London's Dry Cleaning continue their crusade to become your favorite post punk/jangle pop band with their latest single. "Gary Ashby" combines the downbeat sound of Gang of Four with the more shoegaze and dream pop sounds of bands like Lush and Belly. The resulting sound gives "Gary Ashby" a hypnotically foreboding quality. It's also the greatest post punk song ever about a missing tortoise. Dry Cleaning explains that the song is “... a lament about a pet tortoise, escaped as a result of family chaos. We wrote it in December 2020, one of the first new songs after the New Long Leg session.”
You can listen to "Gary Ashby" below. Stumpwork is due out October 21 on 4AD, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Dry Cleaning, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.
Sat. Sept. 17 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Sun. Sept. 18 - Los Angeles, US @ Primavera Sound LA Tue. Sept. 20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Wed. Sept. 21 - San Jose, CA @ The Ritz Thu. Sept. 22 - Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Memorial Library Tue. Nov. 8 - Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo Wed. Nov. 9 - Cologne, DE @ Club Volta Fri. Nov. 11 - Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who? Festival Sat. Nov. 12 - Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City Wed. Nov. 30 - Tokyo, JP @ Liquid Room Thu. Dec. 1 - Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro Tue. Dec. 6 - Auckland, NZ @ Tuning Fork Wed. Dec. 7 - Wellington, NZ @ San Fran Fri. Dec. 9 - Brisbane, AU @ The Brightside Sat. Dec. 10 - Meredith, AU @ Meredith Festival Mon. Dec. 12 - Melbourne, AU @ The Corner Hotel Tue. Dec. 13 - Melbourne, AU @ The Corner Hotel Wed. Dec. 14 - Sydney, AU @ Manning Bar Fri. Dec. 16 - Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel Tue. Jan. 10, 2023 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe Wed. Jan. 11, 2023 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Fri. Jan. 13, 2023 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Sat. Jan 14, 2023 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Tue. Jan. 17, 2023 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Wed. Jan. 18, 2023 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Thu. Jan. 19, 2023 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Sat. Jan. 21, 2023 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall Mon. Jan. 23, 2023 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom Tue. Jan. 24, 2023 - Tucson, AZ @ Congress Plaza Thu. Jan. 26, 2023 - Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre Fri. Jan. 27, 2023 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk Sat. Jan. 28, 2023 - New Orleans, LA @ Toulouse Theatre Sun. Jan. 29, 2023 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West Tue. Jan. 31, 2023 - Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre Wed. Feb. 1, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer Thu. Feb. 2, 2023 - Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneers Works Tue. Feb. 14, 2023 - Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street Wed. Feb. 15, 2023 - Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall Fri. Feb. 17, 2023 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 - Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Mon. Feb. 20, 2023 - Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory Tue. Feb. 21, 2023 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Wed Feb. 22, 2023 - Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy Fri. Feb. 24, 2023 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall Sat. Feb. 25, 2023 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Sun. Feb. 26, 2023 - Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Tue. Feb. 28, 2023 - Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed Wed. March 1, 2023 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk Fri. March 3, 2023 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 - Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA Wed. Mar. 15, 2023 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand Thu. Mar. 16, 2023 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Sat. Mar. 18, 2023 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust Sun. Mar. 19, 2023 - Groningen, NL @ Vera Mon. Mar. 20, 2023 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tue. March 22, 2023 - Offenbach, DE @ Hafen2 Thu. Mar. 23, 2023 - Munich, DE @ Strom Fri. Mar. 24, 2023 - Vienna, AT @ Flex Fri. Mar. 25, 2023 - Prague, CZ @ Futurum Mon. Mar. 27, 2023 - Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy Tue. Mar. 28, 2023 - Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz Wed. Mar. 29, 2023 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg Fri. Mar. 31, 2023 - Rotterdam, NL @ Maassilo Sat. Apr. 1, 2023 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix
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. ...
Photo by Joanna Chattman I've been referring to Northampton, MA based Izzy Heltai's music as mainstream modern folk with just enough of a unique spin to keep it appealing to music snobs, too. His latest single, "Father," might be the perfect example of that. It's a quiet, deeply personal song that starts off painfully sparse but ever so slowly builds and builds as it goes on. It walks that line between accessible/mainstream and indie expertly. You can watch the video for "Father" below. Father , the upcoming debut album from Izzy Heltai, will be out October 9. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on Izzy Heltai, check out the artist's website .
Photo via Instagram Any time J Mascis releases new music will always be a big deal at If It's Too Loud... November will see the release of Elastic Days , his new solo album. Judging by the first single, "See You At the Movies," Elastic Days will be exactly what we expect and want in a Mascis solo album. The first single is much prettier than Dinosaur Jr is. Mascis's solo work tends to be calmer and almost folky. "See You At the Movies" is exactly that, and is even almost orchestral in some places. You add in some of Mascis's guitar solos (a more tame version than Dino Jr's thunderous ones), and you've got a classic Mascis solo track. It's a typically great song, but at this point I'd like to see Mascis mix things up a bit. You can listen to "See You At the Movies" below. Elastic Days will be out November 9 on Sub Pop Records. There are some pretty reasonable pre-order bundles available, including a CD and t-shirt for $24....
