Press info: “Ásgeir enters intriguing and uncharted territory. After years of engaging translators such as John Grant and working with the poetry of his father, Einar Georg Einarsson, Ásgeir has penned his lyrics by himself for the first time in his long and celebrated career.
The result is a deeply contemplative body of work, steeped in nostalgia, that sees Ásgeir meditating on his past regrets as well as his hopes for the future, guided by the spectre
of the album’s title character.”
Kamikaze guitars à la Link Wray and Dick Dale, Ramones sniffin’ glue again, and devilish Lux Interior howls. Yes, it’s psycho-surf-billy time, folks. Get your leather jacket out of the closet and pretend you’re a member of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. This is the first single off their upcoming EP ‘Machine in the Monkey’.
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. ‘Sad But True’ (Metallica song) by ST. VINCENT (Tulsa, US)
Metallica sounding sexy, sultry, and snappy? Like the late great funk genius Prince? Yes, it happens right here, thanks to disco queen St. Vincent.
Louisiana Swamp Blues sultriness from… The Netherlands. No frontiers when it comes
to stirring up the steam, turning up the heat, and pumping up the decibels. This red-hot ripper is about “brotherhood and supporting your friends and family during hard times.”
All together now…
‘Ladylike (Don’t Hold Her Back)’ by CUBS REFRAIN (Toronto, CA)
Band member Erin Roblin reflects on her experiences with society’s expectations of her as a woman, including the fight for control of her own choices in her life and career. It’s 2021 and women still have to suffer from external pressure. Incredible. Therefore, encouraging earworms like these are always welcome for everybody – regardless the gender – who struggles with being pushed for the wrong reasons by the wrong people. Ladylike is a frisky and sprightly humanlike booster. Get up, stand up and fight for your right to be who you are.
Brazilian singer/songwriter Henrique Neves is the man behind The Daily Spreadsheets.
Riff-roaring rock ‘n’ roll streams through his sonic veins for years now. On Glide he lets The Beach Boys sound like if they were a speed-up garage band. Good vibrations indeed.
Who: Dream pop combo from Athens, GA
with members in various cities around the country.
Track: SMOKE – from the band’s sophomore album, out December 11.
Score: Sit down, relax, close your eyes, and dream away to this heart-to-heart
ballad. Starry-eyed vocals, glimmering guitar lines à la Interpol and a moody War
On Drugs feel transfers you to la-la land. Ravishing and bonny euphony. A sweet
sonic jewel.
We run a race to find out, fuck the prince and shout loud
There’s smoke in your clothes, and change in your bed,
and I’m wide awake now
You know what’s in my mind
You know what’s in my mind
The video highlights Athens during the era of social distancing
