Monday Music News

02/08/2016

Janice Headley

If you were hoping for an in-depth interview with Ty Segall during his wild, historical KEXP in-studio session (watch here), you won't want to miss this chat with Vancouver personality Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Segall lets down the creepy baby mask, and gives some great, thoughtful answers on his musical history, garage rock inspirations, drug stories, and the cast of Laguna Beach. (The chat also marks the triumphant return of Nardwuar, who suffered a stroke last month.) See how charming Segall can be below: [Pitchfork]

In terrible news, Lower Dens had their tour van and all their gear stolen in San Antonio, Texas yesterday. If you're in the Texas area, keep an eye out for a dark blue Ford Econoline 350 with the Maryland license plate 5CF854. The band were scheduled to perform in Austin last night with tour mates Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and vocalist Jana Hunter told KSAT News, "We'll try to pull together borrowed and rented gear to finish the tour out, because financially we can't afford to not keep playing." Check out a review of their Seattle show on KEXP Blog here. [Under the Radar]

It's been a long time, but this Spring, Rogue Wave are set to return with their sixth full-length. As you can hear below with the first single "What Is Left To Solve," the band are embracing new Krautrock influences. The new album, Delusions Of Grand Fur, is out April 29th via Easy Sound Recording Company. [Stereogum]

Back in 2014, Arcade Fire stopped by Jacmel, Haiti during the Reflektor World Tour, and today, video surfaces of that performance via the Artists Institute. As you can see from the gorgeously-shot footage, it happened to be Carnival season, and the enthusiasm is absolutely infectious. Watch the band perform "Here Comes the Night Time" below: [Consequence of Sound]

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