Big D and the Kids Table - "Scatterbrain"

By -

Photo by Mark Stern

Boston ska-punk heroes Big D and the Kids Table have a new single out off of their upcoming album. "Scatterbrain" is a wonderfully chilled out version of the genre. It might be from going to a bunch of Warped Tours in the late 90's/early 00's, but I always associate ska-punk with summertime, and this latest single is a perfect summer song. It has that laid back summer feel to it, more for hanging out than for moshing. It does have enough energy to it to inspire some dancing and grooving, but "Scatterbrain" is also perfect for just hanging out. Even though it's a brand new song, Big D and the Kids Table are giving me flashbacks of my late teens and early twenties.

Frontman Dave McWane says of the band's latest single:

“I’m so old school that I had ADHD before they added the ‘H’!” says frontman Dave McWane. “When I was in 2nd grade the teachers & school didn't know what to do with me. Why does he test so high in these subjects, but so low in these & why does he talk so much? So me, with a few other brave mutants, went to a school for kids like us, got tested endlessly and were always marginalized by the system.

“Today it gives me a careful smile when younger people come up to me and tell me that they have ADHD freely and nonchalantly. It's beautiful to me. Though the same problem exists today and has been normalized — I don't, and they don't, have a ‘learning disability.’ They don't have a ‘disorder.’ Obviously the person who titled these gifts didn't have them. Everyone should start calling it ‘ATC’ — Attention To Creativity. That's what "Scatterbrain" is about.”

You can watch the video for "Scatterbrain" below. The Good Ole American Saturday Night is due out June 12 on SideOneDummy Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Big D and the Kids Table, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include September 5 at The Drake in Amherst, MA.


w/ Matamoska

Aug 27 | New York, NY • TV Eye
Aug 28 | Richmond, VA • The Canal Club
Aug 29 | Virginia Beach, VA • The Bunker
Aug 30 | Charlotte, NC • The Milestone
Aug 31 | Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
Sep 1 | Columbia, SC • New Brookland Tavern
Sep 2 | Durham, NC • The Pinhook
Sep 3 | Washington, DC • Songbyrd
Sep 4 | Philadelphia, PA • MilkBoy
Sep 5 | Amherst, MA • The Drake

w/ Devon Kay & The Solutions

Oct 15 | Waitsfield, VT • Afterthoughts
Oct 16 | Quebec City, QC • L’ANTI Bar & Spectacles
Oct 17 | Montreal, QC • Newspeak
Oct 18 | Ottawa, ON • The 27 Club
Oct 19 | Toronto, ON • Sneaky Dee’s
Oct 20 | Detroit, MI • TSDMAAC
Oct 21 | Columbus, OH • Ace Of Cups
Oct 22 | Morgantown, WV • 123 Pleasant St

On Repeat...

TORRES - "I got the fear"

By -
Image
Photo by Ebru Yildiz Somehow TORRES keeps surprising us with her music. The musical project of Mackenzie Scott has released a new single that features her vocals and acoustic guitar that would feel at home in a neo-folk song over a pre-programmed drum beat with sounds that at times are either a light squall of guitar feedback and electronic noises. The song has this haunting and unsettling feeling to it, despite sounding like it's trying to be upbeat. I'd say art doesn't always have to be a pleasant experience, but "I got the fear" can be a pleasant listening experience, except for the times it's not. Mackenzie Scott says of her latest single: “A collective dread has been mounting. Everyone I know is having a brawl with the universe, with themselves…wars, climate catastrophe, a pandemic, the worldwide regression on human rights, the political hellscape — it affects everybody, and I know we’re all feeling it in waves of varying degree all the time. I think it’s...
Read more

DJ Haram featuring Bbymutha, SHA RAY, & August Fanon - "Fishnets"

By -
Image
Photo by Sultana Garritano Brooklyn's DJ Haram has a new single out that shows off her trademark boom bap sprinkled with Middle Eastern instrumentation sound. "Fishnets" features verses from Bbymutha, SHA RAY, and August Fanon, and has an intense and almost menacing vibe, despite being an absolute banger of a track. It's hypnotic and immediately grabs your attention, and if you're unfamiliar with the trio of rappers on the song, you're sure to start pulling up their bodies of work. "Fishnets" is one of those songs that just feels cool and makes you need to hear more from all of the artists involved.  DJ Haram says of her latest single: "‘Fishnets’ is for the eclectic bad bitches. The people united will never be defeated." You can listen to "Fishnets" below. Beside Myself is due out July 18 on Hyperdub, and is available for pre-order here . For more on DJ Haram, check out the artist on Instagram and Twitter . Upcoming tour dates a...
Read more

Indigo De Souza - "Heartthrob"

By -
Image
Photo by Hannah Sommer The latest from Indigo De Souza is a glorious mix of rock and pop music, stirred up in such a unique way. "Heartthrob" is an upbeat song that is guaranteed to make listeners want to dance. As dance focused as the song is, it has such a raw and rough element in its instrumentation that makes it rock based. Then there's De Souza's vocals that truly blend both genres. There's something a little extra rough about her singing that keeps the song from being pop, while she also has a slacker pop thing going on, too. "Heartthrob" might be the greatest definition of alt-pop possible. Indigo De Souza feels like one of those artists that is set to explode at any minute. Indigo De Souza says of her latest single: "I wrote ‘Heartthrob’ as a way to help process something that is often hard to talk about—the harmful ways I’ve been taken advantage of in my physical memory. ‘Heartthrob’ is about harnessing anger, and turning it into something ...
Read more