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Lord Huron teams up with Kristen Stewart to ask “Who Laughs Last?”

Lord Huron returns with “Who Laughs Last?,” a new single featuring Academy Award nominated actress Kristen Stewart and an accompanying music video directed by Tony Wilson and starring Stewart. The band also announces a 2025 world tour, taking place after the upcoming Strange Trails 10th Anniversary run “Who Laughs Last?” marks the multiplatinum Los Angeles band’s first original release in two years, and also serves as the debut recording by Kristen Stewart [Spencer, Love Lies Bleeding]. “Who Laughs Last?” represents just the first piece of a sonic, aesthetic, and sensory puzzle meant to be assembled with care.

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“Who Laughs Last?” finds Lord Huron evolving at lightspeed. With Stewart in the driver’s seat, they traverse a lonely and lost highway soundtracked by a rumbling palm-muted bass riff and a high octane beat. The groove picks up as samples of garbled news broadcasts echo in waves over strings. While she grips the wheel, Stewart’s poetic spoken word chills. At one point, she confesses that staring at an oncoming storm “made me feel something I never felt before…something between awestruck and horrified…I kept my eyes on the long white lines.” Turning on a dime, the momentum picks up and frontman Ben Schneider’s vocals take hold around a hard-hitting hook, “You don’t remember what I said, but you’ll remember what I did.” Starring Stewart,the accompanying visual evokes a Lynchian film noir on screen.

About the single, Schneider commented “I didn’t know Kristen previously but I’d been a big fan since seeing her work with Olivier Assayas, which my wife introduced me to. I kept hearing her voice when I was writing this song and just thought “what the hell, I’ll reach out and see,” thinking it was a long shot. But she said she was interested so we met up and hit it off talking about books, movies and music. She immediately got what I was going for and had great ideas to boot. She’s just a great person and so creative and open. She added a lot to the video concept as well. It was the kind of collaboration you dream of, honestly.”

“I’ve always loved the band and immediately sparked to the manic drift of the song and to the mood,” says Stewart. “I love when a song is something you can kind of seep into and imagine. Ben is the nicest, I was so into reading his words… there’s nothing like making new friends through projects like these that just crop up. Lucky stuff.”

Lord Huron’s 2025 world tour is the band’s biggest North American headline tour to date. The trek commences on July 18th and visits legendary venues, including Madison Square Garden in New York City, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, and the Moody Center in Austin before concluding at Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Select dates will feature support from artists including Waxahatchee, Feist, Kevin Morby and more.

Prior, Lord Huron embarks on the previously announced Strange Trails 10th Anniversary Tour, beginning this May in Reno, NV, and includes their annual Red Rocks Amphitheatre dates. This very special run commemorates the 10th anniversary of the release of their album, Strange Trails, which featured the multi-platinum single “The Night We Met.” Artist presale tickets for newly announced dates begin Tuesday, January 28th at 1PM local time. General on-sale launches on Friday, January 31st at 10am local time. A full list of dates can be found below.

There will be more news from Lord Huron in the coming months.

Lord Huron Tour Dates
(new dates in bold)
Sat. April 26 – Charleston, NC @ Highwater Festival
Thu. May 22 – Reno, NV @ The Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort – SOLD OUT *
Fri. May 23 – Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – SOLD OUT *
Sun. May 25 – Missoula, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater – SOLD OUT *
Mon. May 26 – Missoula, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater – SOLD OUT *
Wed. May 28 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre – SOLD OUT *
Thu. May 29 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre – SOLD OUT *
Sat. May 31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater – SOLD OUT *
Sun. June 1 – Denver, CO @ Outside Festival
Fri. July 18 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park ^
Sat. July 19 – Chicago, IL @ Fairgrounds at Salt Shed ^
Sun. July 20 – Chicago, IL @ Fairgrounds at Salt Shed ^
Tue. July 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory %
Wed. July 23 @ Milwaukee, WI Miller High Life Theatre %
Fri. July 25 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle %
Sat. July 26 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle %
Sun. July 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park %
Tue. July 29 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion #
Wed. July 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden #
Fri. Aug. 1- Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavillion at The Mann %
Sun. Aug. 3 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway %
Tue. Aug. 5 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek %
Thu. Aug. 7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors) @
Fri. Aug. 8 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! Outdoor @
Sat. Aug. 9 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre @
Thu. Sept. 4 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Fri. Sept. 5 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
Sat. Sept. 6 – Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen
Mon. Sept. 8 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
Tue. Sept. 9 – Warsaw, PL @ Stodola
Wed. Sept. 10 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
Thu. Sept. 11 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
Sat. Sept. 13 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
Sun. Sept. 14 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
Mon. Sept. 15 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
Tue. Sept. 16 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Thu. Sept. 18 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon
Fri. Sept. 19 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
Sat. Sept. 20 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
Sun. Sept. 21 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
Wed. Oct. 15 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley !
Fri. Oct. 17 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center !
Sat. Oct. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena !
Sun. Oct. 19 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Pavilion !
Tue. Oct. 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center !
Thu. Oct. 23 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha !
Fri. Oct. 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena !
Sat. Oct. 15 – Independence, MO @ Cable Dahmer Arena !
Mon. Oct. 27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
Wed. Oct. 29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall !
Thu. Oct. 30 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center $
Sat. Nov. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre $
Sun. Nov. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum $

* with Molly Lewis
^ with Indigo De Souza
% with Lee Fields
# with Waxahatchee
@ with S.G. Goodman
! with Kevin Morby
$ with Feist

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Sharon Van Etten and The Attachments’ new single is full of “Trouble.”

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory release “Trouble,” the final pre-release single from their forthcoming self-titled debut album Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, out February 7th via Jagjaguwar. On the heels of the “ripping” and “mesmerizing” (FLOOD) “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like),” “Trouble” is a cascading, almost euphoric track characteristic of the mystical mix of electronics and analog textures found throughout the album. “Trouble” features Van Etten’s unmistakable vocals alongside melancholic synths by Teeny Lieberson and driving and melodic bass lines by Devra Hoff.

Van Etten explains, “’Trouble’ is about the idea of having to coexist with people you love who have opposing views, and not being able to share deep parts of yourself and your narrative based on someone else’s beliefs. It’s about when there’s that big part of you that someone who loves you can’t know because it’s not something they want to hear or are willing to learn about or understand, and those painful realizations when you choose to love and respect someone else’s needs over your own to salvage a relationship.”

The video for “Trouble” was shot and directed by Susu Laroche during the album’s recording sessions at Eurythmics’ former London studio, The Church.

Watch the Video for “Trouble”

From the off, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory is sonically different from Van Etten’s previous work. Writing and recording in total collaboration with her band – Jorge Balbi, Hoff, and Lieberson – for the first time, Van Etten finds the freedom that comes by letting go. It’s somewhat terrifying, but also liberating. The result of that liberation is an exhilarating new dimension of sound and songwriting. The themes are timeless, classic Sharon – life and living, love and being loved – but the sounds are new, wholly realized and sharp as glass.

Reflecting on this new artistic frame of mind, Van Etten muses, “Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck. It’s like every day feels a little different – just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being.”

Next month, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory will play three special shows leading into release week, including her first ever hometown headline show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on February 4th. Following a UK and European tour, the band will pick back up for a month of shows across North America in April and May. A full list of dates can be found below, and tickets are available here.

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Watch the Video for “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)”

Watch the Video for “Afterlife”

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Tour Dates
Sat. Feb. 1 – Westerly, RI @ The United #
Mon. Feb. 3 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater # – SOLD OUT
Tue. Feb. 4 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony – First Home State Headline Show #
Fri. Feb. 28 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller *
Sat. Mar. 1 – Stockholm, SE @ Fållan *
Sun. Mar. 2 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega *
Tue. Mar. 4 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus *
Thu. Mar. 6 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon *
Fri. Mar. 7 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma *
Sat. Mar. 8 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
Mon. Mar. 10 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall *
Tue. Mar. 11 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall *
Wed. Mar. 12 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom *
Thu. Apr. 24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
Fri. Apr. 25 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
Sat. Apr. 26 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ^
Mon. Apr. 28 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
Wed. Apr. 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
Thu. May 1 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^
Fri. May 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Mon. May 5 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall ^
Tue. May 6 – Toronto, ON @ History ^
Thu. May 8 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
Fri. May 9 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
Sat. May 10 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre ^
Mon. May 12 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre ^
Tue. May 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall ^
Thu. May 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^
Fri. May 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^ – SOLD OUT
Sat. May 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre ^
Sun. May 18 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ^
Wed. May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ^

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* with special guest Nabihah Iqbal
^ with Love Spells

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Horsegirl suggest you “Switch Over” to their new single.

Horsegirl — the New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece — unveil the new single/video, “Switch Over,” from their upcoming second album, Phonetics On and On, out February 14th via Matador Records. Following previously released singles, “2468” and “Julie,” “Switch Over” feels almost motorik in its pulse as the track dances back and forth between Cheng and Lowenstein’s swapping vocals.

The “Switch Over” video was directed by Guy Kozak, who came to the band with the idea of switching on / off and doubling concepts. Uncanny in its concept, the video explores the concept of “band-watching-band,” with layered shots of the trio watching themselves perform in the same room.

Watch the Video for “Switch Over”

Produced by Cate Le Bon and recorded at The Loft in Chicago, Horsegirl’s original and sonic home, Phonetics On and On is an exploration of the lines between pop, minimalism, and playful experimentation. With the help of Le Bon, Horsegirl expands into bright and clear sonic territories utilizing new tools, including violins, synths, and gamelan tiles, to bring this world to life. It’s an album to dance to, as Reece’s dancing drum melodies and Lowenstein’s bright guitar leads direct your attention to the band’s chemistry and mastery of form.

There’s a confident simplicity to the songwriting here. Horsegirl writes with an unanticipated honesty, leading us through scenes of girlhood and youth, as tenderness reverberates back and forth across the recording. You can see the love that comes with being a band of best friends. It’s a love that is ever-present in Phonetics On and On.

Horsegirl will play a record release show on February 22nd at the Metro in Chicago, and will tour the southeast and northeast in March with Free Range supporting, before touring the UK and Europe later in 2025. All tickets are on sale now and available here.

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Watch the Video for “2468”

Watch the Video for “Julie”

Horsegirl Tour Dates
Sat. Feb. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Metro (Record Release Show) ^
Fri. Mar. 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church %
Sat. Mar. 22 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat %
Sun. Mar. 23 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings %
Mon. Mar. 24 – Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse %
Wed. Mar. 26 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom %
Thu. Mar. 27 – Somerville, MA @ Arts at The Armory %
Fri. Mar. 28 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater %
Sat. Mar. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw %
Sat. June 7 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
Tue. June 10 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club
Wed. June 11 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Szimpla
Sat. June 14 – Porto, PT @ Primavera Sound Porto
Mon. June 16 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
Tue. June 17 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Wed. June 18 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
Fri. June 20 – London, UK @ Scala
Sat. June 21 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
Sun. June 22 – Glasgow, UK @ Mono
Tue. June 24 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club
Thu. June 26 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla

^ w/ Lifeguard & Answering Machines
% w/ Free Range

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Morgan Nagler releases her debut single – “Crade the Pain.”

Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Morgan Nagler, best known for her bands Whispertown and Supermoon, presents her first single under her own name, “Cradle The Pain.” With jaw-dropping melodies, lyrics that cut right to the heart, and her distinctively beautiful, plaintive howl, you’ll probably wonder how Nagler seemingly appeared out of nowhere. The thing is, she’s been hiding in plain sight for a minute now, waiting for the perfect moment to emerge from band names and behind-the-scenes co-writes with her truest musical statement yet.

Through a GRAMMY-nominated collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, as well as with The Breeders, Haim, and Madi Diaz, Nagler has spent years honing her ability to craft tunes both heartbreaking and clever with and for other artists. She has become a hugely in-demand co-writer – someone an artist will call in when they really want to get to the core of a feeling.

Reminiscent of Breeders-esque fuzzed-out indie-rock with big, power-pop hooks, “Cradle The Pain” is a preview of Nagler’s next chapter. Produced by King Tuff’s Kyle Thomas, mixed by Alex Farrar (Wednesday, MJ Lenderman, Snail Mail) and featuring a stellar backing band including both Thomas and Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) on guitar, and Josh Adams (Cat Power, Weyes Blood, Tim Heidecker) on drums, “Cradle The Pain” displays Nagler’s poetic acumen, atop an instantly memorable melody. “I originally wrote this song as a sort of letter to one of my dear friends,” Nagler explains. “It’s funny how it’s often easier to cut to the core of truth when the message is disguised as being for somebody else. It has since taken on many new and personal meanings to me, currently serving as more of a mantra. I think we inherently know it’s all in our own hands, but the allure of not being accountable allows us to romanticize falling victim to the whims of fate. I am constantly needing the reminder that perspective truly is the key to life, and only we contain our own salvations. We have to just keep getting back on the saddle again and again. Cradle the pain, it’s all the same, it’s what you make of it.” The song’s accompanying video was directed by Christian Stavros and edited by David Checel.

Listen to “Cradle the Pain”

Watch the video for “Cradle The Pain”

Nagler will be sharing more music next year, and is putting finishing touches on an album. “This song is the first of a body of work I consider closest to home,” she says. “After spending my childhood as an actor taking on alternate personalities, my young adult days writing and touring in various indie projects, and the last several years writing with and for other artists, I’ve compiled a personal collection of songs alongside Kyle. They will be released under my name for the first time, which is appropriate as I feel pretty raw and more like myself than ever. So in many ways, regardless of a lifetime spent in the trenches of creativity, this feels like a debut.”

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zzzahara is “In Your Head” with their new single.

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter zzzahara shares the new single/video, “In Your Head,” and announces their first North American tour dates in support of the new album, Spiral Your Way Out, out this Friday, January 10th, on Lex Records. Following recent single “It Didn’t Mean Nothing,” “In Your Head” features slowburn melodies and fuzzy shoegaze guitars with reeling riffs and heartsick lyrics evoking early Title Fight.

“In Your Head” was co-produced and written alongside former Ducktails guitarist Alex Craig (Jelani Aryeh, re6ce). “Alex messaged me on Instagram one day and I ended up meeting up with him,” zzzahara says “I think we talked about a million things before we started working on music. Every time I work with him we just shoot the shit for an hour or so! We were geeking out on old school emo and all our hot takes on current artists. We also were nerding out on our favorite riffs and that’s how ‘In Your Head,’ was made. Alex is definitely one of my favorite guitar players. We worked for like 9-10 hours without eating. I’ll never forget how hungry I was.”

The accompanying video by Bethany Michalski pays homage to mid 2000s emo and punk videos a la Paramore and Fall Out Boy, reflecting zzzahara’s unabashed embrace of their formative emo and punk influences for the first time, revisiting artists like Bright Eyes and Broken Social Scene while going through a newly minted Elliott Smith era.

Watch/Stream “In Your Head”

Made in a three-month burst that let all their pent-up frustrations loose, Spiral Your Way Out is in part a work of self-reclamation. With a broad church of influences, zzzahara’s vocal style and knack for earworm melodies act as a throughline without tying the album to a specific genre. There is a certain ease to zzzahara’s music that’s rooted in the ebb and flow of their life. They pick up the guitar and write every day, clinging to the most memorable riffs and melodies like lights in the dark. After a year of upheaval, zzzahara finally feels “calm.” The musical equivalent to going several rounds on a punching bag, Spiral Your Way Out finds solace between extremes. It licks its wounds in a place where pain and love, healing and abandon, sit side-by-side. If it has a message, it’s one of standing tall in your own shoes – scuffs and all.

Watch/Stream:
It Didn’t Mean Nothing”
“If I Had To Go I Would Leave the Door Closed Half Way”
“Ghosts”

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zzzahara Tour Dates:
Wed. Jan. 15 – New York, New York @ Rough Trade (in-store)
Fri. Feb. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy Theatre
Wed. Feb. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill (Noise Pop)
Thu. Feb. 27 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial
Wed. Mar. 19 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Thu. Mar. 20 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
Fri. Feb. 21 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
Sat. Mar. 22 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
Thu. Mar. 27 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Fri. Mar. 28 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Sat. Mar. 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive
Sun. Mar. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ International Bar
Tue. Apr. 1 – Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge
Thu. Apr. 3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Fri. May 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Sat. May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Sun. May 4 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Bling Pig
Mon. May 5 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Underground
Tue . May 6 – Montreal, QC @ L’Escogriffe
Wed. May 7 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
Fri. May 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Sultan Room
Sat. May 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
Sun. May 11 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Tue. May 13 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings
Wed. May 14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Fri. May 16 – Miami, FL @ Gramps
Sat. May 17 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
Tue. May 20 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
Wed. May 21 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
Thu. May 22 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk

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Cloakroom tells the tale of “Bad Larry” with their new single.

For Cloakroom the world of modernity is in polycrisis and America has lost its soul. Narrative fetishism is all too usual of a literary mechanism for Cloakroom. If you listen closely you can hear the concern; not just for the teetering social structure but for what it means to be human and the high cost of the human experience.

The Indiana three return next month with their next studio album, Last Leg of the Human Table – the follow up to 2022’s post-apocalyptic space western Dissolution Wave, and label debut for Closed Casket Activities. Each song showcases Cloakroom’s genre-bending capabilities and seemingly vast array of influences; whether it be the sampling of the post-disco Detroit group Was (Not Was) or the lifted NASA recording of the humming of Saturn’s rings. Recorded in December of 2023 at Electrical Audio in Chicago and Rec Room Recording in Des Plaines, Illinois, engineer Zac Montez (Whirr, Turnover) aided in smoothing out the rough and turning up the quiet.

Pop, shoegaze, doom, post-punk, folk only scratch the surface on Cloakroom’s shortest yet most essential release to date. Its title Last Leg of the Human Table may sound sardonic in its nature, but this group has always found some wonder in the scurrying chaos of modern life. In 37 minutes, the album imbues a sense of responsibility to the listener as if one leg were to falter, the whole table will fall.

Today Cloakroom share lead single and video “Bad Larry”. Lyricist and guitarist Doyle Martin explains, “It was written about a fabled character out of folklore like ‘Diamond Joe’ composed by Baldwin ‘Butch’ Hawes.. if that’s who even wrote that song first. Bad Larry roams free and wants for nothing; living a life of experience and lives by his own rules and dying on his own terms; a life to vilify or envy.”

Last Leg of the Human Table sees its release February 28 via Closed Casket, pre-order / pre-save it here.

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Top 25 live shows of 2024: #’s 15 – 11

The top 15 live shows I saw in 2024 range from doom metal to post-punk. Read on!

#15: The Well – Stubb’s BBQ – Levitation Austin, November 03, 2024

The Well never disappoint. They opened this night of metal at Levitation Austin’s main stage and set a high bar right away. The mix of older material with upcoming stuff from (hopefully) a new record landing this year was top notch.

#14: The The – Salt Shed, Chicago, IL, October 25, 2024

Here’s a band I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to see live. Matt Johnson returned with a new The The album and then a world tour. It was his first time in the U.S. in over two decades. They played two sets: The first being The The’s new album, Ensoulment, in its entirety and the second being a “time traveler’s set” of classic material. Johnson still sounds great.

#13: A Place to Bury Strangers – Stubb’s BBQ – Levitation Austin, October 31, 2024

Here’s another band who never disappoint. It was my girlfriend, Holly’s, first time seeing APTBS. I told frontman Oliver Ackermann (dressed, like his bandmates, as a vampire for Halloween) before the show that I envied her innocence. Her review? “I need a neck adjustment after that.” I don’t think I can sum it up better.

#12: Jon Spencer – Stockroom East, South Bend, IN, July 11, 2024

Holy $#!+. Jon Spencer and the rhythm section of The Bobby Lees played a forty-minute drive from my house. This small venue almost couldn’t handle their energy. The small crowd at this show got a great gift from them.

#11: Gang of Four – Far Out Lounge – Levitation Austin, November 01, 2024

Here’s another band I wasn’t sure I’d get to see live. This great set by Gang of Four was one of the top highlights of 2024’s Levitation Austin Music Festival for me. Everyone in this crowd was hyped to see them, and Jon King smashing a microwave with an aluminum ball bat was gold.

My top ten shows of 2024 include some old favorites and one final (?) tour. Come back tomorrow for more!

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Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory release “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)” from upcoming album due February 07, 2025.

“Sharon Van Etten is going all-in with her band, the Attachment Theory” (Rolling Stone). Set to release their self-titled debut album on February 7th via Jagjaguwar, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory now unveil new single/video “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like),” following the “gothically romantic” (Pitchfork) lead single, “Afterlife.” In conjunction, they also announce a 2025 North American Tour, on sale Friday, December 13th at 10am local time. More information at sharonvanetten.com/tour.

In Van Etten’s words “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)” is about “trying to understand people with very different perspectives and backgrounds, while also trying to be compassionate towards our past, present, and future selves.” One of the first two songs written with the band in the desert at Gatos Trail in the Yucca Valley, the song materialized off the cuff following a rehearsal for the We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong tour. “After days of rehearsing the songs from the album and how to execute them live, I was getting tired of hearing myself. I didn’t want to over rehearse the songs to death. And so, for the first time ever, I asked if the band just wanted to ‘jam,’ play without it having to be something, to clear our heads,” Van Etten explains.

The video for “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)” was shot, directed, and edited by Ethan Dawes, and features 35mm footage from the band’s recent surprise performance at the iconic Los Angeles concert venue The Viper Room.

Watch the Video for “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)”

Recorded with producer Marta Salogni at London’s The Church, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory presents an exhilarating new dimension of Van Etten’s sound and songwriting. For the first time, it was written and recorded in total collaboration with her band — Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals) — “[pushing] Van Etten to go louder, rawer, and altogether more evocative at every turn” (Vulture) and allowing her the freedom that comes from letting go. With Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Van Etten deepens the discourse that animates so much of her timeless catalog, exploring what it is to be simply human. This is her genius – oblique, but also relevant and personal.

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Watch the Video for “Afterlife”

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Tour Dates
(New Dates in Bold)
Sat. Feb. 1 – Westerly, RI @ The United #
Mon. Feb. 3 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater #
Tue. Feb. 4 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony – First Home State Headline Show #
Fri. Feb. 28 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller *
Sat. Mar. 1 – Stockholm, SE @ Fållan *
Sun. Mar. 2 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega *
Tue. Mar. 4 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus *
Thu. Mar. 6 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon *
Fri. Mar. 7 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma *
Sat. Mar. 8 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
Mon. Mar. 10 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall *
Tue. Mar. 11 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall *’Wed. Mar. 12 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom *
Thu. Apr. 24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
Fri. Apr. 25 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
Sat. Apr. 26 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ^
Mon. Apr. 28 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
Wed. Apr. 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
Thu. May 1 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^
Fri. May 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Mon. May 5 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall ^
Tue. May 6 – Toronto, ON @ History ^
Thu. May 8 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
Fri. May 9 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
Sat. May 10 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre ^
Mon. May 12 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre ^
Tue. May 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall ^
Thu. May 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^
Fri. May 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^
Sat. May 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre ^
Sun. May 18 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ^
Wed. May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ^

# with She Keeps Bees
* with special guest Nabihah Iqbal
^ with Love Spells

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[Thanks to Jessica at Pitch Perfect PR.]

Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol announce winter and west coast U.S. tours.

Austin trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol today announce yet ANOTHER tour today, this time adding Western US headlining shows following their January & February East Coast tour with Lip Critic supporting.

RBBP is currently on tour with King Buffalo in the Southwest. Complete EU & UK tour dates for Spring 2025 will also be announced soon. See current dates below.

All March tickets Artist pre-sale on December 11th at 10am local time HERE. (password: bigdumbtour)

March tickets general on sale December 13th at 10am local time.

BIG DUMB RIFFS is available on digital, LP and cassette, released May 10th, 2024. Order/stream the album on all formats HERE.

RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL – LIVE 2024:

12/10 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole *

12/11 Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive *

12/12 San Diego, CA – The Casbah *

12/13 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room *

12/14 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s *

12/17 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips *

12/18 Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head *

12/19 Kansas City, MO – recordBar *

12/20 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *

* w/ King Buffalo

RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL – LIVE 2025:

01/17 Austin, TX – Antone’s

01/24 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

01/25 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger

01/30 Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR +

01/31 Atlanta, GA – The Earl +

02/01 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor +

02/02 Washington, DC – DC9 +

02/04 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power +

02/05 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge +

02/06 Brooklyn, NY – TV Eye +

02/07 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts +

02/08 Montreal, QC – La Sotterenea +

02/11 Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern +

02/12 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern +

02/13 Hamtramck, MI – Small’s +

02/14 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle +

02/15 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club +

02/16 Minneapolis, MN – Zhora Darling +

03/19 Phoenix, AZ – Linger Longer Lounge

03/20 San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop

03/21 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon

03/22 Oakland, CA – Thee Stork Club

03/24 Portland, OR – Show Bar

03/25 Seattle, WA – Barboza

03/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

03/28 Fort Collins, CO – The Coast

03/29 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre

03/30 Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures

05/15 Brussels, BE – Obsidian Dust Festival

05/18 London, UK – DesertFest London

05/23 Berlin, DE – DesertFest Berlin

+ w/ Lip Critic

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[Thanks to Dave at US / THEM Group.]

Howard “Keep Running” with their new single.

Howard delivers rock infused with Hammond organ, fuzz, and electronic elements that have travelled through the decades. Inspired by legends like Deep Purple and The Doors, they reinvent the genre with a modern energy. Following their self-produced debut EP HOWARD I in 2018, the band hit the road, sharing stages with acts such as Ayron Jones, Yarol Poupaud, Last Train, Ko Ko Mo, Mars Red Sky, The Psychotic Monks, Slift, and Dätcha Mandala. Their first album, Obstacle, was released in 2020, right on the eve of the first lockdown. Despite their tour being postponed, the album received positive coverage in specialized press in France. Refusing to be discouraged, Howard released their second album, Event Horizon, in 2022, followed by a 50-date tour over two years, including a sold-out release party in Paris (FR) with +300 people.

On stage, the band reaches a whole new level, captivating audiences with a dynamic and intricate show. Howard has established itself as one of the most promising emerging bands in today’s french rock scene. By the end of 2024, the trio continues their rise, signing with RAGE TOUR and planning to release a new album on March 28th 2025.

After DON’T MAKE ME GO BACK, Howard continues with second single KEEP RUNNING, a track that once again raises urgent themes. Supported by a one-shot music video featuring an individual pushing his limits behind a fake smile, the song is also about mental health. Maintaining appearances and ignore inner struggles by withdrawing and deceiving oneself ? Unfortunately, many can relate to this scenario. KEEP RUNNING explores three key emotions — depression, euphoria, and breakdown. In just three minutes, the track takes listeners on a journey from coldwave landscapes to wild arpeggios that explode into an intense rock finale, showcasing Howard’s newfound intensity. KEEP RUNNING embodies the aesthetic of their upcoming album OSCILLATIONS, set for release on March 28, 2025.

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