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Lucy Dacus Releases Video for “Brando”
“A bonafide rock star” (Bandcamp), Lucy Dacus continues her hot streak in support of her widely praised new album, Home Video, released just over two months ago via Matador.
When the album’s third single, “Brando,” was released, a contest was announced inviting fans to send in a video of themselves dancing, skateboarding, ice skating, etc. to the song. Now and over 100 submissions later, the “Brando” video is being presented to the world.
It’s a fun, lighthearted video which stitches together this footage and celebrates Lucy’s incredible fans. “Big thank you to everyone who submitted,” says Dacus. “These videos brought me a lot of joy and made me feel more connected to the song and all of you.”
Watch Circuit Des Yeux Suspended in Midair in Video for New Single ‘sculpting the Exodus’ New Album -io Out October 22
Circuit des Yeux has released the second single and video taken from her Matador Records debut, -io, out October 22nd.
With sweeping strings and ornate vocal arrangements, Sculpting the Exodus brings the scale of the album’s ambition into sharp focus.
The video was filmed in Chicago during the same session that yielded -io’s cover image, which captures vocalist/composer Haley Fohr suspended in void. To accomplish the shoot, Fohr trained with stunt coordinator Talin Chat (The Mandalorian) to perform a series of 5-7’ free-falls on camera.
Fohr on “Sculpting the Exodus”:
What is Sculpting the Exodus?
It is devotion. It is the well.
It is my grandmother going into hospice, writhing in pain.
It is reality exploding on an island made of sand. It is depression and the isolation of deep grief.
I was trapped in a choir of myself with nothing to grab onto but echoes of past selves.
It obliterated my heart until the only working parts of me were the appendages furthest from my mind.
A few notes here
A couple notes there…
The fingers were working when nothing else could. And I was fantasizing of leaving like I always do…
Big Thief Present New Single ‘Certainty’
Big Thief present Certainty, a track that showcases the most innate parts of Big Thief the human journey, real love and the raw emotions that accompany the two.
It was written and recorded directly to 4-track during a three-day power outage while recording at Sam Evian’s Flying Cloud Studios and features harmonies from Hannah Cohen. Framed by a lyrical picture only Adrianne Lenker can paint, the band’s folk roots and delicate harmonies are on full display.
“On the third day of the outage, I found Adrianne on the porch writing a new song, so I sat with her and we finished it together, with the rain falling from the gutters splashing over our guitars,” says Buck Meek. “James and Sam saw us writing, and quickly set up a four-track tape machine in the kitchen, powered by the F250 cigarette lighter out in the yard. They set up the drums by the sink, and Max plugged his bass into a Bluetooth speaker set on top of the stove. Take 2 had a great bark from Sam and Hannah’s pup Jan during the solo, but we ended up going with take 3 because it took us about that long to learn the chords. Then we made pancakes and sausages and ate breakfast for dinner.”
Parquet Courts Return With New Single "Walking at a Downtown Pace”
Today, Parquet Courts announce their new album, Sympathy For Life, out October 22nd on Rough Trade Records, and share the first single/video, “Walking at a Downtown Pace.”
On Sympathy For Life, Parquet Courts’ thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune. The album finds the Brooklyn band at both their most instinctive and electronic, spinning their bewitching, psychedelic storytelling into fresh territory, yet maintaining their unique identity.
Built largely from improvised jams, inspired by New York clubs, Primal Scream and Pink Floyd and produced in league with Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Hot Chip, David Byrne) and John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, Dry Cleaning), Sympathy For Life was always destined to be dancey.
Unlike its globally adored predecessor, 2018’s Wide Awake!, the focus fell on grooves rather than rhythm. “Wide Awake! was a record you could put on at a party,” says co-frontman Austin Brown. “Sympathy For Life is influenced by the party itself.”
Historically, some amazing rock records have been made from mingling in dance music culture – from Talking Heads to Screamadelica. Our goal was to bring that into our own music. Each of us, in our personal lives, has been going to more dance parties. Or rather, we were pre-pandemic, which is when this record was made.”
In the video for “Walking At A Downtown Pace,” directed by acclaimed New York City street photographer Daniel Arnold, “we see New York City from the vantage point of someone busily hurrying through it,” explains co-frontman A Savage. “That’s what life can be like here; a world of constant motion surrounds you while you’re just walking toward where you need to be. There’s a lot of beauty that can be missed, and it wasn’t until the streets were virtually empty that I did miss it. The song was written before all quarantine, but eerily enough the lyrics echo that longing. Now the city is back and, so it seems, are Parquet Courts.”
HELADO NEGRO Shares Live Performance Of ‘Gemini And Leo’
Helado Negro has released an official live video for his latest single Gemini And Leo.
The performance, directed by Marisa Gesauldi and filmed at Sear Sound in New York City, finds Helado Negro kingpin Roberto Carlos Lange joined by L’Rain (Taja Cheek, bass), Zenizen (Opal Hoyt, keyboards/vocals), Angela Morris (violin), Nathaniel Morgan (alto saxophone) and Jason Trammel (drums).
Helado Negro has also released a special zodiac playlist generator today, inviting fans to enter their birth date to access a special playlist curated to their star sign by Roberto Lange, based around ‘Gemini and Leo’. For further details head to playlist.heladonegro.com.
‘Gemini And Leo’ is the acclaimed lead single on Helado Negro’s upcoming album Far In which will be released on 22 October.
Far In is Helado Negro’s first album on 4AD and the seventh full-length album in his catalogue. It follows his breakthrough 2019 release This Is How You Smile.
