Indie
DMA’s, Spacey Jane Win Big at 2021 AIR Awards
DMA’S and Spacey Jane were multiple winners Thursday night (Aug. 5) at the 2021 AIR Awards, which recognize, promote and celebrate the success of Australia’s independent music sector. With three awards, DMA’S were dominant. The buzzy, Britpop-esque trio of Johnny Took, Matt Mason and Tommy O’Dell won for independent album of the year, best independent rock album or EP with The Glow, and best independent dance, electronica or club single for The Avalanches remix of “Criminals.” Spacey Jane, the indie rock band from Perth, scooped breakthrough independent artist of the year and “Booster Seat,” lifted from 2020’s Sunlight, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, was named independent song of the year. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we re...
Sooper Records Takes Over Consequence’s Under the Tracks on Vans Ch 66 for Final Episode
Consequence’s bi-weekly livestream show Under the Tracks on Vans’ Channel 66 comes to a close on August 9th with a Sooper Records takeover. On this super sooper special final episode, we’re giving the controls of the broadcast to one of Chicago’s preeminent indie labels: Sooper Records. Label co-founder Sen Morimoto and signee KAINA — both past Under the Tracks guest DJs — will fill in for our usual host, NNAMDÏ (who’s off touring with Wilco and Sleater-Kinney; get tickets here). And they won’t be alone, as they’ll welcome Sooper’s Jodi, Kara Jackson, and Blake Saint David to talk about their latest projects and spin their favorite tracks. Co-founded by NNAMDÏ and Morimoto in 2016, Sooper Records has gained a reputation for steadily releasing genre-bending music from some of Chicago’s...
Wave Racer Announces Long-Awaited Debut Album: Listen to the Lead Single
The debut album from electronic music virtuoso Wave Racer has been a long time coming. Considered one of the most groundbreaking future bass producers in the scene, the Australian beatsmith broke through in the mid-2010s with a bubbly, quirky sound all his own. He quickly garnered support from some of the industry’s most celebrated artists, such as Skrillex, Porter Robinson, and Flume. “I don’t think I was ready for any of [the recognition],” he said in a press release. “I’m normally very cautious with the decisions that I make… I thought I was managing the attention at the time but I wasn’t coping very healthily. I was so worried about how people were going to perceive me if I made one wrong step. It was a recipe for anxiety.”...
A24 Unveils Zola Soundtrack with Score by Mica Levi: Stream
A24 has released the official soundtrack to its highly-anticipated film Zola. With international distribution by Invada Records, Zola: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features an original score by Mica Levi. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. For the soundtrack, our former Composer of the Year scored 37 separate tracks, starting with the whimsically string-laden “Wanna Hear a Story?” and “Met This White Bitch,” both of which feature brief moments of voice-over dialogue from the film. Inspired by the now-iconic series of tweets by A’Ziah “Zola” King that went viral in 2015 with the question, “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense,” the buzzy adaptation stars Taylour Paige and Riley Keough. Directed ...
SBA Has Delivered $1 Billion in Shuttered Venue Grants
The SBA’s grant website states that roughly 27% of the more than 14,600 applications are currently under review, with another 21% awaiting consideration. About 1,600 applicants will be receiving a notice to fix technical corrections from the SBA as well. According to an SVOG stakeholder, these are entities that meet the criteria for approval, but something in their application needs to be fixed. The SBA is working on a process to send emails to those that need technical corrections and show them on the portal how to address them. Also in the works is an appeals process for those who have been denied but believe they are still eligible for the grant. While details of the process are still being worked out, it is estimated that businesses will have around two weeks t...
Sleigh Bells Tease New LP with 2021-2022 “Unannounced Album Tour” Announcement
Sleigh Bells will be hitting the road this fall to kick off a 2021-2022 tour. Cheekily titled “Unannounced Album Tour”, the announcement does indeed include a tease for “new music coming very soon.” The North American jaunt begins October 5th at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stops in Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles are included in the first leg, which concludes on October 28th in Seattle. LA indie rockers Kills Birds will serve as a supporting act for the fall leg. Sleigh Bells will then pick the tour back up at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on February 8th. The second leg includes dates in Chicago, Toronto, and Brooklyn before closing February 27th in Philadelphia. Related Video Pre-sales begin at Ticketmaster on Wednesday, June 23rd at 10:00 a.m. local time, with ...
Feist to Debut New Music During Summer 2021 Live Residency MULTITUDES
Leslie Feist has announced MULTITUDES, an upcoming live residency that will feature intimate performances of all-new songs. The limited capacity, in-the-round production was developed by the Canadian singer-songwriter with designer Rob Sinclair, who has worked with David Byrne, Peter Gabriel, and Tame Impala. It will feature custom 18-point D&B Soundscape immersive audio and is described in a press release as an “intimate, radically communal, and topsy-turvy concert that muddies the roles between audience and performer.” Musicians Todd Dahlhoff and Amir Yaghmai will accompany Feist during the shows. Created during and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, MULTITUDES aims to bring people back together. Audiences are encouraged to participate in the performances. Related Video MULTITUDES...
Japanese Breakfast on Her New Album, Memoir, and the “Rare Commodity” of Joy
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Japanese Breakfast catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her New York Times bestselling book, Crying in H Mart, and her new album, Jubilee. The artist aka Michelle Zauner discusses the memoir recounting her relationship with and losing her mother, and how it led her to wanting to make an album about joy. Zauner tells us about wanting to be musically ambitious and the bright sounds that touch on the ’80s, as well as being inspired by Bjork’s music videos. Related Video Take a listen to the interview above or watch video of the whole chat below. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of ...
Sleater-Kinney Share Tenth Studio Album Path of Wellness: Stream
Sleater-Kinney have released their new album Path of Wellness. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The band’s 10th LP follows 2019’s The Center Won’t Hold and includes previously released singles “Worry With You”, “High in the Grass”, and “Method”. After working with St. Vincent’s Annie Clark on their previous album, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker opted to self-produce the new 11-track LP themselves. Accompanying them in their Portland studio were an array of local musicians who helped “bring their vision to life.” Related Video To support the studio set, Sleater-Kinney will join forces with Wilco on their co-headlining “It’s Time” tour, which kicks off August 5th at Spokane, Washington’s First Interstate Center for the Arts. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or o...
Deb Never Announces New EP Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Shares “Disassociate”: Stream
Deb Never has announced her new EP, Where Have All The Flowers Gone, which is set for release this summer. As a preview, Never shared her new single, “Disassociate”. Where Have All The Flowers Gone is described as introducing Never’s “new perspective on the modern world” while she “explores the pressures of existing in a space where change is the only constant, even for oneself.” It features longtime collaborator Michael Percy as well as Jam City and Jim-E Stack. The alt-rock throwback “Dissociate” was produced by Percy and Luke Wild and finds Never contemplating her very existence and personal growth. “Feels like something’s missing,” she sings. “Fall asleep right next to all my demons/ Tell me that you’ll wake me when it’s over/ Think I’m scared to death of growing older.” Related V...
Orla Gartland Announces Debut Album Woman on the Internet, Shares “Do You Mind?”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-09T14:56:28+00:00“>June 9, 2021 | 10:56am ET The effervescent Irish songwriter Orla Gartland has announced her debut album Woman on the Internet. In anticipation of its August 20th release date, she’s shared the new song “Do You Mind?” Gartland has been buzzing around the edges of the musical zeitgeist for a couple of years, with a co-writing credit on the 2018 BTS track “134340” to her name. Now 26, she wrote Woman on the Internet during 2020 lockdown at her studio in Acton, and she subsequently recorded the album at Devon’s Middle Farm Studios in October with co-producer Tom Stafford. The LP takes takes its title from a line in previous single “More Like You...
Japanese Breakfast Brings Jubilee to CBS This Morning: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-06T01:13:52+00:00“>June 5, 2021 | 9:13pm ET Japanese Breakfast served up a delightful performance on CBS This Morning: Saturday in support of her newly released album, Jubilee. The musician aka Michelle Zauner played three album tracks: “Be Sweet”, “Kokomo, IN”, and “Tactics”. She also sat down with CBS This Morning correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss her mother’s influence on her music. Watch it all below. Jubilee was released on Friday through Dead Oceans. She also spoke to our own Annie Black about the album, writing, cooking, Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, and everything in between. Read their conversation here. Related Video Earlier this year, Zauner announced her debut memoi...
