by Meredith Schneider | Nov 26, 2019 | videos, wolf tracks
You’re into mid century modern decor, correct? I mean, aren’t we all? Especially after Marie Kondo helped us clear out our closets last year, and Bobby Berk started re-designing them! Well, imagine what you love about that style. The simplicity, the boldness, the beauty. This is what experiencing Cayley Thomas‘ music is like. Her vocals are delicate, yet wide-ranging, the emotion put into her work most palpable. “Midnight Hours” is no exception, and the music video is just as luxurious as our decor dreams. An emptiness is felt, encouraged by the vocals but entirely detectable in the video, yet it is alongside a beauty we cannot shake.
Take a moment to appreciate a gorgeous voice and a captivating music video below.
Keep up with Cayley Thomas here.
by Meredith Schneider | Nov 22, 2019 | videos, wolf tracks
KP Wolfe introduced herself to the world this week as a vocal powerhouse with the music video for her single “Take Back The Ring”. Grit pours from her lips as she energetically sings about heartbreak. The video itself is pure drama, shot in low light gorgeousness. Equal parts attitude and natural beauty, the song itself is highly relatable. The next breakup anthem, perhaps?
We’ll be belting out “Take Back The Ring” for the rest of the day.
Keep up with KP Wolfe here.
by Meredith Schneider | Nov 19, 2019 | premieres, singles, wolf tracks
San Francisco-based indie rock outfit Bells Rang is ramping up to release their new single “Tone Poem” on November 22nd. But we’re jumping the gun (so to say) to bring you the exclusive premiere first! Smooth, assertive, bluesy. This is a soundscape we can get on board with, and we’re certain you’ll get lost in the whirring guitar and reverb the way we have. Check it out below, and let us know your thoughts on Facebook!
Upcoming Shows
- November 22nd // San Francisco, CA // Amnesia
- December 7th // Oakland, CA // Elbo Room
- January 17th // Santa Cruz, CA // Blue Lagoon
- February 7th // San Francisco, CA // Amado’s
Keep up with Bells Rang here.
by Ashleigh Lee | Nov 18, 2019 | snapshot, visual
On November 16th, The Neighbourhood performed at The Midland in Kansas City, MO. Photographer Ashleigh Lee caught the snow, and snapped some highlights just for us.
Keep up with The Neighbourhood here.
by Meredith Schneider | Nov 15, 2019 | albums, review
Breezy, ethereal vocals. Light as a feather instrumentals, a warm and inviting soundscape. All of these factors are involved in VanWyck‘s newest full-length release, out today. The project, titled Molten Rock, is comprised of twelve impossibly beautiful tracks, inspired — in part, at least — undoubtedly by the folk of yesteryear. A slow, steady pace is established with first track “Supermarket Line”, and continues into “Lead Me On”, while “Rock Carver” brings with it more assertive instrumentals and a raspier take on the vocals.
“Make of Me” slows everything down to a crawl, gorgeous and sprawling in its soundscape. It is here that we take pause, to realize how important it is to note the comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Nathalie Merchant that VanWyck’s debut album drew, and to notice the way the music has evolved in the space and time since that album was released in 2018. As we roll into “Carolina’s Anatomy”, we feel an attraction to a new love the way this song seems to convey.
Have you ever been this close to feeling no remorse
and being where you want to be
“High School Gym Wall” is even more delicate than its predecessors, something we never would have guessed by its title. Haunting in a way that impresses, it perfectly introduces “Be It to the End”, which brings with it a darker, more theatric atmosphere. “Breakfast Room Revelation” is layered, a ballad of sorts that holds as one of our favorites from this collection.
“The Boatman Calls” and “Like an Ambush” are both solidly beautiful tracks, leading into “The Rock Steady Creeper” which is also impossibly relaxing in its disposition, despite the title. VanWyck expertly rounds out the album with twelfth and final track, the title track, which has the sonic feel of witnessing molten rock cascade down a landscape. The lyrics are descriptive, painting an intense picture, comparisons we all have the capacity to feel.
This album, if nothing else, urges you to feel. Whether by its intense and relatable lyrical content, or its lavish soundscapes. Experience it in full below, and let us know how you feel on Facebook!
Keep up with VanWyck here.
by Emerson Swoger | Nov 14, 2019 | snapshot, visual
On November 9th, X Ambassadors and Bear Hands entertained an excitable — deservedly so — crowd show in Indianapolis, IN at the Egyptian Room in Old National Centre. Emerson Swoger caught some highlights for us.
Keep up with X Ambassadors here.
by Ashleigh Lee | Nov 13, 2019 | snapshot, visual
On November 9th, Hippo Campus regaled a young audience in Lawrence, Kansas at The Granada. Ashleigh Lee popped in to snag some highlights for us.
Keep up with Hippo Campus here.
by Emerson Swoger | Nov 12, 2019 | snapshot, visual
Louisville, Kentucky got an absolute earful — and an immaculate boost in energy — when The Greeting Committee and Hippo Campus rolled through town on November 8th. The event at The Kentucky Center for The Arts was absolutely insane. Highlights below from Emerson Swoger.
Keep up with Hippo Campus here.
by Meredith Schneider | Nov 11, 2019 | premieres, videos
Life has dark corners and crevices that aren’t always easy to navigate. But — with a sense of empathy and open-mindedness to the darkness and the people around you — it can be incredibly rewarding. Up-and-coming pop/R&B extraordinaire Bravo effortlessly displays this in the new music video for single “Skyfall”. The song itself is smooth and assuring, while the visual provides an interesting and relatable peek into Bravo’s own escape into music. The video is inspirational, sobering yet beautiful, and exactly what we need in as we venture into these cold, dark months.
After all, “we’ll be alright.”
Keep up with Bravo here.
