“Mikal Cronin is the latest artist to stop by the A.V. Club’s offices for their “Undercover” series, which features artists selecting songs to cover from a list. Cronin picked the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ hit “The Impression That I Get”, swapping his usual guitar for the song’s signature trombone. Watch the performance below via The A.V. Club…”
“She Got Harder” (out on a 7″ in November) doesn’t read like three dudes serving the base by capitalizing on name recognition. This is music that’s exciting on its own merits, and impressively, it isn’t dwarfed by their collective discography.
GØGGS is Ty Segall’s newest project with Ex-Cult’s Chris Shaw and Fuzz bandmate Charles Moothart.
“There’s unmistakable precedent to the sound where they meet, the dub inflections and buzzing guitar welts. Hermits evokes the captivating disconnect of a late-’70s John Peel show,…”
“On August 20, their 2010 album Ying Yang will get a physical release via Thursday Friday…”
“He connects not simply because he’s “chill,” but because his relaxed self seems borne of extreme self-confidence…”
“Back in 2013, Ty Segall’s power trio Fuzz released their self-titled debut album. This year, Segall, Charles Moothart, and Chad Ubovich are back with II…”
Mac DeMarco’s new mini-album Another One is out August 7 via Captured Tracks. We’ve already heard the title track and “The Way You’d Love Her”, and now he’s let go of “I’ve Been Waiting For Her”.
The 4th of July just ended, but that’s no reason to not throw another cookout. To help, Mac DeMarco has just shared Some Other Ones, a collection of instrumental recordings he’s billed as his “BBQ soundtrack.” It features songs such as “Little Pepper” and “Onion Man”, and was recorded from July 4-8 in Queens, New York.
“Perpetual Motion People marks Furman’s first release with London imprint Bella Union. It’s his third solo LP, but it matches tempos more closely with Mysterious Power, his 2011 release…”
“Ty Segall has formed a new band with members of Melvins and Redd Kross…”
“Ty Segall just finished up a run of solo acoustic shows in New York on Friday. As Stereogum points out, he covered Neil Young’s On the Beach track “For the Turnstiles” and trotted out a new song…”
Le Bon and Presley have released a lo-fi performance video for “Hermits on Holiday”, directed by themselves, in which the two stroll through towns and hills; Presley’s parents appear in the video as well, dancing in the background.
Thee Oh Sees’ John Dwyer has a synthesizer-driven side project called Damaged Bug. He’ll release the new album Cold Hot Plumbs on June 1 via his label Castle Face. Dwyer has also released the video for “Jet in Jungle”. Directed by S. Wadsworth Adams, it features a puppet pilot taking, yes, his jet through a jungle.
Mutilator Defeated at Last is Thee Oh Sees’ first post-hiatus LP to be recorded using the band’s re-staffed touring lineup.
In support of his new album MCIII, Mikal Cronin is heading out on a tour that includes shows with Father John Misty and Death Cab for Cutie. After his European dates in May and June, he’s booked to travel across North America this fall.
Mac DeMarco’s eight-song “mini-LP” Another One is out August 7 via Captured Tracks, and he’s shared a song from the record. It’s called “The Way You’d Love Her”. He’s also announced even more dates to his already lengthy tour.
Two years ago, Mikal Cronin was the musical guest on “Conan” where he performed a track from MCII. Last night, he did a song from MCIII, which is out this week. Watch him perform “Turn Around” below.
Thee Oh Sees’ new album Mutilator Defeated At Last arrives May 18 via Castle Face. After sharing the album opener “Web”, they’ve let go of another track, “Withered Hand”.
On his forthcoming third album, MCIII, the Los Angeles-based Cronin pays tribute to that turning point with a conceptual six-song suite called Circle that makes up the record’s entire second side.
“On his forthcoming third album, MCIII, the Los Angeles-based Cronin pays tribute to that turning point with a conceptual six-song suite called Circle that makes up the record’s entire second side…”
Thee Oh Sees just released Drop last year, and today, they’ve announced their new one. Mutilator Defeated At Last is out May 18 via Castle Face. The band’s lineup on the new album is John Dwyer, Tim Hellman, Nick Murray, Chris Woodhouse, and Brigid Dawson. Woodhouse recorded and mixed the record; it was mastered by John Golden.
Ty Segall has announced plans for a short solo acoustic tour, following a set at Burgerama fest in Santa Ana.
His debut 2011 album was called Mikal Cronin. His excellent follow-up: MCII. He’s back, and naturally, the new one’s called MCIII. It’s out on May 5 via Merge, and it features the track, “Made My Mind Up”.
Mac DeMarco will head out on a world tour that will cover Asia, Australia, North American and Europe and make stops at Coachella and Bonnaroo. It starts today in Tokyo.
Ty Segall’s got a new EP on the way called Mr. Face. It’s out on January 13 via Famous Class, and it’s being billed as “the world’s first playable pair of 3D glasses”. Today, he’s shared the EP’s title track.
Ty Segall’s got a new EP on the way called Mr. Face. It’s out on January 13 via Famous Class, and it’s being billed as “the world’s first playable pair of 3D glasses”. Today, he’s shared the EP’s title track.
Ah, year-end lists. A time for reflection, competition and some good old fashioned favoritism.
Pepperoni Playboy is a psychedelic 34-minute doc that follows indie wildman Mac DeMarco as he hams it up on tour in China, shows off his home studio, and generally takes part in hijinks of all sorts.
The ever prolific Ty Segall has announced Mr. Face, a new EP that’s due January 13 via Famous Class. It’s being billed as “the world’s first playable pair of 3D glasses.”
