Foxfeather has made a new video for their track titled ‘Come and Get Me’. In a truly retro-esque anthological style replete with a troubadour’s vision and Americana flare, Foxfeather has truly found and embraced their style that is loved by their fans and adored by music aficionados alike for a multitude of reasons. Foxfeather places a timestamp on what is clearly their time with their music and original ‘family’ take on a beloved genre.
About Foxfeather
Foxfeather is a sultry Alt Americana duo founded in Boulder, CO in 2013 by Carly Ricks Smith (lead vocals), Laura Paige Stratton (acoustic/electric guitars, keys, vocals), and is often supported by various instrumentalists for a full rock sound. They are a local staple in the Colorado Front Range, and also tour nationally.
They released their debut EP, Foul Moon, in 2014. In response to this release, The Marquee stated that “the group is overflowing with talent” and “Carly Ricks Smith has a spectacular voice which lies somewhere between the folky soprano of a young Joni Mitchell and the jazz-heavy range of Lake Street Dive’s Rachel Price. It’s powerful as well as delicate.” Andy Eppler of The Prairie Scholars said “it’s sexy. It’s original. These women have crafted something very special and instantly likable on this album.”
Foxfeather released their first full length, self-titled album in October of 2016, which Rooster magazine described as “time warping…it’s an emotional ride into the forest of folk with low-hanging country branches slapping you in the face without apology… its got a good thing going” (Rooster Magazine).
LINKS:
http://www.foxfeathermusic.com
https://twitter.com/FoxfeatherMusic
https://www.facebook.com/foxfeathermusic
https://instagram.com/foxfeathermusic
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 7/5/2021
Exclusive interviews with Boy Breaking Glass and Chase Potter. Exclusive premieres and new music, videos, and albums from ROE, The Quilts, Ceiling Demons, Dolly Ave and Charlie Curtis-Beard, José Junior, Occurrence, Robert Taira Wilson, Amusement Parks on Fire, and Evidence.
About Boy Breaking Glass
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Boy Breaking Glass bassist Joe Mantell. Their new album, ‘Desolations’, premiered on Jammerzine on June 24th and was released on the 25th. The album is a darkly decadent set of songs that really capture the overall sound of Boy Breaking Glass will making a solid set of tracks that have that flow to it that lets you know this is an album that you can listen to all they way through. However, each song has its own unique personality.
High points are throughout with a lot going on in the background. Listen to the guitars, you will hear layers of sonic goodness flow throughout, with an almost goth level vocal set that gives ‘Desolations’ the bulk of its personality.
Check out our other features with Boy Breaking Glass HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.instagram.com/boybreakingglass
https://www.boybreakingglass.com
https://soundcloud.com/boybreakingglass
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1G8WUXQWNCoPlQoQjVJy0z
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFCutOs2JSQq0BpanzR7atAAbout Chase Potter
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Brooklyn, NYC artist Chase Potter. Fresh from the release of his new album titled ‘Hitchhike To Oblivion’ (playlist & videos below), Chase is poised to promote his new album in a time where the clubs and venues are filling back up and people are shaking off that feeling of hibernation.
‘Hitchhike To Oblivion’ is an album with a unique signature sound. One the surface it reminds me of those golden days of AM radio circa 1977 with those golden pop hooks and intricate songwriting. Where Chase excels is taking that sound and making it his own in such a way that you know its him from that initial listen.
In this interview, we hear about the creation of the album and how he got that vintage sound from the comfort and isolation of his home. We also get a glimpse of what’s coming next for Chase in these waning days of the pandemic.
LINKS:
https://www.chasepottermusic.com
https://chasepotter.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/chasepottermusic
https://www.youtube.com/chasepottermusic
https://instagram.com/chase_potter_music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tU8jCJzWhhZEFJXdiFUNP?si=Xqxv7ToUSAaA9svwytl97wAbout ROE
ROE has premiered her new single titled ‘Cruel’. Delicately raucous from the start and a reinvention of the self into, what I think, is her true self.
Hitting close to the mark with content describing what we’ve all been through, ‘Cruel’ is a thank you for self-realization and a fuck you to that gaslighting narcissist we all know and are thinking about when we heard ‘Cruel’. And, if you haven’t gone through what I’m talking about, I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a really catchy fucking song.
LINKS:
https://roeofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/RoeMusicOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/roemusic
https://twitter.com/Roe_musicAbout The Quilts
The Quilts has released their new single and video titled ‘Time’. It’s 8 AM as this goes live. Fourteen years ago the journey that became the song ‘Time’ began. The song shows the beautiful patina that nourished this track musically, lyrically, spiritually. And it shows. It shows in all of its pits, holes, and chips. Because that’s what makes us beautiful. That patina that inherently binds to us and shows our flaws and strengths.
Having to go through a similar issue with my father at the time of this writing as guitarist Steven Altonen did with his (in my case, Parkinson’s and Dementia), I feel a bond to this song that one gets when relating to a fellow musician and artist because those are the people who turn our pain and lives into expression for all. They interpret and share with art. As much as a canvas is for art, silence is for music. ‘Time’ fills the space with feeling and love.
LINKS:
https://thequiltsband.com
https://www.instagram.com/the_quilts
https://www.thequiltsmusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C4-c9ntSTWJUWdXRa_LWA
https://open.spotify.com/album/4t9bXyLqGTxlNY0li7YtE9?highlight=spotify:track:1n6grPdUG8ecGFcJCCJUgzAbout Ceiling Demons
Ceiling Demons have released their new video for the track titled ‘From The Womb To The Grave’. Dark with a flare and urban with a dare, Ceiling Demons break the ceiling of the establishment and lash out at the mainstream with a rebellious anthem of unity against conformity and a realization of the self. Much needed.
LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/ceilingdemons
https://www.facebook.com/CeilingDemons
https://twitter.com/ceilingdemons
https://www.instagram.com/ceilingdemonsAbout Dolly Ave and Charlie Curtis-Beard
Dolly Ave has released her new video for the track titled ‘Play With It’ featuring Charlie Curtis-Beard. Suave to a fault and trendy to an advantage, ‘Play With It’. Dolly and Charlie have that special chemistry that will make you want to watch for that aspect alone, but the song itself also has that driving hook that gives a stellar soundtrack to the video. This is what happens when talented multimedia artists do a collab, and TikTok is quickly becoming the premiere gladiator school for creating unique and much needed talent. Dolly and Charlie are the first generation. And it shows. Brilliant.
LINKS:
https://www.dollyavemusic.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CRylfSfibkfnjCMLhWmIk
https://instagram.com/dollyave
https://youtube.com/dollyave
https://facebook.com/dollyavemusic
https://twitter.com/dollyave
https://tiktok.com/@dollyaveAbout José Junior
José Junior has premiered his new video for the track titled ‘Forever’. Think R.E.M. with a fresh creative streak and you have a proper hint as to what José Junior is made of in this video and track. That 80’s music swing with chimey bell-toned guitars and vocals with a subtle angst. What you also have is just a damn good song with a classic MTV styled video to take us back while looking ahead. This is what music is supposed to be.
LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/josejuniormusic
https://www.facebook.com/josejuniormusic
https://josejunior.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/josejuniormusic
https://twitter.com/josejuniormusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRpqJ02LH5nyht7KbjOd2Q
https://soundcloud.com/josejuniormusicAbout Occurrence
Occurrence has released their new video for the track titled ‘I Have So Much Love To Give’. An updated and twisted rendition of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, the video gives an artistic and interpretive visual of the song while the song itself keeps the flow in check with a modern gritty electronic flow filtered throw retro organs and angelic head voice that fills the speaker in an unassuming yet commanding way.
LINKS:
https://www.occurrencemusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/occurrencemusic
https://twitter.com/occurrencemusic
https://www.facebook.com/occurrence
https://youtube.com/occurrencemusic
https://occurrence.bandcamp.comAbout Robert Taira Wilson
Robert Taira Wilson has officially premiered his new video for the track titled ‘Blackbird’ on Jammerzine. If you read our review of the original track from June, you will get a perspective of our take from the music. The video offers a visual construct of what we said. Introverted. Introspective. Reflective. All of that and more with brilliant sketch style animations with geometric shapes representing bondage and cages that fade through the looking glass showing a better world and an alternative that could be. This is magic.
Check out our other features with Robert Taira Wilson HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.roberttairawilson.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/user/ROBERTTAIRAWILSON
https://www.instagram.com/roberttairawilson
https://www.facebook.com/roberttairawilson.music
https://www.twitch.com/roberttairawilsonAbout Amusement Parks on Fire
Amusement Parks on Fire have released their long awaited album titled ‘An Archaea’ on jammerzine.com. APOK is one of those bands that long ago found their sound, but now we have a more evolved APOK. A more experimental APOK. We get an album a long time in the making and, more importantly, we get an album from a band that knows what an album means. A set of songs meant to inspire and take you on a journey. Or with you on a journey. The hooks are unexpected and prominent. The guitars make you want to play guitar. The surreal, at times, and vivid at others, doesn’t detract the overall sound. It enhances it. This is a concept as much as it is an album. To listen to the album go to jammerzine.com and search Amusement Parks on Fire.
LINKS:
https://apof.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/amusementparksonfire
https://twitter.com/APOFAbout Evidence
Evidence has released his new album ‘Unlearning Vol 1’ on jammerzine.com. I could say something easy like ‘this record is groundbreaking’, but, that would be a bit dismissive and cliché. I will say this, however; this record is ground-defining. Some genres are hard to sound fresh in. Personally, I find this the case with rock and hip hop. A lot of green pastures for ground these days. ‘Unlearning Vol 1’ is scorched earth with a lot of heart. That’s what I respect about Evidence. His music comes from the heart as well as the mind. The music is more than just a backdrop. Its an interaction with his lyrics. Bashing and cascading and intertwining with each word and beat with stellar syncopation. Each word is a voice. Each beat is an outlet. Unlearning is a book that no one needs to read but everyone will remember. To listen to the album go to jammerzine.com and search Evidence.
LINKS:
https://www.rhymesayers.com/evidence
https://www.facebook.com/misterevidence
https://twitter.com/evidence
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Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 2/27/2017
Exclusive interviews with John Fryer, producer of such acts as Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Stabbing Westward, and Gravity Kills, and Joel Gion of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Plus, new music from UK indie band Traveller and Italy’s Earthset as well as our new feature “The Mix Tape” featuring previews of new music that have recently premiered on Jammerzine.
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An Interview with Lizzie & The Makers
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Lizzie Edwards, front-woman of the mega talented Lizzie & the Makers. Having just released their new album titled ‘Dear Onda Wahl’, produced by Grammy winner Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Prince) and Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels (Tin Machine, Bowie), Lizzie & The Makers have poised themselves on becoming, what I would consider, an ‘arena act’. Just listen to ‘Dear Onda Wahl’ (playlist below).
In today’s interview, we talk about the writing and recording process of the album as well as that original style that Lizzie & The Makers instinctively have plus collaborating with such external talent and what the future holds.
Check out our other features with Lizzie & The Makers HERE.
About Lizzie & The Makers
Lizzie & The Makers’ sophomore studio album, Dear Onda Wahl, embroiders their potent Southern-tinged rock with art-rock, dream-pop, and ethereal elements to spawn something alltheir own. Due in April, it’s one of those rare records that combines single-minded artistry with broad commercial appeal.
Created around the dusky yet soaring timbre of force-of-nature frontwoman Lizzie Edwards, Dear Onda Wahl was produced by Grammy winner Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Prince) and Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels (Tin Machine, Bowie). Their influence, alongside the textured six-string and pedal-steel expressions of Edwards’ writing partner (and Gabrels protégé) Greg McMullen, ensure an intriguingly adventurous, hugely dynamic – and occasionally otherworldly – take on the traditional.
“We’re definitely rock ‘n roll … [But] it’s almost like when we wrote these songs they went through a David Lynch portal, and came out a little bizarre,” mulled Edwards. “So I think we’ve been on this kind of ethereal tear, but our group is really rooted in Southern rock, and some English rock.”
Atop granite foundations of AC/DC and Black Sabbath, NYC’s Makers layer the grooving rock of the Allman Brothers and Pink Floyd’s melodic psychedelia. But then there are lurking hints of blues/country rootsiness, and McMullen’s accomplished love of the avant-garde. Defying her constant comparisons to Janis Joplin, the classically-trained Edwards summons a heartfelt, nuanced mezzo-soprano shaped by Memphis soul legend Ann Peebles, Heart’s Wilson sisters, and jazz icon Billie Holiday. She’s assertive, yet vulnerable; defiant, yet proudly flawed.
Edwards and McMullen almost accidentally formed The Makers (named for Maker’s Mark bourbon) back in 2011, when the singer was scrambling to assemble a last-minute band for a festival at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, where she was sound engineer and McMullen was a regular performer.
“We played a couple of shows, just casually, and then Greg and I started to write together,” Edwards recalled. “It was just a perfect match, and our first song I think is still one of our best.” Lizzie & The Makers’ debut album, Fire from the Heart of Man, appeared in 2015, followed by the Meanwhile … EP three years later. A 2017 concert collection, Live at Rockwood Music Hall, conveyed The Makers’ famously visceral stage show. But Dear Onda Wahl, recorded at Mission Sound Recording in Williamsburg, both captures and compliments the band like nothing before. “Definitely the stuff has been written for performance,” offered McMullen, who has also played in Gabrels’ solo band and alongside Greg Dulli in the Twilight Singers. “It’s been adapted as to how we will record it.”
The Makers are rounded-out by seasoned sidemen with prodigious résumés: bassist Brett Bass (Gregg Allman, Bernie Worrell); drummer Steve Williams (Sadé, Digable Planets); and keyboard player Rob Clores (Black Crowes, John Popper Band).
“We’re more of a live band than necessarily a band that was over-produced or was dependent on sounds created in the studio,” Edwards noted.
From the opening, unearthly throb of “Lover by Proxy,” it’s clear that Dear Onda Wahl is something different. While the bluesy riff is familiar, its tortured tone is darker, more contemporary, and the perfect foil for Edwards’ emotive delivery.
“The textures are much more lush [on Dear Onda Wahl],” McMullen explained. “We were allowed to layer things, and this time in the studio we actually experimented so much more than we have in the past.”
Standout and first single “Mermaid” winds wistful melody through a delicately choppy guitar before blossoming into its darkly brain-staining hook.
“One of the main influences would actually be David Lynch,” McMullen continued. “Lizzie and I were equally influenced by what he’s accomplished with Twin Peaks, and that third season was definitely something that I think was on both our minds when we were writing.”
Dear Onda Wahl’s title track is a play on words originally written by Edwards as “Deer on the Wall”; a metaphorical letter to a mounted hunting trophy at the bar where she worked. It’s a funky, organ-flecked small-hours search for meaning in a tumultuous life. The record closes with the haunting, seven-minute “Mojo Hand,” soaked in McMullen’s borderline sci-fi sonic sorcery and Edwards’ enunciated occultic metaphors.
“There’s a lot of little outer-space, edgy weird sounds incorporated into this record that we didn’t completely embrace on previous records,” said Edwards. “And in general, as songwriters, we just evolve.”
Dear Onda Wahl will be preceded in February by “Mermaid” and its accompanying music video, with a special Lizzie & The Makers live stream to mark the occasion.
LINKS:
https://www.lizzieandthemakers.com
https://facebook.com/lizzieandthemakers
https://twitter.com/lizziemakers
https://lizzieandthemakers1.bandcamp.com/
https://instagram.com/lizzieandthemakers
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rXVzDjpFee7mq0CSa1kwT?si=pjR-7KfwSNaQvRchyhpMGA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnW5aJz4VnA1bINks-BoIg