussels, BEL
05/28 @ Hafenklang in Hamburg, DE
05/30 @ Privatclub in Berlin, DE
05/31 @ Zakk in Dusseldorf, GER
06/01 @ Vera in Groningen, NL
06/02 @ Petit Bain in Paris, FR
06/03 @ Sonic in Lyon, FR
06/04 @ ISC in Bern, SUI
06/05 @ Le Brise Glace in Annecy, FR
06/06 @ Krakatoa in Bordeaux, FR
060/7 @ Mc Daids in Le Havre, FR
06/08 @ Ekko in Utrecht, NL
06/19 @ Hi Dive in Denver, CO
06/20 @ White Schoolhouse in Lawrence, KS
06/21 @ Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN
06/22 @ University of Wisconsin – Madison in Madison, WI
06/23 @ Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL
06/25 @ Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, ON
06/26 @ Ritz in Montreal, QC
06/27 @ Press Room in Portsmouth, NH
06/28 @ Great Scott in Boston, MA
06/29 @ Columbus Theatre in Providence, RI
06/30 @ Solid Sound in North Adams, MA
07/02 @ BSP in Kingston, NY
07/03 @ Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA
07/05 @ Elsewhere Roof in Brooklyn, NY
07/06 @ Songbyrd in Washington, DC
07/07 @ Cat’s Cradle – Back Room in Carrboro, NC
07/09 @ DRKMTTR in Nashville, TN
07/10 @ Earl in Atlanta, GA
07/11 @ Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, LA
07/12 @ Satellite in Houston, TX
07/13 @ Mohawk (inside) in Austin, TX
07/15 @ Love Buzz in El Paso, TX
07/16 @ Sister in Albuquerque, NM
07/17 @ Last Exit in Phoenix, AZ

Stephen Malkmus: Groove Denied [Album Review]

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Stephen Malkmus Groove Denied Matador Records [2019] Who: Frontman for Pavement and The Jicks confidently releases another solo project. Sound: With a backbone of synth and beats, Malkmus offers up something different that walks a closer line to Beck but the album still shows flashes of Pavement as well. TFN Final Take: I will tell … Read more

Spielbergs: This Is Not The End [Album Review]

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Spielbergs This Is Not The End By The Time It Gets Dark Records [2019] Who: This Is Not The End is Oslo, Norway’s Spielbergs debut full length. Sound: Spielbergs have a throwback alt rock sound that will have Superdrag fans loving the hooks and Hum fans loving the guitars. TFN Final Take: The Spielbergs are … Read more

Swervedriver: Future Ruins [Album Review]

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Swervedriver Future Ruins Dangerbird Records [2019] Who: This is Swervedriver’s sixth album and first since 2015’s I Wasn’t Born to Lose You. Sound: Swervedriver is a name that typically (and should) come up when talking about ‘90s shoegaze. On that spectrum, Swervedriver leaned more on the rock side with their blending of guitar, vocals and … Read more

The Dandy Warhols: Why You So Crazy [Album Review]

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The Dandy Warhols Why You So Crazy Dine Alone Records [2019] Who: The release of their 10th studio album sees The Dandy Warhols also celebrating 25 years of being a band. Sound: Alternative power pop band at its core but later years have brought plenty of synth pop and art to their albums. TFN Final … Read more

Cherry Glazerr: Stuffed & Ready [Album Review]

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Cherry Glazerr Stuffed & Ready Secretly Canadian [2019] Who: Stuffed & Ready follows Cherry Glazerr’s Secretly Canadian debut Apocalipstick (2017), an album that saw a young band grow with plenty of indie cred that included earlier releases on Burger and Suicide Squeeze Records. The band has seen some lineup changes but is still driven by … Read more

The C.I.A.: The C.I.A. [Album Review]

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The C.I.A. The C.I.A. In The Red [2018] Who: The C.I.A. was the sixth Ty Segall related album of 2018 and is a collaboration with his wife, Denée Segall, and Emmett Kelly (The Cairo Gang), a longtime member of his band. Sound: Denée Segall takes the lead vocal duties here and gives a punk delivery … Read more

Sloucher: Be True [Album Review]

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Sloucher Be True Swoon Records [2018] Who: Seattle quartet Sloucher has been building a fan base in the Pacific Northwest since their 2016 debut EP Certainty and the band has shared the stage with such acts as Portugal. The Man, Guided By Voices, and Angel Olsen. Sound: Sloucher play an upbeat and harmonized indie rock … Read more

Cherry Glazerr – “Daddi” [Video]

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Cherry Glazerr, the Los Angeles based trio led by 21-year-old frontwoman Clementine Creevy, have announced their fourth album Stuffed & Ready, due February 1st via Secretly Canadian. You may remember their Secretly Canadian debut, Apocalipstick, which was well received here at TFN in January of 2017.

Alongside the new LP announcement, here is the lead single “Daddi”, with an animated video that seeks to visualize the song’s searing attack against traditional gender roles. The video was directed by artist Danny Cole, the creative director for Portugal. The Man, who the band supported on US dates this year.

Cherry Glazerr have also announced North American and European tour dates in support of Stuffed & Ready. You can see all the dates below.

Cherry Glazerr Tour Dates
Wed. Feb. 13th – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
Thu. Feb. 14th – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Fri. Feb. 15th – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Sat. Feb. 16th – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Tue. Feb. 19th – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Wed. Feb. 20th – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Thu. Feb. 21st – Detroit, MI – El Club
Fri. Feb 22nd – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
Sat. Feb. 23rd – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Sun. Feb. 24th – Columbus, OH – Melted Music Festival
Tue. Feb. 26th – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
Wed. Feb. 27th – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Fri. Mar. 1st – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
Sat. Mar. 2nd – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Mon. Mar. 4th – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
Wed. Mar. 6th – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Thu. Mar. 7th – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
Fri. Mar. 8th – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Sun. Mar. 10th – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Mon. Mar. 11th – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Fri. Mar. 29th – Dublin, IE – Whelan
Mon. Apr. 1st – Glasgow, U.K. – Stereo
Tue. Apr. 2nd – Manchester, U.K. – Gorilla
Wed. Apr. 3rd – London, U.K. – Brixton Electric
Thu. Apr. 4th – Bristol, U.K. – Thekla
Sat. Apr. 6th – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
Mon. Apr. 8th – Luxembourg City, LU – Rotondes,
Tue. Apr. 9th – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Wed. Apr. 10th – Hamburg, DE – Molotow
Thu. Apr. 11th – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Fri. Apr. 12th – Stockholm, Sweden – Melodybox
Sat. Apr. 13th – Gothenburg, SE – Oceanen
Mon. Apr. 15th – Berlin, DE – Musik & Frieden
Tue. Apr. 16th – Cologne, DE – Blue Shell
Thu. Apr. 18th – Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet

The Friday Fire Track: Burning House – “Mirror Song”

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Shoegaze is a true under the radar genre but this Southampton band Burning House is helping put it back on the map quickly with their screeching feedback and fuzz drenched vocals. The band knows how to bring multiple indie layers together as you will hear on this song today how the guitar rhythms interlock with … Read more

Cloud Nothings: Last Building Burning [Album Review]

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Cloud Nothings Last Building Burning Carpark Records [2018] Who: Cleveland four-piece Cloud Nothings has returned with their fifth LP. Sound: Cloud Nothings has always offered a solid indie rock edge and Last Building Burning brings their earlier angst back to the forefront. It has a spirit of Drive Like Jehu, Pissed Jeans, Jesus Lizard, and … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Deerhunter – “Death In Midsummer”

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Deerhunter returns with an album out of time. It is concerned with the disappearance of culture, of humanity, of nature, of logic and emotion.

Deerhunter’s eighth LP, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, is out January 19 via 4AD. Like with previous Deerhunter albums- this new one comes with high expectations and from this first single and today’s Friday Fire Track, “Death in Midsummer,” the record could already be considered for a best of in 2019.

From the opening harpsichord and piano figures of “Death in Midsummer”, it is impossible to tell where the record came from. It is already a timeless composition that demands repeat listens. The sound is vintage but the progression in the song is tomorrow.

Deerhunter is already out on tour in a few days so check the list below and enjoy your Friday!

Deerhunter Website
Deerhunter Facebook
4AD

Deerhunter / Tour Dates

SUN 11/04 SAO PAOLO, Balaclava Festival
THU 11/08 SANTIAGO, Blondie
SAT 11/10 SANTIAGO, Fauna Primavera
SUN 11/11 BUENOS AIRES, Personal Fest
TUE 11/13 QUITO, La Ideal
WED 11/14 LIMA, Sala Raimondi
THU 1/17 LOS ANGELES, CA Lodge Room (with Confusing Mix of Nations)
MON 1/21 OSAKA, Bigcat (with Gang Gang Dance)
TUE 1/22 NAGOYA, Electric Ladyland
WED 1/23 TOKYO, O-East
FRI 2/15 NASHVILLE, TN Cannery Ballroom (with Faye Webster)
MON 2/18 CLEVELAND, OH Mahall’s 20 Lanes (with Mary Lattimore)
TUE 2/19 DETROIT, MI El Club (with Mary Lattimore)
THU 2/21 TORONTO, ON Danforth Music Hall (with Mary Lattimore)
FRI 2/22 MONTREAL, QC Le National (with Mary Lattimore)
SAT 2/23 NEW HAVEN, CT College Street Music Hall (with Mary Lattimore)
SUN 2/24 BOSTON, MA Royale (with Mary Lattimore)
WED 2/27 BROOKLYN, NY Brooklyn Steel (with Mary Lattimore, L’Rain)
FRI 3/01 PHILADELPHIA, PA Union Transfer (with L’Rain)
SAT 3/02 WASHINGTON DC 9:30 Club (with L’Rain)
SUN 3/03 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
TUE 3/05 PITTSBURGH, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre (with L’Rain)
WED 3/06 LOUISVILLE, KY Headliner’s Music Hall (with L’Rain)
FRI 3/08 SAVANNAH, GA Savannah Stopover Music Festival

The Ar-Kaics – “No Vacancy” [Video]

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The Ar-Kaics take their cues from the first wave of ‘60s punk—American teenagers taking cues from the British Invasion, in turn taking cues from pilfers of the hinterland originators—with the added vantage of several subsequent decades worth of wayward balladeers, no names and psychedelic rock hangovers.

The Ar-Kaics have been delivering their off-brand, spot-on garage rock originals out of Richmond, VA, via a flood of small press singles and a self-titled debut album—all of which have since become highly desirable in the collectors market—and several successful DIY tours across the lower 48, with shows in Canada and Europe to boot.

Their new record In This Time was out last Friday on Wick Records. You can find a copy HERE.

The Friday Fire Track: Ty Segall – “Class War”

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Ty Segall is releasing a covers album titled Fudge Sandwich next week on October 26th via In The Red. Today’s Friday Fire Track is from that collection and features Ty’s take on the Dils 1977 punk song “Class War.” What is unique about this cover is that Segall strips it down into a hum along … Read more

The Safes – “Universal Heartbeat” [Video]

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Chicago band The Safes have released a tribute to Juliana Hatfield today via American Laundromat Records. The record was engineered by the renowned Steve Albini at Electrical Audio. To turn this up to 11, The Safes asked their friends Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko of Chicago’s one-and-only legendary power pop trio Material Issue to be the rhythm section for this recording.

The 7 inch features their cover of “Universal Heartbeat” and “I See You.” Purchase the 7 inch HERE and see below for full fall tour dates.

US Tour Dates:
Sat 10/13 – Des Moines, IA – Leftys
Fri 10/19 – Champaign, IL – Loose Cobra
Sat 10/20 – St Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
Fri 11/2 – Madison, WI – Mickeys
Sat 11/3 – Minneapolis, MN – Eagles Club
Fri 11/9 – Milwaukee, WI – Quarters Rock N Roll Palace
Sat 11/10 – Green Bay, WI – Lyric Room
Fri 11/16 – Lafayette, IN – Digbys
Sat 11/17 – Grand Rapids, MI – Tip Top Deluxe
Wed 11/21 – Chicago, IL – Schubas

Max Pain And The Groovies – “Checkin’ Out Late” [Video]

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Max Pain and the Groovies have released their new EP, Sounds From The Hole, via Greenway Records. Their first release since relocating from Salt Lake City to Brooklyn, it was heavily influenced by the thousands of miles they’ve spent on the road touring.

Check out the video for lead single “Checkin’ Out Late,” a song about staying sane on tour. The video speaks to the many things that can go wrong: “whether it’s getting broken into, breaking down or getting played,” they share, “the only thing you can do is just keep on keepin’ on.”

You can find a hand-poured 7″ of the track right HERE via Greenway Records.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: 5 Reissues (ATO Color Vinyl | 2000 Copies)

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King Gizzard fans have been waiting for this day as their first five titles are being reissued which include reimagined artwork, packaging, liner notes and fresh vinyl colors. ATO has set variants that are limited to 2000 copies each and Flightless Records has limited variants which are 5000 copies each. You can find the ATO … Read more

Amyl And The Sniffers – “Cup Of Destiny” [Video]

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Here is the latest and greatest from Flightless & ATO Records. Melbourne punks Amyl and the Sniffers have just released a limited edition 7” vinyl and “Cup of Destiny” is the b-side. The young band opened for King Gizzard on their 2018 summer tour. Singer Amy Taylor’s stage presence are all you need to see and hear to enjoy this group.

The band will release their debut album in early 2019 on ATO/Flightless Records (North America) / Flightless Records (Australia & New Zealand) / Rough Trade (ROW). The band is currently in the midst of a worldwide tour and will hit North America in October for a series of dates in major cities including NYC, LA, Chicago and more (all tour dates below).

Amyl and the Sniffers tour:
9/27 – London, UK @ International Festival Forum
9/29 – Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
9/30 – Nashville, TN @ Springwater
10/02 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/03 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/04 – Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
10/05 – Toronto, Canada @ Hard Luck Bar
10/06 – Montreal, Canada @ La Sala Rosa
10/08 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Beautiful World Syndicate
10/13 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
11/07 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
11/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrlowland
11/10 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
11/12 – Belfast, IE @ The Limelight
11/15 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
11/16 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
11/17 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
11/19 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
11/20 – Briston, UK @ O2 Academy
11/22 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
11/23 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
11/24 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace