Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 117
April 11, 2025
Nashville breakout Carter Faith debuts "Grudge," new dates with Little Big Town, on tour with Carly Pearce
DEBUTS “GRUDGE”CONFIRMS NEW DATES SUPPORTING LITTLE BIG TOWNNEW MUSIC IS IMMINENT
Press photo, credit Bree FishApril 11, 2025—Rising Nashville vocalist and songwriter Carter Faith unveils a new song, “Grudge,” today alongside a lyric video, listen here.“‘Grudge’ is just a silly little song that I wrote to get some pettiness out of my system,” says Faith. “I think we all have one or two people we can think of who pissed us off good ;) Thanks to Tofer Brown and Steph Jones for writing this one with me!”Faith, who is gearing up to release her debut album, will join Little Big Town on tour this summer. The shows include pavilions and amphitheaters across the country, kicking off in Rogers, AR on July 24. The new dates come in addition to a recently wrapped tour with Ella Langley and Faith’s previously announced run with Carly Pearce which kicked off last night. She’ll also make her Stagecoach festival debut this month in Indio, CA.Earlier this year Faith debuted a new track, “
If I Had Never Lost My Mind…
,” to widespread acclaim. The song followed her Capitol Records Nashville debut
The Aftermath
EP last fall, which featured a duet with Alison Krauss and drew praise from Billboard, The Tennessean, American Songwriter and more.Faith continues to build her fanbase in Nashville and beyond, recently signing with Universal Music Group Nashville and Universal Music Publishing Group. Other 2024 highlights include her performance at CMA Fest, her twelfth show at the historic Grand Ole Opry, her first shows in London and Berlin at Country to Country (C2C), contributing vocals to Bon Iver’s “AWARDS SEASON” and supporting Luke Grimes on tour for the second year in a row.Born and raised in North Carolina, Faith relocated to Nashville after college to pursue her dream of becoming a country musician, learning the ropes from seasoned professionals who saw her massive potential. Fast forward a few years, and Faith has accumulated over 129 million global streams on tracks like “Wild,” “Greener Pasture” and “Already Crazy.” Her soaring vocals and authentic storytelling, paired with a delicate delivery and breezy confidence, have captivated audiences and led to stages shared with Shaboozey, Little Big Town, Keith Urban and one of her biggest influences, Willie Nelson. Furthermore, she was recently featured on MusicRow’s Next Big Thing and All Country News’ Artists to Watch lists for 2025 and has been featured in CMT’s 2023 Next Women of Country and LISTEN UP 2024 campaigns, in addition to being the first country artist featured in Spotify’s Fresh Finds multi-genre program.
Single artworkCARTER FAITH LIVEApril 11—Indianapolis, IN—Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*April 12—Knoxville, TN—The Tennessee Theatre*April 17—Houston, TX—House of Blues Houston*April 18—Dallas, TX—House of Blues Dallas*April 19—Tulsa, OK—River Spirit Casino Resort*April 22—Colorado Springs, CO—Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts*April 24—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren*April 25—Indio, CA—StagecoachMay 1—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore*May 2—Bethlehem, PA—Wind Creek Bethlehem*May 3—Hampton, NH—Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom*May 31—Panama City Beach, FL—Gulf Coast JamJune 6—Nashville, TN—CMA FestJune 7—Nashville, TN—CMA Fest at Nissan StadiumJune 20-21—Winnetka, IL—Winnetka FestivalJuly 12—Lampasas, TX—Spring Ho FestivalJuly 24—Rogers, AR—Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion†July 25—Maryland Heights, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheater†July 26—Tinley Park, IL—Credit Union 1 Amphitheater†August 7—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion†August 8—Holmdel, NJ—PNC Bank Arts Center†August 9—Wantagh, NY—Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater†August 21—West Palm Beach, FL—Ithink Financial Amphitheater†August 22—Tampa, FL—Midiflorida Credit Union Amphitheater†August 23—Orange Beach, AL—The Wharf Amphitheater†Sep 4—Phoenix, AZ—Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater†Sept 5—Chula Vista, CA—North Island Credit Union Amphitheater†Sept 6—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheater†Oct 10—Las Vegas, NV—Old Red Las Vegas*with Carly Pearce†with Little Big Town
THE ALBUM LEAF Shares New Ambient Record 'Rotations'; Announces LA Performance In The Round On April 22nd
THE ALBUM LEAF
SHARES NEW ATMOSPHERIC AMBIENT LP
ROTATIONS
ANNOUNCES SPECIAL LOS ANGELES SHOW
ON APRIL 22ND AS
PART OF COAXIAL’S 10th ANNIVERSARY
April 11, 2025 – Today, The Album Leaf shares his new ambient LP, Rotations. The record is a mediative experiment into atmospheric sound. Creator Jimmy LaValle explains, “This collection of music is a true reflection of my creative process—rooted in sound exploration, experimentation, and spontaneous response. Each track captures a moment of creative discovery, free from the pressure of achieving a polished result. Throughout my career, I’ve often placed significant weight on what an album should be. With this release, I’ve let go of those expectations to share a body of work that feels genuine and authentic.”
The Album Leaf also announced he will play his first show in Los Angeles on April 22nd as part of Coaxial Art’s 10 year anniversary celebration with a special in-the-round performance at Human Resources along with Emma Palm and Marc Merza, Lenard Smith, and Joshua Oduga. More information and tickets can be found HERE.
The prolific Los Angeles-based electronic artist The Album Leaf has had a fruitful few years. He released his acclaimed 2023 full-length album, Future Falling, the 2024 EP, Blast, featuring sax player Aaron D4VD (Anderson Paak., Tyler The Creator, Herbie Hancock), a series of remixes by esteemed artists like Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Dustin O’Halloran, Boom Bip, and Balmorhea, written several scores, including one for the film Things Will Be Different (SXSW 2024 premiere) and Touch Me that just was applauded at Sundance. He also was featured on several charity compilations for the Los Angeles fires, including ambient compilation FOR LA, curated by Hollie Kenniff, and indie rock compilation Love Los Angeles, which includes artists like Ducks LTD, Shannon Lay, Kevin Devine.
Stay tuned for more to come from The Album Leaf.
AxisRhythm ResolveRotationsDance of SeasonsWhirling EchoesCarousel (Feat. Six Missing)Celestial SpinTurn Of FateSpiral Of MemoriesSlight Decline
ABOUT THE ALBUM LEAF:
The Album Leaf has been steadily making his mark as a soft-spoken innovator since 1999. Now based in LA, Jimmy LaValle started out in the San Diego music scene creating vivid, rhythmic, soaring instrumentals centered around the Rhodes piano. With over two decades of acclaimed releases (for Sub Pop, City Slang, and others) and numerous collaborations with artists and brands, he has become a touchstone for the next generation’s wave of melodic and meditative electro-organic music.
A prolific musician, he has also composed music for film and television, scoring over 20 projects, including award-winning films, the Calm App, Netflix shows, and commercials for companies like Nike and Google. In 2023, he released his first record in seven years, FUTURE FALLING, a fluid, cohesive record featuring collaborations with Bat For Lashes and Kimbra, and exhibits LaValle as emblematically inquisitive and renewed by outside perspectives.
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THE BUG CLUB @ Lodge Room Thursday 04.10.25 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE
All photos taken by Alexander Laurence
April 10, 2025
DUCKS LTD @ Lodge Room Thursday 04.10.25 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE
All photos taken by Alexander Laurence
Lana Del Rey Releases New Single "Henry, come on"
LANA DEL REY
RELEASES NEW SINGLE
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Today – Friday, April 11th – Lana Del Rey releases her new single, ‘Henry, come on’. The single is out now via Interscope Records.
LISTEN TO ‘HENRY, COME ON’ HERE
‘Henry, come on’ was written by Lana Del Rey and Luke Laird. The pair also produced the record together with Drew Erickson.
This month, Lana Del Rey will play Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California on Friday, April 25th.
2025 will also see Lana Del Rey embark upon a sold-out UK & Ireland summer tour which will see her play dates in London, Dublin, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Cardiff. It is her first UK & IE stadium tour, including two dates at Wembley Stadium.
Full tour dates can be found below, and tickets can be purchased HERE.
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LANA DEL REY 2025 TOUR DATES (UK AND IE IN BOLD)
Friday, April 25th, Stagecoach Festival, Indio USA
Sunday, August 3rd, Hinterland Music Festival USA
Monday, June 23rd, Principality Stadium, Cardiff UK
Thursday, June 26th, Hampden Park, Glasgow UK
Saturday, June 28th, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool UK
Monday, June 30th, Aviva Stadium, Dubin IE
Thursday, July 3rd, Wembley Stadium, London UK
Friday, July 4th, Wembley Stadium, London UK
Sunday, August 3rd, Hinterland Music Festival USA
Maddie Regent Unveils "Miss Virgo" | Debut Album 'On the phone with my mom' Out May 16
Indie-pop singer and songwriter Maddie Regent unveils "Miss Virgo," the final pre-release single from her highly anticipated debut album, On the phone with my mom, out May 16th. Alongside the single, she is also revealing the album’s full 14-song tracklist.
A hypnotic blend of raw emotion and sonic exploration, "Miss Virgo" showcases Maddie’s mesmerizing vocals floating over a cinematic, dreamlike soundscape. It's ethereal yet weighty, intimate yet expansive, with thoughtfully layered production that enhances her raw songwriting.
One of the album’s most sonically adventurous tracks, "Miss Virgo" is also one of Maddie’s most deeply personal songs to date. The song unpacks her struggles with body image and the formative time she spent in a recovery center at the age of 17, healing from an eating disorder — a chapter marked by both pain and profound connection.
At its heart, the song is a tribute to the unlikely sisterhood she found there. "At first, I just wanted to go home, but I couldn’t. So for a while, my world became that little cabin in the woods, and my family became this group of fiercely strong girls from every walk of life," she shares. "We bonded over our mutual distrust of the nurses, our collective crush on the one male specialist, crocheting, and watching Pretty Little Liars. Although every day I was there I didn’t want to be there, I really do have fond memories from that place, mostly because of the people I met.”
Originally hailing from Toronto and now living in New York City, Maddie Regent discovered songwriting as a form of catharsis at just 12 years old, using music as a powerful tool to navigate her anxieties and give voice to her innermost thoughts. Since her debut in 2021, she has released two beloved EPs, MISS REGENT and Girl of Your Dreams, and has earned recognition from tastemakers like Atwood Magazine and EARMILK.
Working closely with her partner, producer and songwriter Cade Hoppe, Maddie has meticulously honed her craft, creating a sound that seamlessly marries infectious pop hooks with raw, unfiltered storytelling. As the release of On the phone with my mom approaches, 2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for Maddie Regent—one that cements her as an indie-pop artist to watch.
Listen to "Miss Virgo" on all streaming platforms:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/maddieregent/miss-virgo
Pre-save Maddie Regent's debut album, On the phone with my mom, out May 16th:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/maddieregent/on-the-phone-with-my-mom
On the phone with my mom Tracklist:
1. On the phone with my mom
2. Any day now
3. Sleeptalking
4. Turtleneck
5. Cutie
6. Miss Virgo
7. Other girls
8. The other shoe
9. Fountain of youth / man is a knife
10. The wolf
11. Girl inside my head
12. You could break my heart
13. Black sheep
14. Goodnight
Photo Credit: Anna KoblishArtwork: Ashley AdamsFollow Maddie Regent:
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SABRINA CLAUDIO RETURNS WITH HEARTFELT NEW SINGLE + VIDEO FOR “BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE”
SABRINA CLAUDIO RETURNS WITH HEARTFELT NEW SINGLE “BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE”
A TIMELY REMINDER TO LOVE INTENTIONALLY
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE
(LIVE AT 9 AM PST/12 PM EST)
Photo Credit: Williejane
Grammy-winning, RIAA Platinum-certified R&B singer/songwriter Sabrina Claudio returns with her captivating new single, “Before It’s Too Late,” out now via EMPIRE. Alongside the track, Sabrina shares a stunning new music video that continues the romantic storyline from her recently released single, “Need You To Need Me.”
“Before It’s Too Late” is a soulful R&B ballad that highlights the importance of loving with intention. With dreamy, atmospheric production, Claudio’s breathy, ethereal vocals carry emotional depth, blending vulnerability and longing into every note. The track is a heartfelt reminder to slow down, be present, and cherish simple moments with loved ones, like a quiet drive down the PCH or watching a partner’s silhouette at sunrise.
The music video captures this sentiment perfectly. Opening with Sabrina awakening from a bad dream, the visual follows her as she escapes to a romantic getaway with her partner. Through intimate, visually striking scenes, the video becomes a tribute to the quiet, meaningful moments in a relationship that sometimes leave the deepest impact.
Speaking on the inspiration behind the single, Sabrina shares,"‘Before It’s Too Late’ is intended to encourage listeners to verbalize their thoughts and/or make an effort to make their love for one another visibly apparent. Before it’s too late to do so, before love is lost, before what’s done can’t be undone, before there is no time left. As someone who deeply struggles with expressing emotions, I only realized by the end of it all that I wrote this as a reminder to myself to love loudly and intentionally.”
LISTEN TO "BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE" HERE
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE" HERE
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, the Cuban-Puerto Rican singer began writing music at a young age. Her debut EP, Confidently Lost, and her critically acclaimed 2017 album About Time, featuring fan-favorite tracks like “Belong To You” featuring 6lack, “Unravel Me,” and “Stand Still”, launched her into the spotlight and earned her a debut performance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. Over the years, she has released four additional projects, toured internationally, and graced many festival stages, including Coachella.
Sabrina has now amassed over 3 billion global streams and earned GRAMMY Awards for her contributions to Beyoncé’s “Plastic Off The Sofa” and Chris Brown’s “Best Ever.” She has also collaborated with an impressive list of artists, including The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, ZAYN, Alicia Keys, Wale, Diplo, Sir, Khalid, Marshmello, ZHU, Tyga, Mario, Black Coffee, and many more. Sabrina’s latest release continues to solidify her status as one of R&B’s most emotionally resonant voices.
Photo Credit: Williejane
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JakoJako Shares New Track "Dragon Bridge" || New Album 'Tết 41' Out 4/25 On Mute
JAKOJAKO SHARES NEW TRACK
“DRAGON BRIDGE”
NEW ALBUM TẾT 41 OUT 4/25 ON MUTE
Photo credit: Katja Ruge
Berlin-based modular synthesist JakoJako (aka Sibel Koçer) has shared a new track “Dragon Bridge” from her forthcoming album, Tết 41, out on limited edition vinyl and digitally on April 25, 2025 via Mute.
Named after the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam, Cầu Rồng, a 666m long structure which was designed to breathe fire and water every weekend, the track’s playful atmospherics were inspired by Koçer’s first journey to Vietnam and her very personal reflections on the country.
Listen to “Dragon Bridge” HERE.
Talking about the track, Koçer explains, “I wrote this track in Da Nang on the day the Dragon Bridge spit fire, it was pretty spectacular and special for the people there and us, especially as we were there in 2024, the year of the dragon. After watching, we went home, and I wrote that tune.”
Tết 41 is, in many ways, a distillation of ideas Koçer has been exploring for many years. Tapping into a deep understanding of machine-based music and illuminated by references to her heritage, Tết 41 reflects on notions of rebirth and the pursuit of a sonic core. The album was created with a minimal hardware set up and from this simplicity emerges some of her most expansive, unworldly compositions to date.
Koçer explains, “I wanted to collect the atmospheres of Vietnam, and strip it back to my language - electronic music. I don’t have huge ties to the traditions of my Vietnamese family, so being able to experience them with my mother and then bring the Lunar Celebration - the colorful flowers, food and customs - back to Europe through music has helped me realize how important this side of my heritage is.”
A big part of her production process lies in searching for spontaneity, which was heightened during the creation of this album, on just a Eurorack and a Waldorf Iridium Core. While normally she would have a computer to mix and arrange the record, the effects and sequencers of the gear became her tools. She expands: “The more you play with a single machine the more you get to know it. You’ll get muscle memory and play it more like an actual instrument, instead of treating it as a tool.”
Opening and closing with field recordings taken during the Lunar New Year celebrations, she uses the space in between to cast new frameworks, allowing melodic cycles to flow autonomously. Rhythmic fragments weave between analogue processing and harmonic distillations, swirling in organic cycles of warehouse maximalism and sonic minutiae that speak to the somatic and spectral in equal measure.
Engaged in a constant dialogue around the use of hardware in music, JakoJako’s artistic output is informed by the tension and release of techno, but ultimately propelled by ever-expanding forms and structures that play with the contours of the genre. A producer, live artist and DJ who has held a residency at Berghain while touring some of the world’s most respected electronic music institutions, she delves into the mathematical patterns of arpeggios and loops, locating kinetic energies that convert into moments of dancefloor catharsis.
Infinitely curious about the threads that connect different genres, as opposed to the rigidity of genre itself, Tết 41 is driven by a desire to document the potentials of analogue and modular synthesis, and to consider new contexts within which these could exist. It’s also a bold and generous vision of new sonic worlds.
JakoJako’s Tết 41 is out on Mute on limited edition vinyl and digitally on April 25, 2025.
Pre-order it HERE.
JakoJako DJ and live dates can be found HERE.
Tết 41 album art
Track listing:
1. Xin chào
2. Kumquat
3. Lì xì
4. Hoa đào
5. Ghi-Ta
6. Đà Nẵng
7. Dragon Bridge
8. Chim sẻ
9. Gió
10. Cảm ơn
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King Crimson Alumni Reissue London Sessions Classic
King Crimson Alumni Reissue London Sessions Classic
Los Angeles, California: The 21st Century Schizoid Band, the ex-Crimson supergroup that did so much to keep the mothership’s name alive during the first years of this century, are finally making available on vinyl one of the most powerful albums in their catalog. This is the seven song set’s first ever appearance on LP, and features brand new artwork.
Originally issued in 2002 as Official Bootleg Volume One, The London Sessions was recorded at Mark Angelo Studios in west London’s Acton, and features incendiary recordings of seven true Crimson classics, dating back to the original band’s epochal 1969 debut, In The Court of the Crimson King - the epic title track, “I Talk To The Wind” and the churning majesty of “21st Century Schizoid Man.”
From there it hits such highlights as “Catfood” (still regarded among the most bizarre songs ever performed on the BBC’s Top of the Pops chart show), “Formentera Lady,” “A Man A City” and the grinding “Ladies of the Road,” a paean to the groupies that awaited the band as it undertook its first tours.
Classic Crimson members Ian McDonald, Michael Giles and Peter Giles (veterans of that first LP) and Mel Collins (who arrived for the second album, In The Wake of Poseidon) are in furious form throughout, while the ever-luminous Jakko M Jakszyk would himself join the reborn King Crimson in 2013, as a direct consequence of his work with the Schizoid Band.
The London Sessions is the last of the 21st Century Schizoid Band’s original albums to be reissued, following in the footsteps of the much acclaimed live albums Live in Italy, Live in Japan, Live in Barcelona and Pictures of A City - Live in New York.
As such, it is a must-have not only for followers of the Schizoids themselves, but also a key component in any broadly-based Crimson collection. Robert Fripp may not be present, but his presence is tangible regardless.
CD/VINYL: https://cleorecs.com/search?q=21st+century+schizoid+band+london+sessions
DIGITAL: https://orcd.co/21stcenturyschizoidband_londonsessions
Track listing
1. A Man A City
2. Catfood
3. In The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Formentera Lady
5. Ladies Of The Road
6. I Talk To The Wind
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man
SUMAC and Moor Mother share new piece “Scene 4”
SUMAC and Moor Mother share new piece "Scene 4"
New collaborative album The Film is out April 25th
SUMAC and Moor Mother EU UK tours start next week, including collab set at Roadburn Festival
[image error]SUMAC and Moor Mother by Paulo Gonzales | Hi-res here
"unbridled sheer human creativity as a form of catharsis" - Consequence
"an intense drone metal spoken word stunner" - The Needle Drop
"feels like one of the heaviest things that either artist has made" - Treble
SUMAC and Moor Mother share the new piece "Scene 4" taken from their upcoming work The Film, to be released on April 25th. The piece features singer Sovie layering harmonies between SUMAC's taut thuds and Moor Mother's dynamic incantations, electronics bristling beneath the procession. Restraint and outburst build tension as the ensemble's deft performance inspires close listening, giving each wallop and swell that much more impact.
The Film’s moniker speaks to the fact that it is conceived and delivered as a complete album, a full story or narrative. Moor Mother puts it best: “The idea is to create a moment outside of the convention. This is a work of art. Thinking about the work as a Film, instead of an album or a collection of songs. This task is impossible in an industry that wants to force everything into a box of consumption. You won't understand or get the full picture until the artwork is completed. This work is developing and is requesting more agency within the creative process.” The Film does have clear themes running throughout – again Moor Mother expounds: “the themes are universal in nature - land - displacement - the climate - human rights and freedoms - war and peace - the idea of running away from the many violent forces and horrific systems of man and empire.”
Listen / share "Scene 4" on Bandcamp
[image error]The Film is an album that takes attributes of both artists' work and finds common ground in shifting musical patterns, and expressive force. The record is a musical thumbing of their noses at the more traditional approaches of their respective fields, an innovative, powerhouse of an album. Heavy, holy, hypnotizing – beyond existence, beyond the fettered constraints of normality, past the false notions of the indoctrinated disguised as the organic, planets form; the detritus of cosmic stuff merges into galaxies, into something that can sound like it’s populated by suns. The Film is just such a work, a nebulitic collaboration between SUMAC and Moor Mother. The Film was recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle with Scott Evans. The album includes appearances by guest vocalists Kyle Kidd, Sovie, and Candice Hoyes.
Around The Film's release, SUMAC and Moor Mother will be premiering their collaborative performances in Berlin and at Roadburn Festival. Additionally, SUMAC will be heading out on a European tour this Spring with special guests, Japan's ENDON, while Moor Mother will be playing select European dates with Lonnie Holley in May.
Pre-order SUMAC and Moor Mother's The Film here.
SUMAC and Moor Mother tour dates
Apr. 17 - Berlin, DE - Festsaal Kreuzberg *
Apr. 19 - Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival *
SUMAC on tour
Apr. 15 - Warsaw, PL - Hydrozagadka
Apr. 16 - Poznań, PL - 2Progi
Apr. 20 - Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival performing 'The Healer'
Apr. 21 - Brussels, BE - Botanique ^
Apr. 22 - Koln, DE - Bumann & Sohn ^
Apr. 23 - Karlsruhe, DE - Jubez ^
Apr. 24 - Fribourg, CH - Fri-Son ^
Apr. 25 - Innsbruck, AT - PMK ^
Apr. 26 - Munich, DE - Strom
Apr. 28 - Athens, GR - Kyttaro Live Club
Moor Mother on tour
May 11 - Krems, AT - Donau Festival %
May 14 - Bern, CH - B-Flat %
May 15 - Frankfurt, DE - Jazz Montez %
May 16 - Berlin, DE - X-Jazz Festival %
* Moor Mother collab set
^ with Endon
% with Lonnie Holley
