Shadow Show are one of those bands that we're always excited to hear new music from. Their latest single, "On a Cloud," continues their retro cool ways, but continues to mix it up. It's a strongly psychedelic garage rock song, but Shadow Show go a little more pop than usual. It's going to give you late 60's Beatles vibes, just as they started experimenting a bit more, but also with the catchy pop sound of The Monkees. They also edge a little bit into the 70's AM radio/Laurel Canyon sound with "On a Cloud." Shadow Show haven't reached the epic levels they do on their latest single, and we couldn't be more thrilled to hear more.
You can watch the video for "On a Cloud" below. Fantasy Now! is due out February 16 and is available for pre-order here. For more on Shadow Show, check out their website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video. (Alas, no New England dates are listed...)
2.16.24 - UFO Factory, Detroit, MI 3.2.24 - Mauds Variety, Sarnia, ON 3.6.24 - Monarch Tavern, Toronto, ON 3.7.24 - L'Escogriffe, Montréal, QC 3.8.24 - Lux Lounge, Rochester, NY 3.9.24 - TV Eye, Brooklyn, NY 3.10.24 - Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH 3.11.24 - Atomic Bowl, Indianapolis, IN 3.12.24 - Soft Junk, Nashville, TN 3.13.24 - TBA, Memphis, TN 3.20.24 - Gold Diggers, Los Angeles, CA 3.22.24 - Bob Bakers Marionette Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 3.23.24 - TBA, San Francisco, CA 3.25.24 - TBA, Portland, OR 3.26.24 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA 3.29.24 - Icon Lounge, Sioux Falls, SD 3.30.24 - TBA, Chicago, IL 3.31.24 - Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, IN 4.8.24 - The Lanes, Bristol, UK 4.9.24 - TBA, Brighton, UK 4.10.24 - TBA, London, UK 4.11.24 - L'International, Paris, FR 4.13.24 - Insert Name Festival, Liegi, BE 4.16.24 - TBA, Bordeaux, FR 4.17.24 - Lata De Zinc, Oviedo, ES 4.18.24 - El Perro Club, Madrid, ES 4.19.24 - La Atalaia, Sopelana, ES 4.20.24 - Barcelona Psych Fest, Barcelona, ES 4.21.24 - Le Pingouin Alternatif, Arthez-De-Bèarn 4.24.24 - Trokson, Lyon, FR 4.25.24 - Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt, DE 4.26.24 - Garageville, Hamburg, DE 4.27.24 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln 4.30.24 - TBA, Brno, CZ 5.1.24 - Underdogs, Prague, CZ 5.2.24 - Radio Rasa, Schauffasen, CH 5.7.24 - Mood Club, Memmingem, DE 5.8.24 - Hausbar, Tübengen, DE 5.9.24 - City Club, Augsburg, DE 5.10.24 - Gold, Neu Ulm, DE 5.11.24 - Wild At Heart, Berlin, DE
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.
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...
