Sibling duo Jendayi and Gyasi Bonds have been the band Charlie Belle for most of their lives. New single "What Is This" arrives Sept. 15.

Sibling duo Jendayi and Gyasi Bonds have been the band Charlie Belle for most of their lives. Talented, outspoken, Black, and queer, the sister and brother are perhaps most of all, more experienced at music making than their peers.

International acclaim arrived when Jendayi and Gyasi were just sixteen and fourteen-years-old. NPR, Nylon, MTV, Vice, and Wired profiled the pair, and Jendayi and Gyasi appeared together on the cover of the Austin Chronicle, their hometown paper at the time.

Two new singles and videos in 2020 continued the forward motion.

“We’ve been a band for over a decade and we’ve been Black our whole lives. Now more than ever there’s a spotlight on what Black artists bring to the table in all genres,” Jendayi explained at the time.

Now, in a 2023 world, as adults living in Brooklyn, Jendayi and Gyasi are products of a time that continually challenges them to be exactly who they are. The maturity that comes with life experience sounds great alongside their musical history on the upcoming Charlie Belle single and video “What Is This,” scheduled for release on September 15.

For The Rabbits premieres Loose Wing's "Capital Alphabet," which displays the Seattle quartet's "gritty take on indie pop"

SINGLE PREMIERE

Sam at For The Rabbits totally getting it about the new Loose Wing single "Capital Alphabet," saying:

"Loose Wing seem to be asking questions that really cut close to the bone. Claire Tucker’s own take on 'contemporary humanity' isn’t a scathing takedown, it’s an arm around the shoulder, a question asked, can we change things? Can we be better to one another? And when she sings it with such beauty and gusto, it’s hard not to believe for the duration of a three-minute pop song that anything is possible."

I mean, YES!

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Glide highlights Fuckleberry Hinn's "shimmering guitars and catchy hooks"

FEATURE

"The shimmering guitars and catchy hooks will be sure to draw you in to check out the rest of their 22-track debut album 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳/𝘕𝘰𝘳."

More with the memorably named Fuckleberry Hinn, this time from our friends at Glide Magazine. Click for your life, and be sure to stream “Nobody” on your favorite platform.

Treble premieres "Nobody," Fuckleberry Hinn's "gorgeously dreamy indie pop gem"

TRACK PREMIERE

I love "Nobody" by Norwegian band Fuckleberry Hinn for the exact reasons that Jeff at Treble states in his premiere of the song this morning:

"A gorgeously dreamy indie pop gem that finds a middle ground between the intricate melancholy of Elliott Smith (note the name of their album 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 / 𝘕𝘰𝘳) and the psychedelic whimsy of the Elephant 6 collective. It’s rich in gorgeous layers of sound, thick organs whirring beneath jangly guitars and bittersweet vocals."

Follow the link in comments to listen now! Order the gatefold 2XLP, out September 1, and pre-save "Nobody" here before its release on Monday.

Seattle-based foursome Loose Wing to issue "Miracle Baby" follow-up to 2019 debut album on Nov. 10, 2023

NEWS

Legendary journalist Greil Marcus stays true to his reputation as a scholar of modern rock’s intersection with rock history when noting in a 2019 Rolling Stone column that “some of the same dirt rubbed off” in regard to how Seattle foursome Loose Wing picked up mess from fellow Emerald City singer Merilee Rush, best-known for her 1968 hit “Angel of the Morning.”

Loose Wing hasn’t cleaned up completely since its critically praised debut album — “Loose Wing are serving as an example that the area’s still got it,” says UPROXX. Instead the band, led by songwriter Claire Tucker, has further focused its pounding and present sound via the upcoming Miracle Baby (Nov. 10, Drums & Wires Recordings.)