We've been big on Chicago's Horsegirl ever since we first heard "Ballroom Dance Scene" last year. The band now consists of two college freshmen and one high school senior and are set to release their debut album. It's fitting that the album will be on Matador since the first single just sounds like classic Matador. "Anti-glory" is brilliant old school indie rock. It's filled with swirling and clunky guitars and that speak singing we all adored thirty years ago. Besides just being a nostalgia fest for the 90's, "Anti-glory" is a great song. It rocks in the best possible way, and besides having a throwback sound, it does sound like a modern take on a classic sound. This is what many of us wish some of our nostalgic favorites sounded like as they try to update their sound.
Horsegirl say of their new song:
“We wrote Anti-glory almost by accident, while messing around with an old song during rehearsal. The song fell into place immediately, and looking back, we have no idea how we wrote it. As always, this song and album are for Chicago, our friends, our friend’s bands, everyone who can play the guitar, and everyone who can’t play the guitar.”
You can watch the video for "Anti-glory" below. Versions of Modern Performance is due out June 3 on Matador Records, and can be pre-ordered and pre-saved here. For more on Horsegirl, check out the band's Instagram and Twitter. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Wed. March 16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - FLOODfest @ Mohawk @ 2:00pm Wed. March 16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Roskilde Festival @ Cheer Up Charlie’s @ 10:00pm Thu. March 17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - SX San Jose @ Hotel San Jose Thu. March 17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Gorilla vs. Bear x Luminelle @ Seven Grand @ 11:15pm Sat. March 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA Sun. March 20 - Washington, DC @ DC9 Tue. March 22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel Sun. May 29 - Allston, MA @ Boston Calling Festival Sun. Jun. 5 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (RECORD RELEASE SHOW) ^ Fri. Jun. 10 - Giessen, DE @ Stadt ohne Meer Sun. Jun. 12 - Mannheim, DE @ Maifield Derby Thu. Jun. 16 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix Bar Fri. Jun. 17 - Paris, FR @ Pop Up Du Label Sun. Jun. 19 - London, UK @ Paper Dress Vintage (EARLY SHOW) Sun. Jun. 19 - London, UK @ Paper Dress Vintage (LATE SHOW) Tue. Jun. 21 - Manchester, UK @ YES (Basement) Wed. Jun. 22 - London, UK @ Bermondsey Social Club Sun. Jun. 26 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol Tue. Jun. 28 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn Wed. Jun. 29 - Berlin, DE @ Monarch Fri. Jul. 1 - Denmark, DE @ Roskilde Festival 2022 Sat. Jul. 2 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Upstairs Fri. Jul. 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall * Sat. Jul. 16 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos * Sun. Jul. 17 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall * Tue. Jul. 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop Thu. Jul. 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon * Fri. Jul. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo * Sat. Jul. 23 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room * Tue. Jul. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line * Wed. Jul. 27 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon * Fri. Jul. 30 - Sat. Jul. 31 - Detroit, MI @ Mo Pop Festival Tue. Aug. 2 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe * Wed. Aug. 3 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop * Fri. Aug. 5 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground * Sat. Aug. 6 - Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus * ^ w/ Lifeguard, Friko, Post Office Winter * w/ Dummy
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.
With this weekend's upcoming Newport Folk Festival, we thought we'd highlight some of this year's can't miss acts. We're focusing on the bands playing smaller stages and earlier in the day. I mean, you're obviously going to see Ryan Adams and Jack White. Instead, these are the acts worth getting there early for, and seeking out the smaller stages. Phox Friday, 1:50, Quad Stage Phox hails from Baraboo, WI, the winter home of the Ringling Brothers' Circus. I'm not sure if that is connected to their music or not, but Phox has an otherworldly charm and a magical feel. They come across as a more grounded St. Vincent or a less intense version of early Tori Amos. Their music is simply beautiful and uplifting. Reignwolf Friday, 2:55, Quad Stage Truly pushing the boundaries of what can be considered "folk" are Reignwolf. Reignwolf is Jordan Cook, who sounds like a mixture of The Black Keys and Queens of the Stone Age, mixed with just a lit...
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.
