New music Friday

Local musicians finding their niche, tried-and-true favorite artists releasing new singles and albums. New music Friday is proof there is still some good we can always count on. Have a social distancing dance party with these as your playlist.

Local

Jackson Holte and the Highway Patrol, Last Rain of the Summer

Listening to this record makes you feel tough. With some kick you in the teeth guitar that makes you want to kick your heels up, this record combines dive-bar grittiness with soft sweetness sprinkled in.

Last Rain of the Summer by Jackson Holte and the Highway Patrol, released 29 March 2020 1. Mercy 2. Moonless Night 3. Smoke Break Blues 4. Aspens 5. New Orleans 6. Fast Lane West 7. Something Had a Hold on Me 8. Death Knell Blues 9. John Henry's Hammer 10.

Ping Catastrophe, Ping Catastrophe

You know BMO in Adventure Time, the cute little video game console that is a comforting presence in the weirdest of times? Oddly enough, Ping Catastrophe sounds like what it would sound like to live inside their head. Former Missoulian Aly Lindgren mixes synthesizers with emotionally raw lyrics to create a sound that finds honesty beneath a just-finished exterior.

Ping Catastrophe by Ping Catasrophe, released 30 March 2020 1. Rougher Parts 2. Seasons Change These songs represent three days of frantic recording and mixing. Rushed for no reason amidst the Covid-19 crisis of 2020.

Emzee, Spine (single)

Emzee creates a slightly spooky overcast mood with just the faintness glimmer of sun peaking through. Classic guitar balances and lyrics of heartbreak make for a smooth track.

Spine by Emzee, released 30 March 2020 Walking down your spine Is it wrong, is it right?

Jo Curtis, In the Light (single)

Spoken word poetry drifts over a repetitive electronic beat and trumpet to create a soothing lo-fi lull. The lyrics are so brutally honest that listening feels voyeuristic. Jo Curtis brings listeners to every moment they’ve ever fought against falling in love.

Top 5

New Albums

Eliza & The Delusionals, A State of Living in an Objective Reality

Eliza & The Delusionals have created an album that already feels classic. They’ve made the typical formula of drum beats, steady bass lines and a mellow rock sound brand new.

A STATE OF LIVING IN AN OBJECTIVE REALITY by Eliza & The Delusionals, released 20 March 2020 1. Swimming Pool 2. Pull Apart Heart 3. Just Exist 4. ALIVE 5. Feel It All (And Nothing)

Peach Pit, You and Your Friends

Peach Pit is the kind of music that you can still stare at your ceiling to but it won’t make you uncontrollably sad. Their mellowness makes a record you can sway to, even when the higher energy songs come on.

Purity Ring, WOMB

Purity Ring uses fluid transitions and intense production to create a celestial album that feels otherworldly. Listen to this and imagine you’re floating through outer space. That’s how it makes us feel anyway.

WOMB by Purity Ring, released 03 April 2020 1. rubyinsides 2. pink lightning 3. peacefall 4. i like the devil 5. femia 6. sinew 7. vehemence 8. silkspun 9. almanac 10. stardew

Yaeji, WHAT WE DREW

This is perfect house music for when you’re stuck at home. Yaeji combines hip hop elements with deadpan vocals to create an introspective record that makes you work for the meaning.

TOPS, I Feel Alive

This disco pop is a luscious escape inward. Flute, synth and relaxed guitar are juicy. The vocals are saturated and sensual like they are straight out of the 70s, basking in emotional indulgence.

I Feel Alive by TOPS, released 03 April 2020 1. Direct Sunlight 2. I Feel Alive 3. Pirouette 4. Ballads & Sad Movies 5. Colder & Closer 6. Witching Hour 7. Take Down 8. Drowning in Paradise 9. OK Fine Whatever 10. Looking to Remember 11. Too Much

Top 5

New Singles

GIRL SKIN, Soft Gun

Unrequited love never gets old. GIRL SKIN proves it. Solid beats and sweet harmonies give listeners a song that feels familiar. Add strings and a subtle crescendo to create a blink and you’ll miss it kind of love song.

GIRL SKIN Brooklyn, New York GIRL SKIN are a Brooklyn-based indie-rock band, led by singer/songwriter Sid Simons. They combine aspects of fragile folk and delicate art rock to create ethereal chamber-pop songs that are unafraid to wear their vulnerable hearts on their sleeve.

M. Ward, Heaven’s Nail and Hammer

“Heaven’s Nail and Hammer” feels like looking through a cloud of smoke, hazy and slow. M. Ward uses sparse instrumentals and the occasional layered vocals to keep listeners firmly in their own head.

Migration Stories by M. Ward, released 03 April 2020 1. Migration of Souls 2. Heaven's Nail and Hammer 3. Coyote Mary's Traveling Show 4. Independent Man 5. Stevens' Snow Man 6. Unreal City 7. Real Silence 8. Along the Santa Fe Trail 9. Chamber Music 10. Torch 11. Rio Drone

Frank Ocean, Cayendo (Side A)

Frank Ocean’s effortless vocals and dreamy production combine with his signature almost-vulnerable lyrics to create a track that we’ll be listening to in the middle of the night when we can’t sleep or on our next quarantine drive.

The 1975, Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America

The 1975 dives deep into the aesthetic of our childhood on this track. Lyrical softness and acoustic guitar make this song unexpectedly gentle. This track feels like running through the park on a blurry summer day.

Liza Anne, Bad Vacation

“Bad Vacation” is a killer break-up song that is all about celebrating newfound freedom. Sharing tales of a bad relationship with playful lyrics like “you were like sand in my ice cream” Liza Anne makes her feelings known.

Liza Anne - "Bad Vacation" (Official Audio) "Bad Vacation" available now: http://lizaanne.lnk.to/badvacation Connect with Liza Anne: Website: http://www.liza...

Assembled by music director Meghan Jonas and general manager Noelle Huser.