Molly Drag is the solo project of Michael Charles Hansford started in Autumn of 2014. Encouraged by dear friends and driven by a desire for expression through music and the hope to create emotionally connecting and healing art, Hansford began releasing music online as Molly Drag. Each release is self-created, recorded and produced and is…
Tag: 2019
BRUNO BAVOTA – RE_CORDIS (Temporary Residence, 2019) E così, le onde mediterranee che fluiscono dal pianoforte di Bruno Bavota hanno attraversato l’oceano, fino a trovare metaforico approdo sulla storica etichetta indipendente newyorkese Temporary Residence. Ormai assurto a una dimensione internazionale di tutto rispetto, l’artista napoletano ha registrato in presa diretta nel volgere di un pomeriggio una…
[streaming] Shana Cleveland – Face of the Sun
“Face of the Sun” is the first single from “Night of the Worm Moo”n, the new solo full-length from La Luz singer/guitarist Shana Cleveland, out April 5th via Hardly Art. Shana Cleveland has been beguiling listeners for years in her role as the superlative frontwoman for elastic surf rockers La Luz. Now Cleveland is evolving…
[streaming] Faith Eliott – Lilith
“Lilith” is the first single from Faith Eliott‘s forthcoming debut album “Impossible Bodies”, which will be released on OK Pal Records April 19th, 2019. The concept behind the record came about via their interest in medieval bestiaries, which are illustrated compendiums of animals. Each entry in a bestiary depicts an animal and is accompanied by…
[video of the week] El Palacio de Linares – El Estilo
El Palacio de Linares has a new album, its second LP “Largos Agotadores” that will be released on February 1st at Pretty Olivia Records. They have already released a couple of songs (“Ciervo y Erizo” and “Este Rato (Contigo)”) and now they go with the first clip, for “El Estilo”. https://elpalaciodelinares.com/
ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE – Tomb (Asthmatic Kitty, 2019)* Il recente video dell’esecuzione in studio di “You Needed Love I Needed You” – tra i brani più ispirati di “Tomb” – nella quale Angelo De Augustine viene accompagnato al pianoforte da un Sufjan Stevens assorto e visibilmente coinvolto attesta ben più che un semplice rapporto tra…
[streaming] Simen Mitlid – Saturdays
Simen Mitlid is a songwriter from Oslo. “Saturdays” single is out now via Koke Plate Records. https://www.facebook.com/simenmitlidofficial/
[streaming] Hand Habits – Placeholder
Title track of the new album by Hand Habits, out March 1st 2019 via Saddle Creek. Meg Duffy grew up in a small town in Upstate New York and they cut their teeth as a session guitarist and touring member of Kevin Morby’s band. The Hand Habits project emerged after Meg moved to Los Angeles;…
[streaming] The Maureens – She’s A Dreamer
Taken from Something In The Air, releases February 2, 2019 via Meritorio Records. A shared love for melodic and uplifting guitar-driven pop music brought the members of The Maureens together. The Maureens debuted in 2013 with a selftitled album that contained a distinct mixture of sixties nostalgia and nineties era indiepop. Sounds from The Beach…
[video of the week] Graeme James – Night Train
Official music video for ‘Night Train’ by New Zealand musician Graeme James. Born in Nelson (New Zealand) Graeme James started out playing violin in the Netherlands as a seven year old with the desire to become a classical concert violinist. After his family moved back to New Zealand he pursued this goal throughout high school…
DANIEL LAND – The Dream Of The Red Sails (Hinney Beast, 2019)* Il vissuto personale di Daniel Land e le ormai numerose stagioni artistiche da lui attraversate continuano a intrecciarsi nei dischi solisti della sua maturità, giunti al quarto capitolo dopo l’abbandono dei Modern Painters. Le canzoni di “The Dream Of The Red Sails” nascono…
[streaming] Gone Wrong – Since Then
Gone Wrong is a collaboration between Flowers From Marina and Caduceus. File under: bedroom pop, lo-fi, emo, slow-core. https://soundcloud.com/gonewrongg
BANABILA & MACHINEFABRIEK – Entropia (Eilean, 2019) È giunta al quinto episodio la collaborazione tra Michel Banabila e Rutger Zuydervelt, il cui consolidato sodalizio si fonda sull’affinità dei rispettivi percorsi sperimentali, piuttosto che sul mero dato della prossimità fisica. Pur vivendo nella stessa città, i due artisti olandesi hanno costruito i sette brani di “Entropia”…
[video of the week] Helado Negro – Pais Nublado
Taken from the new album, “This Is How You Smile”, available March 8th 2019 via RVNG Intl. The son of Ecuadorean immigrants, Helado Negro was born in South Florida in 1980. His childhood was suffused with tropical heat, humidity, hurricanes, all refracted with the rich sounds and colors of the various Latin American cultures of…
BRUNO SANFILIPPO – Pianette (ad21, 2019)* Nei suoi prolifici itinerari tra minimalismo neoclassico e modernità elettronica, Bruno Sanfilippo ripiega adesso sull’essenzialità del pianoforte per dare libero sfogo agli aspetti più istintivi e candidi della ispirazione. Lo stesso compositore argentino presente infatti “Pianette” come una raccolta di pièce derivanti da una comune matrice concettuale, che lega…
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