New Music Friday: 9/8
So many new albums out today! The National have their first album out since 2013, and Alvvays put out their sophomore album to follow up their debut in 2014. The Belle Game and Zola Jesus's new albums have a dreamy ethereal vibe, while Nothing But Thieves bring on the jamming with their 15-track album. Lomelda and Joseph also have new records out, just to name a few. Even Twin Peaks: The Return has put out a soundtrack following the series finale on Sunday, which features artists like Sharon Van Etten, Nine Inch Nails, and Eddie Vedder. On the singles front, there's everything from the hyped up, long awaited return of Sam Smith to the debut single from a brand new artist, Anna Leone. Local legends Twin Peaks have also released the next double single of their Sweet '17 Singles series. Beck is back with the catchy track "Up All Night," while Spinning Coin released "Sleepless," the lead single from their upcoming debut album. Aquilo, St. Vincent, and Matt Woods also have stunning new singles. No matter what your music taste is, there's something for everyone this week. Tune into it all below!
Twin Peaks- "Come For Me" and "Fat Chance"
Anna Leone- "My Soul I"
St. Vincent- "Los Angeles"
Spinning Coin- "Sleepless"
Beck- "Up All Night"
The Fluids- "Creatures"
Sam Smith- "Too Good at Goodbyes"
Matt Woods- "Craving"
Aquilo- "I Could Fight On a Wall"
Nina Nesbitt- "The Best You Had"
Alvvays- Antisocialites
Joseph- Stay Awake
Lomelda- 'Thx'
The Belle Game- Fear/Nothing
MUTEMATH- Play Dead
The National - Sleep Well Beast
Wild Cub- Closer
Zola Jesus- Okov
Anna of the North-Lovers
Nothing But Thieves- Broken Machine
Twin Peaks Soundtrack
New Music Friday 9/1
This week's New Music Friday features a few great albums, like The Babe Rainbow and Daughter's new records...but the focus this week is on all the new singles! Bully has made their long awaited return with "Running" to announce their new album out 10/20. Michigander and Benjamin Francis Leftwhich both released heartfelt, mellow singles today, while Zola Jesus, Frida Sundemo, and Skott's new singles highlight their hypnotizing and ethereal vocals. Aussie singer-songwriters Alex Lahey and Courtney Barnett both have new laid back songs out this week, the latter collaborating with Kurt Vile. ROZES gets the weekend vibes going with her anthemic pop tune "Girls on Boys." For all that and more, tune in below!
Michagander- "Stolen"
Bully- "Running"
Zola Jesus- "Siphon"
Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Rebellion (Lies)"
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile- "Over Everything"
Alex Lahey- "Lotto in Reverse"
Ten Tonnes-"Cracks Between"
Skott- "Remain"
Galantis & ROZES- "Girls on Boys"
Frank Ocean- "Provider"
Ibeyi & Kamasi Washington- "Deathless"
FRIDA SUNDEMO- "Gold"
Holy Wars- "Back to Life"
Nothing But Theives- "Broken Machine"
Oxenfree-"Caterpillar"
Rose Gray- Blue EP
Jake Bugg- Hearts That Strain
The Babe Rainbow- The Babe Rainbow
Daughter-Music From Before The Storm
New Music Friday 8/25
Lots of new music out this week; From local favorites to long awaited albums, this week's New Music Friday is all over the spectrum. Chicago's own Lucille Furs and Jude Shuma have both debuted singles from upcoming albums, and new artists BAUM and MK.Gee have both released their second singles. All time ANCHR favorites To Kill a King released a new cover of "Cigarette," and new favorites Space4Lease return with another new track, "If It's True." On the album front, Brand New's surprise album that arrived last week is finally on Spotify this week. Gordi, together PANGEA, Widowspeak and more also have new albums out. Tune in below for all those and more!
Lucille Furs- "Our Lady of Perpetual Frustration"
To Kill a King- "Cigarette" (Marika Hackman Cover)
Space4Lease-"If It's True"
LÉON- "Body"
Jude Shuma- "Lemonade"
BAUM- "Hot Water"
The Killers- "Wonderful Wonderful"
MK.Gee-"Unaware"
Brother Brother- "Feels Like 1901"
Colouring- Heathen EP
Har Mar Superstar – Personal Boy EP
The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
together PANGEA – Bulls and Roosters
Gordi- Reservoir
Widowspeak- Expect The Best
Brand New- Science Fiction
New Music Friday 8/18
Lots going on for this week's New Music Friday! In addition to new singles from Alvvays, Varsity, Gordi, and Farebrother, Bastille have released an Orchestreal version of Green Day's "Basket Case." On the new album front, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have teamed up with Mild High Club for a collaborative album, and our pals Gang of Youths have released their long awaited album. Listen to all that and more below!
Alvvays- "PLIMSOLL PUNKS"
Rose Gray- "Ring The Alarm"
Varsity- "Settle Down"
Farebrother-"Rewind"
Bastille- "Basket Case" (Green Day Cover)
Julien Baker- "Appointments"
Gordi- "Bitter End"
Blaenavon- Prague '99 EP
Everything Everything- A Fever Dream
Gang of Youths- Go Further in Lightness
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard/Mild High Club- Sketches of Brunswick East
New Music Friday 8/11
Lots of singles out this week from across all corners of the genre-sphere, including releases from JSPH, Space4lease, Skela, Matt Woods, and more! On the album front, The Districts' new record is out today, as well as the long awaited return from Kesha! No matter what kind of song you're in the mood for, this New Music Friday playlist has a little something for everyone. Tune in now!
Moses Sumney- "Quarrel"
Marlon Williams- "Vampire Again"
Matt Woods- "Nervous"
Skela- "Secret"
Florist- "Glowing Brightly"
The Belle Game- "Low"
Space4lease- "Lately"
The National- "Carin at the Liquor Store"
Daughter- "Burn It Down"
Billie Eilish- "Party Favor"
JSPH-"Better"
Sedgewick- "To Fold"
Canyon City- "Midnight Flight"
Thompson Springs- Fond Regards EP
The Districts- Popular Manipulations
Kesha- Rainbow
Matt Pond PA- Still Summer
New Music Friday 7/28
Lots of singles out this week, including a few long-awaited comebacks, as well as some albums guaranteed to be staples of the summer! Singles include the first release from Company of Thieves in 6 years and the first release from BØRNS this year. We're also really digging the new single and video from the NYC band Late Night Episode (check them out if you like Imagine Dragons and Bear Hands). Coast Modern released their debut album, Arcade Fire released the follow up to their 2015 album today, and Joywave are also back with some new content (pun intended). Tune in to all the new music for this week below!
Late Night Episde- "Golden Age"
Billie Eilish- "my boy"
The Killers-"Run For Cover"
Alex Lahey- "Every Day's the Weekend"
joan- "love somebody like you"
LOMELDA- "Out There"
Hembree- "Had It All"
BØRNS- "Faded Heart"
Company of Thieves- "Treasure"
Toyko-"Golden Ones"
Space4Lease- "Drifting"
Joywave- Content
Coast Modern- Coast Modern
Arcade Fire- Everything Now
Manchester Orchestra- A Black Mile to the Surface
New Music Friday 7/21
Tune in below to check out which new music we'll be diving into this weekend. With new singles from Summer Salt and Billie Eilish to albums from Declan McKenna and Chicago's own Skip Church and Today'sHits, there's a little something for everyone in this week's New Music Friday!
Skott- "Mermaid"
Nothing But Thieves- "Sorry"
Smallpools- "Passenger Side"
Billie Eilish-"idontwannabeyouanymore"
Summer Salt- "So Polite" and "Prickly Pear"
The War On Drugs- "Strangest Thing"
Dan Croll- Emerging Adulthood
Declan McKenna- What Do You Think About the Car?
Lana Del Rey- Lust For Life
Skip Church - Out Of Tune, In Touch With The Devil
Today'sHits - Today'sHits
New Music Friday 7/14
New Music Friday is upon us again! Twinsmith's perfect-for-summer album Stay Cool is finally out, along with albums from some of our other favorites like Japanese Breakfast and Sheer Mag. Billie Eilish and The Sometimes Island also have new singles out! Tune in to all the new releases now...
Billie Eilish- "Copycat"
Space4lease- "Must Be Something"
The Sometimes Island-"Bad People"
Luke Rathborne "Don't Call Me Baby" & "I Wish I Was A Bird"
Zola Jesus- "Soak"
Vance Joy- "Lay It On Me"
Waxahatchee- Out in the Storm
Sheer Mag- Need To Feel Your Love
Japanese Breakfast- Soft Sounds From Another Planet
Oh Wonder- Ultralife
Twinsmith- Stay Cool
New Music Friday 7/7
SO much new music out today, including albums from HAIM, Dream Version, and Broken Social Scene. Wolf Alice, Honne, and Urban Cone all have singles out this week as well. Tune in now!
Wolf Alice- "Don't Delete The Kisses"
Urban Cone- "Pumping Up Clouds"
Joywave- "Going To A Place"
LÈON- "Surround Me"
Skela- "Hella"
Future Generations- "One More Problem"
Honne- "Just Dance"
To Kill a King-The Good Old Days (acoustic EP)
Jade Bird- Something American EP
Dream Version- Fight Fair
Broken Social Scene- Hug of Thunder
This Is The Kit- Moonshine Freeze
The Technicolors- Metaphysical
Haim- Something To Tell You
Playlist: Dream Version Exclusive for ANCHR
Tomorrow is the day! Our pals Dream Version are releasing their new album called Fight Fair. To celebrate, the Chicago trio made us an exclusive playlist. Listen to it and check out what they had to say about the songs they selected below!
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1. Yes Sir, No Sir / The Kinks
2. Yo-Yo / Pylon
3. Scared Straight / The Long Winters
4. No Bulbs (single version) / The Fall
5. Ping Pong Affair / The Slits
6. The Glittering Prizes / Television Personalities
7. Goldilocks Zone / Grass Widow
8. We Are Underused / Pavement
9. Flower Gardens / Chad VanGaalen
10. Like A Prayer / Madonna
Songs about various flavors of fear (1,3,9)
Songs about the costs of deferring to authority (1,6)
Songs about continuing to play a game you know is rigged (2,6,8)
Songs that are just cool sonic influences (4,5)
Songs about weird religious themes (7,10)
Make sure you also grab a ticket to see Dream Version this Saturday night at Lincoln Hall for their special album release show. Tickets start at $10 and you can buy there here.
Can't get enough Dream Version? Check out our interview with them.
New Music Friday 6/30
Another batch of our favorite new tunes from this week is here! LANY and Kacy Hill have finally released their long-awaited debut albums, and Sir Sly is back after a long hiatus with their sophomore record. Our pal Blonder has also released a new single following up his debut EP which came out earlier this month. Tune in now...
Billie Eilish- "Watch"
Broken Social Scene- "Stay Happy"
The National- "Guilty Party"
Arcade Fire- "Signs of Life"
Blonder- "Just Because"
Albin Lee Meldau- "Bloodshot"
Sir Sly- Don't You Worry, Honey
LANY- Lany
Kacy Hill- Like A Woman
New Music Friday 6/23
Another great week for new tunes! Check out all the great tunes for this weekend, including VERITE, Mondo Cozmo, Twin Peaks, PANAMA, Kacy Hill, and more!
Mondo Cozmo- "Plastic Soul"
Kacy Hill- "Keep Me Sane"
Kodaline- "Brother"
HAIM- "Little Of Your Love"
Twinsmith-"You & I"
DVSN- "Don't Choose"
Twin Peaks- "Who It's Gonna Be"
The Technicolors- "Imposter!"
VERITE- Somewhere in Between
Panama- Hope For Something EP
New Music Friday 6/16
Here's everything we're listening to this week, from The Killers' comeback to EP releases from our favorites like Yoke Lore and Blonder. Tune in!
The Killers- "The Man"
The Japanese House- "3/3"
Parade Of Lights- "Touch"
Wolf Alice- "Yuk Foo"
Everything Everything- "Can't Do"
Gordi- "Heaven I Know"
Trailer Trash Tracys- "Eden Machine"
Livingmore- "Never Slow Down"
Arcade Fire- "Creature Comfort"
(Sandy) Alex G- "Sportstar" (Porches Remix)
Blonder- $5 EP
Yolk Lore- Good Pain EP
Portugal. The Man- Woodstock
Lorde- Melodrama
New Music Friday 6/9
Here's what we're listening to this week, including long awaited albums from London Grammar and Phoenix. Grizfolk, Rooney, Oh Wonder, and more have released new singles as well. Tune in now!
Rooney- "Second Chances"
Zola Jesus- "Exhumed"
Oh Wonder- "High On Humans"
BANNERS- "Someone To You"
Grizfolk & Jamie N Commons-
Ibeyi- "Away Away"
Big Thief- Capacity
Phoenix- Ti Amo
Kirin J Callinan- Bravado
London Grammar- Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Ten Tonnes- Born To Lose EP
Friendship, Relationships, and Memory: Bastille Drop Their Highly Anticipated Video For New Single "Glory"
"Friendship, relationships and memory is the ball park we're aiming for," Bastille's frontman Dan Smith tweeted in early April, revealing his take on the band's brand new video for "Glory," out today.
I hope we do it justice for you. Friendship, relationships and memory is the ball park we're aiming for.
— BASTILLE (@bastilledan) April 8, 2017
Filmed in Texas while Bastille brought their "Wild, Wild World Tour" to America this past Spring, the video for Bastille's fifth single from Wild World evokes a strong sense of nostalgia using the themes that Smith set up. Playing on the lyrics "stories told to me, and stories told to you," the video depicts the common narrative of two people in a relationship, be it platonic or romantic, recalling the same memory from varying perspectives. Starring Smith and May Daniels, the five minute clip begins with Daniels and Smith sharing a drink and reminiscing while they lay on the hood of a car, watching planes fly by above. The story line unfolds in subtitles; As the pair recall partying in a dive bar, stealing a car, and jumping into pools, viewers see these flashbacks of the relationship between Daniels' and Smith's characters from both of their points of view.
As with most of Bastille's work, Smith's appreciation of film shines through in this music video, from the layered story line down to the camera shots that add such a depth to the song. The music video comes across as more like a trailer for an indie drama, holding more weight than most music videos these days. Never a band to do things the traditional way, Bastille also teased the video for days before the release, with Smith posting polaroids taken on set, which further evoke a sense of nostalgia and memories.
Image Courtesy of Bastille
With every listen of "Glory," I've always been reminded of memories of friendship and late nights, which ties in so closely to the story portrayed in the music video. To Smith's point in his tweet, they have definitely done it justice. Watch the video below.
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New Music Friday 6/2
Quite a few albums out today, including debuts from Marika Hackman and Dua Lipa. Tons of new singles from Sir Sly, Livingmore, VÉRITÉ, and more released this week. Tune in now!
Sir Sly "Altar"
VÉRITÉ- "Saint"
Joywave- "Shutdown"
LANY- "13"
Meg Mac- "Maybe It's My First Time"
The Japanese House- "Somebody You Found"
Portugal. The Man- "So Young"
Liam Gallagher-"Wall of Glass"
Livingmore- "Cocoon"
Slow Skies- "Dancing"
Lorde- "Perfect Places"
LO MOON- "This Is It"
Matt Pond PA- "Still Summer"
Anna of the North- "Lovers"
Alt-J- Relaxer
Dua Lipa- Dua Lipa
Halsey- Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Marika Hackman- I'm Not Your Man
Bleachers- Gone Now
New Music Friday 5/26
Check out what we're listening to this week, including new albums from Pet Symmetry and James Vincent McMorrow, as well as new singles from Kirin J Callinan and All We Are.
James Vincent McMorrow- True Care
Pet Symmetry- Vision
All We Are- "Animal"
Coast Modern- "Dive"
Kirin J Callinan- "Down 2 Hang" and "Living Each Day"
Noah Cyrus- "I'm Stuck"
Alt-J- "Adeline"
Bleachers- "I Miss Those Days"
Yolk Lore- "Goodpain"
Active Child- "Cruel World"
New Music Friday 5/12
So many new tracks out this week from some of our favorites! Check out what we'll be listening to all weekend, including Post Animal, Kacy Hill, The National, Girlpool, Kyla La Grange, and more!
Post Animal- "Special Moment"
Post Animal is back in all their guitar glory with their first single since their 2016 EP The Garden Series. If you like what you hear in "Special Moment" (which you most likely will), check them out on their massive Summer tour. You can see all their upcoming shows here, including our ACLU benefit show with them on 7/10.
Kacy Hill- "Like A Woman" and "Hard To Love"
Also making a long-awaited comeback, Kacy Hill has released not one but two singles today. Both tracks feature her incredible voice, which somehow manages to soar to a beautiful falsetto while also packing a powerful punch. Kacy has also recently confirmed a debut album is on the way, so stay tuned for that.
Fleet Foxes- "Fool's Errand"
In advance of their new album Crack Up, out on June 16th, Fleet Foxes have released this new layered single, featuring a beautiful piano outro.
Sundara Karma- "Explore"
After releasing their debut album back in January, Sundara Karma are already back with the single "Explore," with groovin' guitar riffs and an explosive chorus.
The National- "The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness"
This new single from The National isn't all that's new from them this week! The band announced earlier in the week that their new album drops September 8th, followed by a world tour.
Bleachers- "Everybody Lost Somebody"
Bleachers is back with their third single from their upcoming album. Dynamic and layered, "Everybody Lost Somebody" highlights frontman Jack Antonoff's willingness to explore new territories with his music. Along with the album out on June 2, Bleachers will be hitting the road this summer. Check out their tour dates here.
Imagine Dragons- "Whatever It Takes"
From the upcoming album Evolve (out 6/23), this new track from Imagine Dragons shows them pushing their sonic boundaries and exploring a different facet of their sound. With a cinematic build during the chorus, this song is a must-listen. Check out the band's upcoming world tour dates here.
Ingrid Michaelson & Tegan and Sara- "Whole Lot of Heart"
We can't stress enough how beautiful this collaboration between Ingrid Michaelson and Tegan and Sara is. The song comes as part of an EP full of collaborations between Ingrid and other artists, which you can check out in full here.
Kyla La Grange- "Violet Blue"
Although it's been a while since Kyla La Grange's 2014 album, she's been drip feeding us new singles every couple of months. The latest, "Violet Blue," features Kyla's delicately beautiful vocals and honest lyrics.
Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker)- Missing Link EP
Formally known as Chet Faker, singer-songwriter and producer Nick Murphy is back with a 5-song EP, featuring a track with fellow producer KAYTRANADA. Along with the new music, Murphy has announced an upcoming tour. Check out dates here.
Girlpool- Powerplant
Girlpool is back with a new album after 2015's Before The World Was Big. In addition to the new album, you can catch Girlpool on tour. See all the dates here.
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