AESOP ROCK SHARES "SEND HELP"

AESOP ROCK SHARES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “SEND HELP” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM BLACK HOLE SUPERETTE WATCH THE “SEND HELP” VIDEO  

Aesop Rock has shared “Send Help” from his forthcoming album Black Hole Superette (out May 30 via Rhymesayers Entertainment). The single comes paired with a video created by Aesop and longtime visual collaborator El Coro (Justin "Coro" Kaufman) that features the debut of Aesop’s massive Irish Wolfhound. The track brims with swagger, with Aes delivering one knotted couplet after another weaving in and out of a classic boom bap beat. Watch it here. Black Hole Superette is about the pull of the invisible (or all-too-visible) forces around us and the way they shape our psyches. From the fluorescent-colored energy drinks at the corner store to the patchwork blocks one must traverse to get there, the way your personality morphs throughout the day to the day or—in stale airport terminals—feels frozen in amber, this is an album about the small factors that comprise the immensity of life.  Entirely self-produced, and blessed by features from a veritable who’s-who of the most talented MCs on either side of the mainstream/underground divide (Lupe Fiasco, Homeboy Sandman, Open Mike Eagle, billy woods and Elucid of Armand Hammer), Black Hole Superette is one of the most technically accomplished LPs in a discography brimming with them.  Exclusive merchandise, including totes, onesies, t-shirts, crewnecks, hoodies, a Black Hole Super Gulp cup, and more available at aesoprock.com. Watch the “Send Help” video https://youtu.be/HR32_Szb3fY Pre-order / Pre-save Black Hole Superette https://rse.lnk.to/BlackHoleSuperette  Watch the video for “Checkers” https://youtu.be/u_RXl18CD_8  Find exclusive merchandise aesoprock.com 

Aesop Rock photo by Ben Colen Black Hole Superette track list 1. Secret Knock 2. Checkers 3. Movie Night 4. EWR - Terminal A, Gate 20 5. 1010Wins (feat. Armand Hammer) 6. So Be It (feat. Open Mike Eagle) 7. Send Help 8. John Something 9 Ice Sold Here 10. Costco 11. Bird School 12. Snail Zero 13. Charlie Horse (feat. Lupe Fiasco & Homeboy Sandman) 14. Steel Wool 15. Black Plums 16. The Red Phone 17. Himalayan Tak Chew 18. Unbelievable Shenanigans (feat. Hanni El Khatib) FOR MORE INFO Aesop Rock Web | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Rhymesayers Web | Twitter | Instagram

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Share First-Ever Official Music Video From Landmark Debut Album

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH RAISE THE CURTAIN ON FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FROM LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM   20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH CONTINUES WITH TODAY’S PREMIERE OF “THE SKIN OF MY YELLOW COUNTRY TEETH”  DIRECTED BY DAVID M. HELMAN AND DANIEL HENRY WATCH LIMITED DELUXE VINYL REISSUES OF CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH,  ALEC OUNSWORTH’S MO BEAUTY, FLASH PYTHON’S SKIN AND BONES AND HYSTERICAL, ALL FEATURING EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNS, ARRIVE FRIDAY, MAY 30   EPIC 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR CONTINUES THIS WEEK

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are continuing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their landmark self-titled debut with today’s premiere of the album’s first-ever official music video, “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth,” co-directed by award winning filmmaker David M. Helman (IDLES, Vince Staples, American Football) and Daniel Henry (Julien Baker, Foster the People, Kurt Vile). Given carte blanche by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah founder and frontman Alec Ounsworth, the clip is a “celebration for the incompatible and the base models of all things, human and machine” says Helman, represented by a local hero who is a strip mall computer repairman (played by Eric Rahill). The protagonist gets glimpses into the customers’ lives while he tries to fill his own life with beautiful moments.  “I feel like there is a duality between the new and the old in the song – New York and West Virginia,” says Helman, who collaborated with Ounsworth on his 2014 album Only Run. He adds, “Electronics felt like real-world portals to jump seamlessly through time, to tap into virtual memories in a narrative way.”  Helman brought on co-director Daniel Henry, a fellow enthusiast for detail. Henry reflects, “Once we knew we were planning on swirling the digital lives of the customers on screen, we both took it as a personal challenge to fill this video to the brim with references from growing up on the internet.” While most music videos are meant to add imagery to a song, this clip flips the script and has the track act as more of a soundtrack to the visuals. The key to making this concept successful had everything to do with the creative liberty Ounsworth gave to the directors. “It’s not often an artist or project lets us run wild with the concept and inject it with all our favorite things – Alec rules,” says Helman. “Twenty years ago, I stubbornly refused many music industry tools, one of which was music videos,” says Ounsworth. “My reasoning was that the listeners should be able to create their own visual accompaniment to the songs rather than have something ostensibly pushed upon them. The result was that no official video was ever made for the first album.     “I have since softened my stance on this after having considered the possibility that a music video might instead be thought of as a collaboration between artists (musician and director) who have mutual respect for one another's work. In other words, I am happy to now let go and allow David Helman (whose work I sincerely admire) to put his and Daniel’s own interpretive stamp on ‘The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth.’” WATCH “THE SKIN OF MY YELLOW COUNTRY TEETH” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Today’s video premiere of “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” heralds the limited deluxe vinyl anniversary reissue of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, as well as similarly special and limited versions of long out of print Flashy Python’s Skin and Bones, Ounsworth’s 2009 solo debut, Mo Beauty, and the band’s 2011 third album, Hysterical, all available Friday, May 30, on Ounsworth’s label via Secretly Distribution. Pre-orders are available now. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (20th Anniversary Edition) features a fresh reimagining of the album’s iconic artwork, embodying the album’s DIY spirit with stunning splatter vinyl housed in a refined gatefold redesign featuring peel-off gecko stickers for personal creativity and a bonus flexi 7” with the recently unveiled original 2004 recording of “Heavy Metal” all paying tribute to one of the most beloved indie rock records of all time. An exclusive trailer is streaming now on YouTube.   2025 also celebrates 20 years of Alec Ounsworth’s music; three notable albums are being reissued on limited edition vinyl with updated artwork and premium packaging. Skin and Bones by Flashy Python, originally released in 2009 and featuring members of Dr. Dog, The Walkmen, and Man Man, will return on translucent rouge vinyl with newly redesigned die-cut and semi-transparent covers. Alec Ounsworth’s Mo Beauty, first released in 2009 and described by the artist as a tribute to New Orleans, will also be reissued. The album, which features contributions from George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore, and producer Steve Berlin, will be available on marble smokey vinyl with a redesigned gatefold and spot gloss varnish. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s 2011 album Hysterical, will be re-released with updated artwork that includes blue metallic foil, marble vinyl, and an exclusive inlay poster. PRE-ORDER CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, FLASHY PYTHON: SKIN AND BONES, ALEC OUNSWORTH: MO BEAUTY, AND HYSTERICAL LIMITED DELUXE VINYL REISSUES   WATCH EXCLUSIVE CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH TRAILER   LISTEN TO “HEAVY METAL” (ORIGINAL 2004 VERSION)   The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah milestone 20th anniversary will further be commemorated with a wide-ranging world tour that sees Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – currently comprising Ounsworth, Todd Erk (bass, synth), Jonas Oesterle (drums) and Ben Collins (guitar, keys, lights) – performing the classic album in its entirety. North American dates continue this week, culminating later in the month with a very special homecoming performance set for May 10 at Philadelphia, PA’s Union Transfer. Support comes from special guests Knifeplay (May 2-10). Ticket availability is increasingly limited. As a special incentive for concertgoers, all limited deluxe vinyl reissues will be available exclusively at the merch desk in advance of their official May 30 release.   In June, CYHSY will travel south of the border for shows in Latin and South America before crossing the Atlantic in September for a series of European dates culminating with a two-night stand at London’s EartH (September 19-20). From there, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah head off to Japan for eagerly awaited shows in Osaka (October 31) and Tokyo (November 1), followed by dates in Australia and New Zealand beginning November 5 at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please visit cyhsy.com/live. # # #   CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH 20 YEARS OF CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH …PERFORMING THE DEBUT ALBUM… WORLD TOUR 2025   MAY 2 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar and Hall 3 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall 4 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme 6 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall 7 – Albany, NY – Swyer Theatre at The Egg 8 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom 9 – New York, NY – Webster Hall 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer   JUNE 7 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Puebla 186 12 – Sao Paolo, Brazil – Cine Joia 13 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Niceto Club 14 – Recoleta, Chile – Club Chocolate   SEPTEMBER 4 – Oslo, Norway – Blå 5 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA 7 – Asden/Heusden, Netherlands – Misty Fields † 10 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo 11 – Madrid, Spain – Lula Club 12 – Bologna, Italy – Social Center TPO 14 – Leffinge, Belgium – Leffingeleuren Festival † 16 – Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory 18 – Paris, France – La Gaité Lyrique (SOLD OUT) 19 – London, UK – EartH 20 – London, UK – EartH   OCTOBER 31 – Osaka, Japan – Live House Anima   NOVEMBER 1 – Shibuya, Japan – Club Quattro 5 – Sydney, Australia – Metro Theatre 7 – Melbourne, Australia – Northcote Theatre 8 – Brisbane, Australia – The Triffid 11 – Auckland, New Zealand – The Tuning Fork   † Festival Appearance   # # #

Pan American & Kramer Announce New LP, Share "Under The Mariana Trench" Single + Video via Stereo Embers l New LP Out 6/27 via Shimmy-Disc

Pan American & Kramer Announce New LP Share Lead Single and Video "Under The Mariana Trench" via Stereo Embers   Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea out 6/27 via Shimmy-Disc Kramer and Mark K. Nelson

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Pan American & Kramer - "Under The Mariana Trench" Stream | YouTube PRE-ORDER & SHARE: Pan American & Kramer - Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea LP Preorder Pan American & Kramer today have announced their new LP Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea, out June 27th via Shimmy-Disc. The duo has also shared lead single and newest piece of Ambient Cinema “Under The Mariana Trench,” directed by the group’s own Kramer–the track premiered today via Stereo Embers. “My work with Mark Nelson (Pan American) is as vital to my existence as an artist/collaborator as the air that I breathe is vital to my existence as a human being,” he explains of the album. “It has become a part of me, like an arm or a leg. The music we create together continues to remind me that there are always avenues yet to be navigated, explored, pulled from the waters of our respective imaginations. We see no audio environments that are off limits. We fluidly go where the currents take us. Our music breathes the liquid air of Freedom. My hope is that listeners will experience at least some of what I myself feel when I breathe this air, should they inhale deeply enough. Perhaps this new music Mark and I have created might inspire that kind of Freedom in the souls of those who hear it.” Interior of an Edifice Under The Sea takes Nelson & Kramer deep under the earth's seas, pulling the listener down beside them as they explore the uncharted currents that fuel the human imagination–fluid, always moving, and always changing. It is an excursion into the lowest depths of ambient music, and a new beginning from the very place where life itself began. The floor of the ocean has a new sound, and it is breathtakingly beautiful. "Under The Mariana Trench" by Pan American & Kramer is out now via Shimmy-Disc. Pan American & Kramer - "Under The Mariana Trench" (Official Video) Kramer Links: Facebook | Website | Instagram | Twitter | Bandcamp | Youtube   Mark Nelson Links: Facebook | Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Youtube

LA's Starling announces new EP via Sunday Drive Records, share sugar-coated single & video

LOS ANGELES BAND STARLING ANNOUNCES  NEW EP FORGIVE ME, OUT JUNE 27, 2025 VIA SUNDAY DRIVE RECORDS “I CAN BE CONVINCED” OUT NOW  WITH AN OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FULL OF BALLERINAS, PREMIERED ON FLOOD MAGAZINE - WATCH SUPPORTING FLOODING NEXT WEEK IN LA RSVP: KENZIE@BIGHASSLE.COM

Photo Credit: Liam Jones  Los Angeles alt-rock band Starling is excited to announce their new EP, Forgive Me, out June 27, 2025 via San Antonio’s Sunday Drive Records. Heralding the announcement is “I Can Be Convinced,” a hard-hitting but sickly sweet departure from their sparse and airy dreamscapes. Today’s release sees the four-piece examine an all-consuming love and the comfort one can find in confinement. Soaring guitars, blistering hi-hats and bandleader Kasha Souter Willett’s saultering vocals push the song towards sonic chaos.  “Smothered. Wrapped up in a warm blanket so tightly you cannot move. A song written about needing stillness, to be told no, to be confined all in a confused love,” Starling say. “Kasha did not intend the song to take such an upbeat direction when she brought it to the band. Although it is a sad and yearning song, the beat and arrangement made this song our lead single.”   WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “I CAN BE CONVINCED” LISTEN TO “I CAN BE CONVINCED” PRE-ORDER FORGIVE ME, The official music video for “I Can Be Convinced” premieres today exclusively via Flood Magazine, which was filmed in Los Angeles, CA, and directed by David Milan Kelly, featuring an array of ballerinas. Starling told Flood, "The I Can Be Convinced music video came together with a lot of hard work from our friends who believed in the project, scraping all resources to make it happen. David Milan Kelly is a close friend of ours who directed the video and worked with us to create a visually interesting music video that honored the feeling and matched the pacing of the song. David and Kasha both separately had the thought to add ballet dancers to the mix, so when it was brought up by Kasha, they knew it had to come to fruition. From the big white skirt Kasha found at a thrift store not knowing what it would be used for at the time of purchase, to the dancers who came ready to improvise and learn poses on the spot; as much planning as we did a lot of this came together by trusting the process and allowing things to fall into place."

Starling has kept busy since their inception in 2023, steadily releasing music and playing shows on the West Coast. Their debut EP, 2324, arrived last fall via tastemaking tape label Pleasure Tapes. Serving as a compilation of their singles from 2023 and 2024, the project features fan favorite songs like “Bottlebrush Tree” and “Falling Down a Mystery Hillside.” Having recently finished up a run of shows with fellow LA band Cryogeyser, Starling will support Flooding at El Cid next week on May 6. For more information, follow Starling on Instagram at @starlingband.

STARLING FORGIVE ME, SUNDAY DRIVE RECORDS Release date: June 27, 2025

1. Quiet 2. I Can Be Convinced - WATCH 3. My Love 4. 25 5. No Frown 6. Slow Down 7. Keep It