Legendary band Blondie are set to release their eleventh studio album, Pollinator, on May 5; you can pre-order it HERE. They've recently released a video for the song "Fun" from the album. Check it out below.
It was recently announced that Blondie will be touring with Garbage in a tour dubbed the Rage And Rapture Tour. The tour will be making a stop in New York at the Beacon Theatre on August 1. Tickets go on sale TODAY, February 17 at 10AM Eastern. See below for more details and tour dates.
The Wintyr released a video for their song "This Water" this week. The track is from their upcoming album, Fury, set for release, March 10. Check it out below.
The Regrettes released their new album, Feel Your Feelings Fool! on January 13. You can pick up the album HERE. They are set to play Mercury Lounge on March 24. Tickets go on sale today at 12PM/Noon. See below for more details.
Solthrust announced their upcoming US tour this week. They'll be taking the stage twice in New York. On March 3, they will be at Rough Trade NYC and the following night, March 4, they will be at Mercury Lounge. See below for details and tour dates.
With their long-awaited third album, Slothrust deliver ten riveting anthems that reward repeated listens. The songs grab the ear and pierce the psyche with complex arrangements and lyrical depth intensified by guitarist/vocalist Leah Wellbaum’s penetrating vocal delivery.
Slothrust is Wellbaum, Kyle Bann (bass), and Will Gorin (drums). The trio first staked out their unique strain of jazz- and blues-afflicted rock as students at Sarah Lawrence College. The band’s 2012 debut Feels Your Pain, and its successor 2014’s Of Course You Do, established the band as a breed apart, serving up deceptively clever epics that veer satisfyingly between incandescent riffing and pop hooks, winsome anxiety and powerful heft.
“People have always had trouble comparing us to other bands, but someone recently described us as Nirvana meets Wynton Marsalis, and I loved that,” says Wellbaum. Even the band’s name inspires a beat of thoughtful consideration as the eyes take in the letters and the brain makes its snap judgement: Slo Thrust? Slot Rust? Slo Trust? Sloth-Rust.
We all studied jazz and blues, so I often use chords and voicings that aren’t quite as conventional for contemporary rock,” she continues. “Certain harmonic movement can get stale, so I try to incorporate colorful notes to give it more depth. The improvisational spirit of blues music is also something we try to always keep with us, even in more composed playing. I am drawn to musicians a bit further outside of the rock tradition, such as John Fahey, Elizabeth Cotten, D'Angelo, and Portishead. Growing up I listened to a lot of R&B and classical music. And musicals."
Tour Dates
03/01/17 Boston @ Brighton Music Hall*
03/02/17 Albany @ The Hollow*
03/03/17 Brooklyn @ Rough Trade*
03/04/17 New York @ Mercury Lounge*
03/06/17 Philly @ Johnny Brenda's#
03/07/17 Washington DC @ Black Cat Backstage#
03/09/17 Detroit @ Marble Bar#
03/10/17 Chicago @ Schuba's#
03/11/17 St. Louis @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill#
03/12/17 Kansas City @ Tank Room#
03/15/17 Denver @ Larimer Lounge%
03/17/17 Boise @ The Olympic%
03/18/17 Portland @ The High Water Mark%
03/20/17 Seattle @ The Sunset%
03/22/17 San Francisco @ Bottom Of The Hill%
03/23/17 Los Angeles @ The Echo%
3/24/17 San Diego @ The Hideout%
* w/ IAN SWEET # w/ And The Kids % w/ Sons Of An Illustrious Father
Goldfrapp is set to play Brooklyn Steel on April 26 and April 27. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Friday, February 17 at 12PM / Noon. See below for more details.
Last week, Goldfrapp released a video for the song "Anymore". The track is from their upcoming album, Silver Eye which is set for release on March 31 via Mute. You can pre-order it HERE.
KOLARS are set to release their self-titled album on April 7. That's also the day they will make a stop in New York at Mercury Lounge. See below for more details and tour dates. KOLARS can be pre-ordered HERE.
The Shivers released their new album, Grey Romantic, today, February 14. Check out the Tara Violent Niami directed video for the track "The Dirty Shed" below. You can pick up the new album HERE.
