We've been huge fans of Lucy Dacus here (as we all should be), and her Home Video from earlier this year is sure to be a strong contender for our album of the year. "Thumbs" is an incredibly strong song from that album with its ultra-bare bones sound and almost non-existent instrumentation. Dacus has just released a new version of the song, "Thumbs Again." This reworking is a full band version, but if this was the version we heard on the album we'd still be describing it as bare bones. The song is a little more fleshed out here, and is most likely closer to the current live version her Dacus' full band. Despite the added instrumentation, "Thumbs Again" doesn't lose any of the intimacy from the original "Thumbs."
You can watch the video for "Thumbs Again" below. You can get your copy of Home Video here. For more on Lucy Dacus, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Thu. Feb. 10 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic * Fri. Feb. 11 - Newport, KY @ Ovation * Sat. Feb. 12 - Indy, IN @ Egyptian Room * Mon. Feb. 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom Valentine’s Day * Tue. Feb. 15 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (Rescheduled Date) * - SOLD OUT Thu. Feb. 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (Rescheduled Date) * - SOLD OUT Fri. Feb. 18 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre (Rescheduled Date) * - SOLD OUT Sat. Feb. 19 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty * Sun. Feb. 20 - OK City, OK @ Tower Theatre * Wed. Feb. 23 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre * Thu. Feb. 24 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel * Fri. Feb. 25 - C-Ville, VA @ Jefferson * Sat. Feb. 26 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony * Tue. Mar. 01 - Toronto, ONT @ Danforth Music Hall (Rescheduled Date) * Wed. Mar. 02 - Montreal, QUE @ Corona Theatre (Rescheduled Date) * Thu. Mar. 03 - Providence, RI @ The Strand Sat. Mar. 05 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Fri. Mar. 18, 2022 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club - SOLD OUT Sat. Mar. 19, 2022 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Sun. Mar. 20, 2022 - Glasgow, UK @ St. Lukes - SOLD OUT Mon. Mar. 21, 2022 - Dublin, IE @ The Button Factory ** Wed. Mar. 23, 2022 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla Thu. Mar. 24, 2022 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Fri. Mar. 25, 2022 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum Tue. Mar. 29, 2022 - Brussels, BL @ Rotonde ** Wed. Mar. 30, 2022 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord ** Thu. Mar. 31, 2022 - Cologne, DE @ Artheater ** Sat. Apr. 02, 2022 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow ** Sun. Apr. 03, 2022 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen ** Mon. April 04, 2022 - Aarhus, DK @ Atlas ** Wed. Apr. 06, 2022 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret ** Thu. Apr. 07, 2022 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb ** Sat. Apr. 09, 2022 - Berlin, DE @ Lido ** Sun. Apr. 10, 2022 - Jena, DE @ Trafo ** Mon. Apr. 11, 2022 - Vienna, AT @ Chelsea ** Wed. Apr. 13, 2022 - Munich, DE @ Milla ** Thu. Apr. 14, 2022 - Zürich, SU @ Bogen F ** Fri. Apr. 15 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie ** * = Indigo De Souza supporting **= Fenne Lily supporting
Somehow Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns has another band that I never knew about. Minibeast already released an album that I completely missed back in 2012, and they are currently at work on the follow up, Free Will. Based on a track from the upcoming album, "High Sea," Minibeast shares some common sonic ground with Mission of Burma, but with an added emphasis on the groovy side of things. It's basically the noise and dissonance of Burma but heard through a 60s surf groove, as if Frankie and Annette were punks. You can listen to "High Sea" below. Minibeast currently have a Kickstarter to help fund the final production of Free Will. You can get more information on that here . It should be out sometime in June.
Earlier this week I was expressing sympathy for Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit just don't seem to be riding that surge of 90s nostalgia that all sorts of other terrible bands from that era are. Sure, they're terrible. But are they really that much worse than Filter, Alien Ant Farm, and other bands on those 90s nostalgia packages. And then this video is released. The first lyrics to the song are literally "Go fuck yourself." It then features Fred Durst sitting on a toilet, bikini clad chicks pretending to fellate garden hoses and leaf blowers, and Fred Durst talking about fucking bitches, all while wearing a hoodie and a backwards red baseball hat. Then Lil Wayne comes out. Please keep in mind Fred Durst is a 42 year old man.
Photo by Annabel Kean For their latest single, New Zealand's The Beths have released "Mother, Pray for Me." This is a heartbreaking ballad consisting of Elizabeth Stokes' vocals and guitar with just the slightest hint of organ. It's a deeply personal song for Stokes, made obvious with how intimately the song comes across. It truly feels almost confessional, and it's quite simply beautiful. The Beths are most known for huge little indie rock gems perfect for bopping along to, but "Mother, Pray for Me" is quite the opposite. Stokes' vocals and lyrics are right up front on this one, and I can't imagine it any other way. Elizabeth Stokes says of her latest single: “I cried the whole time writing it. It's not really about my mother, it's about me — what I hope our relationship is, what I think it is, what it maybe actually is, and what I can or can't expect out of it. “My mother is a first gen Indonesian immigrant, and very Catholic....
