a-ha is gearing up to release their 11th studio album, True North, on October 21, 2022. The elegiac, soaring first single “I’m In” opens True North. “Breathe in, Just breathe, There are times, Good times after these” sings Morten Harket at his most emotive. With this single, Magne Furuholmen, Morten and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy open a new phase for a-ha. Since …
Today, singer/songwriter/feminist/activist/author Ani DiFranco is sharing her next round of U.S. tour dates, beginning September 30 in Little Rock, AR and running through November 20 in Washington DC. A full list of tour dates are below and will continue to be updated. For tickets, go to anidifranco.com/tour. In addition, DiFranco makes her children’s book debut with THE KNOWING, out March …
Nashville, TN-based/Haynesville, LA-born country-roots artist Chris Canterbury released a new song “Sweet Maria” from his forthcoming album Quaalude Lullabies. Listen to the new single HERE. “’Sweet Maria’ is the only ‘love song’ on the album,” Canterbury says. “I felt like the record needed a break from the rain. It’s a song about driving. But it’s more about finding.” The lush …
Elizabeth Moen will self-release her new album Wherever You Aren’t on November 11 (PRE-ORDER). In advance of her first full-length album in four years, she is releasing a music video for the soulful, orchestrated indie rock ballad “Emotionally Available” – WATCH HERE. Stream the new single HERE. “This album is an accumulation of great friendships found through learning the hard …
You would never imagine the most beautiful day of your life becoming the beginning of your deepest trauma. That is what happened when Dustbowl Revival leader Z. Lupetin brought his wife Taylor to the hospital to give birth to their daughter July this past January. That experience, and the subsequent events, are what inspired Lupetin to complete and share Dustbowl …
Modern roots-rock band Rose’s Pawn Shop will release their new album Punch-Drunk Life on November 4 via KZZ Music. Recorded at Electro Sound Recordings in Los Angeles, the album features 12 songs packed with an Americana punch, telling stories of hard-fought battles and redemption. The entrancing first single “Ghost Town” is about facing a crossroads, grappling with the loss of …
Singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley is releasing a new video for standout single “Neon Blue” via YouTube (LINK). The video was produced and directed by Michael Linton and presents Buckley in a divey club, under a trance of the surrounding elements: neon lights, the swirl of dancing audience members, and an on-stage performer. Buckley’s new album Everywhere I Used to Be comes …
Last month, Sarah Shook (of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers) announced their new indie rock/dark pop solo project Mightmare and a debut album Cruel Liars (out on October 14 via Kill Rock Stars). Today, Mightmare is releasing a new single “Easy” via streaming platforms (LINK), along with an anime music video (LINK). “[The single] is easily the most lighthearted song …
Singer/songwriter/feminist/activist/author Ani DiFranco is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of her seminal first live album Living In Clip with the first vinyl edition, available today on DiFranco’s label Righteous Babe Records. The groundbreaking album consists of 3 LPs that include a new album cover and never previously seen photos of Ani, her band and crew from that era. Twenty-five years later …
Country/roots artist Chris Canterbury released a new single “Heartache For Hire” (LISTEN), along with a music video premiered by Americana Highways (WATCH). The song is included on Canterbury’s second album and first in five years, Quaalude Lullabies, which is out on September 23 (PRE-SAVE/PRE-ADD) via Rancho Deluxe Records, distributed by BFD/The Orchard. The record is a collection of nine beautifully …
