Mitski – “Nobody” [Video]

Mitski now has a video for “Nobody” which was directed by Christopher Good. This track is off her new album, Be The Cowboy, which will be released on August 17th via Dead Oceans.

Mitski will tour North America surrounding its release, including five newly announced August shows. You can catch all of the dates below.

Mitski Tour Dates:
Sun. Aug. 12 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre ^
Mon. Aug. 13 – Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace ^
Tue. Aug. 14 – Portland, ME @ Space Gallery ^
Wed. Aug. 15 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge ^
Thu. Aug. 16 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts ^
Wed. Sep. 19 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Gorilla *
Thu. Sep. 20 – Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s *
Sat. Sep. 22 – Dublin, IE @ Tivoli Theatre *
Mon. Sep. 24 – Leeds, UK @ Brudnell Social Club *
Thu. Sep. 25 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity Arts Centre *
Wed. Sep. 26 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire *
Fri. Sep. 28 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie *
Sat. Sep. 29 – Antwerp, BE @ TRIX *
Mon. Oct. 1 – Cologne, DE @ Gebäude 9 *
Tue. Oct. 2 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord (Tolhuistuin) *
Thu. Oct. 4 – Berlin, DE @ Musik & Frieden *
Fri. Oct. 5 – Vesterbro, DK @ Vega *
Sat. Oct. 6 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich *
Fri. Oct. 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &
Sat. Oct. 20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues &
Sun. Oct. 21 – Montreal, QC @ L’Astral &
Mon. Oct. 22 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House &
Tue. Oct. 23 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick &
Thu. Oct. 25 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre &
Fri. Oct. 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &
Tue. Oct. 30 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial &
Wed. Oct. 31 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox &
Thu. Nov. 1 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom &
Sat. Nov. 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre &
Wed. Nov. 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern &
Thu. Nov. 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom &
Sat. Nov. 10 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin &
Sun. Nov. 11 – Dallas, TX @ Trees &
Tue. Nov. 13 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East &
Wed. Nov. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade: Hell Stage &
Fri. Nov. 16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &
Fri. Nov. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Sat. Dec. 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

% = w/ Caroline Rose
^ = w/ Sidney Gish
* = w/ EERA
& = w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Hope Downs [Album Review]

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Hope Downs Sub Pop Records [2018] Who: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s Hope Downs is the debut from the Melbourne, Australia quintet. Up till now the band had been earning praise and a following from several EPs they released over the last few years. Sound: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have the classic … Read more

The Ophelias – “Lunar Rover” [Video]

Here is a new video from Cincinnati’s Ophelias. “Lunar Rover” can be found on Almost which is due to release on July 13, 2018 via Joyful Noise Recordings.

The album was produced by Yoni Wolf (WHY?) and you can catch the band on tour at the dates below.

TOUR DATES:
07/12 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Arts Bar
07/16 Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan *
07/19 Seattle, WA – Fremont Abbey *
07/20 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
07/22 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall *
07/23 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
07/27 – Cincinnati, OH – We Have Become Vikings

* = w/ The Low Anthem

MxPx – “Let’s Ride” [Video]

After crowdfunding an entire new LP project, Washington punk band MxPx have shareed their new video for “Let’s Ride” which was directed and written by Bryan Buchelt. It is the first track off the new record and takes you through the band exploring themes they felt from various times in their lives.

Deaf Wish – “The Rat Is Back” [Video]

Here is the new video for Deaf Wish’s track “The Rat Is Back.” This song is off the new album from the band’s forthcoming album, Lithium Zion which is out on Sub Pop Friday, July 27th, except for the UK on Friday, August 3rd. You can pre-order a copy of the album HERE.

Deaf Wish have scheduled US tour dates in support of Lithium Zion, beginning September 4th in Columbus at Spacebar and ending September 27th-30th in Memphis for Gonerfest. The tour will include stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, New Orleans and an appearance at Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Festival (September 6th). You can see all the dates below.

Sep. 04 – Columbus, OH – Spacebar
Sep. 05 – Asheville, NC – Mothlight
Sep. 06 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch
Sep. 07 – Baltimore, MD – Joe Squared *
Sep. 08 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
Sep. 09 – Boston, MA – Great Scott *
Sep. 11 – Pittsburgh, PA – The New Shop *
Sep. 12 – Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class *
Sep. 13 – Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx *
Sep. 14 – Chicago, IL – GMan Tavern *
Sep. 18 – Seattle, WA – Highline
Sep. 19 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Sep. 20 – Arcata, CA – Outer Space
Sep. 21- San Francisco, CA – The Knockout
Sep. 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
Sep. 23 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Sep. 25 – Austin, TX – Barracuda
Sep. 26 – New Orleans, LA – Poor Boys
Sep. 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Sep. 27-30 – Memphis, TN – Gonerfest
* w/ The Gotobeds

A Shoreline Dream present new EP – Waitout

Colorado-based pprogressive shoegaze postpunk outfit A Shoreline Dream have a new EP out July 6 via Latenight Weeknight Records. For this release, frontman Ryan Policky (vocals, guitar, keys, bass) and Erik Jeffries (guitar) have reunited with the band’s original drummer Gabriel Ratliff. The lead single “Waitout” is a reflection of the current state of world … Read more

Kamasi Washington – “Street Fighter Mas” [Video]

Kamasi Washington has returned with his sophomore album Heaven and Earth which is released tomorrow via Young Turks. This new video for “Street Fighter Mas” was directed by A.G. Rojas and features famed Street Fighter legends Gootecks, Combofiend and one of Washington’s Los Angles heroes—Kevin Gilliam a.k.a. BattleCat, a longtime collaborator of Dr. Dre, Snoop and Tupac Shakur.

No big surprise but the video was inspired by Washington’s love of the Street Fighter video game and depicts Washington’s adventure through Los Angeles en route to an epic battle to claim the title of champion against Combofiend. This track and video have true swagger!

Father John Misty – “God’s Favorite Customer” [Video]

Father John Misty has delivered the official video for “God’s Favorite Customer”, the title track from his newest album God’s Favorite Customer. Emma Elizabeth Tillman directs and Josh Tillman stars in the new video and finds Tillman wandering the dark, early morning streets of New York City.

Father John Misty’s tour dates in support of God’s Favorite Customer are currently underway with the upcoming dates listed below.

Jun. 24 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl *
Jul. 13 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
Jul. 20 – Jacksonville, OR – BrittPavilion !
Jul. 21 – Troutdale, OR – EdgefieldAmphitheatre !
Jul. 22 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
Jul. 27 – New York, NY – Panorama Music & Arts Festival
Jul. 28 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival @ Jane Pickens Theater [Official Aftershow]
Jul. 29 – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point ^
Aug. 01 – Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Museum of Art Park Theater ^
Aug. 02 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ***
Aug. 03 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ***
Aug. 04 – Toronto, ON – Historic Fort York & Garrison Commons
Aug. 10-12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
Aug. 12 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House %
Aug. 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union %
Aug. 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre **
Aug. 17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater @
Aug. 17-19 – Omaha, NE – Maha Music Festival
Aug. 22 – Mexico City, MX – El Plaza Condesa
Aug. 25 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Queremos Festival
Aug. 26 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Teatro Memorial
Aug. 29 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – La Trastienda Club
Sep. 01 – Santiago, Chile – Espacio Riesco
Sep. 09 – Vancouver, BC – SKOOKUM Festival
Sep. 16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
Sep. 18 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater $
Sep. 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater $
Sep. 21 – Indianapolis, IN – MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield Park $
Sep. 22 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre $
Sep. 25 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater $ [Sold Out]
Sep. 26 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore $
Sep. 28 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theater $
Sep. 29 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live $
Oct. 01 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre $ [Sold Out]
Oct. 02 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre $
Oct. 03 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City $
Oct. 06 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Oct. 05-07 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 09 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine $
Oct. 10 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford $
Oct. 11 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Jones Assembly %
Oct. 12-14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 26 – Gateshead, UK – Sage Gateshead ^^
Oct. 27 – Liverpool, UK – Olympia ^^
Oct. 28 – Portsmouth, UK – Portsmouth Guildhall ^^
Oct. 29 – Leicester, UK – De Montfort Hall ^^
Oct. 30 – Bath, UK – The Forum Bath ^^
Nov. 01 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma ^^
Nov. 02 – Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar ^^
Nov. 03 – Groningen, NL – TakeRoot Festival
Nov. 05 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso ^^
Nov. 06 – Darmstadt, DE – Centralstation ^^
Nov. 07 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys Neue Welt ^^
Nov. 09-10 – Weissenhäuser Strand, DE – Rolling Stone Weekender
Nov. 11 – Gothenburg, SE – Konserthuset ^^
Nov. 14 – Budapest, HU – Müpa Budapest, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall ^^
Nov. 15 – Vienna, Austria – Arena Wien ^^
Nov. 16 – Rust, DE – Rolling Stone Park
Nov. 17 – Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik ^^
Nov. 18 – Lausanne, CH – Les Docks ^^

! w/ Blitzen Trapper
* w/ Gillian Welch, Big Thief
** w/ TV on the Radio
*** w/ Bully
^ w/ Jenny Lewis
% w/ Lucy Dacus
@ w/ David Beeman
$ w/ King Tuff
% w/ BRONCHO
^^ w/ Bedouine

Amen Dunes – “Believe” [Video]

Amen Dunes (aka the project of New York-based Damon McMahon) released his new album, Freedom, this past spring via Sacred Bones. “Believe,” a song about nostalgia, mortality, the passage of time, and the feminine powers that preside over life, is presented today with a video directed by cinematographer Steven Brahms, who also directed the video for lead single “Miki Dora,” and starring NYC poet and painter Laura Leigh. Amen Dunes is currently on tour and you can see all of their dates below.

Amen Dunes Tour Dates:
Sat. June 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Thu. Aug. 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
Sat. Aug. 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Mon. Aug. 13 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Tue. Aug. 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
Wed. Aug. 15 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Fri. Aug. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Sat. Aug. 18 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Mon. Aug. 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Tue. Aug. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Thu. Aug. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Fri. Aug. 24 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Sat. Aug. 25 – Pine Plains, NY @ Huichica East Festival
Sun. Aug. 26 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Aug. 30 – Sun. Sep. 2 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Mon. Sep. 3 – London, UK @ London Underground *
Wed. Sep. 5 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla *
Thu. Sep. 6 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla *
Fri. Sep. 7 – Portmeirion, UK @ Festival No. 6
Sun. Sep. 9 – Gent, BE @ DOK Arena
Mon. Sep. 10 – Nieuw-Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso Noord
Thu. Sep. 13 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
Fri. Sep. 14 – Oslo, NO @ Ingensteds
Sat. Sep. 15 – Göteborg, SE @ Pustervik
Mon. Sep. 17 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
Tue. Sep. 18 – Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory
Wed. Sep. 19 – Vienna, AT @ WUK
Fri. Sep. 21 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
Sat. Sep. 22 – Bologna, IT @ Covo
Mon. Sep. 24 – Barcelona, ES @ LA2
Tue. Sep. 25 – Madrid, ES @ Copernico

^ w/ US Girls
* w/ Cut Worms

Beach House – “Black Car” [Video]

Make sure you check out the latest video, “Black Car,” from Beach House as the mysterious auto takes a late night drive. Director Alistair Legrand takes the dark and atmospheric track, and gives it the perfect black and white visual for the song.

“Black Car” is from their latest record 7 which is out now on Sub Pop Records. Beach House’s massive worldwide tour in support of 7 resumes July 24th in New Haven, CT at College Street Music Hall and continues on through October 20th in Dublin, IE at Vicar Street. All dates are listed below.

Jul. 24 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Jul. 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre
Jul. 27 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Jul. 28 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre [Sold Out]
Jul. 30 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
Jul. 31 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 02 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Aug. 03 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out]
Aug. 04 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out]
Aug. 05 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory at North Park [Sold Out]
Aug. 07 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 08 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 10 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium [Sold Out]
Aug. 11 – Seattle, WA – SPF30: Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Concert on Alki Beach
Aug. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
Aug. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot [Sold Out]
Aug. 15 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 17 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 18 – Chicago, Il – Chicago Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 19 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Aug. 20 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre
Aug. 22 – New York, NY – United Palace Theatre
Aug. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 24 – Boston, MA – House of Blues [Sold Out]
Aug. 25 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sep. 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseu dos Recreios
Sep. 26 – Porto, Portugal – Teatro sa da Bandeira
Sep. 27 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera
Sep. 28 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
Sep. 30 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Oct. 01 – Köln, DE – Gloria
Oct. 02 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
Oct. 04 – Lund, SE – Mejeriet
Oct. 05 – Gothenburg, SE – Trädgar’n
Oct. 07 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller Music Hall
Oct. 08 – Stockholm, SE- Münchenbryggeriet
Oct. 09 – Copenhagen, DK – Forum Black Box
Oct. 11 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel
Oct. 12 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
Oct. 13 – Brussels, BE – AB [Sold Out]
Oct. 15 – Paris, FR – Olympia
Oct. 17 – London, UK – Troxy
Oct. 18 – London, UK – Troxy [Sold Out]
Oct. 19 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall [Sold Out]
Oct. 20 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street [Sold Out]

Kevin Krauter: Toss Up [Album Review]

Kevin Krauter Toss Up Bayonet Records [2018] Who: Kevin Krauter is best known as one of several guitar players, songwriters, and vocalists in the Hoosier indie-rock band Hoops. Sound: The soft swaying indie rock of Kevin Krauter proudly shows off his 70’s easy listening influences while also sneaking in plenty of other eras. The album … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Jane Church – “Rocket To The Kremlin”

Jane Church began as the solo recording project of Queens, NY-based artist Matt Stevenson in 2017. Joined live by seasoned musicians Ali Awan (lead guitar), Turner Stough (bass), and Peter Hilton Jr. (drums,) Jane Church now are finding a band approach to things and will have several releases out soon that includes today’s Fire Track … Read more

Tomberlin – “Self-Help” [Video]

Tomberlin just recently signed to Saddle Creek and her debut, At Weddings, will be out August 10, 2018. Tomberlin has a new video for “Self-Help,” the lead single from At Weddings. At Weddings is available for pre-order now HERE.

ABOUT TOMBERLIN:
On her debut album At Weddings, Sarah Beth Tomberlin writes with the clarity and wisdom of an artist well beyond her years. Immeasurable space circulates within the album’s ten songs, which set Tomberlin’s searching voice against lush backdrops of piano and guitar. Like Julien Baker and Sufjan Stevens, she has a knack for transforming the personal into parable. Like Grouper, she has a feel for the transcendent within the ordinary.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now based in Louisville, Kentucky, Tomberlin wrote most of At Weddings while living with her family in southern Illinois during her late teens and early twenties. At 16, she finished her homeschooling curriculum and went to college at a private Christian school she describes, only half-jokingly, as a “cult.” By 17, she had dropped out of school, returned home, and begun to face a period of difficult transition in her life. The daughter of a Baptist pastor, Tomberlin found herself questioning not only her faith, but her identity, her purpose, and her place in the world.

Tomberlin cites the hymns she grew up singing in church as her greatest musical influence, and while At Weddings in many ways documents the unlearning of her childhood faith, it’s easy to hear the reverential quality of sacred music in her songs. “A lot of hymns talk about really crazy stuff – being saved from the depths and the mire, judgment. When you actually realize what you’re singing, it becomes really overwhelming,” Tomberlin says. “I grew up singing in church. I was still helping to lead worship when I started coming to terms with the realization that I didn’t know if I believed. I felt nauseous and shaky reading these words I was singing and feeling their intensity. If I did believe this, how could I sing these words without being scared out of my mind? That’s what’s influenced how I write.”

At Weddings is laden with reverence for music itself, for the power it has to heal others and help people navigate their lives. It is a record about learning to love oneself and others without reservation, from a place of deep sincerity – a lifelong challenge whose tribulations Tomberlin articulates beautifully. “My number one goal with my music is for honesty and transparency that helps other people find ways to exist,” she says. With At Weddings, this remarkable young songwriter offers up comfort and wonder in equal measure.

The Friday Fire Track: Deaf Poets – “Cigarette”

Brooklyn-via-Miami Beach based duo Deaf Poets have a new EP, Change & Bloom, out on June 15th via WaxRomantix Records. The song featured today off that EP is “Cigarette” and it shows the Deaf Poets wall of sound type rock n roll. “Cigarette” has a good mix of Jesus & Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle … Read more

Michael Rault: It’s A New Day Tonight [Album Review]

Michael Rault It’s A New Day Tonight Wick Records [2018] TFN Final Take: It’s A New Day Tonight is the follow up to Michael Rault’s garage rock debut, Living Daylight, which was released on Burger Records in 2015. The release was actually a combination of two EPs that he previous released in 2014, so It’s … Read more

Wax Chattels: Wax Chattels [Album Review]

Wax Chattels Wax Chattels Captured Tracks/Flying Nun Records [2018] TFN Final Take: A “guitarless guitar band,” almost doesn’t sound like a real thing but that is what the New Zealand noise-rock band Wax Chattels have labeled themselves. A drum kit, bass and keyboard drive the noise here while the vocals of Peter Ruddell and Amanda … Read more

Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel [Album Review]

Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel Milk!/Mom + Pop Music [2018] TFN Final Take: After Courtney Barnett’s breakout 2015 record Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit and last year’s duet record with Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice, it was really a toss-up on how Tell Me How You Really … Read more

Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino [Album Review]

Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Domino Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Arctic Monkeys have flipped the switch. Album Review: When its been five years since your last (and biggest) record to date, fans will expect even greater things from you upon your return. That is exactly the feeling most had when it was … Read more

Stonefield – “Far From Earth” [Video]

Far From Earth is the third record from Australia’s Stonefield. The four Findlay sisters have been officially releasing since 2010, but have a catalogue they have been building way before that. For over a decade, the band has continued to grow as this video for the title track will show! You can find the new album via Flightless Records HERE.

Remember Sports: Slow Buzz [Album Review]

Remember Sports Slow Buzz Father/Daughter Records [2018] Who: Remember Sports is the new name for the band SPORTS. Slow Buzz is the group’s third LP and finds Carmen Perry (vocals, guitar), Jack Washburn (guitar), and Catherine Dwyer (bass) now relocated from Gambier, OH to Philadelphia, PA, while also adding a new drummer in Connor Perry. … Read more