Author: Matthew Bedford

Osaka-based instrumental three-piece Lemon’s Chair has released a video for the track “My Favorite” off the upcoming album My Favorite Reverb.  It’s an epic 12-minute song that starts off in a calming way, but in typical Lemon’s Chair fashion explodes into some really big beautiful noise.  The album is due out next month.

Scotland’s Le Thug have released their second EP Art Software, a follow-up to last year’s Ripping EP.  The release features three heavily layered, dreamy tracks driven by chilled out electronic beats.  It is available for whatever you’d like to pay on the band’s Bandcamp page:  http://lethug.bandcamp.com/.

 

 

Stella Diana has released the first video from their upcoming album -41 61 93-, due out on Valentine’s Day.  The single is titled “Isabeau”, named after the character from the 1985 film Ladyhawke.  I’ve been looking forward to this release for some time now from the Neapolitan shoegazers and die-hard football fans.  Here’s the video.  Enjoy!

The eighth and final band has been added to Muso Planet Volume 4 and it’s the brilliant French psychgazers Dead Horse One.  Very excited to have them on board and now that the band list has been wrapped up we’ll be looking to finalize all volume 4 content in the coming weeks.  The complete band list for volume 4 is as follows:

Adelaida (Chile)
TuT (Taiwan)
orangenoise (Pakistan)
SHE (England)
Le Thug (Scotland)
The Chambermaids (U.S.)
Sea Dweller (Italy)
Dead Horse One (France)

The Foreign Resort, newly signed to Chicago-based BLVD Records, have released a new single and video.  The Danish outfit’s single, titled “Alone”, is a brilliantly catchy and addictively hooky new wave track.  The video was shot in L.A. by Arian Soheili.  The Foreign Resort’s upcoming album “New Frontiers” will be released digitally on February 24th, with a physical release soon to follow.

I recently announced the first three bands for March’s Muso Planet volume 4.  The count is now up to seven, as I am happy to announce the addition of four fantastic artists:  SHE (England), orangenoise (Pakistan), Sea Dweller (Italy), and Le Thug (Scotland).  With the band list now at seven, the final participant should hopefully be announced in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, get ready for the release of Muso Planet volume 3, coming this Saturday!

Some truly amazing bands have come together for an upcoming release of “A Pysch Tribute to the Doors”.  The concept clearly needs no introduction, but take a look at this stacked lineup.  The album will be available on March 4th and pre-order is now available on iTunes.

 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-psych-tribute-to-the-doors/id811281839

1.  Elephant Stone – “L.A. Woman”

2.  The Black Angels – “Soul Kitchen”

3.  Psychic Ills – “Love Me Two Times”

4.  Dark Horses – “Hello, I Love You”

5.  Camera – “People are Strange”

6.  Dead Meadow – “The Crystal Ship”

7.  Sons of Hippies – “The Soft Parade”

8.  Dead Skeletons – “Riders on the Storm”

9.  Wall of Death – “Light My Fire”

10.  Clinic – “Touch Me”

11.  Vietnam – “Roundhouse Blues”

12.  Geri X – “Love Her Madly”

13.  The Raveonettes – “The End”

With Muso Planet volume 3 wrapping up and on the way in the next few weeks, plans have already begun for volume 4. Three bands have been confirmed so far, with more expected to follow in the coming weeks. I am very excited to announce that SXSW 2014 participants Adelaida (Chile) will be joined by TuT (Taiwan) and The Chambermaids (U.S.). Stay tuned for more announcements on volume 4 as well as the upcoming release of volume 3.