Videos

The Ar-Kaics – “No Vacancy” [Video]

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The Ar-Kaics take their cues from the first wave of ‘60s punk—American teenagers taking cues from the British Invasion, in turn taking cues from pilfers of the hinterland originators—with the added vantage of several subsequent decades worth of wayward balladeers, no names and psychedelic rock hangovers.

The Ar-Kaics have been delivering their off-brand, spot-on garage rock originals out of Richmond, VA, via a flood of small press singles and a self-titled debut album—all of which have since become highly desirable in the collectors market—and several successful DIY tours across the lower 48, with shows in Canada and Europe to boot.

Their new record In This Time was out last Friday on Wick Records. You can find a copy HERE.

The Safes – “Universal Heartbeat” [Video]

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Chicago band The Safes have released a tribute to Juliana Hatfield today via American Laundromat Records. The record was engineered by the renowned Steve Albini at Electrical Audio. To turn this up to 11, The Safes asked their friends Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko of Chicago’s one-and-only legendary power pop trio Material Issue to be the rhythm section for this recording.

The 7 inch features their cover of “Universal Heartbeat” and “I See You.” Purchase the 7 inch HERE and see below for full fall tour dates.

US Tour Dates:
Sat 10/13 – Des Moines, IA – Leftys
Fri 10/19 – Champaign, IL – Loose Cobra
Sat 10/20 – St Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
Fri 11/2 – Madison, WI – Mickeys
Sat 11/3 – Minneapolis, MN – Eagles Club
Fri 11/9 – Milwaukee, WI – Quarters Rock N Roll Palace
Sat 11/10 – Green Bay, WI – Lyric Room
Fri 11/16 – Lafayette, IN – Digbys
Sat 11/17 – Grand Rapids, MI – Tip Top Deluxe
Wed 11/21 – Chicago, IL – Schubas

Max Pain And The Groovies – “Checkin’ Out Late” [Video]

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Max Pain and the Groovies have released their new EP, Sounds From The Hole, via Greenway Records. Their first release since relocating from Salt Lake City to Brooklyn, it was heavily influenced by the thousands of miles they’ve spent on the road touring.

Check out the video for lead single “Checkin’ Out Late,” a song about staying sane on tour. The video speaks to the many things that can go wrong: “whether it’s getting broken into, breaking down or getting played,” they share, “the only thing you can do is just keep on keepin’ on.”

You can find a hand-poured 7″ of the track right HERE via Greenway Records.

Lala Lala – “Scary Movie” [Video]

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Lala Lala’s new album The Lamb was recently released on Hardly Arts records. Lala Lala (Lillie West) has a new video for album track “Scary Movie,” which contains recently-discovered footage that was originally filmed on 16mm by West’s parents before she was born. West re-edited it for the new song, explaining, “‘Scary Movie’ is primarily about perception and the often blurred line between reality and non reality.

Lala Lala is out on the road that include additional dates supporting WHY? and Mothers, including a stop at LA’s Resident on October 12th and a new NYC show at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on November 30th. See below for all the tour dates.

TOUR DATES

Tue, Oct 2 – Gasa Gasa, New Orleans LA (w/ Mothers)
Wed, Oct 3 – White Oak Music Hall, Houston TX (w/ Mothers)
Thu, Oct 4 – Barracuda, Austin TX (w/ Mothers)
Fri, Oct 5 – Curtain Club, Dallas TX (w/ Mothers)
Mon, Oct 8 – Lowbrow Palace, El Paso TX (w/ Mothers)
Tue, Oct 9 – 191 Toole, Tuscon AZ (w/ Mothers)
Wed, Oct 10 – Soda Bar, San Diego CA (w/ Mothers)
Thu, Oct 11 – Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA (w/ Mothers)
Fri, Oct 12 – Resident, Los Angeles CA (w/ Mothers)
Sat, Oct 13 – Cafe du Nord, San Francisco CA (w/ Mothers)
Thu, Nov 1 – The HiFi, Indianapolis IN (w/ WHY?)
Fri, Nov 2 – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH (w/ WHY?)
Sun, Nov 4 – Cedar Cultural Centre, Minneapolis MN (w/ WHY?)
Mon, Nov 5 – Waiting Room, Omaha NE (w/ WHY?)
Tue, Nov 6 – Record Bar, Kansas City MO (w/ WHY?)
Thu, Nov 8 – Gothic Theater (CO), Denver CO (w/ WHY?)
Fri, Nov 9 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT (w/ WHY?)
Sat, Nov 10 – Visual Arts Collective (VAC), Garden City ID (w/ WHY?)
Mon, Nov 12 – Neumos, Seattle WA (w/ WHY?)
Tue, Nov 13 – Revolution Hall, Portland OR (w/ WHY?)
Wed, Nov 14 – WOW Hall, Eugene OR (w/ WHY?)
Wed, Nov 21 – Ready Room, St Louis MO
Fri, Nov 23 – The Loving Touch, Ferndale MI (w/ WHY?)
Sat, Nov 24 – Sprit Hall, PIttsburgh pA (w/ WHY?)
Sun, Nov 25 – Space Ballroom, Camden CT (Space Ballroom)
Tue, Nov 27 – 3S Artspace, Portsmouth NH (w/ WHY?)
Wed, Nov 28 – The Sinclair, Boston, MA (w/ WHY?)
Thu, Nov 29 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA (w/ WHY?)
Fri, Nov 30 – Elsewhere, Brooklyn NY (w/ WHY?)
Sat, Dec 1 – U Street Music Hall, Washington DC (w/ WHY?)
Mon, Dec 3 – The Broadberry , Richmond Canada (w/ WHY?)
Tue, Dec 4 – Motorco, Durham NC (w/ WHY?)
Wed, Dec 5 – Terminal West, Atlanta GA (w/ WHY?)
Thu, Dec 6 – Grey Eagle, Asheville NC (w/ WHY?)
Sat, Dec 8 – Cosmic Charlie’s, Lexington KY (w/ WHY?)

Amyl And The Sniffers – “Cup Of Destiny” [Video]

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Here is the latest and greatest from Flightless & ATO Records. Melbourne punks Amyl and the Sniffers have just released a limited edition 7” vinyl and “Cup of Destiny” is the b-side. The young band opened for King Gizzard on their 2018 summer tour. Singer Amy Taylor’s stage presence are all you need to see and hear to enjoy this group.

The band will release their debut album in early 2019 on ATO/Flightless Records (North America) / Flightless Records (Australia & New Zealand) / Rough Trade (ROW). The band is currently in the midst of a worldwide tour and will hit North America in October for a series of dates in major cities including NYC, LA, Chicago and more (all tour dates below).

Amyl and the Sniffers tour:
9/27 – London, UK @ International Festival Forum
9/29 – Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
9/30 – Nashville, TN @ Springwater
10/02 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/03 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/04 – Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
10/05 – Toronto, Canada @ Hard Luck Bar
10/06 – Montreal, Canada @ La Sala Rosa
10/08 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Beautiful World Syndicate
10/13 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
11/07 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
11/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrlowland
11/10 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
11/12 – Belfast, IE @ The Limelight
11/15 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
11/16 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
11/17 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
11/19 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
11/20 – Briston, UK @ O2 Academy
11/22 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
11/23 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
11/24 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace

Swamp Dogg – “Lonely” [Video]

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Swamp Dogg’s new album Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune from Joyful Noise Recordings debuted this week at #7 on Billboard’s ‘Heatseekers’ chart — Swamp Dogg’s first chart debut since his debut album Total Destruction To Your Mind in 1970. To celebrate, Swamp released an this music video for album single “Lonely,” alongside the announcement of a rare show at London’s Rich Mix on Nov. 13th and a performance at Le Guess Who? Festival.

The “Lonely” video, directed by the “I’ll Pretend” team Isaac Gale and Ryan Olson, co-stars Robyne Robinson (the first African-American primetime news anchor in Minnesota and soon to be Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee).

Death Valley Girls – “More Dead” [Video]

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Death Valley Girls just recently announced their new album Darkness Rains (out October 5th via Suicide Squeeze) along with the Iggy Pop-starring video for lead single “Disaster (Is What We’re After).” Now the Los Angeles band has shared the second single from the album entitled “More Dead.”

After you watch the video, you can pre-order the album HERE.

HEX – “Billboard” [Video]

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Here is the new music video from New Zealand witch rock band HEX. They’re currently on their second US tour of the year, which runs until 9/23. You can catch the dates below.

Tour
September 12th // Seattle, WA // Funhouse
September 13th // Olympia, WA // Le Voyeur
September 14th // Austin, TX // Beerland
September 15th // Baton Rouge, LA // Burger House
September 17th // Athens, GA // SM & Co.
September 19th // Birmingham, AL // The Nick Rock’s
September 20th // New Orleans, LA // Circle Bar
September 21st // Houston, TX // Big Top
September 22nd // Austin, TX // Pecan Street Festival
September 23rd // Forth Worth, TX // Boiled Owl Tavern

The Shifters – “Straight Lines” [Video]

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After two 7-inch singles and a demo cassette (recently pressed to wax), Melbourne quintet The Shifters finally unveil their first, proper full-length album Have a Cunning Plan. The album showcases ten new tracks by the band at their best; scrappy, self-destructive, stumbling and brilliant pop music that seems tossed off or nonchalant on the surface but is rife with rewards upon further listening.

Check out the video for “Straight Lines” and you can find the album for pre-order at Trouble In Mind Records HERE.

Charles Bradley – “I Feel A Change” [VIDEO]

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November 5, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records will release his fourth and final album on November 9th. Black Velvet will feature ten studio recordings never before included on any album including lead single “I Feel A Change.” The video for the track, was directed by Living On Soul’s Jeff Broadway & Cory Bailey.

Black Velvet is a celebration of Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and family at Dunham/Daptone Records. Though chronologically the material spans Charles’ entire career, this is no anthology, greatest hits or other shallow rehashing of the songs that already made him famous. Rather, this album is a profound exploration through the less-travelled corners of the soulful universe that Charles and his longtime producer, co-writer and friend Tommy “TNT” Brenneck created in the studio together over their decade-long partnership.

The album features new songs recorded during the sessions from each of his three albums, heard here for the very first time in all their scorching glory: “Can’t Fight the Feeling,” “Fly Little Girl” and the heart-wrenching single “I Feel a Change”; hard core rarities like his funk-bomb duet with LaRose Jackson, “Luv Jones,” the psychedelic groover, “(I Hope You Find) The Good Life” and the ever-illusive alternate full band electric version of “Victim of Love”; sought-after covers of Nirvana’s “Stay Away,” Neal Young’s “Heart of Gold” and Rodriguez’s “Slip Away”; and the title track “Black Velvet,” a stirring Menahan Street Band instrumental to which Charles was never able to cut a vocal.

‘BLACK VELVET’ TRACK LISTING
01 – Can’t Fight The Feeling
02 – Luv Jones
03 – I Feel A Change
04 – Slip Away
05 – Black Velvet
06 – Stay Away
07 – Heart Of Gold
08 – (I Hope You Find) The Good Life
09 – Fly Little Girl
10 – Victim Of Love (Electric Version)

Deaf Wish – “FFS” [Video]

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Melbourne’s Deaf Wish have an official video for “FFS” which was the lead single from Lithium Zion, their newest album that was released in July.

“FFS” was directed by band members Jensen Tjhung and Daniel Twomey and shot in glorious black and white, and stars guitarist/vocalist Sarah Hardiman delivering an intense and engaging performance of the song.

Lithium Zion is available on CD/LP/DL/CS worldwide through Sub Pop HERE.

Wand – “Town Meeting” [Video]

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When Wand make music and tour, they do it for everyone, right? But perhaps most of all (yet least noticed), they do it for the kids! And not just the figurative adult kids, but actual factual real ones. That’s why Wand recently partnered with OMG Everywhere, a not-for-profit summercamp for kids, to make a video for “Town Meeting” off their recent EP release, Perfume.

WAND ON TOUR!
10/12-14/2018 Desert Daze Festival Lake Parris, CA
11/8/2018 The Exchange in Bristol, United Kingdom
11/12/2018 The Deaf Institute in Manchester, United Kingdom
11/13/2018 Stereo in Glasgow, United Kingdom
11/14/2018 Hare and Hounds in Birmingham, United Kingdom
11/15/2018 The Haunt in Brighton, United Kingdom
11/16/2018 Village Underground in London, United Kingdom
11/17/2018 Black Box in Brugge, Belgium
11/19/2018 Point Ephémère in Paris, France
11/20/2018 Bitterzoet in Amsterdam, Netherlands
11/21/2018 Zukunft Am Ostkreuz in Berlin, Germany
11/22/2018 Unter Deck in Munich, Germany
11/23/2018 Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Switzerland

The Friday Fire Track: Ron Gallo – “Always Elsewhere”

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Stardust Birthday Party is the follow up to Ron Gallo’s debut album, Heavy Meta, which was a fantastic garage rock album that we missed out on in 2017. Well, we are not missing this one as Gallo storms back with today’s Friday Fire Track, “Always Elsewhere.” The track is from Stardust Birthday Party which is out October 5, 2018 via New West Records.

Gallo’s energy sounds like a modern Talking Heads as the track has a very pop backbone under its excited guitar playing and call out type vocal delivery. The song just has all the components to make your Friday better!

Ron Gallo Website
Ron Gallo Facebook
New West Records

Death Valley Girls – “Disaster (Is What We’re After)” [Video]

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Los Angeles punk glam rockers Death Valley Girls have announced their third studio album Darkness Rains, out October 5th via Suicide Squeeze Records. The announcement arrives with this fantastic Iggy Pop-starring video for the new single “Disaster (Is What We’re After).” It really will have you wanting a hamburger!

The band also has a 30-date US tour scheduled this fall which you can see all the dates below.

Death Valley Girls Tour Dates:
08-26 – Long Beach, CA @ Happy Sundays (FREE)
09-13 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets *
10-03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom **
10-04 – Tustin, CA @ Marty’s on Newport **
10-05 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah **
10-18 – Riverside, CA @ Aurea Vista
10-19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse Saloon
10-20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
10-21 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
10-23 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
10-24 – Dallas, TX @ Regal Room
10-25 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
10-26 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone
10-29 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery #
10-30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie #
11-01 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge #
11-02 – Cleveland, OH @ The Winchester #
11-03 – Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx #
11-04 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen #
11-05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club #
11-07 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
11-08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge #
11-09 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic #
11-11 – Chico, CA @ Duffy’s #
11-13 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
11-14 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret #
11-15 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown #
11-16 – Seattle, WA @ Freakout Festival
11-17 – Eugene, OR @ Old Nicks #
11-20 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop #

* w/ L.A. Witch
** w/ Roky Erickson
# w/ Gymshorts

The Joy Formidable – “The Wrong Side” [Video]

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Earlier this summer, The Joy Formidable announced that they would be returning with yet another huge step forward, in the shape of new album AAARTH. The band is now unveiling a video for their latest single “The Wrong Side”.

Bassist and vocalist Rhydian Davies comments on the visuals; “This is our second collaboration with [Boston-based creative studio] TRLLM. We love their imagination and, like all our favourite artists, they’re not afraid to make it weird. They had the background to the song, how lyrically it’s pieced like a collage from memories and snippets of time, and they used that, along with the album artwork to create this experimental, multi-coloured dream sequence that we think captures the essence beautifully.”

AAARTH is released on September 28th via Hassle Records on CD, download and LP, as well as an extremely limited boxset, Indie retail exclusive vinyl, and Rough Trade exclusive vinyl, which will be supported by in-stores at Nottingham, Bristol and London East.

Clean Spill – “Rolling” [Video]

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Santa Barbara’s garage rock band, Clean Spill, have a new single and official video for “Rolling.” The song is the second release from the band’s forthcoming EP, Nothing’s On My Mind, due out soon before summer ends.

In an interview, Clean Spill told Consequence of Sound: “This song is the essence of Clean Spill, a happy song with sad lyrics that emulates the paradox of our band name. If all the lyrics were happy, the song would be cheesy.”

Clean Spill Website
Clean Spill Facebook

Video Premiere: Xuan – “We Were Just Talking”

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Xuan (pronounced “Swan”) Nguyen is a singer/songwriter from Dallas, Texas. She grew up in the burbs of Big D but being the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants helped influence an exploring life move to Viet Nam where she hosted a TV show. She then traveled around Southeast Asia and Australia before making another move – this time to Ireland!

She started writing songs in Ireland but it was after she moved back home and connected with Salim Nourallah (producer Old 97s, The Damnwells, Rhett Miller) at an open mic that got things rolling. He invited her to record at his studio which turned out to be her debut, Have Some Fun.

Have Some Fun is not out till November 16th via Palo Santo Records but TFN is giving you a premiere look (and listen) with her new video for album track “We Were Just Talking.” The video follows Xuan in the development of a new relationship and shows how it is not always easy. I don’t want to ruin it but it does have a happy ending!

Beyond the fun video, Xuan’s infectious indie pop voice makes this upbeat song stick in your head with her Jay Som meets Juliana Hatfield type of delivery. Everything about this video and track will have you wanting to hear more so make sure you check out Xuan’s social media and pick up the record on November 16th!

Xuan Website
Xuan Facebook
Palo Santo Records

Lung: Butcher [Video]

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Lung is a propulsive electric cello and drum duo from Cincinnati, OH. Classically trained cellist and vocalist Kate Wakefield has a voice that works seamlessly with the beats of drummer Daisy Caplan (ex-Foxy Shazam) and you may remember TFN review of their debut HERE.

The band’s sophomore album, All the King’s Horses is due out on SofaBurn Records on September 7, 2018 (CD) and October 26, 2018 (Vinyl). You can pre-order a copy HERE. You can check Lung out on tour at the dates below.

7/31 Bremerton, WA The Charleston
8/1 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown
8/2 Olympia, WA Home Throne Studio
8/3 Tacoma, WA The Safe House
8/4 Seattle, WA Kame House
8/6 Moscow, ID The Bayou
8/7 Spokane, WA The Pin
8/8 Missoula, MT Roxy Theater
8/9 Bozeman, MT Taco Monte
8/10 Billings, MT Julia Louis Drey-fest
8/11 Great Falls, MT The Back Alley Pub
8/12 Calgary, AB Ironwood Stage & Grill
8/14 Edmonton, AB Bohemia
8/15 Saskatoon, SK Witch Mansion
8/16 Regina, SK T+A Vinyl and Fashion
8/17 Minot, ND Why Not Fest
8/18 Pierre, SD The Exchange Coffee Shop
8/19 Rapid City, SD The Cave
8/20 Vermillion, SD R-Pizza
8/21 Sioux Falls, SD Cat Island
8/22 Grand Rapids, ND Ojata Records
8/23 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
8/24 Duluth, MN Blush
8/25 Minneapolis, MN Dead Media 6 PM
8/25 Minneapolis, MN 331 10PM

Fred Thomas – “Good Times Are Gone Again” [Video]

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Fred Thomas has been making music nonstop for years. He has continually evolved but gained notice with 2015’s critically hailed album All Are Saved, then last years Changer and now a new long player titled Aftering.

“Good Times Are Gone Again” is taken from Fred Thomas’ new album, Aftering, which is out September 14, 2018 via Polyvinyl Records. You can pre-order the record HERE.

Campdogzz – “Run Wild” [Video]

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Campdogzz have a video for “Run Wild,” off their forthcoming new album In Rounds which will be released on August 3, 2018 via Cursive’s label, 15 Passenger, and is available for pre-order HERE.

The Chicago-based Campdogzz are out on the road tonight in support of In Rounds and plenty of dates to come in August. You can find the current tour itinerary below.

Campdogzz tour dates:
July 20 – Appleton, WI @ Refuge Lounge
Aug 2 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewing Co.
Aug 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
Aug 4 – Chicago, IL @ Hungry Brain
Aug 5 – Cleveland, IL @ Beachland Tavern
Aug 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Aug 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
Aug 10 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Aug 11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
Sept 14 – Davenport, IA @ The Raccoon Motel

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