Eiko Ishibashi was again reunited with Japanese Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi to score his eco-drama Evil Does Not Exist. The film score will be released on Drag City in June and features Eiko’s longtime partner, Jim O’Rourke, on guitar. Listen to the lead single, ‘Smoke’.
Los Angeles-based composer Tashi Wada has announced his first full-length solo album ‘What Is Not Strange?’ and shares impressionistic video by Dicky Bahto for ‘Grand Trine’. The album explores the themes of being alive, mortality, and finding one’s place in the world.
Listen to the first single from Linda Thompson’s new album Proxy Music. The album features Kami Thompson, Martha Wainwright, The Proclaimers, Rufus Wainwright, Ren Harvieu, John Grant, The Rails, Dori Freeman, Eliza Carthy, The Unthanks and Teddy Thompson.
Atlanta’s Jeff Evans releases his first Porkestra EP, Willow Pillow, this month. Listen to his tie-dye cosmic dreamer “Time Wrinkle,” a number that feels so non-commercial it should be registered organic.
Bonny Light Horseman announce their Jagjaguwar debut album, ‘Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free,’ and share their first music video, “I Know You Know.” The song’s feel-good, breezy melody and anthemic chorus contrast with its devastating refrain.
Irish Quartet Landless, featuring Lily Power, Méabh Meir, Ruth Clinton and Sinéad Lynch, announce new album ‘Lúireach’ and share video for The Fisherman’s Wife – a song written by Ewan MacColl for the 1960 BBC Radio Ballad ‘Singing the Fishing’.
Watch the mesmerising video for Quicksilver Daydream, a track that offers an unfiltered glimpse into the world Deserto Parallax and the interconnectedness of its players – an epic and enveloping soundscape that is truly captivating.
Taken from her new album ‘Ghost Tapes 1 to 9,’ watch Jo Bartlett’s new video for ‘One In A Hundred’, filmed at 100 Acre Woods, made famous by A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh series.
James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg share “Death Wishes to Kill” (a phrase lifted from a T.F. Powys novel), the second single taken from their long-awaited new duets album ‘All Gist’.
Dirty Three announce “Love changes everything”, their first album in over a decade and share their opening track and video. Unrelenting and visionary, the power of this trio is undeniable – it’s great to have them back.
Jonathan Day has released a moving new song and video for easter/Ostara featuring portraits by Anne Brierley made during the Gaza conflict – “These beautiful faces are lost to us now – we will not hear their laughter, see their drawings, hear their music.”
Drag City announce a Gastr del Sol box set, We Have Dozens of Titles. Listen to the song “The Seasons Reverse,” recorded at their final show during the 1997 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville.
