by Sarah Downs

guccihighwaters releases his new album, jokes on you on Epitaph Records

Singer/producer guccihighwaters has released his full-length album, jokes on you on Epitaph Records – PRESS HERE to listen. PRESS HERE to pre-order the vinyl release of jokes on you vinyl, out July 16.

The album, which Spotify celebrated with a billboard in Times Square, was conceived by revisiting his old recording process – isolated in a room with nothing but a laptop and some basic music equipment – captures the momentum and emotion of Morgan Murphy, who creates under the moniker guccihighwaters. A quiet and sensitive introvert, Murphy often stood in the shadow of doubts of his peers. jokes on you – the new record’s title – candidly refers to the lack of confidence others had in him in the early stages of his career.

“joke’s on you is about feeling like I finally did something with my life,” Morgan admits. “I made an impact with my music while many people doubted me as I was coming up.”

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by Sarah Downs

Los Angeles band Bad Religion release ‘Emancipation Of The Mind’

Preeminent Los Angeles band Bad Religion have just released ‘Emancipation Of The Mind,’ an outtake from the band’s critically acclaimed 2019 album Age Of Unreason. The tracks upbeat messaging calls for reason and open mindedness as a new administration is welcomed into the White House today. Bad Religion have always advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism, which has never been more essential.

“I think the song really is a celebration of enlightenment values that can be cultivated through enthusiastic learning and open-mindedness,” says co-songwriter and vocalist Greg Graffin. “So often we’re told what to think. But learning how to think (as opposed to learning what to think) is a true feeling of emancipation from the constraints of indoctrination that are so commonplace in our society.”

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by Sarah Downs

Architects share new single/video ‘Dead Butterflies’

Today, Architects are thrilled to share ‘Dead Butterflies‘ – the third single off their forthcoming ninth studio album For Those That Wish To Exist. Accompanying Dead Butterflies is a breathtaking music video, filmed at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London, in November last year.

The groundbreaking Royal Albert Hall performance was streamed live on November 21st, garnering critical acclaim, and setting livestreaming records for the genre.  NME gave the performance a perfect 5/5 score, calling Architects “a band at the peak of their talents” and stating that “on the basis of these new songs, they’re heading somewhere remarkable indeed.”

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by Sarah Downs

Fleet Foxes share new video for ‘I’m Not My Season off their latest album Shore

Fleet Foxes have shared a new video for ‘I’m Not My Season‘ off their latest album Shore, which was released digitally last fall via Anti- and will be released on all physical formats (vinyl, CD and cassette) on February 5, 2021. Preorder the album HERE).  Shot at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, NY, the video was directed by longtime Fleet Foxes collaborator and frontman Robin Pecknold’s brother Sean Pecknold.

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Adult Mom share new single/video ‘Sober’ off their new album, out March 5th

Adult Mom will release their third studio album Driver on March 5 via Epitaph. In celebration of the announcement, they have shared the new single “Sober.” The track examines how people’s perception of each other change and deteriorate over time, especially in the wake of a relationship gone sour.

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Goat Girl Share New Track + Video ‘Badibaba’ From Upcoming Album On All Fours

Goat Girl are delighted to share a new track, ‘Badibaba’, and its video today from their upcoming album On All Fours, which will be released via Rough Trade Records on January 29, 2021.

Guitarist/vocalist L.E.D. says “Badibaba is a song about environmental catastrophe and the pessimism and self-destruction that this causes to the human spirit.” Cream adds, “it touches on how the earth’s existence is controlled by exploitative systems, and the feeling of existential helplessness this induces.”

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by Sarah Downs

Watch Pinegrove’s The Amperland, NY Movie Screening live on YouTube

Tune In at 6am Jan 16 NZ Time To Watch The Amperland, NY Movie Screening Live On YouTube

Last month Pinegrove revealed details of a new feature length film, Amperland, NY,  and accompanying 22 song soundtrack album, available today on DSPs via Rough Trade  – with the LP to be released physically on February 26th. The film will launch globally at 6am January 16 NZ Time on YouTube and the band will be online in the chat during the screening.

Join the YouTube Screening below:

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by Sarah Downs

Glitterer shares new track ‘Didn’t Want It’ off new album ‘Life Is Not A Lesson’ out February 26

“brief and triumphant … it’s a big, sticky, fuzzy alt-rock song with a drum-machine beat and a tough-sounding hardcore bassline.” – Stereogum on “Are You Sure?”

Hand drawn and animated by Rob Fidel, Glitterer has released an animated lyric video for the new track ‘Didn’t Want It’. 

“’Didn’t Want It’ was the first song I wrote for the new record,” Glitterer aka Ned Russin explained. “Despite having no road map for how the rest of the songs would turn out, this track established a lot of the qualities that would be further explored as I continued to write – more present and fuzzed out guitars, minimalistic chord changes, and uncertain, longing lyrics.”

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by Sarah Downs

Perfume Genius announces ‘Immediately Remixes’ album, released February 19th

2020 saw the release of Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, Perfume Genius’ most celebrated album to date which topped many end of year lists and cemented him as one of his generations most innovative and essential artists. Today, Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) announces IMMEDIATELY Remixes, released February 19th, a companion album which sees every song on Set My Heart On Fire Immediately remixed in original running sequence by an all-star cast of Jaakko Eino Kaleivi, A.G Cook, Jim-E Stack, Planningtorock, Jenny Hval, Initial Talk, Boy Harsher, Nídia, Danny L Harle, Westerman, Actress, Koreless and Katie Dey.

Marking the announcement is a new video by electronic duo Boy Harsher for their beguiling. nocturnal take on ‘Your Body Changes Everything’. The video was directed by Boy Harsher vocalist Jae Matthews together with Caitlin Driscoll and stars model Teddy Quinlivan and Brandon Gray.

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by Sarah Downs

Independent Music NZ announces the Taite Music Prize 2021 nominations are now open

Independent Music NZ announces the Taite Music Prize 2021 nominations are now open.

Nominations close 5.00 pm on Monday, 8th February 2021.

The Taite Music Prize highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, sales, or record label.

IMNZ General Manager, Dylan Pellett says, “It’s an honour to present the Taite Music Prize every year, and this one is no different – excepting the fact that everyone has had a challenging time over the last twelve months! With those far-reaching challenges as a backdrop, it is heartening to know that New Zealand artists have responded with such creativity and resilience. We salute all of our musicians with this event, and look forward to celebrating our amazing community.”

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