ALBUM PREMIERE: Francie Moon Unleashes Frenetic Surf Rock Grooves and Punchy Vocals on ‘New Morning Light’
Singer-songwriter Francie Moon is exactly what you might think of when you hear “free spirit.” Always traveling in her well worn van, Moon has gigged in every nook and cranny, bar and coffee shop in the continental U.S. With a prolific amount of releases to her credit since adopting the moniker in 2013, Francie Moon […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Tiger Lillies Build Dramatic Feeling of Fleeting Love With Orchestral Pop “Summertime In Prague”
London’s The Tiger Lillies are celebrating 30 years of their provocative brand of avant-garde punk-cabaret with their symphonic new album, The Devil’s Fairground (out February 15). Themes of junkies, prostitutes and all forms of vice continue to make up the majority of their work. Frontman Martyn Jacques has a knack for finding beauty in the […]
ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT/SONG PREMIERE: Father-Daughter Folk Duo The Brookses Announce Debut LP ‘Lucky Charm’ (out 4/26) – Share First Single “Over Again”
The culmination of a decades-in-the-making partnership, Atlanta-based father-daughter folk duo The Brookses will be releasing their debut LP Lucky Charm on April 26th. The debut LP from Atlanta-based father-daughter folk duo The Brookses, Lucky Charm, is the culmination of a decades-in-the-making partnership, harnessing and presenting energy that could only be borne from family bonds. Between Jim’s experience in the Atlanta music scene–having performed with acts ranging […]
SONG PREMIERE: Luther Russell Exudes Power Pop Coolness With “Talking To Myself”
Luther Russell is a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who was born in Los Angeles, CA. His career began with DGC/American Recording artists, The Freewheelers, twenty-five years ago. More recently, he has worked with Robyn Hitchcock, Jody Stephens of Big Star (as part of their duo, Those Pretty Wrongs), and written songs with Weezer for their […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Mima Good Introduces Creative Take Of Brooding Soul Via “My Demon”
Mima Good is the pseudonym of NYC-based songwriter Raechel Rosen. MimaGood’s sound and aesthetic espouses a contemporary pop sensibility combined with a dark atmosphere of synths, organs & guitars, creating a moody catchiness in the vein of other pioneering female artists like St. Vincent or Lana Del Rey. What sets it apart are Rosen’s masterful vocals, full […]
SONG PREMIERE: Marley’s Ghost Share “Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor” off Larry Campbell-produced LP
As most people will tell you, there’s an undeniable connection between versatility and variation. Suffice it to say that each depends on the other. In the case of Seattle-based Marley’s Ghost, that eclectic energy has resulted in a broad repertoire that has defied any ability to tag them to any one particular genre. Their dozen […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: The Bright Light Social Hour Channel Eclectic Influences and Hypnotic Rock Sound on ‘Jude Vol I’
Austin rock band The Bright Light Social Hour (TBLSH) drop their third full-length album, Jude Vol I, tomorrow on local imprint Modern Outsider. The record was recorded at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Chris Coady (Slowdive, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beach House) over two multi-week sessions at the end of 2017 and the start […]
SONG PREMIERE: Bassel & The Supernaturals Shine With Disco Soul Groover “Calculated Love”
Bassel & The Supernaturals combines neo-soul and funk with captivating lyrics about love, loss, and a war in Syria that has affected Bassel Almadani’s family along with 10,000,000 others. The soulful Syrian-American vocalist and his ensemble broke out with their 2017 release Elements, which earned them critical praise from Noisey, Huffington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Dwayne Shivers Gives Soulful Blast of Americana With “My Egypt Is In My Mind”
Dwayne Shivers is a folk ensemble from East Atlanta, GA, fronted by the songwriter and co-founder Micah Dalton — a locally grown, stylistically incongruent, zany, southern, racially ambiguous, brown folk singer. The story of Dwayne Shivers is a story about what it means to keep showing up, and it’s the creative mean of many fallings […]
SONG PREMIERE: Radiator King Presents Vivid Lyrical Tales Through Bar Band Lens With “Roll The Dice”
Radiator King, the Boston-bred/Brooklyn-based musician behind 2017’s A Hollow Triumph After All is gearing up to release his newest project – the forthcoming EP Roll the Dice, due out February 15th via SoundEvolution records. While the charm in Silvestri’s earlier catalogue derives from its workmanlike dedication to strain against mountains to unearth gold, on Roll […]
ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT/SONG PREMIERE: Vivacious Americana Rocker Kyle Daniel Returns With ‘What’s There To Say’ EP Out 3/15- Shares “Born To Lose” Single
Vivacious Americana rocker Kyle Daniel has returned to proudly announce his sophomore EP What’s There To Say? is set for release on March 15th. 2018 saw his self-titled debut touted as one of the ten best EPs of the year in Rolling Stone Country, as What’s There To Say? shall soon catapult the artist into realms occupied by […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Sharlet Crooks Channel Desert-Tinged Bluesy Rock With “Maybe Love”
Since forming less two years ago in Portland, Oregon, Sharlet Crooks’ distinctive and spirited blues stylings, which would sound just as at home in the California desert as they would echoing in a Louisiana bayou, has set them squarely in the spotlight, achieving an onrush of popularity among audiences locally and abroad. The band borrows […]
SONG PREMIERE: Alias Patrick Kelly Explores Fatherhood With Rollicking Americana Rocker “Lamb”
In soaring three-part harmonies, tinged with echoing guitars played wide open in weighty down-the-road Americana tailoring, Patrick Kelly bellows: “out in the world without my father – no one here teaching wrong from right.” The Georgia native is about to celebrate a three-year anniversary with his wife, and with it, the three-year anniversary of becoming […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Pickathon Curation Series Showcases Chefs, Bands and Behind-The-Scenes Interviews
Pickathon returns to the woods outside Portland, Oregon from August 2-4, 2019 for its 21st year with a lineup that includes Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Rateliff’s first time playing Pickathon and he’ll be bringing two different bands), Khruangbin, Mandolin Orange, Tyler Childers, Lucius, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Fruit Bats, and Mountain Man with a […]
SONG PREMIERE: Altamesa Tap Into Panoramic Cosmic Americana Sound With “Idol Frontier”
The word Altamesa technically is not a word. Not in English. Not even in Spanish. Loosely interpreted, it could translate to signify a “higher plateau,” an elevated, rarefied vantage point from which to view the surrounding landscape and environment. It was with this interpretation in mind that songwriter Evan Charles lent the Altamesa moniker to […]
FULL ALBUM PREMIERE: Jeff Cramer Offers An Analog Beauty Via “Northern 45′
Colorado singer-songwriter Jeff Cramer is gearing up for the upcoming release of his debut solo album, Northern 45. Recorded at the Bombshelter recording studio in Nashville, TN, the album was produced by Jon Estes, bassist for John Paul White and Abigail Washburn. It’s set for release this Friday -January 25th, 2019. Glide is proud to […]
SONG PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: MINKA Delivers Ear Morsel of Slinky Philly Soul with “Sentimental Girl”
Ari “Dick” Rubin formed MINKA in Philadelphia six years ago, and while his band has gone through several incarnations, the city’s native son has been the one constant, serving as the collective’s ringleader and bearded lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist – equal parts madcap Hassidic rabbi and whirling dervish holy fool. On February 14th the […]
SONG PREMIERE: People’s Blues of Richmond (PBR) Scores Sludgy Blues Winner Via “Don’t Give a Damn”
People’s Blues of Richmond (or PBR as they are affectionately referred to by their fans) is one of those rare three-pieces that somehow conjures the sonic power and visual intensity of a thunderstorm. Think Jimi Hendrix Experience meets MC5. They take psychedelic blues rock to a different level with a lyrical element seldom found in […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Bob Hillman Casts Himself as a Traveler With Folksy Power Pop Tune “Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost”
Singer-songwriter Bob Hillman is readying the release of his fifth full-length album Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost. The San Francisco-based musician’s latest is the follow-up to his 2016 album Lost Soul, which was produced by Peter Case. Hillman, respected for his literate and melodic songwriting since the late 90s, returns […]
ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT/SONG PREMIERE: Steve Poltz Takes On Nashville With New LP ‘Shine On’ – Shares First Single “Ballin’ on a Wednesday”
On March 1st, Steve Poltz will return with a new album Shine On to be released via Red House/Compass Records Group and it’s Poltz’s first album for a label in two decades. The album was produced by Will Kimbrough (Shemekia Copeland, Radney Foster and Jimmy Buffett). The album also features co-writes with Anthony Da Costa and Molly Tuttle, winner of the Americana Music Award for Best […]