TFN is excited today to premiere the return of Australian psychedelic pop outfit Sunfruits. The band’s new single and video is entitled “Made To Love,” and its 70’s classic glam rock groove is a true celebration, as it’s nearly been two years from their last single release! The immediate difference you will hear on “Made … Read more
The first thing you are going to love about today’s premiere is the driving riff. “Gimmie The Power” is the newest track from Seattle punk rockers Beverly Crusher and the song is fantastically pulsing, consistently menacing and is guaranteed to leave the title humming in your head. Three years in the making and Beverly Crusher … Read more
Steve Earle & The DukesJerry JeffNew West Records [2022] Steve Earle remembers playing the Sand Mountain Coffee House in Houston, TX, when just starting out. He says there was a mural on the club’s back wall with the painted faces of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker; he could see the mural … Read more
Vulnerable. Heartfelt. Sincere. Three words that absolutely describe today’s premiere track from Portland’s J. Nicolás. “Nothing Must Remain” highlights the fragility of life and hints about the importance of soaking up every moment because all paths lead to a similar conclusion. Nicolás’ vocal delivery is comparable to the troubadours of the ’60s folk scene while … Read more
GIFT – the Brooklyn-based psych-rock quintet – have announced their debut album, Momentary Presence, out October 14th on Dedstrange, and shares the lead single/video, “Gumball Garden.” Momentary Presence introduces bandleader TJ Freda as a sorcerous and versatile home-recording engineer, with “Gumball Garden” demonstrating his keen ability to get guitars and synths to melt all over … Read more
“This one’s for all the floaters, the riders, and the late night screechers.” – Aaron Warren How about a little early mind meld to kickstart your day? TFN has just the fix as today’s video premiere is from L.A.’s Flaccid Mojo which consists of Black Dice members Bjorn Copeland and Aaron Warren. Their new single … Read more
Tedeschi Trucks BandI Am The Moon: III. The FallFantasy / Concord Music [2022] The amazing enterprise that the Tedeschi Trucks Band undertook by dropping an EP of material from their massive master-work, I Am The Moon, for four straight months, continues with the 6-song collection, III. The Fall which builds on the musical breadth and … Read more
HooveriiiA Round Of ApplauseThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2022] Los Angeles psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) have returned quickly with their third album A Round of Applause. It is a record that expands out from the more jam-based psych on last year’s Water For The Frogs that presented 7 songs with an average of about … Read more
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson have announced an album titled I Walked With You A Ways for their new collaborative project, Plains, alongside the release of a video for the album’s lead single “Problem With It.” The record and its accompanying North American tour (all dates below), is a one-time only collaboration, which makes … Read more
“9:30″ is a song about regret; about saying the right thing at the wrong time.” – Paige Beller Paige Beller is a talented singer songwriter from Dayton, Ohio that released an excellent debut full length late last year titled I’ll Be Better via SofaBurn Records. Today’s video premiere is for the closing track on that … Read more
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Los Lobos & Gabe Dixon: Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH; Sunday, July 24, 2022 Generally speaking, journalistic practice requires one to start a concert review with the focus on the established headliner, the artist at the top of the ticket, the reason most fans paid hard-earned money to attend a specific show. … Read more
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD REVIEW HISTORYX: The Godless Void And Other Stories (2020) / Lost Songs (2012) …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD LINKSOfficial Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Bandcamp | Dine Alone Records
Jack WhiteEntering Heaven AliveThird Man Records [2022] When Jack White released the hard-hitting rock album Fear of the Dawn, back in April, he promised a second “folk” album was just months away. And for those of us who were curious what White meant exactly by the term folk – was this going to be Woody … Read more
Melbourne punk power trio CLAMM have released the third single “Something New” from their new album Care. “Something New” is out today with a video by frequent CLAMM collaborator Oscar O’Shea. Care hits the streets via Chapter Music on August 19. About the new single, CLAMM guitarist and lead vocalist Jack Summers says ““Something New” … Read more
TFN has an excellent Fire Track Premiere today from LA four-piece Reckling! “Verbalize” showcases Reckling’s somewhat 70’s classic LA rock sound that is mixed with a mid 90’s alternative twist. Bands like Magnapop and The Muffs come to mind along with some Courtney Love like angst in the vocals as lead singer Kelsey Reckling has … Read more
Caroline SpenceTrue NorthRounder Records [2022] Virginia native, Caroline Spence did what any Americana singer/songwriter would do after winning the American Songwriter Lyric Contest and additional accolades at the Kerrville Folk Festville in 2014, she moved to Nashville and began making records for the Rounder label. Her 2017 release, Spades & Roses, won her comparisons to … Read more
Virginia band Turnover announces their fifth full-length album Myself in the Way due November 4th via Run For Cover Records. Along with the album’s announcement, Turnover shares the title track “Myself in the Way” featuring vocals from Brendan Yates of Turnstile, which arrives with the digitally-altered, montage-style visuals of the band performing and exploring nature … Read more
Joseph AirportVector 23Joseph Airport Records [2022] On November 24th, 1971, during a Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Portland to Seattle, a man going by the name Dan Cooper handed one of the flight attendants a note. When she started to walk away without reading it, Cooper leaned toward her and said, “Miss, you’d better look … Read more
Drive-By Truckers w/ Lydia Loveless: Dayton Masonic Center; Dayton, OH; Saturday, July 23, 2022 As Drive-By Truckers suggest in a couple of their album titles, they are an “American Band” paying tribute to the ongoing “Southern Rock Opera” taking place all around them over the course of 26 years, and 14 studio albums. Rooted in the … Read more
Ty Segall“Hello, Hi”Drag City Records [2022] It shouldn’t really be a surprise that during the now called “isolation months of 2020,” Ty Segall recorded an album. In fact, it would have been surprising if he didn’t. It also shouldn’t surprise you that “Hello, Hi” is more of an acoustic affair as Ty has changed it … Read more
Titus Andronicus have announced the long-awaited release of their seventh studio album, The Will to Live, out via Merge Records on Friday, September 30. Produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and award-winning Canadian producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, The Will … Read more
Adrian BelewElevatorBliss Entertainment/Ingrooves Music Group [2022] Adrian Belew may have played an essential role in King Crimson’s 80’s revival, accompanying Robert Fripp into the 90’s and early 2000’s, but the celebrated guitarist was first “discovered” by Frank Zappa, and went on to play supportive roles alongside David Bowie, Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, … Read more
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee have teamed up and released a pair of covers in support of the Vote No Kansas PAC, whose mission is to prevent House Bill 2746 from passing if the “Value Them Both” amendment (HCR 5003) is passed. If passed, the amendment would allow the legislature to completely ban abortion. There is already a proposed ban (HB2746) … Read more
Telekinetic YetiPrimordialTee Pee Records [2022] Unearthed and thawed from an ice shelf in Dubuque, IA, Telekinetic Yeti LIVES! The duo composed of Alex Baumann (Guitar/Vocals) and new member Rockwel Heim (Drums) takes on their second outing, Primordial. With one album, Abominable, released in 2017, Telekinetic Yeti only had room for growth and that’s exactly what … Read more
Disq – the Wisconsin-bred rock band – announces its new album, Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet, out October 7th, lead single “Cujo Kiddies,” and North American tour (dates below). Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet reaffirms the charms of Collector, Disq’s 2020 debut album, while pushing the sound and dynamic of the band in exciting and unexpected new … Read more