TFS – “Who’s My Eugene?” [Video]

Tropical Fuck Storm release their sophomore album, Braindrops, on Aug. 23 via Joyful Noise Recordings and Flightless Records, with a North American tour launch a few days later. In advance of what will be the start of a lengthy campaign supporting the nine-song album, the Australian band share a glimpse of their recent European tour via this video for “Who’s My Eugene?.”

Guitar player Erica Dunn said of the song, “I had a dream that I was served Brian Wilson’s face at a restaurant and it tasted good and I woke thinking that I had to write about the doomed facade of the American dream cos the famous beach boy couldn’t swim and Dennis drowned but that idea has been so over cooked by acid casualty hippies that I decided to write about my fear of falling in love with anybody because of the anxiety that they could either help me express myself or keep me locked in psychological torment a la Eugene Landry and Brian.”

Album pre-orders, are available via Joyful Noise Recordings HERE and Flightless HERE. Tropical Fuck Storm’s tour dates are below.

Tropical Fuck Storm tour dates:
August 28 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg
August 29 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
August 30 Arcata, CA Richard’s Goat Tavern
August 31 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

September 1 Vancouver, BC Static Jupiter
September 3 Seattle, WA Barboza
September 6 Washington, DC Comet Ping Pong
September 7 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival
September 8 Atlanta, GA The Earl
September 10 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
September 11 Dallas, TX Three Links
September 13 St. Louis, MO Duck Room
September 14 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
September 15 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class
September 17 Toronto, ON Baby G
September 18 Montreal, QC Le Ritz
September 19 Boston, MA Great Scott
September 20 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere

November 4 Limerick, Ireland Dolans
November 5 Dublin, Ireland Whelan’s
November 6 Manchester, UK Soup Kitchen
November 7 Brighton, UK The Hope and Ruin
November 8 London, UK Islington Assembly Hall
November 11 Berlin, Germany Berghain Kantine
November 13 Warsaw, Poland Poglos
November 14 Prague, Czech Republic Café V Lese
November 15 Brno, Czech Republic Kabinet Muz

Track Premiere: The March Divide – “Real Life Is Hard”

“Are you lost?” is the serious question at hand on The March Divide’s new track “Real Life Is Hard.” This premiere song is off of The March Divide’s next single series installment – Distractions, Vol. 4. The new installment features “Real Life Is Hard” along with “All I Wanna Do Is Laugh” and are out officially this Friday, July 26, 2019 via Slow Start Records.

Today’s track showcases the talent of singer/songwriter Jared Putnam, aka The March Divide, and his dedication to his art as he continues to support this series with over 100 tour dates already played or announced for 2019, and more on the way. The bonus here is that “Real Life Is Hard” is offered in this fitting lyric video that shows you the monotony of driving while receiving the message that everyone deals with some sort of struggle everyday – but you keep pushing on.

This message in the track all plays out with Putnam’s soft vocal delivery and intense acoustic strumming, which easily will stick in your head. The March Divide are most likely a name you have not discovered yet so give “Real Life Is Hard” a listen and then support the artist at his Bandcamp page HERE. You can also catch The March Divide live at the dates below.

The March Divide Website
The March Divide Facebook
Slow Start Records

Tour Dates
Thursday, July 25th, 2019
Muck & Fuss
295 E. San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Market BBQ
2707 SE Military
San Antonio, TX 78223

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
Muck & Fuss
295 E. San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Friday, August 9th, 2019
Southtown 101
101 Pereida St
San Antonio, TX 78210

Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Freetail Brewing Co.
2000 S Presa St
San Antonio, TX 78210

Friday, August 16th, 2019
Devil & The Deep Brewery
2425 Post Office St
Galveston, TX 77550
w/Brightwire

Saturday, August 17th, 2019
House Show
Baytown, TX
Email [email protected] for details
w/Brightwire

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Red Brick Bar
311 E Main St
Norman, OK 73069

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019
$5
The Hunt Club
224 N Main
Tulsa, OK 74103

Friday, August 23rd, 2019
KC House
Kansas City, MO
email [email protected] for details

Saturday, August 24th, 2019
FREE!
Gaslight Gardens
317 N 2nd St.
Lawrence, KS 66044

Sunday, August 25th, 2019
FREE!
Adair’s Saloon
2624 Commerce St
Dallas, TX 75201

Friday, August 30th, 2019
FREE!
The Point
24188 Boerne Stage Rd
San Antonio, TX 78255

Saturday, August 31st, 2019
FREE!
Market BBQ
2707 SE Military
San Antonio, TX 78223

Friday, September 6th, 2019
FREE!
Muck & Fuss
295 E. San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Saturday, September 7th, 2019
FREE!
La Tuna Icehouse
100 Probandt St
San Antonio, TX 78204

Thursday, September 12th, 2019
FREE!
Joe Blues
1420 S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78210

Friday, September 13th, 2019
FREE!
Muck & Fuss
295 E. San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Friday, September 20th, 2019
FREE!
Muck & Fuss
295 E. San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
FREE!
Red Brick Bar
311 E Main St
Norman, OK 73069
w/ BLUNDERBUSST

Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Kirby’s
3227 E. 17th Street
Wichita, KS 67208
w/BLUNDERBUSST

Saturday, October 19th, 2019
7pm
Donations
KC House
Kansas City, MO
Email [email protected] for details.
w/BLUNDERBUSST

Oh Sees – “Heartworm” [Video]

Oh Sees have shared the video for their new track “Heartworm.” The band also announced that their 8/9 show in Pioneertown will benefit the East L.A. Women’s Center.

“Heartworm” is another track from the band’s forthcoming new double LP titled Face Stabber which is out 8/16 via Castle Face Records. The band also announced new dates as part of their lengthy North American tour this fall. Dates are below.

Tour Dates:

August
9 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet’s *
17 Omaha, NE Maha Festival
23 Charleville Cabaret Vert festival
24 Guéret Check-in Festival
27 Ravenna Hana-Bi (Free)
29 Vienna Arena
30 Munich Strom
31 Berlin Kreuzberg Festsaal

September
1 Brussels Les Botaniquesen
3 Bordeaux BT 59
4 Toulouse Le Bikini
5 Paris Le Bataclan
6 London Troxy
7 Amsterdam Paradiso
30 San Francisco, CA The Chapel

October
1 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
2 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
4 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
5 Seattle, WA Neumos
6 Seattle, WA Neumos
7 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Ballroom
11 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
12 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
13 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
14 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
15 Montreal, QC Le National
16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
18 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
19 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
20 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
22 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
23 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
24 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
25 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
26 Austin TX Hotel Vegas
27 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
29 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar
31 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom

Video Premiere: So It Was – “The Hour (Live At Candyland)”

Louisville, Kentucky’s So It Was released their self-titled debut earlier this year and today TFN is excited to share this premiere video with you, along with SofaBurn Records, that features one of the album’s tracks captured live at the Candyland Recording Studio. If you know the band or the tune, you already are familiar with the soft delivery that So It Was offers, as “The Hour” highlights singer Daniel Lobb’s Sufjan Stevens type vocal.

What this video adds to the story is that now you can visually see the passion behind the music which includes the intricate guitar of Lobb, the intense concentration of flute from Alexis Marsh, and the flowing piano of Dan Dorff, Jr. as he just drifts along perfectly with the music. It is a session video that makes you feel like you are in the studio and as a music fan – that is where you want to be!

Photographer Michael Wilson and engineer Mike Montgomery (R. Ring) captured the session, along with producer Daniel Martin Moore, so if you even questioned the talent behind the scenes – don’t! So It Was and “Hero” have all the makings of your new favorite late-night track, as it will set the tone for your tomorrow with its freshness of the world just after a storm vibe. It is the perfect reset that new starts are made of!



So It Was Website
So It Was Facebook

B Boys – “Instant Pace” [Video]

This is the official video for “Instant Pace,” from B Boys’ sophomore LP Dudu, out July 26th, 2019 via Captured Tracks. The video was directed by Jon Campolo and Josie Keefe. You can pre-order the record HERE and check out their tour dates below.

TOUR DATES:

07/24 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop*

07/25 – Santa Ana, CA – Con Room*

07/26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hotel Figueroa*

07/27 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Crepe Place*

07/28 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop*

07/31 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey*

08/01 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club*

08/02 – Olympia, WA – Cryptatropa*

08/03-08/04 – Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival

08/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Summer Thunder @ Union Pool

09/09 – Boston, MA – The Great Scott

09/10 – Winooski, VT – The Monkey House

09/11 – Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room

09/12 – Montreal, QC – Brasserie Beaubien

09/13 – Toronto, ON – The Baby G

09/15 – Northamption, MA – Flywheel

10/01 – Washington D.C. – Songbyrd

10/02 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Backroom

10/03 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl

10/04 – Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic

10/05 – Miami, FL – Gramps

10/06 – Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub

10/08 – Hattiesburg, MS – Thirsty Hippo

10/09 – Houston, TX – Satelite

10/10 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas

10/11 – Dallas, TX – The Foundry

10/12 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street OKC

10/13 – Lawrence, KS – White Schoolhouse

10/15 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle

10/16 – Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx

10/17 – Columbus, OH – The Spacebar

10/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Black Forge Coffee House

10/19 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
* w. Bodega

Strung Out – “Under The Western Sky” [Video]

Longstanding California band Strung Out have released their music video for their new single “Under The Western Sky.” Directed by vocalist Jason Cruz, the clip for “Under The Western Sky” gives a generous nod to David Lynch which Cruz feels is one of the great American filmmakers of our time.

The track is from the band’s forthcoming album, Songs of Armor and Devotion which is due out August 9th via Fat Wreck Chords. You can pre-order the record HERE.

Strung Out will be making the following appearances this fall. Dates below.

09/18 – Crowbar – Tampa, FL
09/19 – The Wooly – FYF – Gainesville, FL
09/20 – Respectable Street – West Palm Beach, FL
09/21 – 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL
09/22 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
09/24 – Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern – Wilmington, NC
09/25 – The Bunker Brewpub – Virginia Beach, VA
09/26 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
09/27 – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ
09/28 – Le Poisson Rouge – NYC, NY
09/29 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
10/01 – Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME
10/02 – Club Soda – Montreal, QC, Canada
10/03 – La Source – Quebec City, QC, Canada
10/04 – The 27 Club – Ottawa, ON, Canada
10/05 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON, Canada
10/06 – Rum Runners – London, ON, Canada
10/08 – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill – Pittsburgh, PA
10/09 – Small’s – Detroit, MI
10/10 – Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL
10/11 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
10/12 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
10/13 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
10/31 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
11/01 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC, Canada
11/02 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/03 – The Olympic – Boise, ID
11/04 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
11/08 – Three Links – Dallas, TX
11/09 – House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
11/10 – Come and Take It Live – Austin, TX
11/12 – Pub Rock Live – Scottsdale, AZ
11/13 – Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV
11/14 – Irenic – San Diego, CA
11/15 – Soho Club – Santa Barbara, CA
11/16 – Holy Diver – Sacramento, CA
11/17 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
11/19 – Strummer’s – Fresno, CA
11/20 – The Siren – Morro Bay, CA
11/21 – American Legion – Lancaster, CA
11/22 – Garden Amphitheatre – Garden Grove, CA
11/23 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

Video Premiere: Smug Brothers – “Today Is Always Today”

Smug Brothers have been busy in 2019. The Dayton, Ohio based band released the excellent Attic Harvest earlier this year and now TFN is excited to premiere a new video today for “Today Is Always Today,” which is off their new record All Blur And Spark.

The best news – All Blur And Spark is available today! You can read all about the new album in our Headphone Approved review HERE. You also can then head over to their Bandcamp page HERE and pick up the new album on limited edition CD or digital download.

Smug Brothers Website
Smug Brothers Facebook
Gas Daddy Go! Records

Amyl And The Sniffers – “Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled)” [Video]

“Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled)” is taken from the pounding Amyl and The Sniffers’ self-titled debut album which is out now on ATO Records and Flightless Records. The video for “Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled)” was shot & Edited by Dikayl Rimmasch and produced by Leyden Pavlova.

Dikayl Rimmasch is a filmmaker based in the Mojave Desert who has worked with musicians including Blondie, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Adele, The Raconteurs, El Michels Affair, & Lenny Kravitz.

Ty Segall – “Taste” [Video]

“Our salivating makes it all taste worse,” croons Ty Segall in “Taste,” the video from his forthcoming album, First Taste, due August 2nd via Drag City. You can pre-order a copy of the new record HERE.