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Bully - “Running” (2nd single from Losing, due out 20 October) scrapped: August 30, 2017 (premiere date) Bully is energetic, a little reckless, and that extra bit of pure volume you might be craving when you want to get pumped for the day. This new single doesn’t seems to have QUITE the consistent punch from songs on their debut, Feels Like but, the contrast, and being able to hear Alicia Bognanno doing a more traditional singing style vocal, is refreshing.
I’m With Her - “Little Lies” (studio single) scrapped: July 12, 2017 (Premiere Date) Ahh, I haven’t updated with new scraps in over two months. Sorry!!! I have so many outlets that deal in music it can get difficult to balance and maintain them all (without the use of a simple “double posting tool,” which I know most people hate. ANYWAY, this is a perfect time to resurface, as one of my favorite hybrid groups / stringboards FINALLY has a proper, original, debut studio single. I saw I’m With Her about a year and a half ago, when they did a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg in December 2015. Back then it was a super baby endeavor and Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan only had two cover songs recorded – printed to a disc and put in plain white cardboard sleeves. The three women have been frenetically busy with their independent solo careers since that time but now that each has released a new album, it seems they finally had time to devote to giving I’m With Her some proper canon material and it’s – as expected – natural, weirdly flawed and flawless at the same time, and super exciting, because these three together is like having a perfectly coordinated outfit with pieces that, while really great on their own, make an even cooler full ensemble when placed together!
OneRepublic - “No Vacancy” (independent single)
scrapped: April 28, 2017 (premiere date) Yesterday, Ryan Tedder jumped on Facebook and wrote a LONG status, explaining how the last 10 years have been devoted nearly non-stop to making, promoting and releasing new music for OneRepublic. He went on to say that between the touring for Native and the beginning of single promo for Oh My My, he was on the brink of a nervous breakdown and thus, told Republic Records to put a full stop on everything related to that album. OneRepublic almost broke up. Tedder almost stopped making all music. Everything almost broke apart. But thanks to that stop, and him getting much needed space to think about and work on other things that made him genuinely happy, we have this new single. OneRepublic is going to fundamentally alter its release strategy now; turning to releases when the time feels right and not necessarily making songs wait on the shelf for months on end and driving them to irrelevance. Not sure how this will look in the big picture because Tedder’s writing style, while signature, definitely pivots depending on who he’s recently collaborated with and touches of their aesthetic as an artist. But regardless, OneRepublic will live on and Tedder is back to feeling good from the inside out, so that’s what counts. Good for him taking a stand for his health, not letting exhaustion lead him to possibly having a breakdown or accidentally overdosing to cope or worse.
Gorillaz feat. Pusha T. & Mavis Staples - “Let Me Out” (from forthcoming album, “Humanz,” out April 28) scrapped: April 6, 2017 (premiere date) This new one from the Gorillaz sounds simultaneously fresh but also like their classic style. And I quite like the way Mavis’s contribution is fit and shaped into the song. It’s a great display of her unique vocal style without feeling forced and out of place among Pusha’s rapping and the gorillaz digitized hip-hop. There’s a slight eeriness that Staples brings to the song as well, which only ups the track’s cool factor in an intangible but entirely noticeable way. And this isn’t even one of the collaborations the bigger music publications were pushing when first promo about Humanz was coming about. Hah, bet they’re kicking themselves a bit now, even if we don’t see it.
Cold War Kids - “Can We Hang On?” (from forthcoming album, “L.A. Divine,” due out 7 April 2017) scrapped: March 3, 2017 (premiere date)
It’s clear CWK are toning things down going into this next release. Never heard this track before and I’m able to know, for the most part, where the melody and underlying chords are going. Purists are probably wincing at best, and pissed off at worst but the signature voices are still there and they haven’t shied away from the volume and energy that makes them fun so I say stick with ‘em. Plus, this new material we’ve heard so far is all about openness and positivity and there’s never a reason to turn away from that. There’s enough garbage/negative music out there as is.
Zedd feat. Alessia Cara - “Stay”
scrapped: February 23, 2017 (premiere date via Billboard) So, the first line of the article from Billboard.com, which got to premiere this track, says the following: “Zedd channeled his inner Daft Punk on his recent collaboration with Alessia Cara.” I definitely don’t disagree but sheesh, the sentiment is *so* on point that I almost thought to myself, “um, wow, she totally should have just made this with Daft Punk instead of Zedd.” That being said, this collaboration of these two styles isn’t nearly as abrasive as I thought it might be – considering that Cara needs no extreme digital backing to make a good song great or to give a good performance. Somehow, even with the very digitized sections, this song doesn’t come off as oil and water, and it doesn’t come off as patronizing to Cara either (like some other feature tracks I’ve heard, where one party is CLEARLY diminished in the presence of the other.) I can’t explain why it works but it does.
Methyl Ethel “Ubu” (from forthcoming album “Everything is Forgetten” due out March 3.)
scrapped: February 3, 2017 (released 1/27/2017) Saw Methyl Ethel live when they opened for Little May last June. They were at CMJ 2015 but unfortunately I didn’t make it to their showcases then. This new track is a bit repetitious but is lots of fun. Has a bit of a Phoenix-ish vibe to it – both in chord selection and applied instrumental tones. Will be interested to see what comes with the rest on the new album in March.
Cold War Kids - “Love is Mystical” (from forthcoming album, L.A. Divine, due out April 7, 2017) scrapped: February 2, 2017 This new single caught me off guard today! After Hold My Home failed to really stick with me, I’m liking the initial impression this track is setting me up to have. It’s a bit basic in the rhythm department, yeah. (CWK have gotten sucked into the kick/foot stomping beat trend of folk rock. NOOOOO) But, as is typical of classic Cold War Kids, there’s plenty of piano at the forefront and the main melody is fluid and bluesy and swinging and with Nathan Willett’s signature voice, that’s always a good combination.
Soft Error - “You Caught Up” (from forthcoming album “Mechanism”, due out 27 January 2017) scrapped: January 12, 2017 Wow, I got a bit lazy with updating my scraps for a few months, didn’t I? Sorry about that guys! I find new songs and new bands literally every day and I’m balancing so many different outlets it can get difficult to remember what you’ve written down where. ANYWAY, this is a genuine new find, put in front of me thanks to the great recommendations given by Rough Trade. Soft Error hasn’t released anything yet so this electronic, vibrant, and soundtrack-y album will be their debut. “You Caught Up” is the only track I could find legitimately uploaded thus far and as the very first impression, this is cool stuff. If you like anything very tech sounding, very digital, uptempo, and seeming like it should be dropped in the background of a futuristic dystopia, you’ll enjoy this cut and should keep and eye and ear out for the full release in a couple of weeks!
French Horn Rebellion - “The Right Time” (from upcoming new fall album)
scrapped: September 1, 2016 (premiere date) What a coincidence that I was listening to Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” right before I caught onto this and this song has quite the 70s disco stylization that in fact feels very EW&F. ...you know they thought that out ahead of time. They had to have.
Lara Snow - “Sometimes It’s Enough” (debut single with Filter Music Group)
scrapped: August 26, 2016 Met Lara and her incredibly creative collaborator/bandmate/producer/boyfriend Jonatan, at CMJ last year. It was so cool getting to know these really creative musicians who came out to NY all the way from Tel Aviv just to try and make themselves known to some people in a new part of the world. Their music is straight up electro pop/rock a la CHVRCHES, with a bit more lyrical and melodic edge. Great dance music and perfect for starting up any party. Today marks the release of their debut single after signing with Filter Music Group in Germany and to think they went from being a “hustling unsigned duo from Israel” to a record deal slinging duo jet setting to Berlin, all in less than a year, well, I might have believed you but it’s still great to see because not everyone is fortunate to get that next step so quickly but I’m so thrilled for what they’ve been given and their beats are gonna go places! ...now if only I could stream the track on Spotify here in the US. haha
from the album Clearmountain Compilation Vol. 1
Stolen Jars - “Down To Dinner” (Kept B-Side Version) scrapped: August 23, 2016 (premiere day) Stolen Jars somehow manage to be both clean and clear, while sounding substantial but light and delicate all at once. I love the cyclical, almost ostinato-like quality of the motif in this B-side. Just wish there was more.... :)
Honeyblood - “Ready for the Magic” (from forthcoming album “Babes Never Die”, due out November 2016)
scrapped: July 12, 2016 (premiere date, via BBC Radio 1 / Annie Mac)
Ever since I played through Honeyblood’s self-titled back in 2014, after picking it up in Rough Trade West, I’ve been itching for some new material showcasing Stina’s songwriting chops with Cat Myer’s sick drumming skill. There were a couple track last year but this lead single has the punch, crunch, and pick up I’ve been waiting for. It’s gonna be the one people jump up and down to at concerts. I can see it now.
Tycho (ISO50) - “Division” (new single, from TBA)
scrapped: July 1, 2016 (premiere date)
I enjoy listening to Tycho’s music so much. It’s just the right balance of energetic but laid back and is made of sounds, rhythms, and melodic motifs I feel like I can turn on at just about any time of the day. “Division” is a definite deviation from the vibe of Awake – gives off a slightly more scenic feeling – like something that is painting an active picture of its own, rather than being the side partner or boosting factor to something else. (Where’s a good visual silent film when you need one?) I’m happy to see we’re on the way to a new album
Owen - “Settled Down” (from the The King of Whys, due out July 29) scrapped: June 21, 2016 A dialogue between myself and a friend right after I posted and shared the track with them: friend: YES GOOD oh my god this is amazing. The drum sound is incredible
me: RIGHT? It's seriously reminding me of someone, or at least particular song, and I can't think of what I'm trying to think of. argh
friend: I love his music but his production tends to skew a little lo-fi for my taste, at least his bass and drums. This is amazing though, super warm and expansive Also that five string tho. me: I'd agree with you on the lo-fi-ness for sure. But yeah, this is a nice balance of clear but not unnatural. That said, I wouldn't mind a slightly more defined bass.
Paper Route - “Chariots” (from the forthcoming album, Real Emotion)
scrapped: June 16, 2016 (song released June 12, 2016) I was just talking with a friend about an older song by Paper Route and that qualities about the band’s sound that we both like. It’s been a while since I looked into what the band was doing/releasing as far as new songs are conceded so I here I was skimming Google and the band actually just released this new single and It’s full of classic Paper Route character on top of some newer attitude and I remember why I liked this band so much the first time I heard them years ago. Will be going after a copy of the next record for sure! (whenever it gets released. So far, date is TBA)
Chvrches (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - “Bury It” scrapped: June 9, 2016 (video premiere date) I never once imagined what it would be like if Williams did a collaboration track with Chvrches but it makes so much sense now that such a thing really exists. I’m not always in the mood for Chvrches very electro driven shade of pop but I’m liking this song a lot – it’s a major key driving melody and although the lyrics are hardly anything prophetic or complex, the main hook “bury it and rise above” gives the bright main tune an extra little positive-minded spin and on an easy going sunny, summer day, what else do you really need than something easy to turn up loudly and sing along to? This is good and practical pop for the summer.