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The Umbrellas Announce Sophomore LP & Share 'Three Cheers!' Photo The Umbrellas Announce Sophomore LP & Share 'Three Cheers!'
by Michael Major - October 26, 2023

The Umbrellas set their sophomore LP and share the music video for 'Three Cheers!' Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. Watch the new music video now!...

The Natvral Shares 'A Glass Of Laughter' Single Photo The Natvral Shares 'A Glass Of Laughter' Single
by Michael Major - July 10, 2023

The Natvral (Kip Berman, former frontman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) shares a second single from his new solo album, Summer of No Light. 'A Glass of Laughter' captures the allure and limits of a lover who, “could not buy you winter gloves, but always took your hand.”...

The Natvral Announces Sophomore LP & Shares First Single 'Lucifer's Glory' Photo The Natvral Announces Sophomore LP & Shares First Single 'Lucifer's Glory'
by Michael Major - May 30, 2023

On his second album as The Natvral - a spirited, beautifully observed collection of rough and ready songcraft - the former Pains of Being Pure at Heart frontperson was eyeing the past while dealing with an inescapable present. In 2020, in the early stages of lockdown, Berman began writing songs that...

Dylan Sinclair Shares Breakout EP 'No Longer in the Suburbs' Photo Dylan Sinclair Shares Breakout EP 'No Longer in the Suburbs'
by Michael Major - May 11, 2022

The confessional EP includes previously released singles “Lifetime” and “Suppress” as well as new focus track “Open”, which passionately lays a promise to be more reciprocal within a relationship. Listen to the 8-song coming-of-age record that finds the Toronto-based, Filipino-Guyanese artist steppi...

The Birthdays (Ben Grey of Dear Boy & Jackson Phillips of Day Wave) Release New Singl Photo The Birthdays (Ben Grey of Dear Boy & Jackson Phillips of Day Wave) Release New Single 'Baby Blur'
by Michael Major - March 02, 2022

The Birthdays is a collaboration between Ben Grey of Dear Boy & Jackson Phillips of Day Wave. In late 2021, The Birthdays released their first fuzzy single “Bunny” into the world and today the duo is pleased to share their new single “Baby Blur.” Listen to the new single now!...

Lesibu Grand Releases New Single 'WFS' Photo Lesibu Grand Releases New Single 'WFS'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 24, 2020

Atlanta based indie-rock band Lesibu Grand is excited to share their latest single 'WFS' premiering now exclusively with AFROPUNK....

Hatchie & The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Share Cover of 'Sometimes Always' Photo Hatchie & The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Share Cover of 'Sometimes Always'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2020

Brisbane, Australia's Hatchie has announced a collaboration with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart for a new 7” featuring a cover of “Sometimes Always,” The Jesus and Mary Chain's collaboration with Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval from 1994. The 7's b-side is the 2018 Adult Swim single 'Adored,' available...

Store Front Announces Debut EP TASK Photo Store Front Announces Debut EP TASK
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020

Five-piece New York group Store Front is releasing their debut EP Task on streaming platforms everywhere February 14. The five songs that make up Task are hook-forward pop songs about trying to make something of a life that feels squalid (sometimes in a great way). Laura Snapes of The Guardian says ...

Laura Carbone Announces a North American Tour Photo Laura Carbone Announces a North American Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2019

Following on the momentum of her brief US debut tour in March, 2019, Berlin's “Lynchian”* nightingale Laura Carbone heads back to North America with her band in mid-September for an extensive cross-country tour kicking off in Los Angeles and culminating at the end of the month with various dates acr...

Beechwood to Re-Release First Full-Length EP, 'Trash Glamour' Photo Beechwood to Re-Release First Full-Length EP, 'Trash Glamour'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 08, 2019

Beechwood's very first full-length, Trash Glamour, was originally recorded in 2013 when Gordon Lawrence and Isa Tineo were still in their teens. The album was originally a cassette-only release and has been remastered and released on CD and Vinyl for the first time via Alive Naturalsound Records. Fe...

Beechwood to Re-Release First Studio LP, 'Trash Glamour' Photo Beechwood to Re-Release First Studio LP, 'Trash Glamour'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 05, 2019

Beechwood's very first full-length, Trash Glamour, was originally recorded in 2013 when Gordon Lawrence and Isa Tineo were still in their teens. The album was originally a cassette-only release and has been remastered and released on CD and Vinyl for the first time via Alive Naturalsound Records. Fe...












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