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Today mmj, also known mj from Purity Ring has released ‘nobody knows’ – the beautiful debut single centered around mj’s distinctly crystalline voice, hypnotic, shuffling drums and theremin, available now via Captured Tracks. The release of “nobody knows” comes with a video directed by Jordan Hare, filmed in Death Valley, CA during the super bloom. mj shares: “‘nobody knows’ is close to the sun for me. It resonates a little differently every time I play it. The opening line is: ‘nobody knows a fallen star from wildfire ash raining down on the yard.’ It presents the ways we know so…
Photo credit: Robert John Today, Motörhead announce the 20th anniversary edition of classic album ‘Kiss of Death‘. The record will release on the 3rd of July including an expanded double LP and 2CD. Motörhead fans will be pleased to know that they will be treated to a previously unreleased broadcast concert from Lowlands Festival 2007. Originally released in 2006, ‘Kiss of Death’ is a ferocious reminder of Motörhead’s uncompromising, no-frills spirit—and a timely nod to the legendary status they’ve earned as one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. Driven by Lemmy’s unmistakable growl, backed by Phil Campbell’s…
After the spectacular, moving and unfortunately timed The Land Under The Black Wings: Blood which I had the privilege to see live (gosh, almost two years ago, already?), Dymna Lotva is starting to unveil their upcoming opus Vyraj with the new single and video “Zory (Stars)”. It will open the new album which, as its predecessor, will be released under Prophecy Productions.Here is a little insight into it:“For millennia, the stars have guided us through the night”, vocalist Nokt writes. “According to Belarusian legends, the Milky Way guides migrating birds to warmer climes at the end of summer and its…
My Chemical Romance do tend to make a celebration out of their albums’ anniversaries – after all, they are currently playing 2006’s The Black Parade in full on tour in the year of its 20th anniversary. Get your limited-edition My Chemical Romance Kerrang! zine now As a further example, they nodded to the 21st anniversary of 2004’s Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge last year with a remixed and remastered version of the record. Whatever’s afoot now, they’re making sure Danger Days doesn’t get left out. Catch My Chemical Romance on tour in the UK this summer with Echo and the…
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want a great producer and songwriter. He’s a two-time Grammy-winning artist and producer. He earned two 2025 Grammy nominations for Best Country Album for co-producing Kasey Musgraves’ Deeper Well and for Best Americana Album for producing Sarah Jarosz’s album Polaroid Lover. He also took home Album of the Year at the 61st Grammys for co-producing Musgraves’ Golden Hour. He’s worked with Burt Bacharach, and he’s…
Photo by Paul HudsonThose sufficiently long in the tooth may remember Margaret Thatcher’s purported praise of senior Conservative Party politician William Whitelaw: “Every prime minister needs a Willie”. For americana enthusiasts, their Willy could well be a Vlautin, songwriter for The Delines. Americana UK writer Andy Davidson suggested in his Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time feature that ‘Willy Vlautin should be in the White House’. Whether or not there’ll be a ‘Vote Vlautin’ badge signifying a run for candidacy in 2028, the bard of Portland has already cemented a place on my personal Mount Rushmore of Americana. Representing…
Uncompromising duo Into The Grave have returned with their latest full-length assault, Bury Them All. Featuring nine tracks of relentless old-school Swedish death metal, the album balances savage brutality with the dark melodies and heavy “death grooves” synonymous with the genre’s legendary pioneers. Lyrically, the record serves as a loose concept album centered on the macabre life and crimes of serial killer Ed Gein.The duo, consisting of multi-instrumentalist Vomit (Antiflesh, Frontschwein) and vocalist Brzeźnicki (Mass Insanity), handled the production entirely in-house, with Vomit taking charge of the mix and mastering. To spearhead the release, the band have unveiled the promotional…
When Brian Eno was first introduced to Canadian pedal steel player and budding producer Daniel Lanois in the late 1970s, neither man can have anticipated the lasting impact of their collaborations. Their 1983 album Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks is now regarded as the foundation stone of the entire Ambient Americana genre, while their production work on U2’s The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree defined the sound of big, questing ’80s and ’90s rock. Lanois went on to apply his inventive, expansive techniques to albums by Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Sinéad O’Connor, Neil Young, Willie Nelson,…
Photo by Carlos Cruz courtesy of KEXP Today, MONO unveil shimmering 7-minute epic ‘Gerbera‘, taken from their upcoming album ‘Snowdrop’ releasing on June 12th. Japanese post-rock legends MONO recently announced details on their new album ’Snowdrop’ set for release on 12th June viaTemporary Residence. This is the band’s first album made with Brad Wood (Touché Amore, The Smashing Pumpkins), following the passing of longtime collaborator and friend, Steve Albini. For ‘Snowdrop,’ the band wishes to express their eternal gratitude to those precious people who have walked alongside them on their journey of life, by incorporating the messages imbued in flowers…
Though still young enough to have as much future stretching ahead as past behind him, Kevin Morby has already clocked up nine albums that track his migrations – first from his native state of Texas to Kansas, then to NYC, LA and back to Kansas (City) – while fine-tuning his countrified folk-rock. Both Harlem River and City Music stand as odes to New York, while Sundowner documented his Midwest homecoming, and 2022’s This Is A Photograph was inspired by Memphis and largely written during a stay there in its historic Peabody hotel. On Morby’s 10th, specific places (and events connected…
Pluralone return with a touching new single today, highlighting Klinghoffer’s songwriting ability. They have shared their new single ‘Ranting and Raving,’ the latest preview of their upcoming LP ‘A Drop In The Ocean,’ due out June 12th via Org Music. “It’s always good to examine your reactions,” songwriter Josh Klinghoffer explains. “At one time, I’m sure I could’ve been accused of ranting and raving from time to time. I might not do that as much anymore, but the impulse is still there. I hope to always keep an eye on why. This is a reminder.” “Ranting and Raving”followslead single “Peer…
The Handsome Family’s sixth album is possibly best remembered for “Far From Any Road”, the track that ended up in 2014 as the theme for the first season of the HBO TV series True Detective. It was set among Louisiana’s Gulf Coast bayous, a location almost as eerie as anything in the peerlessly weird musical worlds created by Brett and Rennie Sparks across a Handsome Family repertoire that by 2003’s Singing Bones was regularly turning songs into warnings, omens, anticipations of breakdown, predictions of trauma and disturbance; the musical equivalent of flapping ravens’ wings, something like that. It was the…