If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Zak Bratto The second single from Stef Chura's upcoming debut album, "Spotted Gold," shows a different side than the previous single, "You." While "You" was a little more singer/songwriter style (albeit a more noisy and brooding variety), "Spotted Gold" is pure jangly indie rock fun. Don't get me wrong, I love "You," and would be perfectly happy to hear an entire album of songs just like it. But "Spotted Gold" is just as fantastic in a completely different way. While the song sounds fun and bouncy, it turns out it's about a friendship with a bandmate going badly. I was already excited for Chura's upcoming album. Now I'm downright giddy. You can watch the video for "Spotted Gold" below. Stef Chura's debut album, Messes , will be out January 27 on Urinal Cake Records. You can pre-order your copy here . For more information on Chura, check her out on Bandcamp  and Facebook . 

Photo by Zak Bratt Hailing from Detroit, MI (somehow I'm surprised that there is an underground music scene in Detroit, even though that makes perfect sense), comes Stef Chura. Her new song, "You," might become your favorite song of 2017. It starts out as relatively standard singer/songwriter fair, albeit really fantastic relatively standard singer/songwriter fare. But underneath it all lies this brooding quality. And then the noise starts to kick in, and then drift away, just to come back later. She's along the lines of Colleen Green and Lady Lamb, as an artist who defies the easy folk label by just having this raw edge of punkish indie rock, but with just a hint of Kristin Hersh thrown in. Stef Chura's debut album, Messes (which is definitely going on my most anticipated albums of 2017 list), will be out January 27 on Urinal Cake Records. You can listen to "You" below. You can pre-order the album at Urinal Cake's website . For more on Stef Ch...