The Nude Party // 8th Wonder Brewery // Houston, TX

All photos by Connor Fields

Purchase The Nude Party’s debut self-titled LP out now via New West. Find The Nude Party’s upcoming tour dates here.

Blue Material- Cosmic Thunder

“Cosmic Thunder” is the first single from the debut self-titled record from Blue Material, the velvety funk-pop Montreal group fronted by Thom Gillies (Exit Someone, Vesuvio Solo). A retro déjà vu of grainy keys, handclaps, and a jazz-funk horn solo bake into the nostalgic essence of Blue Material’s core.

Purchase Blue Material’s latest single here.

Jonathan Personne- Histoire Naturelle

Like a developed roll of photos shot on vintage, expired film, the debut solo record from Montreal’s Jonathan Personne, Histoire Naturelle’s smears of opalescent colors and foggy blurs of degraded shapes have an inborn charm and irregularity. Personne also lends vocals and guitar for Corridor, a group with shared sensibilities for sepia-toned psych pop.

Purchase Jonathan Personne’s debut record Histoire Naturelle out now via Requiem Pour Un Twister.

Anemone // Satellite Bar // Houston, TX

All photos by Connor Fields

Purchase Anemone’s debut LP Beat My Distance out now via Luminelle Recordings.

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Smudge Sounds

Feast on a playlist curated by Brandon McMahon & New Commute highlighting tunes that embody the spirit and sounds inspired by The Smudge. The Smudge is a monthly newspaper offering articles, interviews, comics, and advice from a range of unique thinkers and creators.

Learn more about The Smudge via Clay Hickson.

Michael Nau- No Quit

Proving his unending creative well remains charged, Michael Nau returns with a drop of new music from the downright master of genuine soulful songwriting. “No Quit” is the latest broadcast since the fantastic 2018 self-titled release, Michael Nau & The Mighty Thread, and the first single from a 7” coming soon via Karma Chief, an imprint of Colemine Records.

MUNYA- MUNYA

A crystalline shimmer permeates through the hazy glow of MUNYA’s debut self-titled release out now via Luminelle Recordings. Josie Boivon, the Montreal-based classically trained opera singer frontwoman, syncs gold-plated keyboards and 70s drum rhythms with her full-hearted, dreamy vocals.

Purchase MUNYA’s debut self-titled record out now via Luminelle Recordings.

Tim Presley's White Fence- Fog City

Stream the film noir music video for “Fog City” from I Have To Feed Larry’s Hawk, the fantastic new record from Tim Presley’s White Fence that’s out now via Drag City. The video was directed by Guy Kozak.

Find Tim Presley’s White Fence’s upcoming tour dates here.

Faye Webster- Room Temperature

 Stream the video for the new single “Room Temperature” from Faye Webster’s upcoming record Atlanta Millionaires Club out May 24th via Secretly Canadian. The video was directed by Faye Webster and shot by Hunter Airheart.

Preorder Faye Webster’s upcoming record Atlanta Millionaires Club out 4/25 via Secretly Canadian.  Find Faye Webster’s upcoming tour dates here.

High Appreciation Society- The Right Side Of History EP

Rias Reed & Dillon Newton offer truly genuine songwriting & production that would get a pat on the back from George Martin in an alternate universe. For fans of The Zombies, The Honeybus, and of course, The Beatles.

Purchase the debut EP from High Appreciation Society, The Right Side Of History out now via Snakey Tapes, the brand new label started by John Andrews. 

Hand Habits- placeholder

On their second full length, Hand Habits’ personal and independent creative frame of mind is expanded by enlisting a studio and collaborators to see out the furtherance of their artistic message. In the title, placeholder, Meg Duffy contemplates the in-between and crevasses of being human; their meticulous guitar work maneuvering through the terrain of the record’s weighty self-discovery.

Purchase Hand Habits’ latest LP placeholder out now via Saddle Creek. Find Hand Habits’ upcoming tour dates here.

Kevin Morby- Oh My God

Kevin Morby has shared the first single “No Halo” from his upcoming fifth studio record Oh My God out April 26th via Dead Oceans. The album was produced by Sam Cohen and features a deep cast of contributors including Robin Pecknold, Mary Lattimore, Meg Duffy, Elvis Perkins, Hannah Cohen, Stuart Bogie, and more. The double album also comes with a short film directed and co-written by Christopher Good and a music video for “No Halo.”

Preorder Kevin Morby’s upcoming release Oh My God out April 26th via Dead Oceans. Find Kevin Morby’s upcoming tour dates here.

John Maus // Warehouse Live // Houston, TX

All photos by Connor Fields

Purchase John Maus’ latest record Screen Memories out now via Domino. Find John Maus’ upcoming tour dates here.

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Sunwatchers- Illegal Moves

Impassioned agents of political and social reform, Sunwatchers, return with their latest concoction of free-jazz psychedelic noise rock, Illegal Moves. For their 2nd LP on Trouble In Mind, the band liberates their volcanic pressure of sonic onslaught eviscerating any enemy of democracy, broker of inequality, or Nazi scum in their path. The horn skronks are at their loudest and the warped guitar effects are deafening. A revolution is afoot and Sunwatchers are on the front line of the resistance.

Preorder Sunwatchers’ upcoming LP Illegal Moves out 2/22 via Trouble In Mind.

Dr. Dog w/ The Nude Party // Newport Music Hall // Columbus, OH

All photos by Ryan Miller

Purchase Dr. Dog’s latest record Critical Equation out now via We Buy Gold. Find the band’s upcoming tour dates here.

Purchase The Nude Party’s debut self-titled LP out now via New West.

Nels Cline 4 // Freight & Salvage // Berkeley, CA

All photos by Ruchita Lalmalani

Purchase Nels Cline 4’s latest record Currents, Constellations out now via Blue Note. Find Nels Cline 4’s upcoming tour dates here.

Julia Holter- Aviary

Los Angeles composer Julia Holter’s latest record Aviary is a mammoth of multi-instrumental depth and panoramic brilliance. Self-described as “the cacophony of the mind in a melting world,” her fifth studio album cultivates synths and strings along with her commanding vocals to irrigate the hanging garden of the finest figment of her boundless imagination.

Purchase Julia Holter’s latest release Aviary out now via Domino. Find Julia Holter’s upcoming tour dates here.

Adrianne Lenker // Music Hall of Williamsburg // NYC

All photos by Kevin Brown

Purchase Adrianne Lenker’s latest release abysskiss out now via Saddle Creek. Find Adrianne Lenker’s upcoming tour dates here.

Anemone // Baby's All Right // NYC

All photos by Olivia Cummings

Purchase Anemone’s newest record Beat My Distance out now via Luminelle Recordings.