Secret Colours Tease New Album With Pair of Hazy Songs
Apparently Chicago has something called a “pyschedelic-newgaze” scene, and though the size or scope of that scene isn’t really clear, the term is certainly an apt description of Secret Colours, a band that would have to be a primary anchor…
Daphne Lee Martin takes sultry turn in video for ‘Belly’
Is it getting hot in here, or is it just Daphne Lee Martin’s sultry new video for her song “Belly?”
Modern Merchant Teases New LP with ‘Like-Minded’
If there’s a bright spot to losing Hartford roots-rock band Heirlooms, it’s that leader Jesse Stanford is keeping busy in a new role with Modern Merchant.
Werewolf Police Preview New LP With ‘Poison Dart’ Video
It’s entirely possible that Werewolf Police is Connecticut’s best-kept musical secret. The band keeps a low profile and doesn’t often play shows, but there’s no arguing with the songs: they’re unassuming fuzz-tone gems like “Poison Dart.” The relentlessly propulsive song…
Leland Sundries Goes Riding With the King in ‘Giving Up Redheads’ Video
In honor of what would have been Elvis Presley’s 78th birthday, Brooklyn Americana band Leland Sundries pays tribute, sort of, to the King with their new video for “Giving Up Redheads.”
Ken Stringfellow documents infestation of robots in our schools in ‘Superwise’ video
Somehow, amid all the debate about what goes on in our public schools, no one has raised concern about the encroachment of robots. But it’s happening, at least according to Ken Stringfellow’s new one-shot video for “Superwise.” Automatons are fighting…
John Murry wanders the streets in video for gripping ‘California’
“California” is exactly the kind of song you’d expect John Murry to write, given his background: he’s said to be a second cousin of William Faulkner’s, a recovering heroin addict and an ex-Methodist convert to Catholicism.
Premiere: The Proud Flesh Tease New LP With ‘Use Once and Destroy’
New Haven band the Proud Flesh has spent much of the past year working on “Home,” the follow-up to the band’s 2010 release “Tiny Picture Frames,” which they’re releasing April 23. You don’t have to wait until then to hear it,…
Sock Puppets try ‘The Dating Game’ in New Piney Gir Video
What would “The Dating Game” look like if it were played by sock puppets? Why, it would look an awful lot like the new video for Piney Gir’s song “Outta Sight.” In this handmade re-imagining, we see Piney’s puppet go…
Cayucas preserves the last vestige of summer on breezy single ‘Cayucos’
We talk a lot here about Richard Swift, and for good reason: He has great taste. This time, he has produced the breezy new single by Cayucas. The band is really the project of Santa Monica musician Zach Yudin, whose press…
