Aperture Opening by Frankie Sunswept No matter where you are, whatever the weather, this little ditty is sure to cheer you up! If you’d have told me that Frankie’s former outfit was the beachy blues of Crushed Out, I might not have believed you. First, “Aperture Opening” shows no signs of guitar and has Frankie … Read more
Pedro The LionHavasuPolyvinyl/Big Scary Monsters [2022] Singer/songwriters have been offering proof of the truth that “what is most personal is most universal,” first posited by psychologist Carl R. Rogers in the early 60’s, since the early blues artists first complained why they “woke up this morning” with the blues. Whether it’s been James Taylor reacting … Read more
Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have announced their new album, Endless Rooms, out May 6th on Sub Pop, as well as their first North American tour since 2019. Additionally, they are sharing the album’s first taste, “The Way It Shatters,” alongside an accompanying video. The band – comprised of Fran Keaney, Joe White, Marcel Tussie … Read more
Pinegrove11:11Rough Trade Records [2022] Pinegrove is back with their sixth album, 11:11, and it quickly proves that they are one of the most consistent indie groups on the current scene. The album brings a very familiar sound to your ears from the first track as Pinegrove continues to blend emo rock, folk and alt-country that … Read more
Always going to be a great day when we post a new Guided By Voices single. This track is the latest from Crystal Nuns Cathedral that is officially out on March 4, 2022. The even better part is that “Never Mind The List” comes at you with a mind blending video by Aaron Dunkel. GBV … Read more
EelsExtreme WitchcraftE Works/PIAS [2022] Thirty years and 16 studio albums in, Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) and his band Eels is a known entity. After a couple solo works, Everett formed the band and the early alternative airplay hit, “Novocaine for the Soul,” demonstrated the mix of soft, toy piano pop, and harder, more aggressive … Read more
“Love Me More” is the latest track by Mitski from the forthcoming album ‘Laurel Hell’, which is out this February 4th 2022 on Dead Oceans. “Love Me More” follows earlier singles, “Working for the Knife,” “The Only Heartbreaker,” and “Heat Lightning,” further showing how Laurel Hell is shaping up to be an album that delivers … Read more
Jethro Tull’s 22nd studio album is discussed and rated. Look for a Ranking The Studio Albums episode on this great band soon!!! Jethro Tull WebsiteJethro Tull FacebookJethro Tull InstagramInside Out Music
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit w/ Adia Victoria: Palace Theatre; Columbus, OH; Thursday, January 27, 2022 For live music fans, one of the biggest challenges of the on-going pandemic has been the shut-down of concerts, but Jason Isbell repeatedly told the two-thirds full crowd in Columbus’ Palace Theatre Thursday night that he and his band, … Read more
CloakroomDissolution WaveRelapse Records [2022] Picture a world “in which an act of theoretical physics — the dissolution wave — wipes out all of humanity’s existing art and abstract thought. In order to keep the world spinning on its axis, songsmiths must fill the ether with their compositions. Meanwhile, the Spire and Ward of Song act … Read more
Three Merry WidowsWhich Dreamed It? (30th Anniversary Reissue)Self-Released [2021] At the risk of dating myself, Three Merry Widows was one of the St. Louis bands in that city’s burgeoning original, live music scene in the late 80’s and early 90’s that led to numerous local acts getting major label contrasts. No doubt, the rise of … Read more
Team Clermont · Crash Taylor “Idlewild” TFN today brings you the first single from the debut album from Crash Taylor. The song releases tomorrow and his new album, Retired Outlaw, (and book “Pot.Dot.Com”) are both releasing March 25th on Fanatic Records. “Idlewild” has a nice foot tapping pace to it as Taylor has a very … Read more
ReptaliensMultiverseCaptured Tracks [2022] Portland, Ore.-duo, Reptaliens have stepped away from the dreamy sounding synth drenched work on their two previous albums, to pick up bass and guitars and return to their initial 90’s alt rock influences. Due to the necessary isolation of the pandemic, songwriters and married collaborators Bambi and Cole Browning, were pulled away … Read more
Widowspeak’s sixth studio album, The Jacket, will be released March 11th via Captured Tracks. The duo (singer-songwriter Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas) share a propulsive, spirited song here about shifting perspectives in increasingly complicated situations. In the music video directed by OTIUM, Hamilton croons “learned to love the ropes when you were caught, … Read more
There are always records that everyone remembers fondly in their listening history. Kishi Bashi’s 151a is one of those records for TFN. It was an instant Headphone Approved album and on April 11, 2012 we summed it up by calling 151a “A gorgeous piece of indie pop!” The album then firmly landed at #5 on … Read more
Honey RadarPlay-Box Relay EPSelf-Released [2021] Lo-fi experts Honey Radar released this 8 song, 16 minute 12″ at the end of last year and it ranks right up there with the Philadelphia’s group best work to date. The band of course were originally focused on a follow up LP to their excellent Ruby Puff Of Dust … Read more
Exploding In Sound Records has shared Thank’s brand new single, “Dread”. EIS are releasing the single together with Box Records (UK), the third single from the band’s upcoming full length debut, Thoughtless Cruelty, out February 4th. Leave it to Thank to have us all singing “there’s never been a good band from London.” Over the … Read more
The LumineersBRIGHTSIDEDualtone/Decca Records [2022] Aside from The Lumineers break out hit, “Ho Hey,” with the novelty impact of the regular shouts of the title,” the band’s airplay singles like “Stubborn Love” and “Ophelia” have relied on catchy melodies and the warm appeal of Wayne Schultz’s voice to lift their relatively simple folk rock songs above … Read more
Onsloow’s eight-track, self-titled album was just co-released on January 21st with How is Annie Records (Norway), Slow Down Records (Norway), Motorpool Records (Japan) and Friend Club Records (US). The Trondheim, Norway’s band is a fresh, well-crafted indie rock group that creates rousing and dreamy powerpop sounds with nuances and nods to pop punk. The sweet, … Read more
Kids On A Crime SpreeFall In Love Not In LineSlumberland Records [2022] You might need to check your indie memory on Bay Area’s Kids On A Crime Spree because outside of a few singles the band released their Slumberland debut back in 2011. That is a long time to wait for another set of songs … Read more
Dropper is the brainchild of Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Andrea Scanniello, a lifelong musician and veteran of the NYC indie rock scene. Having played in local favorites like High Waisted, Stuyedeyed, TVOD and Russian Baths, Dropper shows Scanniello stepping into the spotlight as a songwriter and vocalist. She is joined by longtime collaborators Jono Bernstein (also of … Read more
Philadelphia, PA’s finest rock & roll up-and-comers, Big Nothing, have announced their sophomore full-length, Dog Hours, due out February 18th from Lame-O Records. Dog Hours finds the four-piece incorporating new dynamics and textures into their timeless songwriting to make ten songs of warm and welcoming guitar pop that’s as comforting as it is catchy. To … Read more
Josh CatererThe SPACE SessionsPravda Records [2021] While some artists have used the shutdown of normal life due to the pandemic to hibernate in their studios and record new music, former Smoking Popes songwriter and frontman Josh Caterer has now delivered his second “live” concert album, serving up some tasty covers along with choice songs from … Read more
Ryley WalkerSo Certain EPHusky Pants Records [2022] In so many different ways the pandemic continues to cripple artists that includes new rounds of tour postponements and long delays in the vinyl production queue. Singer/songwriter Ryley Walker is not immune to the issues but with his newly released four song So Certain EP he fully admits … Read more
