Impasto Gardens, the debut solo album from Nightmare of You guitarist Joseph McCaffrey, is out now on all streaming platforms. The 11-song LP was mixed and mastered by Danny Kalb (Beck, Ben Harper, et al.), features Richard Penzone on drums (Head Automatica, Color Film), and a vocal appearance by Brian Bonz. The independent release is also available on 12″ 180G vinyl that will ship next month.
Jason Snell detailed a cool little app called Sleeve 2 on SixColors:
What made me instantly buy Sleeve was its extensive capability to customize the currently playing track information. You can choose to show album art at a wide range of sizes (or omit it entirely), with your choice of corner rounding. You can choose display track name, album name, and artist name, and display them in a variety of fonts and weights. There’s customization for text alignment, drop shadows, and pretty much anything else you might want. You can set the track information to float above everything, always say on the Desktop layer, or float above briefly when the track changes, then land back on the desktop.
It also integrates with Last.fm.
Apple has announced a new feature adding transcripts to podcasts:
Apple automatically generates transcripts after a new episode is published. Your episode will be available for listening right away, and the transcript will be available shortly afterwards. There will be a short delay while we process your transcript. If portions of your episode change with dynamically inserted audio, Apple Podcasts will not display the segments of the audio that have changed since the original transcription. Music lyrics are also not displayed in the transcripts.
LCD Soundsystem has announced some 2024 tour dates.
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Adam of Taking Back Sunday is on the latest Tuna on Toast podcast. (Overcast link.)
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Today I’m thrilled to share with everyone a new acoustic video performance from Frank Viele called “Mountains We Can Climb.” On this heartfelt song, Frank Viele channels the best parts of rustic Americana music with veteran ease. Viele is currently on tour in support of the single, and the dates are below. I was also able to catch up with this talented songwriter for a brief interview below.
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James Vincent McMorrow has released the new single “Stay Cool.”
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Ghost Atlas released a music video for “Panorama Daydream.”
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The Smile have released a video for “Friend of a Friend.”
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Bayside have shared the new song “Castaway.”
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Sunny Day Real Estate have released a video for their new song “Novum Vetus.”
Read More “Sunny Day Real Estate – “Novum Vetus” (Video)”
Justin Timberlake has announced 2024 tour dates.
Read More “Justin Timberlake Announces Tour”
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