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PURR LIKE NEW debut album out today!

Purr’s debut album Like New is a transitional record, full of songs about shedding old patterns and old relationships to make space for what comes next. Out today and produced by Jonathan Rado (Father John Misty, Weyes Blood, Whitney), the sounds of Like New nod, at times, to a place in the past (like your favourite 70’s AM), but they don’t dwell there. Behind its golden sheen, however, lurk stories like the starry, piano-driven ‘Giant Night‘. Named after Anne Waldman’s 1970 book of poems, watch the song’s new black and white performance video below:

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NEW YORK CITY’S PURR ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM ‘LIKE NEW’ COMING OUT FEBRUARY 21, 2020 VIA ANTI-

Purr began in 2017 as the second project from New York City born, raised and forever-based songwriting partners Eliza Barry Callahan and Jack Staffen. Today they announce the debut album Like New, produced by Jonathan Rado (Weyes Blood, Father John Misty, Whitney, The Lemon Twigs) which will be released on February 21, 2020 via ANTI-. In the clip, Eliza sees Jack outside a Chinatown window and with the flip of a coin, the reality of the city is blurred with a surreal daydream sequence.

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Whitney New Album, Forever Turned Around, out now via Secretly Canadian/Rhythmethod

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Whitney, the Chicago-based band led by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek, today release their sophomore album, Forever Turned Around via Secretly Canadian/Rhythmethod.

On the follow up to their much-beloved debut, 2016’s Light Upon the Lake, Ehrlich and Kakacek grapple with the anxiety and acceptance that time is limited and navigate questions of mortality, doubt, love, and friendship. It’s an album about partnership — romantic, familial and communal, but most importantly a love in friendship: the bonds between two best friends and creative partners and the joy and stress that comes with it. First played on SiriusXMU, lead single ‘Giving Up’ is its triumphant opener – a heart-rending and relatable song about the ups and downs of long-term relationships.

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Alex Cameron Presents ‘Far From Born Again’

Alex Cameron releases Miami Memory, his new album and love letter to his partner, on September 13th via Secretly Canadian. Following previously released singles ‘Divorce’ and ‘Miami Memory,’ Cameron now presents a new single/video, ‘Far From Born Again,’ which “celebrates the legitimacy of the independent sex worker, and casts a light on the humans that provide the service to millions worldwide.” The track lays out the album’s worldview, rising towards an exalting onomatopoeic chorus between Cameron and the enthused sax of his business partner Roy Molloy. The Ashley Connor-directed video features various members of the sex work community, and includes an intimate interview where they share candid sentiments about the industry.

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Whitney Release New Single/Video, ‘Used To Be Lonely’

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Whitney – the Chicago-based band led by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek – shares a new single/video, ‘Used To Be Lonely,’ from their forthcoming album, Forever Turned Around, out August 30th via Secretly Canadian/Rhythmethod.

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Alex Cameron Announces New Album, Miami Memory, Due September 13th via Secretly Canadian

Alex Cameron will release his third album, Miami Memory, on September 13th via Secretly Canadian. In conjunction with today’s announcement, Cameron now presents ‘Divorce’ with an accompanying video. As with 2017’s Forced Witness, Cameron’s flair for narrative and character are on full display, yet for the first time, Miami Memory’ s most frequent narrator is himself. Miami Memory is Cameron’s love letter to his partner; a vulnerable, tender, and at times lustful, dedication to the one he loves.

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Whitney Announces New Album, Forever Turned Around, Out August 30th Via Secretly Canadian. Listen To Lead Single ‘Giving Up’

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Whitney, the Chicago-based band led by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek, will release their sophomore album, Forever Turned Around, on August 30th via Secretly Canadian.  On the follow up to their much-beloved debut, 2016’s Light Upon the Lake, Ehrlich and Kakacek grapple with the anxiety and acceptance that time is limited and navigate questions of mortality, doubt, love, and friendship. It’s an album about partnership — romantic, familial and communal, but most importantly a love in friendship: the bonds between two best friends and creative partners and the joy and stress that comes with it. First played on SiriusXMU, lead single ‘Giving Up’ is its triumphant opener – a heart-rending and relatable song about the ups and downs of long-term relationships.

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Foxygen share new single ‘Work’ from their forthcoming album Seeing Other People

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Foxygen, the Los Angeles-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, share a new single, ‘Work‘, from their forthcoming album, Seeing Other People, out April 26th via Jagjaguwar / Rhythmethod. ‘Work’ follows the “cheeky and synth-heavy” (Consequence of Sound) ‘Face The Facts’ and the brooding lead single, ‘Livin’ A Lie.’ The track, which features drumming from the legendary Jim Keltner, is a brazen exclamation as France sings,  “I’m just doin’ all the work, if you got something to say then say it // if I’m such a f*ckin’ jerk then why don’t you write it all down? // are you really doing work, working hard or hardly workin’ now?”

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Foxygen announce new album Seeing Other People

Los Angeles-based Foxygen, the duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, return with their new album, Seeing Other People, due April 26 on Jagjaguwar. Additionally, they share the lead single, ‘Livin’ A Lie,’ and an accompanying video.

Seeing Other People was written and produced entirely by Foxygen at Sonora Recorders in Los Feliz, California and engineered and mixed by Shawn Everett. Throughout, Foxygen’s keen ability to experiment with and expand upon classic pop and rock sounds bloom, and features legendary drummer Jim Keltner. Seeing Other People sees Foxygen at their best, “chopping up pop culture and spinning it into a sticky, wicked web.” The particular flavour on this album, the band suggests, is “Sad-Boy Plastic-Soul Adult-Contemporary Cartoon-Noir Music.”

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Weyes Blood shares ‘Andromeda’ – Her first recording of original material since 2016

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Weyes Blood’s new song, ‘Andromeda,’ her first recording of original material since 2016’s acclaimed Front Row Seat To Earth, is now available worldwide from Sub Pop through all DSPs.

‘Andromeda’ plays on a few themes (mythology, astronomy, technology), and is ultimately a love song about finding something long-lasting in an ever-changing world full of distractions, unrealistic expectations (“looking up to the sky for, something I may never find”) and past disappointments.

‘Andromeda’ was written and composed by Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering, co-produced by Mering and Jonathan Rado, and mixed by Kenny Gilmore in Los Angeles. ‘Andromeda’ will be found on her highly anticipated fourth album, due out later this Spring worldwide from Sub Pop.

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