Watch: Ryan Bourne Shares New Single/Video "Black Hole"

Canadian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Bourne has shared the video for his new single "Black Hole".

The song is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Plant City'. Get it here.

“Black Hole” is a condensed satire sung from the perspective of a “kind of sexy non-binary spiritual illumination realizing itself in spite of the trouble we appear to be in.” 

Watch/listen below.

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Rip Room Announce New LP 'Alight and Resound', Stream "Worth Repeating"

San Francisco art punk band Rip Room have announced the release of their debut full-length album 'Alight and Resound'. 

Recorded with engineer Tim Green (Nation of Ulysses, Melvins, Bikini Kill, Sebadoh), the 12-track album will be out on May 27 through Spartan Records. Pre-order your copy here.

The record features pulsing songs that harken back to better musical times while somehow embracing the relevance of the moment. Think Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, and Fugazi. Propulsive rhythms and piercing lyrics, but with a sense of buoyancy. Brashness over banality. Wolves in sheep’s clothing.

“I wanted to be in a fun, high-energy band, but with a math-y, prog edge,” says vocalist/guitarist John Reed. “We’re always looking to capture our live sound, and with this record, we wanted that plus a little more to emphasize some ideas or sonic feelings,” adds bassist/vocalist Sarah McKinney. “The subject matter is pretty heavy, but the execution is sometimes a bit more lighthearted and dance-y which I think balances it out well. Our sound was once described as ‘dance music for people who don’t like to dance,’ which I don’t agree with — I’d say it’s ‘dance music for people who like to dance but are also bummed out’.”

Thematically, while instrumentally effervescent, 'Alight and Resound' delves into some more turbulent lyrical waters. Loneliness, chaos, despair, and struggle — yet somehow with a glimmer of hope. “The title of the record is a lyric from the song ‘Get On In The World,’ which is in part about frustration and not really fitting in,” says Reed. “Everyone’s focused or too wrapped up in their own shit and sadly this too often devolves into misunderstandings, at best, and violence, at worst. Alight and Resound is like a plea — move to a different plane of understanding and empathy or else we’re fucked.”

Alight and Resound is a testament to the power of seeking brashness over banality. There is perceptible life and light in the recordings that grow with each listen, and the authenticity of the experience is both palpable and revitalizing.

Check out the album's tracklist and the video for their new single "Worth Repeating", below.

Alight and Resound Track Listing:

01. Complication

02. Loose Ends

03. Worth Repeating

04. Dead When It Started

05. Aligned But Not Specific

06. The Timing's Never Right

07. Discover What Your Monsters Are

08. Second To None

09. Get On In The World

10. Flaw In The Logic

11. Not In Your Corner

12. Abandon Ship!

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New Entry: Home Counties Unleash New Single "Village Spirit"

English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have unleashed their new single "Village Spirit".

The song is taken from their upcoming second EP 'In A Middle English Town', set to arrive on 11th February via Alcopop! Records.

Speaking about it, singer Will Harrison says: “The song is based on a book by historian Alain Corbin, Village of Cannibals, which is about the murder of a nobleman in late nineteenth century France. Based on rumours, the whole village was whipped up into a frenzy and ended up brutally torturing and murdering the nobleman. The lyrics focus on the contrast between positivity of place-based collectivism, and the meaning it can bring, and the often tragic consequences of it. It’s a really messed up story, and contrasts what is probably one of our most gentle and melodic songs.”

Take a listen below.

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