Audio Karate’s new song “Landing” can be streamed below.
Halsey – “Clementine” Video
Halsey has released a video for “Clementine.”
Tegan and Sara Perform on Colbert
Tegan and Sara performed “I’ll Be Back Someday” on Colbert.
Bayside – “Bury Me”
Concord Music Buys Victory Records
Ed Christman, writing for Billboard:
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Billboard estimates that the Victory company had $4.5 million-$5 million a year in revenue and further estimates that Concord paid somewhere in the range of $27 million-$34 million for the Victory company. […]
The Victory catalog will go under Concord’s Craft Recordings catalog team and “to the extent that we put out new albums from existing artists, Fearless is the most likely home” to market such albums, Salm says.
Meanwhile, Victory’s 30-person staff will remain employed by Brummel, who sources say has a “limited” non-compete clause that will allow him to pursue opportunities in the music business going forward, if he so chooses. The staff will work on Brummel’s other businesses which includes a third-party merch business, plus some real estate and other investments. Also, they will be involved in assisting with on-boarding Victory’s catalog and royalty payments onto Concord’s platform over the next few months.
Sponsor: My Thanks to Artist Vice
My thanks to Artist Vice for sponsoring the website this week. The band recently released two new songs, “Move The Room” and “Mystery,” and you can find them on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, and most streaming platforms.
Early this week I messed up and posted about the band’s debut EP instead of their two new songs, so, I hope everyone checks these out and gives them a spin. They make for a great transition from summer to fall weather.
Liner Notes (September 27th, 2019)
In this week’s newsletter, I offer my first impressions after one week with the new iPhone 11 Pro, share some thoughts on new music, go through my usual media diet rundown, and share a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Review: Sturgill Simpson – Sound & Fury
At the end of 2016, Sturgill Simpson managed maybe the most unlikely Grammy Album of the Year nomination of the modern era, for his third LP, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. A few months later, he lost that particular award—to Adele—but did manage to walk away with a Grammy for Best Country Album. None of those things are going to happen again, and it’s not because Sound & Fury, the long-awaited follow-up to Sailor’s Guide, isn’t great. Rather, it’s because Sound & Fury 1) isn’t a country album, and 2) is even more blatantly unmarketable than its predecessor.
In a lot of ways, Sound & Fury is an anomaly in the 2019 music world. It’s the sound of a guy who was once hailed as a country music savior—first for his trad-country debut High Top Mountain and later for the experimental, boundary-pushing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music—callously tossing that mantle in the fire. It’s also the sound of an artist who was on the cusp of superstardom—maybe not quite Chris Stapleton/arena-concert-tour level, but close—walking away from it. Finally, it’s a loud, dirty, unapologetic ‘70s-style rock album—the kind that absolutely no one makes anymore. The guitars are so loud and so prominent that they sometimes threaten to drown Sturgill’s voice out entirely. Not that he’d probably mind.
Out of Service – “Stories” (Video Premiere)
Today I’m happy to bring you the premiere of the new music video from Out of Service called “Stories.” This new single comes from their latest effort, Burden, and I’d recommend this band for fans of As Cities Burn and Valencia, but Out of Service has a sound that has continued to evolve nicely since their debut LP, Morning.
Tyler Childers to Stream Red Rocks Performance
Tyler Childers will make his sold-out debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this Monday, September 30th available to stream live via his YouTube Channel beginning at 9:30pm MT.
Josh Ritter’s New “Tiny Desk” Concert
Josh Ritter’s new Tiny Desk concert is now up at NPR.
Vacationer Releases New Album
Vacationer’s new album, Wavelengths, is out today on all streaming services.
Billie Eilish Announces New Tour Dates
Billie Eilish has announced some new tour dates.
Foo Fighters Release New EP
Foo Fighters have released a new five song EP on streaming services.
Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ Coming to Vinyl
Nirvana will be releasing a deluxe vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged for its 25th anniversary.