I recently sat down with Sydney, Noah, and Graham Sierota of Echosmith, having done so last in 2014. Not only have the siblings grown up, but their music has matured as well.
Review: The Voidz – Virtue
The Voidz, led by The Strokes’ front-man Julian Casablancas, have gone through a few housekeeping changes since their debut album Tyranny. For starters, they have dropped Casablancas’ name from their moniker, probably for the intention of making it known that they are a true band, rather than just a side project. Additionally, the band has used their second album as an experimental canvas on which to paint with all types of styles. While their debut album came across as abrasive and hard to digest, Virtue brings out the best in this crew and if you can stomach the variety of approaches used on this record, it’s quite a fun and trippy ride.
Bands on TV (Week of April 30th)
The notable artists on your television this week include: Ariana Grande (Fallon; 5/1), Paramore (Colbert; 5/1), Jack White (Colbert; 5/4), Lord Huron (Meyers; 5/2), Neck Deep (Daly; 4/30), The Fever 333 (Daly; 5/1), Creeper (Daly; 5/2), Justin Timberlake (Ellen; 5/1), and Leon Bridges (Ellen; 5/3).
J. Cole Tops the Charts
J. Cole has the number one album this week:
KOD opened with 397,000 total copies, including 174,000 traditional albums and 215,000 streaming equivalent albums (SEAs). Only Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods sold more debut week traditional copies than KOD this year, but KOD’s first-week streaming totals, the third-best ever since the Billboard 200 began measuring streams, pushed the album to 2018’s best sales week, Billboard reports.
Bedlight for Blue Eyes Tease on Twitter
Bedlight for Blue Eyes (anyone else remember them?) are teasing something on Twitter.
Mark Kozelek Streams New Album
Mark Kozelek is streaming his new album on his website and it comes alongside a new interview with Phoebe Bridgers:
For this record I booked myself into hotel rooms and brought an engineer and a mic and a few guitars and we started recording. A lot of it started with looping guitar parts and layering. Some lyrics were written and recorded during those hotel sessions, inspired by things going on in the moment and some were written later. The main thing for me is to not have anything pre-written and just show up.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Opens Big
Audiences assembled worldwide as Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War broke both the domestic opening weekend box office record and worldwide opening record with a massive $250 million domestically and $630 million worldwide.
Disney’s just printing money at this point.
The National Debut New Song
The National debuted their new song “Light Years” at their Homecoming Festival over the weekend. Some fan shot footage of the song has made its way online.
Social Distortion’s ‘Live at the Roxy’ Gets a New Pressing
A new pressing of Social Distortion’s Live at the Roxy is up for pre-order on vinyl.
Bob Dylan Launching New Whiskey
Bob Dylan has launched a new line of whiskey called “Heaven’s Door.” He sat down to talk with The New York Times about the project:
“We both wanted to create a collection of American whiskeys that, in their own way, tell a story,” Mr. Dylan said in a statement to The New York Times. “I’ve been traveling for decades, and I’ve been able to try some of the best spirits that the world of whiskey has to offer. This is great whiskey.”
Mastodon – “Clandestiny” Video
Mastodon have released a video for “Clandestiny.”
The Simpsons Become Longest Running Scripted TV Show
Michael Cavna, writing at The Washington Post:
With that in mind, it only seems fitting that “The Simpsons” draws upon both principles to dramatize its act of taking down “Gunsmoke” as the new sheriff of television. On Sunday night, “The Simpsons” will pass the classic midcentury western by airing show No. 636 — the most scripted episodes broadcast by any prime-time series in TV history.
Chris Farren – “The Way That I Love U Has Changed”
Chris Farren has released his new song “The Way That I Love U Has Changed” on Bandcamp.
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The 1975 Begin Teasing New Album
The 1975 have begun teasing their new album on social media.
Kacey Musgraves – “Space Cowboy” Video
Kacey Musgraves has released a video for “Space Cowboy.”