Dutch '80s rock inspired quintet Morgendust are painting with broad strokes on their new single High Horse, an in-your-face anthem that is part satire and part serious about the worldwide rise of right-wing idiots who only care about themselves while getting filthy rich. To them it is all a game, but the odds are rigged in their favour. It is quite fitting they promote the song with a shiny, gold-plated AI-generated video, creating a fake reality that quite a few people will think is real (seriously).
June 06, 2026
Xander Naylor: Children of Sound
After a serious bike accident Brooklyn based guitarist and composer Xander Naylor had to basically learn to play his instrument again. It was a long and cumbersome process, but his hands are once more able again to do what his brain wants them to do. His new album is Children of Sound is the result of many years of study of North Indian Hindustani classical music with tabla maestro Samir Chatterjee and mixing it with his contemporary jazz skills, something he had been wanted to record for quite some time. A grant from the Vermont Arts Council was very welcome and made it possible to set up in the Bunker Studio in order to capture the conversation between two musical worlds.
When different approaches to music meet, listening to each other is key. Naylor may be the composer, but each of the musicians is equally important and without their contributions the album wouldn't have the depth of exploration and rich textures that make it so much more than the sum of its parts. He takes turns with sax player Birsa Chatterjee and pianist Utsav Lal to provide the melody - the latter's knack for raga enables him to work a double shift if the track needs it with the percussionists Samir Chatterjee and Raphaël Pannier. It is a true collaborative effort and hopefully there is more to come from this ensemble. There are no boundaries in art. Borders and walls are ignored as they should be.
June 05, 2026
The Happy Somethings: Consolation Street
English twee trio The Happy Somethings take a good-natured swipe at a pretty girl wandering down around town on their new single Consolation Street. Sure enough the lads take notice, while she confident that she is way out of their league: "With your sparkling teeth and your lips bright red // and your tired eyes saying time for bed, // you don’t leave much to the imagination." Of course this won't last, because beauty tends to be only skin deep. The band must have been having a lot of fun, punching holes into her inflated ego. It is a track from their forthcoming album A Healthy Dose Of Hope, which will be available on August 7th.
The Fierce & The Dead: The 1234
English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead delve into hard-hitting psychedelic and stonerrock on their new single The 1234, their first new studio release since 2023. Its message is plain and simple: playing music may have saved their lifes and by sharing their art with the audience, it can make you feel a whole lot better as well. Alternating between full-throttled mayhem and tinkling short, post-rock interludes, they play a game of tension and release. It comes with a slowed down Brass Dragon Ritual remix that sounds like they were playing underwater.
June 04, 2026
La Cerca: tour dates
photo: Chris Carpenter
Tuscon based alternative rockers La Cerca have a bunch of show lined up, playing their smart version of Americana meets indie rock.
Live dates:- 04 Charlottesville ,VA @ Crozet Pizza
- 05 Wilmington, NC @ Satellite Bar and Lounge
- 07 Beckley, WV @ Jimmie's Place Beckley
- 08 Cincinatti, OH @ The Comet
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