Twin Peaks – “Butterfly” [Video]

Twin Peaks released their new record, Down In Heaven, today along with a new video for the song “Butterfly.” The video was clearly inspired in part by the acid trip scene in Easy Rider, and directed by Ezra Ewen.

Following a Chicago kick-off tonight, the band is hitting the road, with both headline dates and gigs supporting Cage The Elephant on a leg of arena shows. Check out the dates below.

TWIN PEAKS TOUR DATES:
Fri. May 13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ White Reaper, The Funs – SOLD OUT
Mon. May 16 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ White Reaper, Jimmy Whispers
Tue. May 17 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola w/ White Reaper, Jimmy Whispers
Wed. May 18 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Thu. May 19 – Washington, DC @ Rock ‘N Roll Hotel w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Fri. May 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Sat. May 21 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Tue. May 24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Wed. May 25 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Thu. May 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Fri. June 3 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 4 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 5 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live! w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Mon. June 6 – Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise Recording w/ Ne-Hi, Hoops
Tue. June 7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird w/ Ne-Hi, Hoops
Thu. June 9 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
Fri. June 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Theater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 11 – Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 12 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium w/ Ne-Hi
Tue. June 14 – Calgary, AB @ Big Four Building w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Wed. June 15 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Fri. June 17 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Amphitheater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 18 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 19 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Tue. June 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Ne-Hi, Golden Daze
Fri. June 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Ne-Hi, Golden Daze
Sat. June 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 26 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Mon. June 27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad w/ Ne-Hi
Tue. June 28 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge w/ Ne-Hi
Wed. June 29 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room w/ Ne-HI
Fri. July 15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sat. July 23 – Sun. July 24 Detroit, MI @ Mo Pop Festival
Fri. Sep 9 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival

Band Of Skulls – “So Good” [Video]

The video for “So Good,” is the latest track to be revealed off Band of Skulls’ upcoming new album By Default. The song sees bassist and vocalist Emma Richardson take lead vocal and finds the band in new territory.

By Default will be released May 27 on BMG, which is the band’s debut with the label. Produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighters, Patti Smith) and recorded at Rockfield Studios, By Default finds the English trio—Richardson, Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals) and Matt Hayward (drums). The album is a follow up to their 2014 release, Himalayan.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “People-Vultures” [Video]

The Australian psych septet King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have an exciting and crazy new video for “People-Vultures.” The track is off the Headphone Approved record Nonagon Infinity and is just another fine example of the rocket ride this record takes. Make sure you catch this band on tour if you can. Their current dates are listed below.

North America May Tour:
05/07 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi *
05/08 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
05/09 Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum *
05/10 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
05/11 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
05/12 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
05/13 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
05/14 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
05/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
05/16 New York, NY @ Webster Hall #
05/18 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar *
05/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *
05/22 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door *
05/24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley *
05/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent *
05/26 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
05/27 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
05/28 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
05/30 George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival at The Gorge Amphitheater
* w/ The Murlocs
# w/ Mac DeMarco

Radiohead – “Burn The Witch” [Video]

Ever since all Radiohead social media went dark, along with “Burn The Witch” flyers being passed out, speculation on new music from the band has been flying around. Well the wait is over!

“Burn The Witch” is the new track and video. It will be available on all digital services tomorrow May 4th. It is a nice taste of what is to come as we now wait on the full album release news!

Beth Orton – “1973” [Video]

Beth Orton has went back to her roots on her new album, Kidsticks, as it was inspired both by the wide-open nature of Los Angeles and the spirit of Beth’s earliest recordings (electronic work with producers like William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall and Kieran Hebden as well as groove-based music with Red Snapper).

Kidsticks was co-produced by Beth and Andrew Hung from F*ck Buttons. It was recorded with various musician friends of Beth’s in California (including George Lewis Jr. from Twin Shadow on electric guitars, Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor on backing vocals and bass guitar and Dustin O’Halloran from A Winged Victory for the Sullen who provided piano and string arrangements). Vocals were recorded by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age/Mark Lanagan Band) and mixed by David Wrench (Caribou/Hot Chip).

Tacocat – “Talk” [Video]

Tacocat’s overseas tour in support of their new Lost Time album began with a set at the Sounds From the Other City Festival. The group has a catchy new music video for single “Talk.” A full list of tour dates are below.

Tour dates:
05.02.16 – Nottingham, UK – JT Soar
05.03.16 – Edinburgh, UK – Electric Circus
05.04.16 – Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
05.05.16 – Cardiff, UK – The Moon Club
05.06.16 – Brighton, UK – Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar – FREE
05.07.16 – London, UK – The Lexington
05.09.16 – Paris, FR – Le Mecanique Ondulature
05.10.16 – Lyon, FR – Le Periscope
05.11.16 – Luzern, CH – Schüür
05.12.16 – Geneva, CH – Kalvingrad L’Usine
05.13.16 – Schorndorf, DE – Manufaktur
05.14.16 – Tilburg, NE – Extase
05.15.16 – Hamburg, DE – Aalhaus
05.18.16 – Stockholm, SE – Lilla Hotelbarren – FREE
05.19.16 – Oslo, NO – Internasjonalen
05.20.16 – Lund, SE – Mejereit
05.21.16 – Copenhagen, DK – Huset
05.22.16 – Berlin, DE – Westgermany
05.23.16 – Gent, BE – Cafe Video
05.27.16 – 05.30.16 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
07.15.16 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
07.16.16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
07.19.16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
07.20.16 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
07.21.16 – Tucscon, AZ – Club Congress
07.22.16 – Phoneix, AZ – Valley Bar
07.23.16 – Sante Fe, NM – Meow Wolf

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – “Marmalade March” [Video]

Australia’s excellent psych music scene just keeps growing with Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. The band have just dropped their debut album High Visceral {Part 1}.

The name alone should have you looking this group up but after checking out the video you will hear why they should be added to the list!

ALBUM TOUR LIVE DATES
Sat March 19 – High Visceral {Pt 1} Album Launch, The Bird, Perth
Fri April 1 – Endless Boogie (USA), Four5Nine Bar, Perth
Fri April 8 – Goons of Doom WA Tour, Soggybones, Perth
Sat April 9 – Goons of Doom WA Tour, Margaret River Footy Club, Margaret River
Sun April 10 – Goons of Doom WA Tour, Clancy’s Fish Pub, Dunsborough
Fri May 13 – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Album Tour, The Hotel Metro, Adelaide
Sat May 14 – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Album Tour, 303, Melbourne
Wed May 18 – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Album Tour, Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney
Thur May 19 – No Refunds, Bald Faced Stag, Sydney
Fri May 20 – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Tour, Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast
Sat May 21 – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Album Tour, Rics Bar, Brisbane

Whitney – “Golden Days” [Video]

We just featured a review of the solo debut from former Smith Westerns frontman Cullen Omori a few days ago. Now you can catch up with Max Kakacek and Julian Ehrlich – both formerly of Smith Westerns – and their new band Whitney.

“Golden Days” is their swaying new catchy single and video from the forthcoming Secretly Canadian debut Light Upon The Lake that is due out June 3rd. If you were a fan of the Smith Westerns, I think both projects will fill your void!

Sturgill Simpson – “In Bloom” [Video]

“In Bloom” is the second song released from Sturgill Simpson’s anticipated new album, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, which will be released April 15 on Atlantic Records. Produced by Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth was written—beginning to end—as a letter to his first child, who arrived during the summer of 2014, and features eight original songs as well as “In Bloom.”

PJ Harvey – “The Community Of Hope” [Video]

“The Community of Hope” video was directed by award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker Seamus Murphy, drawing on footage filmed during trips to Washington, D.C. undertaken by Harvey and Murphy. This is the second single taken from PJ Harvey’s forthcoming album The Hope Six Demolition Project, out April 15th on Vagrant Records.

PJ Harvey and her 10-piece band will perform a number of festival dates across Europe this summer, including London’s Field Day on Sunday 12th June, and a return to Glastonbury on Sunday 26th June, twelve years after her last appearance at Worthy Farm.

06/04/16 – Barcelona, Spain‬‬‬‬ – Primavera Sound
06/05/16 – Paris, France‬ – We Love Green Festival
06/07/16 – Athens, Greece – Release Athens
06/08/16 – Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu Performing Arts Centre
06/10/16 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound
06/12/16 – London, UK‬ – Field Day
06/17/16 – Helsinki, Finland‬ – Sideways Festival
06/18/16 – Moscow, Russia‬ – Ahmad Tea Music Festival
06/20/16 – Berlin, Germany‬ – Zitadelle Spandau
06/22/16 – Zagreb, Croatia‬ – INMusic
06/24/16 – Beuningen, Netherlands‬ – Down The Rabbit Hole
06/26/16 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury
06/27/16 – Cornwall, UK – Eden Sessions
06/29/16 – Gdynia, Poland‬ – Open’er Festival
06/30/16 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/02/16 – Werchter, Belgium‬ – Rock Werchter
07/03/16 – Herouville St Clair, France‬ – Beauregard Festival
07/07/16 – Trenčín, Slovakia‬ – Pohoda Festival
07/08/16 – Vienna, Austria‬ – Harvest of Art Festival
08/11/16 – Oslo, Norway‬ – OYA
08/12/16 – Gothenburg, Sweden‬ – Way Out West
11/06/16 – Reykjavik, Iceland – Iceland Airwaves

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Gamma Knife” [Video]

“Nonagon infinity opens the door,” sings Stu Mackenzie, frontman of Australian psych-rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. It turns out, though, that once the door’s open, it never closes. That’s because the Melbourne septet has ingeniously crafted what may be the world’s first infinitely looping LP.

Each of the nine tracks on Nonagon Infinity seamlessly flows into the next, with the final song linking straight back into the top of the opener. One watch of the video will even make you dizzy as King Gizzard turn you around and around!

New album drops April 29th and currently there are at least four vinyl variants depending on the continent. You can pre-order HERE.

Bleached – “Wednesday Night Melody” [Video]

Here is the newest Bleached video for their single, “Wednesday Night Melody,” from their forthcoming album, Welcome The Worms, out April 1st on Dead Oceans. The video depicts Bleached band members, Jessie Clavin and Micayla Grace, coming home to find their lead singer, Jennifer Clavin, dead. But the band has an important gig that night at renowned L.A. rock club, The Smell, and the show must go on!

Nada Surf: “Rushing” [Video]

Nada Surf has released a new video for the song “Rushing,” off of their just released album You Know Who You Are. The video was shot in Paris and was written and directed by Emilie and Sarah Barbault and produced by Fastpod. It stars Nada Surf singer/songwriter/guitarist Matthew Caws along with Angelica Sarre and Vincent Paquot.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

MAY
12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
13 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
14 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
17 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
18 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
19 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
20 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
21 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram
22 – San Diego, CA – Irenic
24 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
25 – Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
27 – Austin, TX – Parish
28 – Dallas, TX – Granada
29 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

JUNE
1 – Washington, DC – 930 Club
2 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
3 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
4 – Boston, MA – Paradise

Parquet Courts – “Berlin Got Blurry” [Video]

Parquet Courts have shared the video for their brand new single, “Berlin Got Blurry,” which comes from their forthcoming Rough Trade LP, Human Performance. “Berlin Got Blurry” may be one of the band’s most accessible songs yet, a jangly affair with a guitar lick that will kick your ass.

The video was shot on 16mm by the talented Claes Nordwall, and you can catch the band on tour at the dates below. Human Performance is out April 8th.

PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES:
Sat. Mar. 12 – Marfa, TX @ Marfa Myths w/ No Age, Emitt Rhodes, Quilt, Sheer Mag
Thu. Apr. 14 – Providence, RI @ The Met w/ Soda
Fri. Apr.15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club w/ Soda
Sat. Apr. 16 – Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston w/ Soda
Sun. Apr. 17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit w/ Soda
Mon. Apr. 18 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups w/ Soda
Wed. Apr. 20 – Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ Soda
Thu. Apr. 21 – Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar w/ Soda
Fri. Apr. 22 – Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Theater w/ Soda
Thu. Apr. 28 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sat. Apr. 30 – Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival
Mon. May 2 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
Wed. May 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ B Boys
Thu. May 12 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club w/ B Boys
Fri. May 13 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle w/ B Boys
Sun. May 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
Mon. May 16 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge w/ B Boys
Tue. May 17 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight w/ B Boys
Wed. May 18 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater w/ B Boys
Fri. May 20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall w/ B Boys
Sat. June 4 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival
Sun. June 5 – Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song Festival
Tue. June 7 – Bilbao, ES @ Kafe Antzokia
Thu. June 9 – Porto, PT @ Primavera Sound Porto
Sun. June 12 – London, UK @ Field Day
Tue. June 14 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity
Wed. June 15 – Liverpool, UK @ New Kazimier
Thu. June 16 – Edinburgh, UK @ La Belle Angele
Fri. June 17 – Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre
Fri. June 18 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Tue. June 21 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix Club
Thu. June 23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
Mon. June 27 – Paris, FR @ Gaite Lyrique

White Lung – “Hungry” [Video]

White Lung are are back and have shared an excellent new video for first single “Hungry”, which was written by Mish Barber-Way and Justin Gradin, directed by Gradin. “Hungry” stars Amber Tamblyn (Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, The Ring), members from Deafheaven and also Deap Vally.

Their new record, Paradise, is out May 6th via Domino and this time around White Lung have teamed up with producer Lars Stalfors who is well known for his work with HEALTH, Alice Glass, Cold War Kids. At 28 minutes it should be another speaker raising record!

Jon Patrick Walker – “Hideous Monster” [Video]

Jon Patrick Walker has a professional resume that most people can only dream about with credits that include film, television and on- and off-Broadway shows. That only gives you some idea that he has talent and should give you cofidence that his singer/songwriter qualities can meet the expectations.

The video for his single, “Hideous Monster” will put your ears at ease with its folk/rock blend that is both smooth like Ron Sexsmith while having the edge of Ryan Adams. It won’t surprise you that Walker’s influences include the Beatles, Paul Simon, The Who and Harry Nilsson.

“Hideous Monster” is from his forthcoming self-released sophomore record, People Going Somewhere, and is due out March 11. The lyric video gives you all the insight you need into the track as I really dig the emphasis on the lines “Don’t speak – if you’ve got nothing to say / Don’t creep / No don’t be creeping my way / Don’t love / Or don’t love me like that / YOU’RE USING MEEEE.” If you like this track, I think you will enjoy the full length so make sure to look Walker up.

Museyroom – “Ballad” [Video]

Here is a new video from psych pop trio Museyroom. It is for the single “Ballad” taken from the band’s new full length debut, Pearly Whites (due out March 25th via Grind Select).

The video is a fun psychedelic world of animation so enjoy. The band also has several tour dates coming up that are listed below.

TOUR DATES:

03/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Gateway *
03/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s *
03/11 – Baltimore, MD @ The Crown *
03/13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Sewing Room *
03/16 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
03/19 – Nashville, TN @ Glass Menagerie
04/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades (LP RELEASE SHOW)

Black Mountain – “Mothers Of The Sun” [Video]

Black Mountain has returned with the thunderous “Mothers of the Sun,” video. The debut single off their forthcoming album, IV (out 4/1 on Jagjaguwar) comes to us in this wild video, one replete with a four-armed Stephen McBean, a ceremonial dagger, prisoners bound in chains, and too many expressions of insanity to list here.

Also don’t bail too early as this track is a slow burner and at about the 3:29 moment you will know what I mean. Check out Black Mountain’s upcoming tour dates below.

BLACK MOUNTAIN TOUR DATES:
3/19/16 – Azores, PT @ Tremor Festival
3/26/16 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club
3/28/16 – Lisbon, PT @ Musicbox
3/31/16 – Madrid, SP @ Sala Arena
4/1/16 – Barcelona, SP @ Bikini
4/2/16 – Bilbao, SP @ Kafe Antzoki
4/4/16 – Turin, IT @ Spazio 211
4/5/16 – Bologna, IT @ Lokomotiv
4/6/16 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
4/7/16 – Geneva, CH @ PTR Usine
4/8/16 – Paris, FR @ La Fleche D’Or
4/9/16 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
4/10/16 – Leeds @ Brudenell Social CLub
4/12/16 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
4/13/16 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
4/14/16 – Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
4/15/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Oud Zaal
4/16/16 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
4/21/16 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
4/22/16 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
4/23/16 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
4/25/16 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
4/26/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
4/27/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
4/28/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
4/29/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
4/29/16 – 5/01/16 – Austin, TX @ Levitation
5/03/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
5/04/16 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
5/5/16 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
5/6/16 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
5/7/16 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
5/10/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
5/11/16 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
5/12/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
5/13/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/14/16 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
5/15/16 – Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
5/17/16 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
5/18/16 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
5/19/16 – Calgary, AB @ Marquee Beer Market + Stage
5/21/16 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom

Holy Wave – “California Took My Bobby Away” [Video]

Holy Wave have a new video for the first single “California Took My Bobby Away” from their upcoming LP, Freaks of Nurture. Freaks of Nurture will be out March 11 on Reverberation Appreciation Society.

Freaks Of Nurture is the bands third LP. It was recorded at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX by Erik Wofford (Explosions In The Sky, The Black Angels, My Morning Jacket). The album is now up for pre-order HERE which gives you 160g clear cream vinyl + insert, and is limited to 500 copies.

Pete Astor – “Very Good Lock” [Video]

Pete Astor is previously of The Loft and The Weather Prophet which were on Creation Records back in the 80’s. Since then, he has released several solo records and some more experimental material, while also teaching at University of Westminsteras.

His new record, Spilt Milk, is out today and reviewed HERE. This video just captures his presence perfectly and highlights why you should check out his new album via Slumberland Records.

Hey Lover – “Nancy” [Video]

Portland garage pop mainstays, Hey Lover have announced the upcoming release of their third album, Sinking Ships. Justin and Terah Beth (husband and wife) formed Hey Lover nearly a decade ago, playing their first show on their wedding night.

Their new single, “Nancy,” comes accompanied with this catchy animated music video by Cain Hendricks which takes viewers on a strange and captivating journey that leaves them wanting more. The LP, Sinking Ships, will be released in May, after which the band will play a week-long west-coast tour and a two-week run in Spain + Portugal. Dates to be announced in the coming months.

R. Ring – “Loud Underneath” [Video]

R. Ring is a group that we have been quietly following since 2012 that is comprised of The Breeders’ Kelley Deal (Dayton, OH) and Ampline’s Mike Montgomery (Dayton, KY). From their first 7″ release to some of their most recent singles they have lived up to the under current of hype for what we have hoped would lead to a full length.

If fact, I actually had a chance to ask Kelley about that LP release several years ago and her polite response was ” it will be coming out when you write it.” Of course it was all in fun but now the group has recently recorded tracks for a full length that hopefully should see the light of day this year.

This track for sure shows their potential and you can catch them out on tour at the dates below.

Tour Dates
February 17 MOTR Cincinnati, OH
February 18 The Bishop Bloomington, IN
February 19 the end. Nashville, TN
February 20 Cosmic Charlies Lexington, KY
March Dates
Wed 3/16/2016 Louisville KY Haymarket Whiskey Bar
Thu 3/17/2016 Murray KY Terrapin Station
Fri 3/18/2016 Memphis TN Hi Tone
Sat 3/19/2016 Hot Springs AR The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival (The VOV)
Sun 3/20/2016 Little Rock AR Vino’s Pizza-Pub-Brewery
Mon 3/21/2016 Chattanooga TN JJ’s Bohemia
Tue 3/22/2016 Charlotte NC Snug Harbor
Wed 3/23/2016 Raleigh NC @Neptunes with @fleshwounds
Thu 3/24/2016 Washington, DC IOTA Club & Cafe with Flesh Wounds
Fri 3/25/2016 Baltimore MD Reverb with Flesh Wounds
Sat 3/26/2016 Youngstown OH @Historian Session
Sun 3/27/2016 Akron, OH @Annabelles-Bar with RELAXER

Sufjan Stevens – “Carrie & Lowell (Live)” [Video]

If you have not had a chance to catch Sufjan Stevens live then his new video should make you look for his next tour dates. Anyone that has been to a show will say that what you see here is even better and amazing in person.

Judge for yourself! Tour dates below.

Sufjan Stevens On Tour (Tickets HERE)
TUE 23 FEBRUARY
State Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
THU 25 FEBRUARY
Canberra Theatre Canberra, ACT, Australia
FRI 26 FEBRUARY
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, VIC, Australia
FRI 26 FEBRUARY
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
SAT 27 FEBRUARY
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, VIC, Australia
SUN 28 FEBRUARY
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, VIC, Australia
MON 29 FEBRUARY
Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA, Australia
WED 2 MARCH
Red Hill AuditoriumPerth, WA, Australia
Tickets
WED 2 MARCH
Red Hill Auditorium Perth, WA, Australia
FRI 4 MARCH
QPAC Concert Hall South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
FRI 4 MARCH
QPAC Concert Hall South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
SUN 6 MARCH
New Zealand Festival 2016 Wellington, New Zealand
TUE 8 MARCH
The Civic, AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
Tickets
TUE 8 MARCH
New Zealand Festival 2016 Wellington, New Zealand
FRI 15 APRIL – SUN 17 APRIL
Coachella (Weekend 1) 2016 Indio, CA, US
FRI 22 APRIL – SUN 24 APRIL
Coachella (Weekend 2) 2016 Indio, CA, US
FRI 27 MAY
Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA, US
FRI 27 MAY – SUN 29 MAY
Boston Calling Music Festival 2016 Boston, MA, US
FRI 27 MAY – MON 30 MAY
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2016 George, WA, US
MON 18 JULY
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO, US