Indie Folk
Dawes Announce Misadventures of Doomscroller LP, Share “Someone Else’s Café / Doomscroller Tries to Relax”: Stream
Dawes have announced their eighth studio album, Misadventures of Doomscroller. Arriving July 22nd via Rounder Records, the seven-track LP is being previewed today with the jazzy nine-minute single “Someone Else’s Café / Doomscroller Tries to Relax.” Recorded alongside producer Jonathan Wilson (who also helmed 2018’s Passwords), the new LP follows 2020’s Good Luck with Whatever (which featured one of our favorite songs of that year, “Didn’t Fix Me”). This latest full-length finds the Los Angeles quartet going from a minimalist approach to a deliberately maximalist one. Bassist Wylie Gelber described it in a press release as, “Eight legs and eight arms, in a room, stretching deeper than we ever knew we could… The intros have outros. The outros have bridges.” Added frontman Taylor G...
Sharon Van Etten Releases New Album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong: Stream
Sharon Van Etten has released her sixth studio album, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. Listen to the album below via Apple Music and Spotify. Van Etten recorded and engineered much of We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong herself in her home studio, co-producing the album with Daniel Knowles. She played guitar, synthesizers, piano, drum machine, wurlitzer, keys, and more on the LP, while Jorge Balbi contributed drums, Devon Hoff lent a hand on bass, and Charley Damski added extra synthesizers and guitars. Release day is especially exciting for LP6, since Van Etten didn’t release any singles for the album. “I wanted to approach this release differently, to engage my fans in an intentional way, in an effort to present the album as a whole body of work,” the artist explained i...
Ashe on ’70s Folk-Pop Rock, Her Love of Tarantino, and Her Next Album
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Ashe drops by Kyle Meredith With… for an interview about “Another Man’s Jeans” and how it kicks off an era of new music. The singer-songwriter talks about leaning into the ’70s folk-pop rock sound on this single, going for a Tarantino vibe with the new music videos, and how all of this new music finds her owning her confidence. Related Video Ashe also tells us a bit about her next single, how last year’s Ashlyn album was a snapshot of post-divorce and losing her brother, and taking control of her career’s direction. Advertisement Listen to Ashe discuss “Another Man’s Jeans,” her new ’70s inspired era, and more above, o...
Neko Case Shares New Song “Oh, Shadowless”: Stream
Neko Case has a new retrospective compilation out today. Alongside 22 past favorites, Wild Creatures boasts a brand new song called “Oh, Shadowless.” Take a listen below. “Oh, Shadowless” begins as a gentle waltz, with chiming guitars and Case’s sweet vocals swirling together in a genial lullaby. Before long, however, a barrage of feedback and drums break the spell, revealing a sense of foreboding hiding under the surface. It makes sense, then, that Case’s main refrain is “Sandman is coming, but he’s taking too long.” The single comes with a charming stop-motion music video directed by Laura Plansker, and its furry characters can’t seem to get a peaceful night’s sleep, either. Consequence caught up with Case to gain some insight on her new single, and to look back on her 25-year caree...
Andrew Bird Announces New Album Inside Problems, Shares “Underlands”: Stream
Andrew Bird has announced the new album Inside Problems. It’s out June 3rd via Loma Vista Records, and as a preview Bird has shared the new single “Underlands.” Produced by Mike Viola, Inside Problems was recorded by Bird and his four-piece band, with additional vocal overdubbing from Madison Cunningham. Some of the album’s themes were influenced by the great American writer Joan Didion, who inspired the lead single ““Atomized” and whose presence can be felt in other tracks on the album, such as “Lone Didion.” “Underlands” is the LP’s opening statement, beginning with slow-plucked strings before shifting into an upbeat shuffle. “Stars don’t owe you anything,” Bird sings. “Don’t give a damn about your nations/ Feel the slightest obligation. Advertisement R...
Father John Misty’s Chloë and the Next 20th Century: Doomed Love Songs For the Pseudo-Nostalgic
“What’s ‘deeply funny’ mean anyhow?” Father John Misty asks on “Q4,” a single from Chloë and the Next 20th Century. The song is the album’s clearest, most cutting satire, but this question feels earnest, the stakes intimate to the singer — as a performer and person seeking connection in a modern wasteland. Over five albums, singer-songwriter Josh Tillman has been a craftsman of story-songs delivered via absurdist personae, scaffolding ironic provocation with heartfelt croons and soaring folk-inspired instrumentation. On Chloë, singer-songwriter Josh Tillman returns with his first new material since 2018’s taciturn God’s Favorite Customer. Written and recorded in fall/winter 2020, the album sees Tillman continuing to collaborate with multi-instrumentatlist/producer Jonathan Wilson and engin...
77 Essential Tours to Catch in Spring 2022
We’ve been gearing up to a touring season like this for over a year. For the first time since “post-pandemic” entered the lexicon, live music finally feels like it’s really returning — with a vengeance. In Spring 2022, a number of big ticket tours are launching, bringing your favorite artists to a city near year. Below, find an extensive list of artists hitting the road as the weather warms, bringing music to stadiums, clubs, and amphitheaters across North America. To keep up with all the latest news in live music, check out this page for constant updates. Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine Advertisement <img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1176097" data-attachment-id="1176097" data-permalink="https://consequence.net/2021/12/andrew-bird-and-iron-wine-announce-...
Christina Perri on New Single “Evergone” and the Influence of Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Christina Perri sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Evergone,” and the heartbreaking journey to writing after the process of grief and healing after her daughter was stillborn. Related Video The “Jar of Hearts” singer-songwriter discusses the importance of talking about her experience, normalizing mental health discussions, and how she found her path back to making music. Perri also tells us about the importance Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore had on her during this time, covering The Little Mermaid’s “Kiss the Girl,” and her absolute love of the Twilight series, for which she famously p...
The Story Behind “Home” and “Truth,” Edward Sharpe’s Companion Songs of Darkness and Light
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | RSS Alex Ebert is lead singer, songwriter and resident shaman of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the hippie-inspired outfit that broke out in 2009 with a fresh sound that was difficult to pin down. Ebert, via his alter-ego messiah character Edward Sharpe, brought back a new earnestness and authenticity to music with country-inspired folk-pop. With the Magnetic Zeros, Sharpe’s breakout single and signature song across four albums is, of course, “Home.” An ebullient and endearing anthem of love and pure joy, the song has become iconic thanks to its instantly recognizable whistles and indelible opening lyric, “Alabama, Arkan...
Madi Diaz Teams Up with Angel Olsen for “Forever (New Feelings Version),” Drops New EP: Stream
Madi Diaz has a new song with Angel Olsen out called “Forever (New Feelings Version).” A reimagining of her 2021 track “Forever,” the duet appears on Diaz’ new EP Same History, New Feelings, which you can listen to below. Where the original “Forever” centered on a melancholy, Cat Power-style acoustic guitar, “Forever (New Feelings Version)” favors an equally somber piano. Angel Olsen opens the song with her warm warble before Diaz comes in for a duet. “You so casually say it’s forever/ You’re saying it like it’s whatever,” the two belt, looking back on a relationship that didn’t exactly go the distance. “Forever (New Feelings Version)” is one of four star-studded duets Diaz offers on Same History, New Feelings, which sees the artist re-record songs from her 2021 LP History o...
The Weather Station Unveils New Song “To Talk About”: Stream
The Weather Station have a new album out this week, but if you can’t wait until Friday, Tamara Lindeman has unveiled a new song today. Listen to “To Talk About” below. “To Talk About” is the second single from How is it That I Should Look at the Stars, the companion LP to 2021’s Ignorance. A stark piano ballad, the song sees Lindeman croon about hopelessly in love, wanting only to revel in her contentment. “I am lazy/ I only want to talk about love,” she sings, slowly hitting delicate chords. “I know there is so much I should try and say/ But we lay in bed and leave it unsaid.” Later, singer-songwriter Ryan Driver comes in for a duet, mirroring Lindeman’s words of devotion. This vulnerability permeates How is it That I Should Look at the Stars, a collection of songs Lindeman...
Dermot Kennedy on His Sophomore LP, Touring with Shawn Mendes, and Covering Metallica
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Dermot Kennedy sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his upcoming sophomore album and the success that’s led up to it. The Irish singer-songwriter tells us about recently busking in Washington Square, raising over $300k for charities over the holidays, and being an authentically humble artist. Related Video Kennedy also revisits his Metallica cover of “Nothing Else Matters,” what it was like to have “Paradise” become so big during a time when he was so disconnected from the world, and the background behind his latest chart-topper “Better Days.” Plus, he gives us so insight into his upcoming tour with Shawn Mendes, tickets...
