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Heaven share new single "The Fire You Know" with official music video

HEAVEN SHARE ENTHRALLING NEW SINGLE

“THE FIRE YOU KNOW” - LISTEN

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW - WATCH

DREAM ALOUD ARRIVES APRIL 4, 2025

VIA LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS - PRE-ORDER

APPEARING AT TREEFORT MUSIC FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH

Photo credit: Jeska Sand 

"The self-aware lyrics, paired with droning vocals, kick through the tide 

and wade within pulsating synth puddles."

 - PASTE MAGAZINE 

"Traverses a wide swath of territory stylistically, veering from anthemic shoegaze... to ethereal Velvets-esque bleary-eyed lullabies... to Spacemen 3-indebted bombast...rendering what could easily transpose as staid utterly modern and vital."

- UNDER THE RADAR

"Creates music that floats on a narcotized cloud of reverbed guitars and gauzily layered vocals." 

- NOISEY

"A staple of the NYC music scene, Heaven play music that sits somewhere between shoegaze and psych sensibilities and produces songs that act as sonic love notes to both genres." 

- THE DELI

NYC-based power-popgaze band Heaven are excited to share the second single from their upcoming third full-length album, Dream Aloud, out April 4, 2025, via Little Cloud Records. Out now, “The Fire You Know” is a fever dream of a lyrical vision, melancholy orchestral sounds anchored by hi-hats keep fated beliefs and secrets deep inside. Out now with an official music video, today’s single features Megan LaMarca on cello recorded by her husband Anthony LaMarca from The War On Drugs. Heaven’s usual choir of noisy guitars are traded in for lush string arrangements, resulting in complete sonic entracement. 

The official music video for “The Fire You Know” was filmed in Upstate New York in and around an early 20th-century farmhouse in Narrowsburg, NY, aptly called the Nowhere House. Directed and shot by Jeska Sand, the excursion from NYC was an escape into the cold snowy recess of winter to find the fire and the warmth needed to conjure the vision, voluntarily stepping into the doorway of the madness that is believing.  

LISTEN TO “THE FIRE YOU KNOW”

WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THE FIRE YOU KNOW”

PREORDER DREAM ALOUD

Forming an amalgamation of their influences, the single “I Need You More Somehow,” debuted last month with an official music video, pairing timeless melodies with layers of reverb-driven guitar. Grounded by sirens of feedback, the song previewed an album full of emotional exploration tied up in otherwordly instrumentation. Dream Aloud was first teased last year by quintessentially dreamy lead single, “I’ll Let You In.” The record was recorded in New York City, mixed by Jonathan Krienik (The Rapture, Gang Gang Dance), mastered by Christopher Colbert (The Walkmen, Pedro the Lion) and features guest guitar on the title track by Steve Schiltz (Longwave, Wah Together).

Heaven ride a massive sonic wave in delivering their introspective yet dreamy tracks. Matt Sumrow and Mikey Jones created the band in New York City after touring and recording with artists such as Dean And Britta, Swervedriver, Ambulance LTD, Caveman, The Comas, The Lemonheads, and others. Now joined by bassist Sonia Manalili, the trio is excited to share their first album in 7 years, their most somnambulistic to date, the band’s third full-length, Dream Aloud.

WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “I NEED YOU MORE SOMEHOW”

WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “I’LL LET YOU IN”

Heaven will be hitting the road this spring, heading across the country to make their Treefort Music Festival debut and stopping in various cities along the way. For more information, see below for a full list of shows and follow the band on Instagram at @heavenbandnyc. 

HEAVEN LIVE 2025

MARCH

24 - Kilowatt - San Francisco, CA

26-30 - Treefort Music Festival - Boise, ID

APRIL

3 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY

HEAVEN

DREAM ALOUD

LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS

Release date: April 4, 2025

1. I’ll Let You In

2. The Fire You Know

3. Dream Aloud

4. Sun Setting Skies

5. Spinning Around You

6. A Magic All Our Own

7. I Need You More Somehow

8. I See the Rain

9. Spinning Around You (reprise)

10. A Painted Image

CONNECT WITH HEAVEN:

FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | BANDCAMP | TWITTER

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David J introduces his funny Valentine - just in time for Feb 14

David J introduces his funny Valentine - just in time for Feb 14

Los Angeles, California: Former Bauhaus and Love & Rockets mainstay David J continues his remarkable run of recent singles (“Christmases When You Were Mine,” “Night of the Vampire” and his acclaimed duet with Melanie on her own “Beautiful People”) with a shimmering, fragile take on the immortal “My Funny Valentine.”

Taken from Cleopatra Records’ upcoming Gothic Valentines album, “My Funny Valentine” was first heard in the Rodgers/Hart musical Babes In Arms back in 1937. Since that time, this love song for a less than lovely-looking paramour… “your looks are laughable, unphotographable, yet you’re my favorite work of art”… has been covered by upwards of 600 artists in the years since teenager Mitzi Green first voiced it, from Frank Sinatra and Julie London to Elvis Costello and Nico.

It was also inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2015, in recognition of the song’s “cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy.”

“I’ve always loved this classic song,” says David J, “and thought that a ‘cold wave’ synth version in collaboration with my talented friend, Jon Bernstein, would suit the tone of the album.”

He was correct. It does.

SINGLE: https://orcd.co/ej5qaoa

The Gothic Valentines album itself, as the title suggests, is, a seasonally sensitive gathering of exclusive new recordings and much-loved classics by Switchblade Symphony, Iggy Pop, David J, Ministry, Cinderella, Leæther Strip, Soft Cell, and Joy Division - plus, in case you missed it, David J and Melanie’s “Beautiful People,” casting David J as the Lee Hazelwood to Melanie’s Nancy Sinatra.

Elsewhere across the two CDs, goth legends Rosetta Stone, Sex Beat, the Skeletal Family, Christian Death and Gene Loves Jezebel join upcoming favorites Lebanon Hangover, Sonsombre and The KVB in redrafting February 14 in the blackest of hearts and the finest of fishnets.

And don’t forget the eye liner!

Gothic Valentines CD/VINYL pre-order: https://cleorecs.com/search?q=gothic+valentines
Gothic Valentines digital pre-order: https://orcd.co/gothicvalentines

Bella Union Announces Nell Smith’s Posthumous Debut Solo LP out 4/11 | Shares "Anxious" Video

Bella Union Announces Nell Smith’s

Posthumous Debut Solo Album,  Anxious

due out April 11

Anxious  album pre-order

Shares Official Video for Psych-Pop Title Track “ Anxious ”

Available across platforms here

Support The Nell Smith Memorial Fund

Aims to raise $100,000 and donate $10,000 per year for 10 years

for grants to support young musicians.

DONATE HERE  |  MORE INFORMATION

Credit: Alex Hanson 

Today, Bella Union announce the release of Anxious, the posthumous debut solo album from Nell Smith, due out April 11. Accompanying the announcement is lead single and album title track “Anxious”, a captivating psyche-pop gem. It sets the tone with a welcome, whimsical look at teenage angst, Smith laying bare the challenges she faced via the anxiety which was amplified as a young person navigating life in a pandemic that consistently shut the doors she was used to bursting through.

Listen / Share: “Anxious”

Posthumous record releases will always be charged with emotion but when the release comes from a 17 year-old artist that was just getting started it’s heartbreaking beyond expression. Anxious is a mesmerizing selection of songs that explore the highs, lows and uncertainty of teenage life through the eyes of Nell and is the follow-up to Where The Viaduct Looms, her debut collaboration with The Flaming Lips that explored the works of Nick Cave.

“It is still very painful when I realize Nell is gone”, says Wayne Coyne. “I keep thinking I’ll check my text messages from her. I’m sure she has a new drawing or new piece of a song or a new photo of her cat… and then I remember she is gone. Now when I’m listening to her singing these songs there is a brief fantastical joy. Her voice hits the ear, the ear tells brain this is the sound of love, the brain lets the mind fly through the billions of connections it has with Nell’s life... but as it flies it also flies to her death... there is something holy that happens now.”

Guided by the talented Jack and Lily Wolter of Penelope Isles, who helped shape Nell’s songs, some of which had been in the works since she was twelve years old, the result is an album brimming with emotion, playful melodies and a depth that hints at what Nell’s future may have held.

Nell’s record includes three songs which were written in partnership with Canadian folk band Shred Kelly with whom she spent winter evenings writing in her hometown of Fernie, British Columbia, huddled round the fire in 2022. Jack and Lily Wolter subsequently completed these songs and the rest of the works in Brighton in 2023. Her first and only studio recording session at Bella Union’s studio in Brighton at the tender age of 15 was an intense mix of long days with Jack and Lily expertly teasing out what was really going on in Smith’s mind with the help of Doritos, Fizzy sweets, Coca Cola and inspiration gained by sneaking her into venues to see local bands play.

A lot of Nell’s creative drive was rooted in raw teenage emotions; apprehension; love; travel; gratefulness; ambition; and grief. These moods are visited throughout the tracks on the album with an instrumental approach that brings joy into even the darkest of songs.

Additionally, Nell’s family has announced the creation of the Nell Smith Memorial Fund to honour her legacy and support emerging musicians, nurturing their artistic growth in recognition of the kindness and support that she was lucky enough to receive from the many people she met on her journey. The fund aims to raise $100,000 and award $10,000 every year for ten years with profits from the release going directly into the fund’s corpus. More info on the fund can be found on Nell’s official website here.

Anxious  tracklist:

1. Anxious

2. Daisy Fields

3. Bubba

4. The Worst Best Drug

5. Service Song

6. Boy in a Bubble

7. Splash

8. I Know Nothing

9. Billions Of People

10. Split In The Sky

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Σtella (pronounced Stella) Shares New Single, “Omorfo Mou,” Off Her Vibrant New Album Adagio

Σtella (pronounced Stella) Shares New Single, “Omorfo Mou,” Off Her Vibrant New Album AdagioOn April 4th, Greek artist Σtella (pronounced Stella) will release her mesmerizing new record, Adagio, on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. The album features the previously released single “Adagio” alongside stand-out tracks “Baby Brazil” (Feat. Las Palabras), “80 Days,” and today’s new offering “Omorfo Mou”  tightly weaves the Epirus, sonically intertwining traditional elements of Greek music with Σtella’s contemporary stylings The track is a levitative ode “to anything precious to us and how that’s worth giving it all we got,” Σtella adds. 

Adagio is a pop record that feels like a warm blanket; it swaddles its listeners with nylon-string guitars, featherlight percussion, psychedelic keyboards, and staccato drums.
 
Written and recorded over the span of five years with a consortium of international collaborators, including !!!’s Rafael Cohen and British songwriter Gabriel Stebbing, Adagio is a 27-minute meditation on love and desire, rest, and time. The album was produced by Σtella and mixed by Edmund Irwin-Singer.
 
As previously announced, Σtella has confirmed an 11-date UK/EU tour beginning on April 7th in Berlin, DE, that runs through to April 18th in Rotterdam, NL. She will also be performing at MENT Festival in Slovenia on Feb 12th. See below for a complete list of shows.
 Tour dates
Wed. Feb. 12 – Ljubljana, SI - MENT Festival, Kino Siska
Mon. Apr. 07- Berlin, DE - Lido
Tue. Apr. 08 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
Wed. Apr. 09 - Paris, FR - Le Mazette
Thu. Apr. 10 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe - SOLD OUT
Fri. Apr. 11 - Brussels, BE - Botanique @ Museum
Sat. Apr. 12 - Freiburg, DE - E - Werk
Mon. Apr. 14- Bern, CH - ISC
Tue. Apr. 15 - Winterthur, CH - Salzhaus
Wed. Apr. 16 - Stuttgart, DE - Merlin
Thu. Apr. 17 - Heidelberg, DE - Karlstorbahnhof
Fri. Apr. 18 - Rotterdam, NL - Motel Mozaique 
Adagio is now available to preorder from Sub Pop. LP preorders from the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), and independent retailers worldwide will receive the album on Clear Pink vinyl in North America and white vinyl in the UK & EU.

Lucius returns with new self-titled album May 2, new song "Gold Rush" debuts today

 LUCIUS RETURNS WITH NEW SELF-TITLED AND SELF-PRODUCED ALBUM MAY 2 NEW SONG “GOLD RUSH” DEBUTS TODAY“THE GOLD RUSH TOUR” CONFIRMED, TICKETS 
ON-SALE NEXT FRIDAY
Photo credit: Dana Trippe February 5, 2025—Acclaimed indie-pop band Lucius will release their highly anticipated new self-titled album May 2 via Fantasy Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Ahead of the release, their new song, “Gold Rush,” is out today. Listen/share HERE. Throughout their acclaimed career, Lucius’ Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe have become some of the most sought-after collaborators in popular music, having performed and recorded with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, John Legend, The Killers, Harry Styles, Sheryl Crow and many more. Now, with the release of Lucius, they’re poised for a long-overdue breakout, as they return with a record that cements them as a musical force entirely on their own. Produced by Lucius’ Dan Molad, the new album marks a full circle moment for the group (Laessig, Wolfe, Molad and Peter Lalish) as they return to their roots, writing and recording without seeking outside influence—their first time doing so since their debut over a decade ago. Across these eleven tracks, Lucius explores deeply personal topics, such as relationships, grief and life’s complexities, with a vulnerability only made possible due the familial nature of the band. Lucius was recorded between Los Angeles’ Altamira Sound and Molad’s home studio, Sounds Like A Fire, which has since become inoperable after being impacted by the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area last month.Reflecting on the project, Lucius shares, “Our fourth studio album is the four of us, just as we first started recording together as a band. It’s raw and honest and feels like coming home; something that resonates deeply in this moment of our lives. We are home in so many senses of the word; in the last couple of years we’ve started setting roots, finding life partners, building families, growing gardens. We got dogs, (you can hear them in the background if you listen close). We wrote songs about life and relationships. We recorded them in our home studios. We saw the beginnings and endings of life cycles while making this record, the beauty and fragility of the human experience. So it’s only fitting that this album is self-titled, it’s our story, who we are now and how we got here. Welcome to our living room.” Additionally, of “Gold Rush,” the group reflects, “‘Gold Rush’ is that addictive sweetness to love. The roller coaster highs and lows. The sugary can’t get enough of you, can’t live with you feeling that keeps you coming back for more. It’s energy and grit: guitars wailing, heavy backbeat, dynamic vocals which flip from verse to chorus - mellow to strong - playing off the band and echoing the sentiment of the lyrics.” In celebration of the new music, Lucius will embark on “The Gold Rush Tour” this spring, which includes stops at Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Paramount, Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, Chicago’s The Salt Shed, Denver’s Ogden Theatre, Seattle’s Showbox, San Francisco’s The Warfield and more. See below for complete tour itinerary. Tickets for the tour will be available for pre-sale starting Tuesday, February 11 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following Friday, February 14 at 10:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.ilovelucius.com.  Lucius features collaborations with a few close friends—The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel (“Old Tape”), Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith (“Stranger Danger”), Madison Cunningham (“Impressions”) and Ethan Gruska (“Impressions”)—as well as contributions from Luke Temple (electric guitar, “Do It All For You”), Rob Moose (strings, “At the End of the Day”) and Evan Smith (flutes, “At the End of the Day”).  
Photo credit: Dana Trippe // album cover art, photo by Jack DavisonLucius, their fourth studio album, follows the band’s acclaimed 2022 record, Second Nature, which was produced by Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb. Released to overwhelming acclaim, the Los Angeles Times praised, “dazzling…Second Nature mines an ’80s-pop sound with lush synths and sleek disco grooves under the women’s laser-guided vocals,” whileVariety declared, “with Second Nature…they’re no longer 20 feet or even a couple of yards from stardom, but  re-claiming the spotlight for themselves” and Relix proclaimed, “stunning…a 10-song, smart-pop masterpiece.” Most recently, Lucius celebrated the 10-year-anniversary of their debut album, Wildewoman, with the release of Wildewoman (The New Recordings)—an expanded version of the record that features new versions of the 12 original tracks, including collaborations with friends Carlile, Marcus Mumford and Devon Gilfillian. LUCIUS TRACK LIST1. Final Days2. Gold Rush3. Do It All For You4. Mad Love5. Stranger Danger6. Hallways7. Old Tape (feat. Adam Granduciel)8. Impressions (feat. Madison Cunningham)9. Borderline10. Orange Blossoms11. At the End of the DayLUCIUS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES May 6—St. Louis, MO—Delmar Hall*May 7—Iowa City, IA—The Englert Theatre*May 9—St. Paul, MN—Palace Theatre*May 10—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre*May 11—Detroit, MI—The Majestic*May 13—Pittsburgh, PA—Mr. Smalls Theatre*May 15—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount*May 16—Washington, D.C.—Lincoln Theatre*May 17—Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle*May 19—Charlotte, NC—Neighborhood Theatre*May 20—Richmond, VA—The National*May 22—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer*May 23—Woodstock, NY—Bearsville Theater*May 24—Boston, MA—Boston CallingJuly 24—Portland, ME—The State TheaterOctober 17—Indianapolis, IN—The VogueOctober 18—Chicago, IL—The Salt ShedNovember 11—Phoenix, AZ—Crescent BallroomNovember 12—Santa Fe, NM—The LensicNovember 14—Denver, CO—Ogden TheatreNovember 15—Salt Lake City, UT—The DepotNovember 17—Seattle, WA—ShowboxNovember 18—Portland, OR—Wonder BallroomNovember 20—San Francisco, CA—The WarfieldNovember 21—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern*with special guest Victoria Canal www.ilovelucius.com

Oklou shares final single ahead of album release this Friday

OKLOU SHARES NEW SINGLE “BLADE BIRD”

DEBUT ALBUM CHOKE ENOUGH OUT THIS FRIDAY FEB 7TH VIA TRUE PANTHER

SOLD OUT EUROPEAN TOUR KICKS OFF THIS MONTH FOLLOWED BY NORTH AMERICAN DATES IN MARCH

Oklou by Gil Gharbi

“blade bird”

LISTEN: 

https://oklou.lnk.to/bladebird

WATCH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tglf_zkUDc

PRE-ORDER

choke enough

https://oklou.lnk.to/chokenough

(Feb 4th, 2025) - Today, French vocalist, producer and composer Oklou shares a final single “blade bird” ahead of her full album, choke enough, out this Friday Feb 7th via True Panther (Grace Ives, Model/Actriz, Frost Children). Alongside the new single Oklou shares a live session video of the song produced by NTS and directed by Iris Luz. The video features Oklou performing the single in the center of an ice rink with graceful ice skating dancers swirling around her. 

Oklou’s debut album was developed with co-producers Casey MQ, Danny L Harle and A. G. Cook. The album is a reflection on the subconscious and conscious demands of an artistic psychology, as well as existing and creating in a brief and transient life. choke enough is filled with warm production, pairing ambient sounds with minimal club rhythms, delicate synthesizer arpeggios and found sound samples. 

Oklou will be performing a string of North American and fully sold out European tour dates in February and March. The tour begins in Europe with stops including Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and London and then continues on to North America with dates in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Find tickets here and full tour routing below. 

The new single follows several recently released tracks including “take me by the hand” featuring Bladee, title track “choke enough,” “harvest sky” featuring Bay Area artist underscores, sensuous companion, “obvious” and “family and friends,” which came alongside a Gil Gharbi directed music video. As a whole Oklou speaks about the forthcoming album sharing, “I see it as built on a permanent conversation between a life anchored in reality and another in fantasy. I can’t imagine a life without daydreaming, without spending time appreciating beauty, but I need to be anchored to the ground to continue paying attention to what’s happening around me.”

Born Marylou Mayniel in the countryside of Western France, Oklou’s first musical experiences consisted of classical piano and cello lessons before she fell in love with electronic music and took up production. Mayniel eventually moved to Paris, where she hosted weekly radio shows and performed her first live shows as Oklou. After two EPs, 2017’s For The Beasts and 2018’s The Rite Of May, Mayniel received international acclaim, accelerated through collaborations with Mura Masa, A. G. Cook and EASYFUN (the last two both producers of Charli XCX’s Brat) and culminating in her full-length mixtape galore in 2020. It was a turning point in her artistic life, heralded as an innovative and introspective work by fans and media, with Dazed praising as, “sophisticated in its composition yet totally cutting edge in its sound.” International touring followed, including support tours with Oneohtrix Point Never and Caroline Polachek as well as a much-heralded feature with Flume. 

Listen to “blade bird” above and stay tuned for the full album out on friday.

track artwork

choke enough album artwork

choke enough

True Panther 

February 7th 2025

1. endless

2. thank you for recording

3. family and friends

4. obvious

5. ict

6. choke enough

7. (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

8. take me by the hand feat. Bladee

9. plague dogs

10. forces

11. harvest sky feat. underscores

12. want to want to come back

13. blade bird

Tour Dates: 

TICKETS

Europe

2/25/25 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega Main Hall SOLD OUT

2/27/25 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Theatre - SOLD OUT

3/1/25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg - SOLD OUT

3/2/25 - Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique - SOLD OUT

3/4/25 - Paris, France @ La Cigale - SOLD OUT

3/5/25 - Paris, France @ La Cigale - SOLD OUT

3/7/25 - London, UK @ Heaven - SOLD OUT

3/11/25 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo SOLD OUT

3/13/25 - Paris, France @ Trianon SOLD OUT

North America

3/18/25 - Toronto, Canada @ Axis Club

3/19/25 - Montreal, Canada @ Le Studio TD

3/21/25 - New York, NY @ Elsewhere - SOLD OUT

3/22/25 - New York, NY @ Elsewhere - NEW DATE

3/24/25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 

3/25/25 - Austin, TX @ 3Ten ACL Live

3/28/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

3/29/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent

Connect with Oklou:

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ROCKET Share New Single "Take Your Aim" & Sign To Transgressive Records / Canvasback

ROCKET

SIGN TO TRANSGRESSIVE RECORDS / CANVASBACK 

RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TAKE YOUR AIM”

LISTEN | WATCH

DEBUT EP VERSIONS OF YOU

AVAILABLE ON VINYL & CD APRIL 18TH

PERFORMING AT ZEBULON 

FOR LA FIRE BENEFIT THIS SATURDAY

Rocket by Holly Whitaker 

Early Praise for Rocket:

"Rocket make soaring, anthemic alt-rock with a classic feel, picking up a torch from veteran acts like Dinosaur Jr....a band that’s ready to take it to the next level" - Rolling Stone

“nods to ’90s indie rock staples..blissfully detached dream-pop..hard-hitting numbers..Rocket have built themselves a solid launching pad” - Stereogum ‘Best New Artists of 2024’

"It's rare to find a band so fully developed without an album out.. they're certainly not lacking in the songwriting department” - Consequence ‘Artists to Watch in 2025’

"The debut EP from LA quartet Rocket absolutely soars... the band combines a laid-back California charm with biting lyricism and tight, synergetic compositions. If Sonic Youth made pop chart-friendly hits, you’d have Rocket. We need 100 more of these songs."- Paste Magazine 

"The harmonies glide, whereas the riffy, daydreamy guitars build to a glorious climax in the back half, reminiscent of Sonic Youth and Momma" - Alternative Press ‘Rising Artists to Know’

“this underground band are making big, open-hearted anthems for a new generation to rally around” - NME ‘Cover Story’

"Rocket are stepping into the light unflinchingly honest and with a loose-limbed confidence not at all indicative of their freshman status..magnetic melodies that are contoured by a distinctive and generous sincerity." - Monster Children

"the alt-rock quartet’s debut EP offers catchy, yearning ballads that evoke nostalgia for adolescent frustrations” - Document Journal

"If you're mad for young guitar bands like Momma & Feeble Little Horse, L.A. four-piece Rocket are sure to hit your alt rock sweet spot" - Bandcamp ‘New & Notable’

"the new stars of the genre" - Impose Magazine

Los Angeles, CA’s Rocket announce their signing to Transgressive Records / Canvasback and share new single “Take Your Aim.” The blistering new track was written shortly after the release of their 2023 debut EP Versions of You, and will appear on the tracklist of the newly reissued EP, available on vinyl & CD for the first time via Transgressive Records / Canvasback, out April 18th. Pre-order HERE.

The track is about “the indignant response to feeling misunderstood or taken advantage of by someone but not being able to confront them about it,” says the band’s Alithea Tuttle, “It’s about a friendship that was built upon them taking more than they give and watching the friendship grow sour as time goes on. The verses illustrate the nature of the relationship; what that person says is what goes and no one can change their mind. The choruses fall back into the repetitiveness of overthinking; if this is all my fault like you say it is then take your aim.” Read more about the track in today’s Consequence ‘Origins’ feature.

Comprised of Tuttle (Bass, Vocals), Baron Rinzler (Guitar), Cooper Ladomade (Drums) and Desi Scaglione (Guitar), the members of Rocket have all know each other for a very long time, some since as early as preschool, with the full group coalescing in high school. “We spend pretty much every day together, so being in a band wasn’t even a question,” they explain. In early 2021, the group scraped together what money they had and rented the cheapest lockout space they could find, rehearsing religiously for months until their first show.

Inspired by the success of that first performance, the band convened in Cooper’s parents back house, and using a 1970’s Yamaha PM-1000 recording console that was donated to their elementary school, recorded their first EP. Despite their youth, there’s a confidence and strength of vision across these songs that is rare to find in a debut. 

The now 8-song collection (newly repackaged today’s “Take Your Aim”) received nods from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Paste, and Consequence, among others, and landed the band their first cover story at NME. The forward momentum put the band on the road for most of 2024, opening for iconic bands like Ride, Sunny Day Real Estate, Silversun Pickups, and peers including Julie, Bar Italia, Hotline TNT. The band appeared on festival stages around the world, including Pitchfork London & Paris, Bumbershoot, Best Friends Forever, and more. 

WATCH “TAKE YOUR AIM” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

After wrapping a handful of shows opening for The Pixies Frank Black across California last month, Rocket will celebrate the release of “Take Your Aim” with a show at LA’s Zebulon this Saturday, Feb 8th. All proceeds from this weekend’s show will be donated to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Pasadena Job Center. This Summer the band will head to the UK for Outbreak Fest.



Tour Dates:

Tickets Here

Feb 8th - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon

June 14th - Manchester, UK @ Outbreak Festival

Tracklist:

1. On Your Heels

2. Sugarcoated

3. Pipe Dream

4. Portrait Show

5. Trial Run 

6. Normal To Me

7. Future Memory

8. Take Your Aim

Connect with Rocket:

Instagram | Twitter | Bandcamp | SoundCloud

Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) to release first solo album in over a decade; "The Melancholy Season" out 3/7 on Dark Horse Records, title track debuts w/ video

BENMONT TENCH’S THE MELANCHOLY SEASON DUE MARCH 7 VIA DARK HORSE RECORDSLEGENDARY KEYBOARD PLAYER OF
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERSTITLE TRACK PREMIERES ALONGSIDE
CHLOE BADNER-DIRECTED VIDEOPERFORMS AT NEW YORK’S FAMED CAFÉ CARLYLE
FEBRUARY 18-22 PRIOR TO SPRING WEST COAST TOURPhoto credit: Josh GirouxFebruary 5, 2025—Legendary keyboard player and founding member of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Benmont Tench is set for the release of his second solo album  The Melancholy Season  March 7 on Dark Horse Records. Tench’s first solo effort in over a decade (following 2014’s You Should Be So Lucky), The Melancholy Season is produced by Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Margo Price, Billy Strings) and includes performances by Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), singer/songwriter Jenny O. and Sebastian Steinberg (Fiona Apple, Iron and Wine, Soul Coughing). Pre-order the record  HERE .In anticipation of the forthcoming release, the album’s title track “The Melancholy Season” is debuting now alongside a video directed by Chloe Badner (Caroline Polachek). Tench notes, “The meaning of the song is subject to every listener’s interpretation, but I will say that the ‘Orion’ in the song is the constellation Orion, whose arrival in the night sky above my old house always signaled the coming of colder weather, and the emotional change that came with it.” Stream/share the video  HERE .Tench will preview songs from the new album alongside selections from throughout his career during his upcoming residency at New York’s famed Café Carlyle from February 18-22, tickets are available  HERE . Tench will also tour across the west coast this spring, with stops including two nights at Largo in Los Angeles as well as The Independent in San Francisco, the Triple Door in Seattle, Portland’s Old Church and more; see below for a complete list of dates, tickets for all tour dates are available at  benmonttench.com .In addition to the forthcoming tour dates, Tench will also be appearing as a member of the house band—led by musical director Don Was—at the MusiCares 2025 Persons of the Year Gala. This year’s event honors the Grateful Dead and features an array of special guest performers including Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Dave Matthews, John Mayer and many more. See  HERE  for additional information on the event.With a career spanning five decades, Tench is celebrated as one of contemporary music’s finest keyboardists, renowned for his exceptional work on the organ and piano.Tench has not only shaped the sound of the Heartbreakers but has also contributed to an impressive array of recordings with a diverse roster of artists, including Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, the Chicks, the Replacements, John Prine, Waylon Jennings, John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, the Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash.BENMONT TENCH
THE MELANCHOLY SEASON1. The Melancholy Season
2. Pledge
3. Rattle
4. Not Enough
5. If She Knew
6. I Will Not Follow You Down
7. Under The Starlight
8. Back
9. Like Crystal
10. Wobbles
11. You, Again
12. The Drivin’ Man
13. DallasBENMONT TENCH
TOUR DATESFebruary 18—New York, NY—Café Carlyle
February 19—New York, NY—Café Carlyle
February 20—New York, NY—Café Carlyle
February 21—New York, NY—Café Carlyle
February 22—New York, NY—Café Carlyle
March 12—Los Angeles, CA—Largo
March 19—Los Angeles, CA—Largo
April 2—Ojai, CA—Ojai Playhouse
April 4—Santa Cruz, CA—Kuumbwa
April 5—San Francisco, CA—The Independent
April 8—Seattle, WA—Triple Door
April 9—Portland, OR—Old Church
April 11—Grass Valley, CA—Center for the Arts
April 12—Sonoma, CA—Sebastiani Theatre BENMONTTENCH.COM

DETROIT’S MOVEMENT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 FULL LINEUP

DETROIT’S MOVEMENT FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES 2025 FULL LINEUP 

CHARLOTTE DE WITTE ADDED AS HEADLINER, JOINING PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINERS CARL COX (LIVE) & JOHN SUMMIT

LINEUP BOASTS OVER 115 ACTS, INCLUDING JAMIE XX, SAMMY VIRJI, FERG,

SARA LANDRY, HITECH, ZACK FOX,

CARL CRAIG B2B MOODYMANN FT. MIKE BANKS, NINA KRAVIZ, FJAAK, HAMDI, SKEPTA MÁS TIEMPO, TSHA, SAMA’ ABDULHADI, CHASE & STATUS, MAU P, DJ GIGOLA, THE BLESSED MADONNA, ELA MINUS, BOYS NOIZE, HAAI, KLANGKUENSTLER, DJ NOBU

& MANY MORE

TAKING PLACE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAY 24–26 AT HART PLAZA, DETROIT

 

3-Day and 1-Day Passes for both GA and VIP are Now On Sale at www.movementfestival.com

2025 lineup full lineup poster and daily lineup artwork can be downloaded/viewed HERE

“Movement is a techno institution in Detroit so for me, it’s like reuniting with an old friend. I’m going to make up for the years I’ve missed with a show that’s going to send Detroit to another dimension!” Carl Cox

"I’m stoked to be playing Movement for the third time and now, closing out the festival. I’ve attended as a fan for years and the energy and support this city and crowd bring is always special. It’s an honor to be a part of such a legendary event.” John Summit

Movement Music Festival has announced the full lineup of its 2025 edition, featuring over 115 acts, including the return of Belgian Techno star Charlotte de Witte, joining previously announced headliners Carl Cox performing his acclaimed Live Set and dance music superstar John Summit closing out the festival weekend. 

“I'm beyond excited to return to the main stage of Detroit Movement Festival,” said Charlotte de Witte. “The city and its music have inspired me so much throughout my life and career. I can't wait to share some unforgettable moments with you all on the dance floor.”

Today’s announcement also includes Detroit legends Carl Craig b2b Moodymann featuring Underground Resistance co-founder Mike Banks; American actor (star of hit tv show Abbott Elementary), rapper and DJ Zack Fox; Harlem-born rapper and founding member of A$AP Mob, FERG; rising hard Techno star Sara Landry; breakout Dutch DJ and producer Mau P; plus, Skepta, Más Tiempo, FJAAK, Nina Kraviz, HAAi, Boys Noize, The Blessed Madonna, Goldie b2b Photek and many others. 

These artists join the previously announced lineup featuring award-winning artist and producer Jamie xx (coming off his highly acclaimed sophomore album In Waves); breakout UK producer and DJ Sammy Virji; Drum & Bass trailblazers Chase & Status; rising Detroit ghettotech trio HiTech; along with DJ Gigola, Klanguestler; Ela Minus, Anfisa Letyago, Patrick Topping, Sama’ Abdulhadi, DJ Minx, Marcel Dettmann and more. Full lineup in alphabetical order can be found below. 

In keeping with its mission of honoring the city's impact to the culture, the festival's bookings routinely make a point of foregrounding some of the city’s most adroit DJs, producers, and emerging talent, including Detroit Techno rising star Huey Mnemonic; second wave maestro Stacey Pullen; internationally renowned pianist and producer Jon Dixon (live); House mainstays DJ Holographic, Waajeed b2b Ladymonix, Rimarkable, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Mike ‘Agent X’ Clark, Norm Talley, Whodat, plus Beige, Augustus Williams, AK, Kevin Reynolds, and many more.

The festival spans three days of diverse and authentic curation on Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26, 2025) inside the picturesque Hart Plaza at downtown Detroit’s riverfront. Since its inception, the event has sought to provide fans with programming that demonstrates the wide breadth of electronic music, ranging from dance music’s most in-demand artists, underground trailblazers, and breakthrough newcomers; a powerhouse blend of seasoned vets and future generations of electronic music. At its core, Movement is a reverence for the local roots of the culture, celebrating Detroit’s legacy as Techno’s home. 

This year’s showcases will include festival favorites Carl Craig’s traveling party series Detroit Love, Kevin Saunderon’s KMS Records, DJ Minx’s House Your Life, and the first-ever Underground Music Academy (UMA) Showcase. Founded by acclaimed DJ and producer Waajeed, UMA is a Detroit-based community hub that aims to build the future leaders of electronic music through its distinctive educational curriculum and mentorship model, rooted in Detroit’s Black electronic music legacy. Lineups for the showcases will be announced at a later date. 

 

The full lineup, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

ADMN

AK

Anfisa Letyago

Annicka

Armanni Reign

Ashton Swinton

Augustus Williams

Avalon Emerson

BeatLoaf

Beige

Ben UFO

Blackmoonchild

The Blessed Madonna

Boys Noize

Brian Kage

Carl Cox (Live)

Carl Craig b2b Moodymann ft. Mike Banks

Chaos in the CBD

Charlotte de Witte

Chase & Status

Chris Liebing

Chuck Daniels

Claude VonStroke

Cobblestone Jazz

Craig Gonzalez

D.Dan

Deepchord (Live)

Dennis Ferrer

Disc Jockey George

DJ Cent

DJ Gigola

DJ Godfather

DJ Holographic

DJ I.V.

DJ Minx

DJ Nobu

DJ Seinfeld

DJ Seoul

DJ Sphinx

DJ Tennis b2b Chloé Caillet

Donavan Glover

Dubfire

Ela Minus

Ember LaFíamma

Erika

Father Dukes

FERG

FJAAK

Fullbodydurag

Gay Marvine

Goldie b2b Photek

HAAi

Hamdi

Helena Hauff

Henry Brooks

Hiroko Yamamura

HiTech

horsegiirL

Huey Mnemonic

Jamie xx

JEM

JMT

John Summit

Jon Dixon (Live)

Joris Voorn

Joseph Capriati

Junior Sanchez

Keith Worthy

Kevin Reynolds (Live)

Kevin Saunderson b2b The Saunderson Brothers

Klangkuenstler

Layton Giordani

Loco Dice b2b Vintage Culture

Loren

Marcel Dettmann

Mark Broom (Live)

Mau P

MCR-T

Mike 'Agent X' Clark

Mike Schommer (Live)

Mike Servito

Mister Joshooa

MK

Nina Kraviz

Norm Talley

Octave One (Live)

Patrick Topping

Peter Croce

PROSPA

QURL

RAEDY LEX

Ricardo Villalobos

Rimarkable

Riva Starr

Salar Ansari

Salute

Sama' Abdulhadi

Sammy Virji

Sara Landry

Sarena Tyler

Seth Troxler

Shawescape Renegade

Shawn Rudiman (Live)

Shigeto Live Ensemble

Shimza

SILLYGIRLCARMEN

Skepta Más Tiempo

Sonny Fodera

Soul Clap

Stacey Hotwaxx Hale

Stacey Pullen

Theresa Hill

TSHA

Waajeed b2b Ladymonix

Walker & Royce

Whodat

Zack Fox

 

Movement 2025 3-Day and 1-Day Passes for both GA and VIP are on sale now at www.movementfestival.com. Payment Plan options are also available.

Deep Sea Diver Shares “Let Me Go (Featuring Madison Cunningham)” Official Video

Deep Sea Diver Shares “Let Me Go (Featuring Madison Cunningham)” Official VideoToday, February 4th, 2025, Deep Sea Diver is sharing “Let Me Go,” her collaboration with Grammy-winning musician/songwriter Madison Cunningham, and a new offering from Billboard Heart, the band’s Sub Pop debut.
 
Inspired by French new wave films, “Let Me Go” follows Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson and Cunningham through a day in the life. The visual was also filmed in and around Los Angeles on January 5th, 2025. “Let Me Go” was directed by Dobson, Tyler Kalberg, and Deep Sea Diver’s Peter Mansen.

Dobson says of the visual, “I’ve been wanting to collaborate with Madison for a long time, and I was over the moon when this song came in such an unexpected moment. We were just jamming in the studio and I started playing a guitar riff that I’ve had kicking around since high school that Madison started immediately winding around on her guitar. We looped a drum machine that my co-producer Andy Park started playing and a few hours later most of the song was finished. This song felt effortlessly cool from the start; It reminds me of some of my favorite PJ Harvey songs, full of grit & power. We shot the music video with the same spirit, and as two LA natives who both love the city—we wanted to explore our hometown.  Not knowing that it was two days before the LA fires, it has subsequently taken on a new meaning as a love letter to the city we both adore.”
 
Deep Sea Diver’s headlining North American tour in support of Billboard Heart begins Saturday, March 29th in Walla Walla, WA at The Motor Co. and runs through Saturday, May 17th, with a sold out hometown show at The Showbox at The Market. For more information on tickets, please visit Deep Sea Diver’s tour dates page. Please find a complete list of dates below. 
 Sat. Mar. 29 - Walla Walla, WA - The Motor Co
Sun. Mar. 30 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
Tue. Apr. 01 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
Thu. Apr. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
Sat. Apr. 05 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Indoors
Sun. Apr. 06 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up
Tue. Apr. 08 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Fri. Apr.11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Sat. Apr. 12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Club
Thu. Apr. 24 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Fri. Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Mon. Apr. 28 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Wed. Apr. 30 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Lounge
Thu. May 01 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Fri. May 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. May 03 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
Sun. May 04 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
Tue. May 06 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
Wed. May 07 - St. Louis, MO - Off-Broadway
Fri. May 09 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
Mon. May 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge
Sat. May 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market [Sold Out] 
Billboard Heart, which also features the official videos for the title track and “Shovel,”, will be available on CD/LP/DSPs on February 28th worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com (US), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), Deep Sea Diver’s Official Website, Bandcamp, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser edition vinyl on Transparent Pink (North America), Glacial Blue (Bandcamp North America), and Opaque Pink (UK/Europe) (All limited edition vinyl colors available while stock lasts!). The Billboard Heart cover image is shot by photographer Neil Krug and from his “Spirit II” photo series.

Deep Sea Diver
Billboard Heart
 
Tracklisting:
1. Billboard Heart
2. What Do I Know
3. Emergency
4. Shovel
5. Tiny Threads
6. Loose Change
7. Always Waving Goodbye
8. Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham)
9. Be Sweet
10. See in the Dark
11. Happiness Is Not a Given