What do you get when two Minneapolis based songwriters team up to put their anger about the orange one and his cronies in song? A pretty powerful tune, that's what. Tethered was written by Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum, Golden Smog, The Scarlet Goodbye) and Nick Leet (High on Stress) on piano and acoustic guitar and turned into a heartfelt screaming at the heavens mid-tempo rocker, a fierceful fuck-you to all those guys trampling on democracy in the States right now.
July 03, 2025
Jeanines: "Coaxed a Storm" video
Watch the Jeanines video for Coaxed a Storm, a track from their How Long Can It Last album: "Making melancholic, lo-fi soul-searching pop songs is way cheaper than couples therapy, plus it will offer solace to anyone who is in the midst of a similar predicament. And it will strike a chord for those in need of a dose of 60s-tinged pop with three-part harmonies thrown in for good measure."
July 02, 2025
J.M. Hart: Give Me Love
Singer-songwriter J.M. Hart ups the ante with Give Me Love, the lead single for his new album Turned Around. Stacking various layers of guitar and bass on top of each other to create a multifaceted backing track, he tries to stay on top his emotions, promising to do better. He should not have worried. With this song he is doing fine and drummer Ryan Jewell always haves his back providing relaxed yet sturdy percussion.
July 01, 2025
Steven Wilson: "Perspective" video
Watch the new Steven Wilson video for "Perspective, the opening segment from he Overview, which takes up side two of his new album of the same name:
I'm happy to share with you another section of The Overview film, this time for 'Perspective'. The combination of analogue electronics and my wife Rotem’s narration, accompanied by Miles Skarin's brilliant visuals depicting the sheer enormity of our known universe and the idea of cosmic vertigo, is proving to be an incredible high point of the current live show.
Bettie Serveert: Ta!
Dutch indie quartet Bettie Serveert have found a way to tell the other party to fuck off and feel better about it on their new single Ta!, a 101 for a stop-and-start guitar exercise that is impossible to resist. The video was made by Philip Harder.
Live date:- 08/07 Venlo, Netherlands @ Zomerparkfeest