July 26, 2024

The Family Grave: Caroline b/w Leave Him Behind

Brighton based eclectic folk act The Family Grave is an outlet for singer-songwriter Jon, a modern day minstrel who can spin a tale. The new double A-side single Caroline b/w Leave Him Behind serves as a taste for the new The Family Grave Play Songs About Love, a concept record of sorts about the perennial ups and downs are an integral part of relationships. He writes from different perspectives: Caroline captures the lingering longing after a chance meeting and Leave Him Behind tackles the disappointment and the urge to move on when things don't work out.

John Watts: "Going Deaf for a Living" celebration solo tour

John Watts

John Watts will play all of the Going Deaf for a Living album plus plenty of other Fischer-Z songs and solo material during a short tour in the Netherlands. Plenty of humourful asides are part of the equation as well.

Live dates:
  • 10/31 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
  • 11/01 Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands @ Gebouw T
  • 11/02 Enschede, Netherlands @ Metropool
  • 11/03 Drachten, Netherlands @ Iduna

July 25, 2024

Icarus Phoenix: Doctor! Doctor!

Songwriter Drew Danburry wrote another song about his divorce for his band Icarus Phoenix Doctor! Doctor! tells the true story about the results of an online mental health questionnaire. The results were hardly surprising, labeling him as suffering from a depresion, as he had to leave his son behind and he is now working hard in a different town to stay afloat and make enough money for child support as well.

Blues and folk are the go to genres when this kind of shit happens and he choose the latter. Like with the previous single High Tide, the track is accompanied by a harrowing solo acoustic version. The video was edited by Arielle Nelson.

NEEF.: 2005

NEEF.: 2005

Dutch indie-jazz trio NEEF. are old enough, albeit barely, to long for days long gone on their debut album 2005. That was the year that Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho made headlines by scoring improbable goals as a player for Barcelona, which left a huge impression on a couple of kids in Utrecht dreaming about playing in big stadiums and wowing the crowd. That never happened, but they found an outlet in creating adventurous music instead.

By inserting elements of progressive rock and a bit of modern day indie guitar, the trio goes for an idiosyncratic yet elegant overall sound. It is smooth, but it is not slick. 2005 is a vulnerable collection of instrumentals about friendship (pelle), skills (Ronaldinho, panna) and falling asleep after playing for hours on end, holding tight to a favourite stuffed animal (welterusten, kleine beer). Scouts from the big football teams will no longer offer them a contract, but they may land a record deal with a niche record label.

Phish 2024 Summer tour SBD + torrents: 2024/07/24 Uncasville, CT

Uncasville, CT 2024 poster by Dr. Juanpa

Phish
2024/07/24
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT

Set 1:
  1. AC/DC Bag >
  2. The Curtain With >
  3. Steam
  4. Maze
  5. Farmhouse
  6. Mull
  7. Reba
  8. Most Events Aren't Planned