Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 72
June 14, 2025
Off the 405 @ Getty Center Saturday June 14th 2025
All photos by Alexander Laurence
NO KINGS PROTEST @ Huntington Beach Pier 6/14/2025
All photos by Alexander Laurence
June 13, 2025
SUKI WATERHOUSE RELEASES "MEMOIR OF A SPARKLEMUFFIN (DELUXE)" WITH 12 NEW BONUS TRACKS
SUKI WATERHOUSE RELEASES MEMOIR OF A SPARKLEMUFFIN (DELUXE) WITH 12 NEW BONUS TRACKS INCLUDING “THE BELLBOY (ONE LAST CRUSH)”
LISTEN HERE
THE INDIE POP SONGSTRESS ALSO RELEASES “THE SPARKLEMUFFIN TOUR” DOCUMENTARY FEATURING FOOTAGE FROM HER SOLD-OUT BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT SHOWS
WATCH HERE
Photo Credit: Jeremy Soma
Today, indie pop songstress Suki Waterhouse releases Memoir of a Sparklemuffin (Deluxe) via Sub Pop, featuring the new track “The Bellboy (One Last Crush)” alongside an expansive collection of live arrangements and bonus tracks. The deluxe album also includes a special performance of “Yeah! Oh, Yeah!” with Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, which the two performed together at her sold-out Sparklemuffin Tour stop at the Brooklyn Paramount in December 2024. See the full tracklisting below and listen to the album here.
Alongside the digital deluxe, fans can also watch a 30-minute tour documentary filmed during that show (linked HERE), which features fan interviews, behind-the-scenes clips, and magical performances from the Sparklemuffin Tour. Appearances in the documentary include Del Water Gap, Stephin Merritt, and Amanda Lepore.
Suki will continue her Sparklemuffin Tour in Europe this August and will support Laufey across arenas in North America this fall. For information on tickets, please visit here.
Released last September, the platinum-certified artist asserts herself as an evocative storyteller and consummate creative on Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, which the Associated Press praised as “a sprawling 18-track release” and SPIN declared that the album “marks an important milestone, solidifying her as an artist with a presence as enigmatic as it is captivating.” Suki brought this body of work to life with the album’s executive producer, Eli Hirsch, as well as Jonathan Rado (Weyes Blood, Father John Misty, Beyonce), Brad Cook (Bon Iver, War on Drugs, Snail Mail), Greg Gonzalez (Cigarettes After Sex), Rick Nowels (James Blake, Lana Del Rey), and Natalie Findlay and Jules Apollinaire of the band Ttrruuces (with whom she co-wrote “Good Looking”).
Suki Waterhouse - Memoir of a Sparklemuffin (Deluxe) Tracklisting
1. Gateway Drug
2. Supersad
3. Blackout Drunk
4. Faded
5. Nonchalant
6. My Fun
7. Model, Actress, Whatever
8. To Get You
9. Lullaby
10. Big Love
11. Lawsuit
12. OMG
13. Think Twice
14. Could’ve Been A Star
15. Legendary
16. Everybody Breaks Up Anyway
17. Helpless
18. To Love
19. The Bellboy (One Last Crush)
20. Everything You Feared
21. So Close
22. Mother
23. Cliffhanger
24. Floating Down Confidence River
25. Sexy to Someone (BBC Live from Maida Vale)
26. Dream Woman
27. On This Love
28. Yeah! Oh, Yeah! (Live from Brooklyn Paramount)
29. My Fun (Live from Brooklyn Paramount)
30. Good Looking (Live from Brooklyn Paramount)
Upcoming Tour Dates
Summer Festivals 2025
Sat. Jun. 14 – Wichita, KS – Somewhere Festival
Fri. Jul. 10 – Quebec City, QC – Festival d’ete
Sat. Aug. 08 – Aspen, CO – Up in the Sky Festival
Sparklemuffin UK/EU Tour, Summer 2025
Wed. Aug. 13 – St. Pölten, AT – Frequency Festival
Fri. Aug. 15 – Charleville-Mézières, FR – Cabaret Vert Festival
Sat. Aug. 16 – Biddinghuizen, NL – Lowlands Festival
Sun. Aug. 17 – Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop Festival
Tue. Aug. 19 – Luxembourg, LU – Den Atelier
Wed. Aug. 20 – Paris, FR – Rock en Seine
Fri. Aug. 22 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Sun. Aug. 24 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival
Mon. Aug. 25 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
Tue. Aug. 26 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
Thu. Aug. 28 – Belfast, UK – Ulster Hal
Fri. Aug. 29 – Sun. Aug.31st – County Laois, IE – Electric Picnic
Sun. Aug. 31 – Munich, DE – Superbloom Festival
Supporting Laufey, Fall 2025
Mon. Sep. 15 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
Tue. Sep. 16 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Thu. Sep. 18 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Sat. Sep. 20 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sun. Sep. 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Tue. Sep. 23 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
Wed. Sep. 24 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
Fri. Sep. 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto Arena
Sat. Sep. 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto Arena
Mon. Sep. 29 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Tue. Sep. 30 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Thu. Oct. 02 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Sat. Oct. 04 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Mon. Oct. 06 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
Wed. Oct. 08 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
Fri. Oct. 10 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sat. Oct. 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Mon. Oct. 13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Wed. Oct. 15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Thu. Oct. 16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sun. Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Sun. Oct. 20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Tue. Oct. 21 – Montreal, QC – Place Belle
Thu. Oct. 23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Fri. Oct. 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Arena
Mon. Oct. 27 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
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Ray LaMontagne unveils 20th anniversary remastered vinyl edition of seminal debut album Trouble — Available now
Photo credit: Brian Stowell; Album art“A classic - listen incessantly” —
BBC
“timeless, cathartic and uplifting…LaMontagne has a hit debut record.” —
NPR
LaMontagne “an artist who you have never heard of but has the potential to change your life in a moment”—
Drowned in Sound
“LaMontagne is blessed with a wood-smoky Paul Rodgers-meets-Norah Jones delivery, oozing the rough-hewn sensitivity of mid-'70s Marlboro ads and Kris Kristofferson movies... He's something special indeed.”—
MOJO
June 13, 2025—Celebrated Grammy award winner Ray LaMontagne today unveils a special remastered vinyl edition of his seminal debut album,
Trouble
, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the release—purchase/share
here
. The remaster marks the second full length release on LaMontagne’s own Liula Records.This August, LaMontagne will embark on the Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour, performing the album in its entirety for the first time since its release. The North American leg of the tour will see stops at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Toronto’s Massey Hall, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and will finish with three nights in New York at Beacon Theatre. The Weather Station will support.In the UK and Ireland, LaMontagne will make stops at 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham and London’s Royal Albert Hall, in addition to a newly added London date at Eventim Apollo on June 9, 2026—find full routing below and purchase tickets here.LaMontagne reflects, “Today the 20th anniversary remaster of TROUBLE is here. What a journey the past twenty plus years have been. Forgive me if I wear my heart on my sleeve for a moment. Holding this album in my hands I cannot help but feel overwhelmingly grateful. Grateful to the universal consciousness for sharing these songs with me, and through me, so that I in turn could share them with you. Grateful for those of you who understood and appreciated my musical language right from the beginning. And grateful for those that didn’t, and who threw insults at me instead, which only served to strengthen my own belief in myself and the music. Grateful for the love and support of my wife and best friend of nearly 30 years, and for the love of my two boys, now men, embarking on their own adventures. Grateful for these ten songs. The songs that brought me to you, and you to me, and so enriching my life. And I hope, yours too. There is truth in these words from Goethe: "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Begin it now.” Looking forward to this tour, playing some of my favorite venues in the country, and singing these old songs again.”On the remastered vinyl, LaMontagne shares, “When Trouble was initially released Vinyl was considered a dead format, never to breathe again. Digital audio was the new King. As we know this has proved untrue. Each year more and more music lovers are listening to Vinyl and appreciating it for its depth and breadth of sound, for its physical heft, for its tangible realness. Over the past few months Brian Lee and Bob Jackson at Waygate Mastering have remastered the album for the first time specifically for Vinyl. And I have to say, it sounds incredible. They have managed to bring out subtleties in the vocals, the instrumentation, that were somehow lost previously. It sounds as if a sonic veil has been lifted. I cannot thank them enough.”LaMontagne has spent the past two decades carving a singular space for himself in modern music. In a career that has seen overflowing critical acclaim, he’s opted out of the spotlight and its accompanying celebrity in the remote hills of Western Massachusetts. The New York Times accounts, “Visiting Ray LaMontagne is like going back to another century.” His distinctive voice, described by Rolling Stone as an “impeccably weathered tenor croon,” continues to serve as a conduit for era-defining melodies and songwriting. Across nine studio albums, LaMontagne has let his songs and story speak for themselves, ringing a deep chord in the American subconscious.TRACK LIST
TROUBLE 1. Trouble2. Shelter3. Hold You in My Arms4. Narrow Escape5. Burn6. Forever My Friend7. Hannah8. How Come9. Jolene10. All the Wild HorsesTROUBLE 20th ANNIVERSARY US TOUR DATESAugust 23—Boise, ID—Morrison Center+August 26—Vail, CO—Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater+August 27—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre+August 29—Omaha, NE—Holland Center+August 30—Highland Park, IL—Ravinia Festival+August 31—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatre+September 2—Iowa City, IA—Hancher Auditorium+September 3—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre+September 5—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium+September 6—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium+September 7—Columbus, OH—Mershon Auditorium+September 9—Syracuse, NY—The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater+September 10—Wilkes-Barre, PA—F.M. Kirby Center+September 12—Selbyville, DE—Freeman Arts Pavilion+September 13—Philadelphia, PA—The Met+September 14—Vienna, VA—Wolf Trap+September 16—Durham, NC—DPAC+September 17—Greenville, SC—Peace Center+September 19—Louisville, KY—The Louisville Palace+September 20—Detroit, MI—Fox Theatre+September 21—Akron, OH—Akron Civic Theatre+September 23—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall+September 24—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall+September 26—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion+September 27—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion+September 29—Portland, ME—State Theatre+September 30—Portland, ME—State Theatre+October 2—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre+October 3—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre+October 4—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre++with support from The Weather StationTROUBLE 20th ANNIVERSARY UK / IRELAND TOUR DATESMay 20, 2026—Dublin, Ireland—3Olympia TheatreMay 21, 2026—Dublin, Ireland—3Olympia TheatreMay 22, 2026—Belfast, Ireland—Waterfront HallMay 24, 2026—Sheffield, UK—City HallMay 25, 2026—Nottingham, UK—Royal Concert HallMay 27, 2026—Manchester, UK—O2 ApolloMay 28, 2026—Newcastle, UK—O2 City HallMay 30, 2026—Glasgow, UK—SEC ArmadilloMay 31, 2026—Edinburgh, UK—Usher HallJune 2, 2026—Birmingham, UK—Symphony HallJune 3, 2026—Bristol, UK—BeaconJune 5, 2026—Brighton, UK—DomeJune 6, 2026—Oxford, UK—New TheatreJune 8, 2026—London, UK—Royal Albert HallJune 9, 2026—London, UK—Eventim Apollo www.raylamontagne.com
Annahstasia releases debut album 'Tether'
ANNAHSTASIA RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM TETHER
VIA DRINK SUM WTR
SHARES NEW VISUALIZER FOR “BELIEVER”
CURRENTLY ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Annahstasia by Ayomide Tejuoso
Tether
https://drinksumwtr.lnk.to/annahstasia-tether
“Believer”
WATCH:
“A bold statement to dare listeners to think and feel this much in these tumultuous times”
The LA Times
“Her bewitching vocals bend and build to earth-shattering crescendos as effortlessly as they collapse to mere whispers, transforming the simplest confessions of admiration into deeply romantic pleas”
NME
“Gentle in sound and approach, power folk musician Annahstasia stirs up intense emotions but lands softly in her work”
BET
“a commanding new take on a vintage-hued troubadour style”
KCRW
(June 13th, 2025) - Burgeoning folk star Annahstasia releases her debut album Tether via drink sum wtr. A product of years of patience as the core ideas of each song brewed in her lived experience, Tether is a resonant introduction to Annahstasia’s soulful, poetic folk songraft. Along with the album, Annahstasia is also sharing a visualizer by Jessica Garfield for the album’s closing track “Believer”.
Speaking about “Believer”, Annahstasia says “At my core, I’m a rock star without the budget or the fame (yet). Blessed in this life to live relatively anonymously during my youth. It was exceedingly satisfying to make such an anthem. The kind of song some teenager in the midwest plays on repeat for 2 hours straight high off his mind laying on the shag rug, staring at the basement ceiling, dreaming and crying. This song is a whole fantasy for me, it actually came to me fully formed in a dream.
I cherish making records because this song sounds entirely different from how I have been playing it live the last 2 years. Now I have this version that I blast in my headphones and play air guitar and pretend I’m performing it for 100,000 people while the rain gently mists down. The year is 1972 and the internet is barely a thought. My natural hair is out and the cables kinda buzz, I’m at the peak of my career and the sea of people are screaming my name as the band calmly camps before we dig into the hook at which point everyone absolutely loses their mind.”
Annahstasia’s debut includes previously-released singles “Villain”, which was accompanied by a stunning music video conceived by Annahstasia and directed by Adam Davis, “Silk and Velvet” and “Be Kind.” Recorded at the storied Valentine Studios in Los Angeles, the album was made instinctually, done only in live takes to capture the feeling of the room and the community surrounding the music. Peers and like-minded artists including Grammy-nominated poet and artist aja monet and Obongjayar make feature appearances on the album, which features production from Jason Lader (ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey), Andrew Lappin (Cassandra Jenkins, L'Rain, Luna Li), and Aaron Liao (Liv.e, Moses Sumney, Raveena).
The album’s release coincides with the midway point of Annahstasia’s North American tour, bringing her enthralling live show across the continent. Last night, she played to a sold out crowd at Brooklyn’s Public Records and the tour will conclude with a hometown show in LA at Pico Union Project on June 28th. Remaining tickets are available now at Annahstasia.com.
Listen to Tether and watch the visualizer for “Believer” above, find album details and the full North American tour routing below and stay tuned for more from Annahstasia coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates:
6/18 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
6/20 - Chicago, IL @ Szold Hall at Old Town School of Folk
6/21 - Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey
6/22 - Portland, OR @ Old Church
6/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
6/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
7/24 Ghent, Belgium @ BOOMTOWN
7/27 - Suffolk, England @ Latitude Festival
10/26 -Cologne, Germany @ Artheater
10/28 - Munich, Germany @ Kranhalle
11/5 - Warsaw, Poland @ Hydrozagadka
11/7 - The Hague, Netherlands @ Crossing Border Festival
11/8 - Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris (Café De La Danse)
11/9 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/11 - Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub
11/12 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
11/13 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso (Small Hall)
11/20 - London, UK @ St Pancras Old Church
11/21 - London, UK @ St Pancras Old Church
11/23 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Felsmann + Tiley Announce Signing To Mute || Share New Track "Warum"
FELSMANN + TILEY
ANNOUNCE SIGNING TO MUTE
Today German synthesizer & producer duo Felsmann + Tiley have shared new track “Warum,” a spectral highlight that crescendoes into a thrilling, gossamer cascade.
The track, their first for Mute, is rooted in the existential question of “Why?”
In the words of Felsmann + Tiley: “Warum” is the German word for “why.” Asking why questions is the first thing we do as a child and one of the last things we do on our deathbed. Asking why is the motor that drove us to where we got to as a species. At the same time, not asking why often enough or asking the wrong questions seems to be pushing us to the brink of self-extinction. It’s absurd. And it’s beautiful."
Listen to “Warum” HERE and closely read the mysterious embedded manifesto.
Despite their online ubiquity - sparked in part by viral reinterpretations like M83’s “Solitude” and the Irrepressibles’ “The Most Beautiful Boy” - and high-profile syncs on shows including “Young Royals” (season two), BAFTA-winning crime thriller “Top Boy” (season three), and Amazon’s “The Better Sister,” Felsmann + Tiley have lingered largely on the periphery, their origins cloaked in quiet anonymity, until now.
Having met by happenstance in 2003 on a German music production forum, Felsmann + Tiley soon discovered they shared a lot more than their hometown of Stuttgart. “We were attracted to the depth and melancholy of trance pads and breakdowns that always had a certain darkness to them.” Their 12-inch Kamui - Ghosts was the start of a string of highly-energetic club sound releases, reflecting their youth at the time. And then from 2006 onwards, they also started touring and doing DJ gigs around the world.
After a five year creative break, Felsmann + Tiley formed in 2017. “We were having a conversation over the phone and said: Let’s try something new and mix what we like best about electronic, neo-classical and film music, and give ourselves the conceptual constraint of not using drums and percussions and see what happens.” What started off as a pitch deck full of big ideas and even bigger visions would take eight years to grow into an ambitious, all-out artistic vision involving immersive live experiences and a social commentary on the current state of the world.
Looking back on the duo’s body of work, the early signs of major success were there from the start. One of the standout tracks called “October” off their debut album Tempora (2018), a 21st century take on Vivaldi’s cyclical Four Seasons, was featured on the late Andrew Weatherall’s final radio show for NTS Radio and Michel Gaubert’s set for the Swedish fashion house Acne Studios.
By contrast, their follow up EP Weltschmerz , a pitch-perfect post-mortem on clubland during Covid-lockdown, was nothing short of homecoming. “At the time we were knee deep in philosophy and reading a lot on existential nihilism,” the duo explains. “The world went dark so it was easy for us to match this with a few songs. That core melancholy goes all the way back to what brought us together in 2003. It’s in our DNA at the end of the day.”
Having purged the existential dread out of their system, there was more room for the life-affirming cinematic exploration that is front and center on the 2022 EP Retrovision , a record based on cinematic scenes. Another widescreen opus, “Arrival,” found its way onto classical powerhouse Deutsche Grammophon.
Felsmann + Tiley’s passion for putting their own stamp on vocally-driven tracks is evident on the standout moments of their new forthcoming music, of which more information will be shared imminently. The juxtaposition between sentient beings and machines permeates the new works.
“Warum” marks the beginning of a bold new era for Felsmann + Tiley, one that promises to pull them from the shadows and into sharper focus. As they push their sound further into emotionally-charged, genre-defying realms, their forthcoming work stands to not only deepen their intrigue but also define their long-awaited emergence. The quiet anonymity is fading, what comes next is poised for impact.
“Warum” art
Purchase or stream “Warum” HERE.
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Patrick Wolf 's New Album' Crying The Neck' Out Today - USA/Canada Fall Tour
Patrick Wolf Releases New AlbumCrying The Neck Out Today via Apport / Virgin Music USA/Canada Fall Tour
June 13, 2025 - New York, NY: Patrick Wolf's new album Crying The Neck is outtoday via Apport/Virgin Music to widespread critical acclaim as well as inclusion in NPR's All Songs Considered New Music Friday Playlist.
"A riveting record rich with cathartic honesty..."Clash “An album of startling beauty... A glorious return from one of our most distinctive artists.”MusicOMH – 4 stars **** “Monumental... genius... A cathartic, erudite, and complex work that serves as the beginning of a new chapter for Wolf.”The Quietus “Beautiful... The album swings between the tender and the bruised throughout, with Wolf’s voice going from a whisper to a soar, all resulting in a most welcome return for this most singular artist.”Uncut – 8/10 “A song cycle drawing a line between Rufus Wainwright maximalism and The Waterboys... Breathtaking.”MOJO – 4 stars **** “Epic comeback from the prince of orchestral art-pop. It’s as widescreen as anything he’s done.” Record Collector – 4 stars **** “A complex treatise on seasonal life in Britain... At the heart of it all is a hopeful study of overcoming grief, wrapped in the language of folkloric ritual.”The Times – 4 stars **** “Patrick Wolf continues to imbue his grandiose chamber pop with a forward-thinking modern twist... Listeners can marvel at the sheer brio of Wolf’s ambition, sending the tunes rocketing skywards into some hitherto uncharted astral plain... Crying The Neck is fabulous and quite remarkable.” Rock’n’Reel – 4 stars **** “Staggeringly beautiful... A collection of intensely personal songs detailing addiction and the loss of his mother while also looking outwards and making the personal political... A remarkable collection which may be his best work to date.”NARC – 9/10 “Glorious... One of the finest singers of the modern generation... This album is a really accomplished feat of studio brilliance and lovingly crafted melodies.”Echoes and Dust “Wolf remains one of the most gifted artists of his generation... he’s at the peak of his powers... Crying The Neck finds him getting into his stride again.”The Line Of Best Fit
'The Last Of England' is the fifth song to be shared from the album after 'Dies Irae,' 'Limbo,' 'Hymn Of The Haar' and 'Jupiter.'
Watch 'The Last Of England' on YouTube:
The aftermath of addiction, crisis, bankruptcy, recovery and survival shaped The Night Safari , Patrick Wolf’s 2023 return to music after ten years lost to creative impasse and personal upheaval. Now, with seventh studio album Crying The Neck , the 41-year-old has created a confident and hopeful record inspired by the transfiguring power of grief at the death of his mother, rehabilitation, local folklore and the East Kentish landscape.
Crying The Neck , his first new album in thirteen years and the first in a planned four album series, was written and recorded in the Kent coastal town of Ramsgate that Wolf now calls home. Here, he has a peaceful studio in the garden, the place in which he was able to find his voice again. In a period of rebuilding, Crying The Neck was entirely written, composed, produced and arranged by Wolf himself, with Brendan Cox brought in as co-producer and engineer in the last three years to help finish an album a decade in the making.
The complexity of nationhood, personhood and grief that Crying The Neck embraces is summed up by the appearance on the album of a the recording of the writer Vita Sackville-West reading the line “faith, doubt, perplexity, grief, hope, despair”, from her poem ‘The Land’. “The quote is important because it’s acceptance and acknowledgement,” says Wolf. Crying The Neck finishes on the Foreland peninsula, looking out over the North Sea, reflecting on the transience of life, but also progress. “I wanted a song of experience at the end, a preparation for a shift into a more urgent mortality,” Patrick Wolf explains. “I do feel like I have a certain amount of time left, to do the work that I want to do, and a certain amount of time left to not do the work as well, and to live.”
Additionally, Wolf has announced a number of solo, acoustic instore appearances to celebrate the album’s release including a Rough Trade East performance on June 19 as well as a return to North America and Canada for the first time in over a decade. All dates are listed below:
Live Dates: UKJune 13 – Southampton – ViniloJune 14 – Brighton – ResidentJune 15 – Cardiff – HMVJune 17 – Nottingham – Rough TradeJune 18 – Liverpool – Jaracanda (with band)June 19– London – Rough Trade EastNorth AmericaSeptember 17 - Vancouver, Canada - Fox Cabaret
September 20 - Seattle, WA - Woodlawn Hall
September 24 - Portland, OR - Mission Theatre
September 27 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Lodge
October 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
October 9 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
October 12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Griffin
October 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
October 19 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
October 23 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
October 25 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
October 28 - St Paul, MN - Amsterdam Hall
October 30 - Milwaukee, WI - X-Ray ArcadeNovember 1 - Chicago, IL - Gman TavernNovember 3 - Ferndale (Detroit), MI - The Magic Bag
November 6 - Toronto, Canada - Longboat Hall
November 10 - Somerville, MA - Center of The Arts Armory
November 13 - New York, NY - Adler Hall
November 15- Philadelphia, PA - World Cage Live Lounge
November 19- Washington, DC - Pearl Street
Baby Jane shares campy gothic rave odyssey with debut album 'A Grave Marked Strange' out now
INDIE ELECTRONIC ARTIST
BABY JANE
SHARES VISCERAL GOTHIC RAVE ODYSSEY
A GRAVE MARKED STRANGE
THE DEBUT ALBUM IS OUT NOW–LISTEN
ALONG WITH LONG-AWAITED
2000S EUPHORIC EURODANCE TRACK
"END OF THE NIGHT"
Photo credit: Max Durante
Today, Los Angeles, CA-based indie electronic artist Baby Jane shares ethereal, boundary-breaking debut album, A Grave Marked Strange, out now alongside the long-awaited early 2000s-style rave track "End of the Night." Releasing aptly today on Friday the 13th, the project blends hardstyle, jumpstyle, witch house, hard bounce, and techno into something cinematic, theatrical, and unafraid to break form.
Each track on A Grave Marked Strange, co-produced by Baby Jane and War Tourism, draws from classic horror themes—but with a campy, self-aware twist. Over 16 tracks, the tone is dramatic and stylized, but rooted in real vulnerability. Beneath the distortion and percussive intensity are sticky melodies, sharp hooks, and emotional undercurrents. The project features a collaborative verse from Damazein and additional guitar work by Matthew Michna on the ballad “Sistine.”
Baby Jane shares, "I wrote 'A Grave Marked Strange' about the feelings of such intensity that walk the line between life and death. It is the place where you meet your lover in pure bliss or agony outside the realms of convention and mundane life. At her core, Baby Jane is the protagonist I play in my fantasies; macabre and hopeless in nature, but holding out for reality to give her a reason to not to slip into the other side."
"End of the Night" which has already gained heavy traction on TikTok officially arrives today. The euphoric dance track delivers punchy, nostalgic Eurodance and hardstyle energy. With hard bounce influences and a hook built to last, it taps into the pulse of the early 2000s rave sound reimagined for today.
Calling back to her Eastern European roots, Baby Jane says, "'End of the Night' is my attempt at reviving the care-free nostalgia of 2000s eurodance. Inspired by early memories of driving around with my mom listening to Russia’s hit dance station 'Evropa Plus,' the synths and hardstyle kick are meant to feel like dancing all night in a Lithuanian disco thrown in a storage unit. Thematically, the song tells a story of the internal war of good and evil that occurs when you succumb to temptation, the fallout, and the plea for forgiveness."
Born to Soviet immigrants, Baby Jane left school at 14 to pursue songwriting full time and later studied music production. Influenced by the melancholic pop of her early childhood, Baby Jane draws from her Eastern European roots while carving a resonant, distinct space of her own through textural, cinematic soundscapes. She later began work as a DJ in the LA underground techno scene, leading to the development of her own gothic house sound. Earlier this year, Baby Jane honed her artistic vision through a string of singles and now reaches nearly a million monthly Spotify listeners. With the release of her debut album, written, recorded and engineered herself, a steadily growing online presence and fervent fan base known as The Coven, Baby Jane is proving herself as one to watch in the genre-defying, experimental electronic space.
Entirely new and entirely Baby Jane, the artist has finally, officially arrived with her visceral debut album A Grave Marked Strange out everywhere now. Keep up with the artist on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for more.
Watch "Eternal Embrace" (Official Visualizer) | Listen
Watch "Psychotrance" (Official Video) | Listen
A Grave Marked Strange (LP) Tracklisting
01. Cult of Dionysus
02. Myth
03. Reincarnate
04. Eternal Embrace
05. Three Hail Marys
06. Leather
07. Intoxicated
08. Secret
09. Sistine
10. Air
11. Nightterrors
12. Psychotrance
13. Search Party
14. Cemetery Date
15. End of the Night
16. Colorway
ABOUT BABY JANE
Baby Jane is an independent electronic artist from Los Angeles blending witch house, hardstyle, and ethereal pop into a sound that’s uniquely her own. Born to Soviet immigrants, she left high school at 14 to pursue songwriting full-time and later attended school to study music production, deepening her ability to shape her own sound. Inspired early on by the melancholic pop music of 1980s Russia, she draws from both her heritage and personal experience to create emotionally resonant, genre-defying work.
Growing up with a strong lisp, she kept her singing private for years, gradually developing a raw and emotional vocal style. Her music began to gain attention online, especially through TikTok and Spotify, where she now reaches nearly a million monthly listeners. In an effort for her grandparents to understand her songwriting, she occasionally includes verses in Russian, adding another layer of intimacy and cultural texture to her work. Her fanbase, known as The Coven, has grown steadily through her consistent online presence, distinctive sound, and unique lore.
At the center of Baby Jane’s world is a self-created mythology called Terem, which includes three archetypes — The Cowboy, The Warrior, and The Goddess. Fans group themselves by an online quiz as part of their initiation into the Coven. This framework helps shape her music, visuals, and the way listeners connect with her project. Some have even gotten tattoos of the Terem symbol.
After nearly stepping away from music entirely, she began writing again during the isolation of the pandemic. That period, followed by her work as a DJ in LA’s underground techno scene led to the development of her “gothic house” sound — a mix of distorted textures, cinematic visuals, and emotional storytelling.
In 2025, she released a string of singles including “Cemetery Date,” “Reincarnate,” “Psychotrance,” and “Eternal Embrace,” leading up to her debut full-length album, A Grave Marked Strange, out June 13.
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Elliot Moss announces unreleased song "Float" from his seminal album 'Highspeeds' + Announces New Tour Dates!
ELLIOT MOSS
SHARES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG
“FLOAT”
FROM NEW ALBUM
HIGHSPEEDS (EXPANDED – 10TH ANNIVERSARY)
OUT AUGUST 8TH VIA NETTWERK
+ NEW U.S. HEADLINE TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW!
Photo Cedit: Kevin Condon
June 13, 2025 – Today, New York-based singer, songwriter, and producer Elliot Moss shares “Float,” a new song from his recently announced album Highspeeds (Expanded – 10th Anniversary), due August 8th via Nettwerk. Initially unfinished and left off the Highspeeds album, the sparse and moody synth track finally sees the light of day. With soulful melodies and a building chorus, “Float” proves to be a true hidden gem. Listen to “Float” HERE and pre-order Highspeeds (Expanded - 10th Anniversary), HERE.
“‘Float’ was originally part of the Highspeeds tracklist, but at the very last minute, it was replaced with ‘Best Light,’ Elliot explains. “Over the years, it kept popping up in my head, and as the album approached its 10th anniversary, I found myself getting excited about it again. It's one I'd always hoped to finish!”
Elliot is also excited to announce new headline tour dates this Fall, where he will perform Highspeeds in full, and he invites fans to join him in celebrating his seminal record. The dates kick off on September 21st in Mexico City at Foro Indie Rocks, followed by Los Angeles on September 24th at Zeublon, and New York City at National Sawdust on October 1st. Find the full list of dates below, and for ticketing information, visit: https://www.elliotmoss.com/.
LISTEN & SHARE “FLOAT” HERE:
https://elliotmoss.ffm.to/float
ABOUT ELLIOT MOSS:
Elliot Moss, an inveterate musician raised in the recording studio, has devoted much of his life to dreaming up sonic worlds with a strangely transportive power. With the 10th anniversary release of Highspeeds, he reflects on the record's impact on his career. His soulful vocals and embrace of electronic, jazz, and ambient sounds have resonated with fans, establishing Elliot as one of the most innovative indie-electronic artists of the past decade.
Highspeeds helped propel Elliot to stardom as a critical darling, winning media praise from Billboard, Stereogum, The FADER, SPIN, and more. He’s toured and performed around the world alongside artists like Cold War Kids, Chicano Batman, Oh Wonder, Editors, and others, appearing at notable festivals like SXSW, Corona Capitol, Reeperbahn, and more.
Since his first viral success at eighteen with “Slip,” Elliot’s music has amassed over 350M streams worldwide. When famed American dancer Phillip Chbeeb used “Slip” in his captivating, choreographed dance, it cemented Elliot as a go-to artist for the dance community. His music continues to have a lasting impact on the dance world to this day.
The success of Highspeeds not only carved Elliot’s path over the next decade as a renowned artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, but it also became a cornerstone of the experimental indie-electronic movement that shaped the sound of the 2010s alongside artists like Bon Iver, Chet Faker, James Blake, and more.
ELLIOT MOSS 2025 TOUR DATES:
September 21 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!
September 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon LA
October 1 – New York, NY @ National Sawdust
ELLIOT MOSS MEDIA PRAISE…
“…all of Moss’ considerable talents coalesce around a richly textured beat and soulful, straightforward lyrics.”
– Pitchfork
“...orchestrating new eerie electropop worlds…”
– Billboard
"The candid nature of his sound and lyrics infused with his hands-on approach provides an intense listening experience with the intent to emote."
– FLAUNT
“...you get the sense Moss is experimenting with nightmares and fairytales, converting topics into songs at will…”
– Stereogum
“Ethereal, spacious, and diverse, Elliot Moss’ style is a combination of minimalist, echoed beats layered with acoustic delicacies, veering into grunge and electro-pop.”
– SPIN
“...a powerhouse of creativity and idiosyncrasy, mesmerizing listeners with every magnetic rhythm.”
– Atwood Magazine
Track List:
1. Highspeeds
2. Big Bad Wolf
3. Slip
4. Into the Icebox (Binaural)
5. Pattern Repeating
6. Even Great Things
7. I Can’t Swim
8. Plastic II
9. Faraday Cage
10. About Time
11. Best Light
12. VCR Machine
13. Mercury
14. Bad Neighbors
15. Float
16. Highspeeds (Minimal)
17. Slip (Minimal)
18. Even Great Things (Minimal)
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HO99O9 ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'TOMORROW WE ESCAPE'
HO99O9 ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TOMORROW WE ESCAPE
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “UPSIDE DOWN”
Photo Credit: Nick Fancher
Los Angeles by way of New Jersey punks Ho99o9 (horror) have announced their third album, Tomorrow We Escape, out September 9th. A true amalgamation of all the band’s influences— experimental hip-hop, digital hardcore, future-facing punk, metal, jarring industrial, and off-kilter electronics—the album is their most emotional offering to date, rooted in personal struggle and triumph. “When we started this process, we knew we wanted to make more relatable songs,” says theOGM. “It was a healthy challenge to focus on emotion. In the past, a lot of our material was politically charged. That element is present to a degree, but we wanted to take a more personal route. This mindset drove how we wrote songs. Everybody has a struggle. The goal is to find motivation for preservation.”
Today, the band shares the album’s lead single, “Upside Down,” a neck-snapping blend of warped guitars, woozy melodies, and driving bass-lines. The track arrives alongside a dystopian video set in a world where the Chinese Yuan is world currency and water has become a black market commodity. Watch that here.
Ho99o9 will be performing on the Vans Warped Tour at the Long Beach stop (July 26 & 27) and have also announced an Australian tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan this August. Click HERE for more details.
The New Jersey-bred outfit made its way to Los Angeles over a decade ago. Surging and seething just below the surface, the pair broke through as an apocalyptically fascinating outlier with their 2017 full-length debut, United States of Horror. In the meantime, their infamous live shows became the stuff of legend as they packed houses on their own and shared stages with everyone from Slipknot, Korn, Alice In Chains, Rob Zombie, Ministry, and The Dillinger Escape Plan to Lil Uzi Vert, Denzel Curry, Cypress Hill, and Ghostface Killah. Earning the respect of an elite cohort of peers, popular collaborations placed them toe-to-toe with Corey Taylor of Slipknot, The Prodigy, JPEGMAFIA, Ghostemane, HEALTH, 3TEETH, and N8NOFACE, to name a few. Jack Black made an appearance in their KULT CABLE series while they guested on The Eric Andre Show. They've received further acclaim from The New York Times, NME, The Guardian, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, The FADER, Revolver, and more. They stand out as the rare phenomenon who can decimate Hellfest and Aftershock Festival and captivate on A COLORS SHOW.
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