It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Volcano Choir, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon’s collaboration with fellow Wisconsinites Collections of Colonies of Bees. So it came as something of a surprise when a new Volcano Choir album was announced. It’s called Repave and will be out Sept. 3 on Jagjaguwar. Here is the first taste of it, Byegone.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Deer Tick hinted that a new album was around the corner. Now the Rhode Island rockers have spilled the beans entirely, premiering a song about heartbreak and sorrow earlier today from their upcoming Negativity LP.
While the John McCauley’s lyrics and most of the instrumentation on The Rock are unquestionably despondent, the horns give you the feeling that maybe – just maybe – there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Negativity is out Sept. 24 on Partisan Records.
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound will be here in just a few weeks for the Independence Day Festival, so here is a track from the Howl LP to get you ready for the festivities. Like JC says in the song, rouse yourself baby!
Louisville favorite Cabin has a new album called It Is What It Looks Like, and they’re taking a unique approach to its release. Every week, for the next six weeks, the band will make a song available for purchase through the Cabin website. Each week, you’ll be able to hear an exclusive preview of that track right here. This week, they’ve given us Always.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are readying a 12-song, self-titled release. It’s not out until July 23, but Alex Ebert and the gang have already released the first track, called Better Days.
Zach Schwartz is back with a new Rogue Wave album called Nightingale Floors, which is out June 4. It was inspired by the loss of Schwartz’s father, but Nightingale Floors isn’t an examination of grief. It’s a celebration of life. The lead track, College, is proof of that both musically and lyrically.
ATO Records is celebrating the arrival of warm weather with an absolutely free sampler, featuring 15 tracks from some the latest and greatest ATO releases. Now you can grill out and have a pool party while listening to Jim James, Caitlin Rose, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jonny Fritz, Kopecky Family Band and more.
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward have teamed up again for a third She & Him LP, aptly titled Volume 3. It’s out this week on Merge, and here is the lead single, Never Wanted Your Love. It’s pretty much what you would expect from the duo – and that’s a good thing. A very good thing.
