Despite releasing the excellent Planet (i) earlier this year, Squirrel Flower is set to release a new EP next month. Planet consists of self-recorded demos of songs that didn't make it to the album, songs that were recorded for the album but left off, and a Bjork cover. Upon listening to "ruby at dawn," these songs are hardly leftovers. It may be a little stripped down compared to Planet (i), but this new song has everything we love from Squirrel Flower. It's a beautiful and haunting song with roots in indie rock, folk, and pop. It's one of Squirrel Flower's songs that puts Ella Williams' vocals out front, for good reason. Williams is particularly captivating on "ruby at dawn" with her voice just building throughout the song.
You can listen to "ruby at dawn" below. Planet is due out January 28 on Polyvinyl. You can pre-order/pre-save the EP here. For more on Squirrel Flower, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.
Thu. Feb. 3 - Urbana, IL @ Rose Bowl Tavern % Fri. Feb. 4 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe % Sat. Feb. 5 - Hamtramck, MI @ The Sanctuary % Sun. Feb. 6 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes % Mon. Feb. 7 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe % Wed. Feb. 9 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge % Thu. Feb. 10 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair % Fri. Feb. 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right & Sat. Feb. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA & Mon. Feb. 14 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd & Wed. Feb. 16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle - Back Room & Thu. Feb. 17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) & Fri. Feb. 18 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt & Sat. Feb. 19 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar & Sun. Feb. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern & Wed. March 2 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room @ Thu. March 3 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge @ Fri. March 4 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins @ Sat. March 5 - Austin, TX @ Meanwhile Brewing @ Mon. March 7- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress @ Tue. March 8 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar @ Wed. March 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo @ Thu. March 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop @ Sat. March 12 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall @ Sun. March 13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza @ Tue. March 15 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder @ Thu. March 17 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge @ Sat. March 19 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb @ Sun. March 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry @ Sun. April 17 - Glasgow, UK @ Nice N Sleazy Mon. April 18 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Wed. April 20 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel Thu. April 21 - London, UK @ Lafayette Sat. April 23 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana Sun. April 24 - Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store Tue. April 26 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell Wed. April 27 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes Thu. April 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar Fri. April 29 - Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Sun. May 1 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (Small Hall) Tue. May 3 - Zürich, CH @ Bogen F Wed. May 4 - Paris, FR @ Hasard Ludique Thu. May 5 - Gent, BE @ Charlatan % w/ Mia Joy & w/ Christelle Bofale @ w/ Tenci $ w/ Maria BC
Our favorite classic garage rockers from Worcester, MA are back with a new song. In a world where most garage rock is about rocking, "21st Century Failure" gets much more political than most other bands in the genre. It's a psychedelic blast that mocks a lot of the tropes of modern living. It also includes the line "Get a new disease when you hear a sneeze" which is either great or terrible timing. Regardless, "21st Century Failure" is a killer psychedelic vintage garage rocker, and I think we could all use some straight up rock these days. You can watch the video for "21st Century Failure" below. The song is available now on The Prefab Messiahs's Bandcamp . For more on The Prefab Messiahs, check them out on Facebook and Twitter .
The latest single from Holiday Ghosts hearkens back to when pop music was weird. "Slipstream" will remind you of classic early alternative artists like Talking Heads, The Modern Lovers, and Violent Femmes, but it also has the 90's slacker vibe of Pavement and Beck. It turns into a crazily fun and just offbeat enough indie rock/pop song. You can watch the video for "Slipstream" below. West Bay Playroom , the new album from Holiday Ghosts, will be released February 15 on PNKSLM Recordings. The album was recorded in band member Sam Stacpoole's childhood home, specifically his old playroom. You can pre-order the album here . For more on Holiday Ghosts, check out their Facebook .
Photo by Alexa Viscius This may be Liam Kazar's debut single, but the Chicago based musician already has an impressive resume, having worked with Jeff Tweedy, Chance the Rapper, Steve Gunn, Daniel Johnston, and others. "Shoes Too Tight" features childhood friend Spencer Tweedy on drums, Lane Beckstrom on bass, and Ohmme on vocals. It's an absurdly fun and groovy little song that is a party waiting to happen. What he gives us here is a timeless song that could truly have been released any time since the 1960's (ok... maybe not the 80's...) There are elements of classic rock, 60's crooners and R&B, indie rock, modern Americana... it's really just packed with everything in a cohesive song that maintains the vibe the entire way through. You can watch the video for "Shoes Too Tight" below. For more on Liam Kazar, check him out on Instagram and Twitter . He's also raising money on his Bandcamp for Constellation and The Hungry Brain. ...
