J Hacha De Zola collaborates with an original Dap-King on his new album, due this June

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Back when he began recording 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, J Hacha De Zola called to say he was collaborating with Fernando Vélez, an original member of the Dap-Kings.

I started to imagine what Fernando's musical contributions and sonic wisdom would bring to this record when paired up with J's distinctive style and point of view.

Jedd Beaudoin of Strange Currency has already called 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 the "spookiest make-out record of 2023 or any other other year," perfectly capturing what my thoughts had aspired to!

Hear "Stay Away" now. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 arrives June 9 via Caballo Negro, distributed by Slow Start Records! Photos by Adrian Buckmaster.

Hear the "irresistible pop" of Movie Jail's "Stop At The Mark" via Under The Radar

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"Intricate indie rock guitars, silken new wave synths, jazzy chord changes, and a love for irresistible pop melody."

What else do you need?!

Hear another track from the debut EP by Movie Jail before it drops this Friday on Desperate Spirits!

Thanks to Under the Radar for premiering "Stop At The Mark" which you can listen to during your lunch break, when you're picking up the kids from school, while walking the dog...

I'm out of suggestions!

The exquisite sibling harmonies of The Chapin Sisters describe life on Brooklyn's Bergen Street

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The Chapin Sisters make you long to return to a place you may have never been before.

“Bergen Street” is the new single (March 31, Lake Bottom Records) from Abigail and Lily Chapin, the sibling members of what looks like a folk music dynasty, but in reality, is a proud family that has been making music for decades in the most humble of traditions.

Father Tom Chapin is a Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter, late uncle Harry Chapin is a legendary artist and social justice activist (his #1 hit “Cat’s In The Cradle” is a timeless classic), and grandfather Jim Chapin was an esteemed jazz drummer.

The sisters’ first new music since 2017’s Ferry Boat full-length, “Bergen Street,” which describes a stretch of Brooklyn road with its everyday “soot in the window ruts” and “air that smells of the tire dust” is an example of this humble and expertly crafted music-making.

It is voiced with stirring sisterly “blood harmony” in a way that only a family band – especially one with such a long history – can do.

See the video for "An Imposed Exile," the new High Water Marks single that ATH calls "perfect pop"

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Now you can use your eyes to listen to the new single by The High Water Marks! Watch "An Imposed Exile" during your "work" hours!

Nathan at Austin Town Hall says: “I’m all about the execution of perfect pop... the melodic nature of the vocals galloping atop those fuzzy jangling guitars is just absolutely sublime."

Hilarie says: "It was a big year for us because we all got to record in Kentucky together and we played our first show together in Oslo with Pavement. I wanted to make a video with us in it and this one is like our greatest hits of 2022."

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘧 (17 tracks!) is out June 9 from Minty Fresh.

MAGNET premieres the video for "Call The Neighbors," Movie Jail's "hooky sonic barrage"

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A comedian is bombing so badly that his microphone decides to make an escape. Comedy is not pretty!

Have some fun watching the "Call The Neighbors" video from Movie Jail over at MAGNET! Hobart Rowland proclaims it a "hooky sonic barrage,” and damn if that's not what I need after my bowl of egg whites and spinach.

Debut EP (mixed by John McEntire of Tortoise who also contributes vibraphone) out March 3 on Desperate Spirits! "Call The Neighbors" single is out now and available here.

Get lost in the dreamscape of Opal Eskar’s “Sunlight Is Breakin’ Out”

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In its premiere coverage of the debut single by Opal Eskar, Philadelphia's NPR-affiliate WXPN writes, "Longtime Philly scenesters Chet Delcampo (of Hong Kong Stingray and more) and Heyward Howkins teamed up with the comparatively new-to-town Karl Blau on a dreamy new project called Opal Eskar.

"Dappled in light bongo beats, a rippling guitar undercurrent, and layered vocal harmonies, the project’s new single is a Philly answer to Phosphorescent... 'Sunlight Is Breakin’ Out' is a reflection of the languid heat wave energy while a solid means of keeping sonically cool."

The debut self-titled EP by Opal Eskar is scheduled for release on May 19, 2023 via Spiral Valley Records.