Parquet Courts @ Glasshouse Pomona 4-29-2022

 

All photos by BRADLEY DUPRAY

Gun Outfit @ Glasshouse Pomona 4-29-2022

All photos by BRADLEY DUPRAY

NEW NOISE show 92 on April 29th 2022 (Featuring Idles, Spiritualized, L'imperatrice, Mogwai, Parquet Courts, Wet Leg, Brian Jonestown Massacre)

NEW NOISE w/ Alexander Laurence (The Portable Infinite) 

ONE HOUR ALL NEW MUSIC SHOW

ALWAYS NEW MUSIC KEEP MOVING FORWARD

This coming Friday at 3pm Pacific Time, Alexander Laurence’s 

unique cutting edge 1-hour radio show, 

New Noise will broadcast live on RadioKAJW on Live365.

April 29th 2022, Friday at 3pm PST. All new music and some old favorites 

that make for a great electronic disco party.

Live Streaming: https://live365. com/station/RadioKAJW-a51134

Listen to previous shows: https://www.mixcloud.com/infinitealexander/

Featuring Idles, Spiritualized, L'imperatrice, Mogwai

Parquet Courts, Wet Leg, and Brian Jonestown Massacre

NEW NOISE show 92 playlist

Friday April 29th 2022 3pm

RADIO KAJW + PORTABLE INFINITE

part one

1. IDLES "Crawl"

2. KING GIZZARD and THE LIZARD WIZARD "Work This Time"

3. L'IMPERATRICE "Hematome"

4. SPIRITUALIZED "Do It All Over Again"

5. MOGWAI "Party In The Dark"

6. MAREUX "The Perfect Girl"

7. THE CLOCKWORKS "Throw It All Away"

part two

8. PARQUET COURTS "Zoom Out"

9. DIANE COFFEE "Forecast" (feat. Deep Sea Diver)

10. YUMI ZOUMA "In Camera"

11. FATHER JOHN MISTY "Kiss Me (I Loved You)"

12. WET LEG "Being In Love"

13. JUST MUSTARD "Still"

14. BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE "Servo"

15. TAMAGO "The Snake"

PORTABLE INFINITE LINKS:

Website: http://portable- infinite.blogspot.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ portinfinite

Instagram: https://www. instagram.com/portable_ infinite/

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Miya Folick shares “Oh God,” first new song in three years

MIYA FOLICK
RETURNS WITH “OH GOD”

FIRST NEW MUSIC IN THREE YEARS

 Single art, press photo. Photo credit: Ariel Fish

“Both lyrically and vocally, Folick is a trapeze artist, plunging into uncertain,
dark depths only to spring to the other side of the divide.”—Pitchfork

 “[Miya] may take your breath away.”—NPR

“Miya Folick can predict the future and it’s as sunny as her pop songs”—i-D Magazine

 “…the kind of pipes that just don’t seem teachable.”—Paste

April 29, 2022—Much-lauded vocalist, songwriter and producer Miya Folick returns with “Oh God” today—her first new music in three years and the first song to debut from a forthcoming new EP on Nettwerk. Listen to the track, co-produced and co-written with Mike Malchicoff (King Princess, Yellow Days, Del Water Gap), here and watch the video, directed by Lucy Sandler with creative direction by sportscar, here.

“‘Oh God’ is that moment of sudden remorse/panic/fear: when you put your palm to your forehead and wonder what you have done with your life,” says Folick. “You know that something needs to change, and for the first time, you’re willing to try anything.”

Raised in Santa Ana, CA and now living in Los Angeles, Folick first attracted acclaim with two EPs, 2015’s Strange Darling and 2017’s Give It To Me EP. Folick’s 2018 Terrible Records/Interscope debut album Premonitions drew critical praise from NPR, GQ, Pitchfork, The FADER and many more; landed her a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR and saw her sell out headline shows and play festivals the world over.

Post-Punk Pioneer Robbie Grey (Frontman of Modern English) Forms Noise-Rock Side Project Man A Monster, Releases First Single, "Warm Blooded Creatures"

MODERN ENGLISH FRONTMAN ROBBIE GREY FORMS  MAN A MONSTER SIDE PROJECT WITH YOUNG UK COMPOSER ALEX COOK   ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WARM BLOODED CREATURES,” CREATED  BY NICK SAVY (BATMAN BEGINS, GORILLAZ), NOW STREAMING ONLINE   WATCH: “WARM BLOODED CREATURES” (MUSIC VIDEO ON YOUTUBE)   STREAM: “WARM BLOODED CREATURES” (ON ALL PLATFORMS)

Man A Monster — the brand new musical project formed in lockdown this past year in the UK between vocalist Robbie Grey of the iconic band Modern English ("I Melt With You") and young composer Alex Cook — are excited to present their first song, “Warm Blooded Creatures.” There is a vast difference in age between the two artists, but the marriage of Grey’s post-punk and indie sensibilities with Cook’s original compositions forms a unique sound that incorporates electronic tones with biting noise-rock in their first offering.

"Warm Blooded Creatures" single art by Emma Johnson

Creating an atmosphere both fragile in mood and tension with a cinematic quality of depth and scope, “Warm Blooded Creatures” shows an instant understanding between the two musicians as they strive for an original and emotionally moving sound. Watch the animated music video for “Warm Blooded Creatures” created by Nick Savy (Batman Begins, Gorillaz) on YouTube HERE. Grey had the following to share about the single:   “We wanted to marry a warm, human lyric with a more edgy, noisy song. Then add an orchestration, hoping this would create an original sound. And I think we did that.“   Stay tuned for more information and music from Man A Monster throughout 2022 and beyond.

Regina Spektor unveils "Up The Mountain," from new LP 'Home, before and after' out June 24

REGINA SPEKTOR UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “UP THE MOUNTAIN” FORTHCOMING LP HOME, BEFORE AND AFTER OUT JUNE 24 ON WARNER RECORDS CARNEGIE HALL SHOW JULY 19 + TOUR DATES WITH NORAH JONES AND MORE photo credit: Shervin Lainez “our generation’s Joni Mitchell” April 29, 2022—Today, Regina Spektor unveils a new single from her forthcoming album, “Up The Mountain;” listen/share HERE and watch/share the official lyric video HERE. “Up The Mountain” follows the release of first single “Becoming All Alone;” read more from Pitchfork, Stereogum, NYLON, SPIN, Consequence. Spektor’s highly anticipated eighth studio LP Home, before and after is set for release June 24 on Warner Records. On July 19, Spektor will be playing a special Carnegie Hall show in New York City. She’s playing a host of dates this summer with Norah Jones, as well as solo dates in Salt Lake City, Beaver Creek and Denver, CO, and Northampton, MA. Complete list of dates below and tickets HERE. Home, before and after is Regina Spektor's eighth studio album and most quintessentially “New York” in years. Recorded in upstate New York, produced by John Congleton and coproduced by Spektor, the album is Spektor at her most inspired, heralded by "Becoming All Alone," a surrealist ballad that swells with arrangements and comes alive in your head. During the summer of 2019, Spektor completed a successful five-night Broadway residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, marking her debut on the Great White Way. The Daily Beast called the run “both whimsical and thunderous,” with Gothamist saying Spektor “delights on Broadway with a fun, zany show.” Spektor’s most recent album, 2016’s Remember Us To Life, has been the subject of extensive critical praise from the likes of NPR, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, People and many more. Regina Spektor is synonymous with New York City. The Russian-Jewish-American singer, songwriter and pianist got her own Sign on the Bronx Walk of Fame, as well as “Regina Spektor Day,” (June 11, 2019) proclaimed by Mayor Bill DeBlasio. The Grammy Award nominee first saw commercial success with the RIAA Gold-certified LP Begin to Hope which includes singles “On the Radio,” “Better,” “Samson,” as well as “Fidelity” which climbed the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Spektor’s fifth album, Far (2009), and sixth album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats (2012), both debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Spektor has performed at The White House as well as on Broadway, Saturday Night Live and contributed to many projects spanning film, television, and music including The Hamilton Mixtape. REGINA SPEKTOR  Home, before and after Tracklisting 1. Becoming All Alone 2. Up The Mountain 3. One Man’s Prayer 4. Raindrops 5. SugarMan 6. What Might Have Been 7. Spacetime Fairytale 8. Coin 9. Loveology 10. Through A Door TOUR DATES June 25—Oxbow RiverStage—Napa, CA* June 26—Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s—Stateline, NV* June 28—The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park—San Diego, CA* July 5—Sandy Amphitheater—Salt Lake City, UT July 6—Sandy Amphitheater—Salt Lake City, UT July 8—Villar PAC—Beaver Creek, CO July 9—Paramount Theater—Denver, CO July 10—Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, CO† July 19—Carnegie Hall—New York, NY July 24—The Mann Center—Philadelphia, PA* July 26—The Pines Theater—Northampton, MA July 30—Bethel Woods Center For The Arts—Bethel, NY* August 1—Saratoga Performing Arts Center—Saratoga Springs, NY* August 2—Leader Bank Pavilion—Boston, MA* August 4—Forest Hills Stadium—Forest Hills, NY* *w/ Norah Jones †w/ The Avett Brothers

Tayla Parx returns with new song “Rich”

TAYLA PARX RETURNS WITH NEW SONG “RICH”

photo credit: Kobe Boateng

“…a child-star-turned-pop-savant.”

“…exploded as one of pop music’s go-to songwriters.”

“Tayla Parx is an artist in every way you can imagine. Whether it’s songwriting, singing,
or producing, her creativity shines through all elements of her craft.”

April 29, 2022—“Rich,” the new song from Grammy-nominated songwriter, singer, actress and businesswoman Tayla Parx, debuts today on her own TaylaMade Records.; listen to/share the track HERE. “Rich” marks a creative rebirth for Parx, starting anew as she releases new music independently. Stay tuned for more to come soon, as she is currently working on a new project.

Of the song, Parx says, “Being rich could mean so many different things. This song is about holding on to the most valuable thing I own, and that’s my heart.”

Tayla Parx has established herself as a history-making behind-the-scenes force with a discography streamed over 1 billion times and counting. Winner of Billboard’s 2019 “Hitmaker” Award, Parx was the first female songwriter to have three simultaneous Top 10 songs—Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” and “thank u, next” and Panic! At The Disco’s “High Hopes”—in the Hot 100 since 2014. Last year, Parx released her album Coping Mechanisms via TaylaMade / Atlantic Records, the follow-up to her acclaimed 2019 debut album We Need To Talk. 

Parx notably penned a total of six tracks on Grande’s blockbuster album Positions, including “34+35” and “pov,” not to mention co-writing the double-platinum track “Love Lies” for Khalid and Normani, Anderson.Paak’s “Tints (featuring Kendrick Lamar)” and Dua Lipa’s “It Ain’t Me.” Most recently, Dan and Shay’s “Glad You Exist” peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart while For King & Country's “Relate” debuted on the Hot Christian Songs chart, marking the first chart appearance for the group. 

In addition, her Grammy Award-nominated catalog consists of songwriting contributions on Justin Bieber’s Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), HAIM’s Women In Music Pt. III, John Legend’s Bigger Love, Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer, Christina Aguilera’s “Like I Do (featuring GoldLink),” The Internet’s “Ego Death” and the film Hairspray. Earlier this year, Parx launched TaylaMade, Inc., a new umbrella company housing Parx’s ventures: Parx Publishing, Parx Studios, 3020 Management and lifestyle brand Trailer Parx.

Electro-Pop Artist IZZA Releases New Single/Video "Love Bracelets"

IZZA SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO "LOVE BRACELETS" LISTEN: Spotify + Apple Music WATCH: https://youtu.be/AhNgyBOpPcY

Today, electro-pop singer, songwriter and producer Izza returns with her new single and video, “Love Bracelets." “Love Bracelets” is an instantly infectious, club-ready single that spreads an empowering message of self-love. Expanding on the new song, Izza says: “I used to value my worth based on how people viewed me and what relationships I was in or wasn’t in. I wrote ‘Love Bracelets’ when I started focusing on myself and discovered that true happiness doesn’t come from loving someone else, but by loving yourself.” Fusing trap-inspired beats, experimental synths and digitized vocals, “Love Bracelets” puts Izza’s knack for creating addictive electro-pop gems on full display.  Inspired by her upbringing in California, Izza’s gritty pop sound and unapologetic lyrics explore the duality between fantasy and reality as she attempts to find purpose in a materialistic world. At age 13, writing songs became a form of therapy and productive rebellion for Izza— an outlet to express herself and her struggles without restriction or consequence. Since making her debut in 2020 with the release of her first single, “405,” Izza has quickly risen as a unique force in the pop scene. In the past two years, she’s racked up over 200K streams, generated noteworthy blog buzz, and performed at 320 Festival, an online mental health music festival, alongside acts like Chris Martin (Coldplay), Kiiara, Elohim, and Echosmith. Listen to "Love Bracelets" on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ng/album/love-bracelets-single/1612090745 Listen to "Love Bracelets" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7eiaacPIdEkbq2DGtsihXR?si=f70e2066a6774574 Listen to "Love Bracelets" on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/izzaroze/love-bracelets Watch "Love Bracelets" music video: https://youtu.be/AhNgyBOpPcY

Connect w/ Izza: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Spotify YouTube Soundcloud

Gabríel Ólaf's Decca Records debut Solon Islandus set for July 15, "The Drifter" out now

DECCA RECORDS U.S. TO RELEASE GABRÍEL ÓLAFS’ LABEL DEBUT SOLON ISLANDUS JULY 15  “THE DRIFTER” OUT NOW               single artwork                                                                     photo credit: Vidar Logi April 29, 2022—Solon Islandus, Gabriel Ólafs’ Decca Records U.S. debut, is set for release July 15. Pre-order HERE and listen/watch/share the first single/video “The Drifter” HERE. “‘The Drifter' is inspired by an Icelandic folk icon and I wanted the piece to capture his character: playful but there’s also sorrow and hardships. The melody is deliberately sparse to give a sense of his travels,” says Ólafs. “This video is the first in a series of a visual world created for the album by Heimir using macro photography. I love stripping down melodies to the most important parts to build the world of the character around them and the microscopic landscape of Heimir’s visuals for 'The Drifter’ mirror this journey of the character, drifting from place to place.” An ambitious concept album and transmedia project that pays homage to the artistic spirit of the people of Iceland, Ólafs’ major label debut is a work of personal discovery—an exploration of the artistry, culture and place that has shaped Gabríel’s identity. The record draws inspiration from the writing of one of Iceland’s great poets, Davíð Stefánsson, in melodic works for piano, ensemble and choir with spoken word elements. Ólafs was read Stefánsson’s poems as a child by both his father and grandfather, and he especially fell in love with his earliest poetry collection, Black Feathers (Svartar Fjaðrir), published one hundred years earlier when the poet was the same age as Ólafs when he was making the new album. While recording, Ólafs would read the poems and try to capture their essence in melody. The title Solon Islandus comes from Stefánsson’s only novel, the tragic tale of a real-life Icelandic drifter, Sölvi Helgason. A composer with a longstanding love of film, Ólafs takes a “directorial” view of composition—creating motifs and themes to represent characters and emotions. “Tracks like ‘The Drifter’ and ‘Júlíana’ are inspired by characters from the novel,” says Ólafs. “It’s almost as if this was a movie, and these are their themes.” While influenced by a particular quiet and delicate Icelandic sound verging on minimalist, Ólafs is especially drawn to melodies. “Tchaikovsky, Morricone, John Williams, they can all write a good melody. Nothing really compares.” Working at his piano, Ólafs always begins with melodies, recording the results with voice memos on his phone. “I have maybe 200 of them,” Ólafs notes. For Solon Islandus, he tried to simplify his melodies as much as possible. “I wanted to match the poems, which are straight to the point, straight to the heart,” he explains. Gabríel Ólafs was only 14 when he wrote the song that landed him his first record deal, which saw his first album, Absent Minded, released on an independent label five years later. His tracks have since been streamed tens of millions of times online; his music is, writes PopMatters, “brimming with beauty.” GABRÍEL ÓLAFS—SOLON ISLANDUS 1. Streymir 2. Júlíana 3. The Memory 4. Solon Islandus 5. Brestur 6. The Lily 7. Kyndir 8. Hind 9. The Drifter 10. The Restless Bird 11. Lullaby 12. Aska 13. The Farewell 14. The Caw   FOLLOW GABRÍEL ÓLAFS gabrielolafs.com | Instagram | Facebook

Blossoms Release New Album, 'Ribbon Around The Bomb' Today. North American Tour Starts August

BLOSSOMS RELEASE BRAND-NEW ALBUM, ‘RIBBON AROUND THE BOMB’ – OUT NOW   LIVE DATES IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES CONFIRMED THIS SUMMER – TICKETS ON SALE NOW

LISTEN ‘RIBBON AROUND THE BOMB’   NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES 08/16 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY 08/18 - El Rey Theater - Los Angeles, CA   Acclaimed British band Blossoms’ brand-new album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ is out today. The album features production by their consistent and renowned collaborators James Skelly and Rich Turvey.   Listen to the new album from Blossoms, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ HERE.   Standout tracks on the record include recent singles ‘The Sulking Poet,’ ‘Care For,’ ‘Ode To NYC’ and the album’s title track, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb.’ Other highlights include ‘The Writer’ which deals with the fear of, and frustration associated with writer’s block and ‘Everything About You,’ one of the album’s only love songs, which Tom says is “as honest as they come.” ‘Visions’ meanwhile contains one of the album’s key lyrics “Was I complete at 23,” as Tom explains. “At 23 I had just had a number 1 album and begun my relationship with my now wife Katie. Reflecting on what I’d achieved at such a young age left me wondering, what now?”   Speaking about inspiration and meaning behind the album’s title, Tom Ogden explains, “While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ‘ribbon around a bomb’. I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind. I thought about how lots of things in life could be described as being a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them.”   “This album revolves around a central character, ‘The Writer’. The more songs I wrote, the more I realized The Writer is in fact me,” Ogden reveals. “Having been so busy for the past 8 years, I never really had the chance to step back and reflect on what we’ve achieved, you’re so hellbent on the future, write the next album, tour, your life is usually mapped out almost 2 years in advance.”   Edwin Burdis, Arctic Monkeys’ Creative Director, who worked on the band’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casinoand AM albums has directed all of the creative and music videos for ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb,’ as well as a film of the same name, which will premiere at The Plaza Theatre in Blossoms’ hometown, Stockport next Tuesday, May 3rd. Watch the most recent music video for ‘The Sulking Poet’ HERE.   Currently gearing up to play a series of live shows and festivals in the UK this summer as well as a run of support dates with The Killers, Blossoms have also announced plans to return to the US with two shows confirmed in New York City and Los Angeles this summer. The band are set to play Irving Plaza in New York on August 16th, followed by a show at Los Angeles’ iconic El Rey Theater on August 18th. Tickets are on sale now.   These live dates follow successful SOLD-OUT headline runs in 2019 and 2017 -- including critically acclaimed appearances at Coachella Festival in California and Lollapalooza in Chicago. For a list of all live dates and to buy tickets, please visit www.blossomsband.co.uk/tour/.   Since forming in 2013, Blossoms have enjoyed widespread success and acclaim. Their 2016 debut ‘Blossoms’ topped the album charts for two consecutive weeks and went on to earn the band BRIT Awardand Mercury Prize nominations, while 2018’s ‘Cool Like You’ charted at Number 4 in the UK album chart, spawning the anthemic singles “I Can’t Stand It,” “There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)” and “How Long Will This Last?” Their third studio album, 2020’s ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’ was the band’s second UK Number 1 album and following the release of In Isolation/Live From The Plaza Theatre, Stockportin 2020, the band have now had four top 5 albums in the UK.   Blossoms’ new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ is out now. Check it out HERE.

ALBUM TRACKLISTING:  The Writer’s Theme Ode To NYC Ribbon Around The Bomb The Sulking Poet Born Wild The Writer Everything About You Care For Cinerama Holy Days Edith Machinist Visions The Last Chapter

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