November 2018
SECT XVX (US) + GUST (SE) + HAEMERS (BE)
SECT XVX (USA - Southern Lord) Sect Noun: “A dissenting or schismatic group of people with somewhat different beliefs -typically regarded as heretical -from those of a larger group to which they belong. With two countries and four hometowns between them, Sect was born when two project ideas between tour mates merged into the same experiment, finally taking shape in 2015 and culminating in recording sessions in Raleigh NC in early 2016. Sect is comprised of five veterans of ‘90s…
Find out more »VALLEY MAKER (US) | Autumn Falls
Valley Maker (US - French Kiss Records) On Valley Maker's forthcoming second full-length album, Rhododendron, songwriter Austin Crane sings about movement – from one kind of belief to another, from place to place, through time. This new record from Crane, a Seattle-based musician and PhD student in Human Geography, reflects both the rootedness and rootlessness that shapes his songwriting on the precipice of his third decade. Like his noted inspirations Jason Molina, Bill Fay, and Gillian Welch before him, he…
Find out more »SILENT PLANET (US) + ACRES (UK) + COMRADES (US)
Silent Planet (US - Solid State Records) All creativity is a dialogue. Every song, painting, innovation, poem - is just the latest statement in a conversation that is as old as human civilization. And Silent Planet is intends to add to this dialogue. Weaving together topics that range from historical injustice to the existential despair of modern life, Silent Planet has a message that burns with a hardcore indignation, while coupled with progressive instrumentation. https://www.facebook.com/silentplanetmusic/ http://silentplanetband.com/ Acres (UK) Still the…
Find out more »January 2019
MOM JEANS (US) + JUST FRIENDS (US)
Mom Jeans. (US / Counter Intuitive Records) Mom Jeans. are an effortlessly likeable group of friends who proudly embrace their love for sad punk and emo. The quartet is lauded for stream-of-consciousness lyrics and energetic performances that prompt audiences to shred their worries and simply bounce along. By trading the sappy for heartfelt and the melodramic for truthful, Mom Jeans. have created a brand of emo that’s self-aware but not self-indulgent. https://www.facebook.com/momjeans420/ https://momjeansca.bandcamp.com/ Just Friends (US / Counter Intuitive Records)…
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