Thursday Music News

12/03/2015

Janice Headley

In case you missed its debut on The Morning Show on KEXP yesterday, Nada Surf are back with new music: stream the single "Believe You’re Mine" below. The Brooklyn band's eighth studio album, You Know Who You Are, will be out March 4th via beloved local label Barsuk, and features two tracks co-written by Dan Wilson of Semisonic. Hear the new songs live when the band comes to Seattle on Wednesday, May 18th at the Neptune Theatre. [Stereogum]

The lovely ladies of Lucius return next year with their third full-length Good Grief, out March 11th from Mom + Pop Music. The songwriting duo of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig say the new release explores "loneliness, sadness and exhaustion alongside excitement, fulfillment and some of the most joyful moments in our lives." Wolfe adds, "Whenever one of us had an idea or a feeling, the other was already a witness to it and could help navigate through it — for the two of us, this usually came in song form." Check out the first single "Born Again Teen" below in this fun ridesharing video: [Consequence of Sound]

Trevor Powers (aka Youth Lagoon) just released his third album, Savage Hills Ballroom, and today, he's sharing the non-album track "I’ve Seen." Powers says of the single, "Throughout the months I worked on Savage Hills Ballroom, I became possessed by a concept. If we had the ability to accept our blemishes, seeing that it's our fuck ups & flaws that make us distinct & force us to advance as individuals & as a society, we could start understanding each other. The world swims in judgement. It makes us feel good to think someone else is worse than us. We're born into this mindset - & much of it is rooted in self-loathing rather than merely learning from our weaknesses. We bury who we really are because we don't think anyone will accept us. SHB is grounded in satire. It is a microcosm of a perfect society, decorated in gold & elegance to serve as a mockery of how we present ourselves to those around us. I wrote 'I've Seen' as a farewell song to this ballroom..just gonna stay a while longer. See you outside." Listen below: [Pitchfork]

Back in 2008, Miles Kane and Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner released the fun debut The Age of Understatement under the name The Last Shadow Puppets. Today, they share a teaser for the long-awaited follow-up, which shows the guys in the studio alongside the words "Spring 2016." It's unconfirmed, but rumor has it Owen Pallett is responsible for the string arrangements. Watch the trailer below: [Under the Radar]

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