North Carolina has a great music scene with many heavy, and diverse bands from across that great state. Today we have Minor Stars who are prepping their new album, Through Pinholes in the Sky, out later this week. READ MORE….
INDY Week shares the new single from Chapel Hill sludge/psych rockers Minor Stars
Rhetorical flourishes in press releases are usually my mortal enemies, but “stadium rock for introverts” is such a perfect way to describe the versatile Chapel Hill psych-rock trio Minor Stars, which will release its long-delayed (nine years!) second album, Through Pinholes in the Sky, on October 25. READ MORE…
Wide Open Country Premieres the New Single from Low Tide, “Who Fans the Flames”
Brooklyn-based band Low Tide (Eli Oberman, Courtney Robbins and Fen Ikner) contemplate loss and the passage of time on the sweeping, powerful “Who fans the Flames,” the latest release from their debut album The Alchemist (out on October 25).
Songwriter Eli Oberman says “Who Fans the Flames” was inspired by a Jewish tradition.
“When thinking about how to write a fire song, I was really drawn to the idea of writing about fire not as a raging powerful force (which is how I usually tend to think of it), but instead as a single, fragile flame that needs to be sheltered and protected,” Oberman tells Wide Open Country. “Imagining that led me to connect the imagery to my Jewishness, thinking about how we light yahrzeit candles in remembrance of lost loved ones on the anniversaries of their deaths. The sense that a flame is being used to almost collapse time in the song was really resonant with me.”
Rolling Stone features EG Vines’ “Drunkard’s Dream”
Nostalgia rules the roost on “Drunkard’s Dream,” which kicks off as a stripped-down ballad and builds into a Coldplay-sized blast of expansive arena pop. Throughout it all, EG Vines sings about a golden yesterday that seems to shine a bit brighter than the present, while pedal steel guitar and anthemic percussion sell the drama in the background.
Listen: State of the Art Spotify playlist for 10/21/19
Here’s the full track list:
Mail the Horse – Sweet Red Lies
Van Plating – Woman in the Woods
Minor Stars – Cavepainter
Nikki & the Phantom Callers – They’ve Never Walked Through Shadows
Emergency Tiara – Do Not Disturb
Canyon City – OK
Carina Frantzen – Insomnia
Slut Magic – Rainbow Eyes
Abhi the Nomad – BTFL – Foster Cazz
Faux Ferocious – No Pressure
Matthew Ryan – Are You the Matador?
Shantih Shantih – Weekend Nothing
Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5 – Mantra Delirant
Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
Big Thief – Not
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Missy Elliott – Throw it Back
Common – Show Me That You Love
Smino – Reverend
Peyton – laylo/crazy4U
Los Retros – Never Have Enough
The Chats – Identity Theft
Gabriel Black – Dead Yet (with phem)
Thee Oh Sees – The Daily Heavy
The HARMALEIGHS – Don’t Panic
Miynt – Lucy in Disguise
Russian Circles – Arluck
Boca 45 – Soul On Top
LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY – Come Back Alone
Juliana Hatfield – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Black Belt Eagle Scout – My Heart Dreams
Ditty TV Premieres Sofia Talvik’s New Video for “Siren Song”
Sweden’s Sofia Talvik released her latest album, Paws of a Bear, back in September, participated in our Americana Around the World segment this week, and has coordinated with DittyTV for the world premiere of her new video of “Siren Song.”
As for the album, Talvik has created a mellow, indie-folk, 10-song masterpiece that’s wistful and melancholy. With acoustic instrumentation and a haunting pedal steel, the music elicits warmth and emotion, providing a wonderful backdrop for Talvik’s sweet and stunning vocals.