I have a list of ~900 albums from 2019 that I still want to eventually listen to / review [IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT ALERT]
For this project (already 125+ releases deep), which is just impossibly daunting and makes me head hurt. IDK how to streamline this process or is any “critic” out there really listening to “all” the good music? It’s impossible I guess... BUT needless to say, these have made this list from an even larger pool of music that I either listened to briefly and immediately dismissed or (gasp!) never even came across my radar (radar = many many music blogs I follow via RSS).
Anyway, because I’ll most likely never get to this (whatever this is, an Xgau parody or something)... Here is the list (please ignore some of my notations/typos):
1 matana roberts, coin coin chapter four
2 jeffrey lewis
3 negativland
4 camedor
5 the darkness
6 jai paul [leak]
7 shikoswe
8 anatolian weapons
9 cakedog, doggystyle
10 carly rae jepsen (LP, plus single w Gryffin)
11 parsnip
12 the comet is coming
13 girl in red
14 ezra furman
15 the kvb
16 freddie gibbs & madlib
17 say sue me (single)
18 denzel curry
19 fatamorgana
20 vivian girls
21 wobbly, monitress
22 helado negro
23 anamanaguchi
24 paul demarinis
25 comet gain
26 personal best
27 king princess, LP? big little lies single
28 marble arch
29 mini dresses
30 matt christensen
31 jade bird
32 black mountain
33 body meat
34 pat, Love Will Find A Way Home
35 acid arab
36 the 83rd
37 common holly
38 wicca phase
39 mark ronson
40 spirit in the room, single
41 rebe, “pienso en ti a todas horas” [just a single?]
42 a giant dog, neon bible cover LP
43 hey collosus
44 moon king (meh/ or *)
45 vanity productions
46 velvet negroni
47 g perico
48 budokan boys
49 skryptor
50 oscar scheller
51 the muffs
52 larry gus
53 these new puritans ***
54 angel olsen
55 bleu nuit
56 meatraffle
57 josephine wiggs
58 jennifer vanilla
59 big|brave
60 rico nasty
61 friendship, dreamin'
62 mike, tears of joy
63 bellrope
64 gbv
65 machìna, archipelago
66 toy, songs of consumption
67 ayankoko
68 the intelligence
69 drahla
70 corridor, junior
71 urochromes
72 david hasselhoff
73 aMAZONDOTCOM
74 kehlani
75 ne-hi EP (final)
76 avey tare
77 bonnie "prince" billy
78 battles
79 snapped ankles
80 mannequin pussy
81 toro y moi, soul trash
82 twen
83 self discovery for social survival comp
84 bad heaven ltd
85 eric frye
86 the mattson 2
87 duncan park
88 pure bathing culture
89 arthur russell, iowa dream
90 wild pink
91 flaming lips
92 pan amsterdam
93 flaural
94 knife wife
95 hannah peel & will burns
96 klein
97 meat puppets
98 tnght
99 james ferraro
100 royal trux / ariel pink
101 new rain duets
102 black marble
103 sui zhen
104 liam the younger
105 the mountain goats, welcome to passaic
106 frank hurricane and hurricanes of love
107 sebadoh
108 xylouris white
109 lindstrøm
110 franck vigroux
111 joyero
112 dorian electra
113 ride
114 crumb, jinx
115 nonconnah
116 cup, spinning creature
117 brutus
118 bjarki
119 khotin
120 alexander tucker
121 gunna
122 operator music band
123 tony molina
124 nanami ozone
125 sad planets
126 bemydelay
127 laurie anderson et al, songs from the bardo
128 teebs
129 deerhunter, timebends
130 tr/st (2 LPs)
131 dolores catherino
132 liturgy
133 floating points
134 sasami, LP + xmas EP
135 trikorder23
136 moor mother
137 have a nice life
138 la dispute
139 lingua ignota
140 lina tullgren
141 earl sweatshirt
142 entrail
143 alexander noice
144 shock narcotic
145 rakta
146 munya
147 el drugstore
148 buck gooter
149 caribou, single - more?
150 rosenau & sanborn
151 kevin abstract
152 pile
153 e for echo
154 animal collective, new psycho actives vol. 2 + live album
155 harlem
156 sudan archives
157 lil peep, posthumous ep
158 young guv, i and ii
159 orville peck
160 75 dollar bill
161 institute
162 tove lo
163 the chocolate watchband
164 foie gras, holy hell
165 french vanilla
166 chuck cleaver
167 kollaps
168 spirits having fun
169 game
170 badgirl$
171 medhane
172 alberich
173 show me the body
174 the night watch, an embarrassment of riches
175 inus, western spaghettification
176 pregoblin, singles?
177 ra ra riot
178 de lorians
179 kool keith
180 kaspia & stride
181 glen hansard
182 dpeee
183 berlin taxi
184 foghorn
185 ionnalee
186 american sharks
187 sitcom, dust single
188 pip blom
189 j balvin & bady
190 fenella
191 tanya tagaq
192 sean o'hagan
193 j robbins
194 peter ivers (comp)
195 neon indian, not sure if single is part of larger proj?
196 triad god
197 yeule
198 roland tings
199 schoolboy q
200 ava luna EP
201 fried eggs
202 drugdealer
203 half japanese
204 todd anderson-kunert
205 emily reo
206 christelle bofale
207 brion starr
208 jan jelinek (reissue)
209 peaer
210 devin townsend
211 vik
212 young m.a
213 default genders
214 night lovell
215 rocketship
216 kim gordon
217 ellen arkbro
218 george clanton and nick hexum [single?]
219 the minus 5
220 penguin cage
221 felicia atkinson
222 take offense
223 moon duo
224 chemical brothers
225 nef the pharaoh
226 daniel norgren
227 unkle
228 pup (?)
229 baroness
230 velvet bethany
231 resavoir
232 gruff rhys
233 lana del ray
234 empath
235 burial and the bug, flame 2
236 russian baths
237 quelle chris
238 corpse flower
239 roy montgomery [reissue]
240 clinic
241 a.g. cook, [single]
242 why?
243 beck
244 francis lung
245 thom yorke
246 warmduscher
247 uv-tv
248 aa bondy
249 max richter, ad astra ost
250 younghusband
251 stereo total
252 julie's haircut
253 aa matheson
254 eartheater
255 kelly moran
256 mana (seven steps behind)
257 c.h.e.w.
258 sarah mary chadwick
259 midsommar ost
260 beabadoobee
261 life, a picture of good health
262 dumb, club nites
263 dame dolla
264 endless boogie
265 burna boy
266 lungbutter
267 wand
268 future punx
269 yves jarvis
270 kim petras [LP, halloween EP]
271 bts world
272 pikelet
273 panda bear, single
274 samiyam
275 red river dialect
276 ryan pollie
277 ryuichi sakamot (reissue)
278 jackie mendoza
279 dark blue
280 jay som
281 stephen mallinder
282 neutrals, kebab disco
283 foodman
284 capitol, dream noise
285 new pornographers
286 mark korven, the lighthouse ost
287 gauche
288 the japanese house
289 cave (re-issue)
290 ybn cordae
291 the vacant lots
292 arwen
293 rhucle
294 lil b, @ least 2 releases?
295 tea service
296 chai
297 black pumas
298 program, show me
299 marika hackman
300 sonny and the sunsets
301 lillie mae
302 mean jeans
303 the stroppies
304 poppies
305 twin shadow
306 vanishing twin ***
307 portrayal of guilt [EP + split single]
308 lucki [2 lps]
309 absolutely free
310 girl band
311 black midi
312 torche
313 perfume (best of)
314 white denim
315 clipping
316 the hu
317 big business
318 metro crowd
319 ex-vöid, 7"
320 broken social scene
321 lil pump
322 uranium club
323 doon kanda
324 hesitation wounds
325 sorry girls
326 bibio
327 red mass
328 the shins, single
329 lil keed
330 yeasayer
331 bts / blackpink KPOP
332 galen tipton, fake meat
333 the world, reddish
334 lanark artefax, ep
335 ladytron
336 g.s., schray
337 just mustard [single, more?]
338 mdou moctar
339 rangers, spirited discussion
340 tyson meade
341 dj nate
342 kelly lee owens
343 bambara
344 kilo kish
345 lusine
346 ralph heidel / homo ludens
347 psychic graveyard
348 homeshake
349 wives, so removed
350 proto idiot
351 let’s eat grandma, ost ep
352 foals
353 caroline shaw & attacca quartet
354 juan waters
355 mount eerie with julie doiron
356 mestozi
357 patio
358 oh baby, the art of sleeping alone
359 earth
360 haybaby
361 anna meredith
362 the caretaker (6)
363 rich brian
364 sunn o))), [two LPs]
365 alessandro cortini
366 ty segall
367 injury reserve
368 elucid
369 budos band
370 tim hecker
371 waqwaq kingdom
372 william doyle ***
373 innercity ensemble
374 filthy friends
375 prurient
376 shlohmo
377 bon iver
378 sean henry
379 yeesh
380 faye webster
381 megan thee stallion
382 squid, town centre
383 simulation (hausau mountain)
384 flying lotus
385 horse jumper of love
386 rap, export
387 lansky jones
388 the gonks
389 cate lebon
390 rome fortune
391 chain cult
392 empty set
393 big thief (2 lp's)
394 laura cannell [and polly wright album ?] or is there just a laura c album too ? }}
395 froth
396 thugwidow
397 organ tapes
398 the new pornographers
399 zonal
400 bbg baby joe
401 whitney
402 guards
403 anemone
404 sheer mag
405 nots
406 fujiya & miyag
407 kool aid, family portrait ep
408 frankie cosmos
409 kaputt
410 quelle chris
411 operators
412 marco benevento
413 elvis depressedly
414 school of language, 45
415 rob burger
416 pozi
417 redd kross
418 randy randall
419 yatta
420 hide, hell is here
421 bobby krlic, midsommar ost
422 planet england
423 kev brown
424 robedoor
425 tropical fuck storm
426 haram, 9/11 ep
427 candy, super-stare single
428 sly and the family drone
429 kevin morby
430 porches, rangerover [single]
431 odae
432 pottery
433 saint pepsi
434 slowthai
435 iggy pop
436 swans
437 iLOVEMAKONNEN
438 mukqs
439 feels
440 luke temple
441 oli xl
442 orphan swords
443 post pink
444 deli girls
445 nilüfer yanya
446 idk, is he real?
447 interpol
448 priests
449 galcher lustwerk
450 smokepurpp, various?
451 kindness
452 ex hex
453 sampa the great
454 methyl ethel
455 ellis, the fuzz ep
456 jeanines s/t
457 water from your eyes
458 twin peaks
459 sam cohen
460 fontaines dc
461 spiral stairs
462 the hecks
463 nicola ratti
464 four tet, various (inc. "wingdings" alter ego side proj)
465 holy ghost
466 half stack
467 cherubs
468 juana molina, forfun EP
469 jpegmafia
470 bedouine
471 fury
472 melvins/flipper
473 the curls
474 izambard
475 heart eyes
476 drinking boys and girls choir
477 big search
478 glenn branca
479 rose elinor dougall
480 bat for lashes
481 young knives, [single, more?
482 hot chip
483 alex lahey
484 hemlock ernst & kenny segal
485 dj seinfeld
486 joni void
487 rema rema
488 spencer tweedy
489 trash kit
490 dry cleaning [2 ep's]
491 mega bog ***
492 saudade
493 monster rally
494 wilco
495 chromatics, LP + EP
496 slayyyter
497 maral
498 blarf
499 pernice brothers
500 la neve
501 marie davidson
502 tredici bacci
503 deathprod
504 lowly
505 russian circles
506 angel witch
507 fires were shot
508 amy o
509 q da fool
510 clams casino
511 automelodi
512 paradox
513 dababy (2)
514 david kilgour
515 missy elliot
516 baby smoove
517 boris
518 thanks for coming
519 yves tumor [single w/]
520 ΜΜΜΔ
521 falcon/falkland
522 noel wells
523 ecstatic vision
524 amyl & the sniffers
525 barrie
526 bianca scout
527 katie dey
528 prince rama
529 control top
530 duster, comp + new LP
531 foxes in fiction
532 slowthai x denzel curry [single]
533 the murlocs
534 plaid
535 ela orleans
536 gobby
537 cfm
538 carla del forna
539 pale spring
540 pixx
541 širom
542 lightning bolt
543 cate lebon & deerhunter
544 channel tres
545 sigrid
546 help, s/t
547 shellac, live
548 crack cloud, pain olympics (ongoing) / s/t (2018)
549 notes underground
550 fat white family ***
551 gloop
552 equiknoxx
553 nakhane
554 czarface meets ghostface
555 the rubinoos
556 shannon lay
557 tim heidecker
558 droneflower
559 john vanderslice
560 your old droog
561 bats, alter nature
562 zvi
563 justus proffit
564 lower dens
565 anna of the north
566 yg
567 holly herndon
568 good fuck
569 clark, single
570 charli xcx
571 the nativist
572 low life
573 jonsi & alex somers
574 kazu
575 günter schickert
576 odonis odonis
577 kelsey lu (+ remix EP)
578 young thug
579 thaiboy digital
580 hatchie
581 hiro kone
582 cocorosie
583 sabiwa
584 oh sees
585 rex orange county
586 311
587 erland cooper
588 jtamul
589 the brilliant tabernacle
590 free love, extreme dance anthems
591 jeff lynne's elo
592 dutch courage
593 booji boys
594 giggs
595 ceschi
596 inter arma
597 psychic sounds ensemble
598 eli kezsler EP
599 thelma
600 haiku salut
601 julia jacklin
602 otoboke beaver
603 colin self
604 mark mulcahy
605 rosalia, single "a pale" more?
606 chris lott
607 royal trux
608 weyes blood
609 mikal cronin
610 hissing tiles
611 grace ives
612 vic bang
613 nick cave
614 sugar world [single]
615 herzog
616 offset
617 mike adams at his honest weight
618 real life buildings
619 aldous harding
620 pye corner audio
621 doja cat
622 bleached
623 book of shame
624 kate davis
625 i was a king
626 pendant, through a coil
627 joseph arthur
628 great grandpa, four of arrows
629 modern nature
630 stef chura
631 spaza, s/t great
632 the alchemist
633 pond
634 aiden baker, etc
635 kirin j. Callinan
636 possible humans
637 greys
638 kizuna ai
639 little simz
640 big bend
641 membranes, what nature gives…
642 young nudy
643 car seat headrest (live)
644 seahawks
645 dumbhop's party
646 julien chang
647 pacific yew
648 pharmakon
649 lomelda
650 versing
651 olden yolk
652 mekons
653 the dream syndicate
654 the gotobeds
655 amy klein
656 bABii
657 bill callahan
658 grlwood
659 van dale
660 ziúr
661 delicate steve
662 debby friday
663 dehd
664 south city hardware
665 kesha
666 (sandy) alex g
667 computer slime
668 fka twigs
669 rob halford, celestial
670 dean hurley
671 school of language
672 nicolas godin
673 blue hawaii
674 leggy
675 ceremony
676 his name is alive
677 third eye blind
678 sadgirl
679 ariana grande
680 skepta
681 dylan moon
682 jay mitta
683 the drums
684 kero kero bonito, ep
685 charly bliss
686 lee renaldo etc
687 rina mushonga
688 ulla straus
689 cherushii & maria minerva
690 slaughter beach, dog
691 maps
692 dj shadow
693 tool LOL
694 diiv
695 pixies
696 cuco
697 black peaches
698 subhumans
699 gurr
700 cashmere cat
701 brockhampton
702 fire-toolz
703 lambchop, LP + EP
704 messthetics
705 neuland
706 westkust
707 haelos
708 sturgill simpson
709 maria usbeck
710 king gizzard (2)
711 earthgang
712 paranoid london
713 fet.nat
714 bethlehem steel
715 neil young with crazy horse
716 tengger
717 guerilla toss
718 spelling
719 lizzo
720 wiki
721 dr00p, mkULTRAHD
722 ghost orchard
723 jane weaver
724 usa/mexico
725 carl stone
726 richard dawson ***
727 rafael toral
728 test dept
729 sacred paws
730 big krit
731 mallrat
732 jenn champion
733 moE/Mette Rasmussen, tolerancia picante
734 facs
735 yung lean, single (blue cup) and ep, more?
736 pissgrave
737 moodyman
738 sing sinck, sing
739 tyler the creator
740 sleater-kinney
741 dean blunt, zushi
742 cursive
743 barker, utlity
744 gemma
745 octavian
746 pronoun
747 girl ray
748 julia shapiro
749 nodding god
750 daniel saylor
751 jakob ogawa
752 richard youngs
753 diät
754 w00dy
755 omar souleyman
756 vōx EP
757 topdown dialectic
758 penelope islea
759 gbv
760 glass beach
761 james hoff, hobo ufo
762 euglossine
763 dream ritual
764 terry allen
765 office culture
766 ghostie, devour
767 beat detectives
768 red channel
769 octo octa
770 julien baker [toyko single]
771 shackleton as "tunes of negation"
772 sons of raphael
773 lena raine
774 fitted, first fits
775 velf
776 cvn
777 black country, new road, [2 singles only?]
778 chief keef
779 andrew bird, LP and EP
780 tamaryn
781 vagabon
782 zelooperz
783 brian jonestown massacre
784 angel dust
785 pere ubu
786 vatican shadow, church...
787 spencer radcliffe
788 mr muthafuckin exquire
789 earth to mickey
790 beak>
791 byron westbrook
792 major murphy
793 nicole yun
794 the divine comedy
795 sote, parallel persiao
796 the radio dept.
797 prince daddy & the hyena
798 mudhoney
799 truth club
800 shura
801 underworld, drift
802 lil texas
803 that dog
804 gary wilson / r. stevie moore
805 divino nino
806 spiral heads
807 claire cronin
808 devendra banhart
809 c.y.m. EP
810 dude york
811 sangri
812 vegyn [2 lp's?]
813 brooke candy
814 caroline polachek
815 hurt valley
816 O.L.I.V.I.A, modo avion
817 ziúr
818 pepper mill rondo, it's christmas time
819 ben vida
820 nick hexum/george clanton
821 meara o'reilly
822 tyler holmes, devil
823 blood incantation
824 guenter schlienz
825 gavilán rayna russom
826 loraine james ***
827 lithics, Wendy Kraemer EP
828 navel, ambient 2, in space
829 the proper ornaments
830 jon hopkins & kelly lee owens, single
831 julianna barwick
832 park hye-jin
833 bea1991
834 men i trust
835 erika de casier
836 ducks unlimited
837 lyzza
838 refused
839 jim o'rourke, to magnetize ...
840 analemma, 2 singles on a comp?
841 zack fox, "the bean kicked in"
842 real life rock n roll band
843 prefab sprout
844 daniel lopatin, uncut gems ost
845 kaytranada
846 the voidz, 2 song single + video?
847 grandaddy, single (add scissors icon)
848 dark thoughts, must be nice
849 loose nukes
850 sam mallet
851 very good, adulthood
852 henge, nothing head
853 kaleidobolt
854 nebula, holy shit
855 terminal cheesecake
856 uzeda
857 wet tuna
858 sean mccann
859 black dresses, love and... (2nd LP)
860 nefew
861 taylor swift ???
862 lala lala, the lamb
863 jenny lewis
864 33EMYBW
865 blood orange, angel's pulse
866 caterina barbieri ***
867 yusu
868 white reaper
869 rozi plain
870 bamboo, daughters of the sky
871 seragina steer
872 clear channel, hot fruit
873 patience, dizzy spells
874 mope grooves, desire
875 current affairs, object & subject
875 comfort, not passing
876 bill orcutt
877 bonnie baxter
878 carl stone
879 thurston moore
880 alameda 5
881 john zorn
882 the membranes, what nature gives...
883 meemo comma
884 ana roxannne
885 whistling arrow, s/t
886 dis fantasy
887 giant swan, s/t
888 buck young, buck ii
889 abdu ali
890 ifriqiyya électrique
891 $hit and $hine, doing drugs, selling drugs
892 ghold
893 theon cross
894 yao bobby & simon grab
895 solange *sure whatever ok
896 the comet is coming
897 the utopia strong, s/t
898 karenn, grapefruit regret
899 brìghde chaimbeul
900 nav, bad habits
901 chance, big day
902 nostalgia critic's the wall
903 uboa, the origin of my depression
904 hobo johnson
905 ana frango elétrico
906 dorian electra
We LOVE hanging out in Cotswolds pubs and recently bumped into Leo Saunders, musician, songwriter and founder of Tuneriver, a personalised song service.
Photo credit: Christopher Cornwell
So Leo, what’s the drink you're getting at the bar?
Vodka and ginger ale (ale, not beer) - it’s my go-to - refreshing and a little spicy. My favourite vodka
Tito's Handmade Vodka
it’s an original craft Vodka (whatever that is?!) produced in Austin, Texas from corn instead of potatoes. My other favourite is
Crystal Head
created by Dan Aykroyd, it’s very smooth and comes in a glass skull-shaped bottle. Very rock’n’roll! Haha! The ginger ale? Gotta be Fever Tree - it could be a branding thing... but it does seem to taste better!
What’s your favourite kind of pub? Which ones do you go to in the Cotswolds?
The Cotswolds is fantastic for the variety of pubs you can find. I often have people stay from out of town and they always love the options we have available in Cheltenham. I tend to go to a lot of the places I perform music at, as ‘LEO LIVE’
https://www.leosaunders.com/
The Retreat, Harry Cook’s, The Bayshill, Smokey Joe’s, Gin & Juice/131, The Tavern. I also like the bar at Cowley Manor with the fun art on the walls, and other places outside Cheltenham - The Prince Albert in Rodborough is also an amazing place, I need to get back there sometime...
Photo: Cowley Manor
If a track came on - what would make you dance? What would make you make a swift exit?
Currently, it would be ‘Good As Hell’ by Lizzo. I love old-school stuff like Funkadelic and Sly Stone.If there’s music on, I’m unlikely to make a swift exit… unless it’s Nickelback, that is!
You started out on the Camden indie circuit - what lead you to that life? What was the best memory?
At the time I used the live in South-East London, but used to spend as much free-time as possible in Camden. I loved the shops, the market, music venues and general vibe of the place. It was the 90’s, and we would often bump into well-known band members in pubs like The Falcon, The Monarch, The Dublin Castle and The Underworld.
We supported FEEDER at gigs around this time. Hard to pick a ‘best’ memory, but probably playing to a packed house at the infamous Water Rats in Kings Cross. The band from that time are doing a reunion gig at The Water Rats this July, so I’m looking forward to that one!
Photo: The Water Rats
Tell us a little more about the War Songs project. How long did it take you to put it together and would you like to do something like that again?
It took around six months to pull-together. I worked on the compositions with George Moorey who is a great producer and music creator based in Gloucester. Our concept was to create 2 pieces of music from WWI poetry to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, one that was 19mins 14secs long and one 19mins 18seconds long - 19:14, 19:18 - to represent the years of the war. We attracted Heritage Lottery funding for the project and they recommended we focus on the local Gloucestershire composer and poet, Ivor Gurney.
I absolutely loved visiting the Gloucestershire Archives and having the opportunity to read Ivor Gurney’s actual note books and letters, and then interpret his poetry into music with George. His story resonated with me having lived with my own mental health issues and challenges. So it became incredibly important to deliver a good piece of work.
We co-ordinated with local musicians and schools and community groups to perform the pieces at The Guildhall. On the night there were 99 musicians on-stage - it was wonderful to see the younger musicians enjoying and benefitting from working alongside the professional and semi-professional musicians.
Photo: Ivor Gurney/AZQuotes
We love your new venture Tuneriver - how does it work?
Thank you! In a nutshell, Tuneriver help customers to send personalised songs as gifts for various occasions - Birthday, Valentine’s, Anniversary, Mother’s Day, Congratulations, Motivation… the list goes on!
Through years of working in the creative-arts fields, I’ve found that music artists are paid very poorly for their work that appears on regular music-streaming services. For example, an artist can dedicate weeks and months-worth of time and pour their heart and soul into working on an EP or album. Yet, to receive just the equivalent of minimum wage for their work, they will need to achieve over a million ‘plays/streams’ per month. With tuneriver.com singer-songwriters are able to get paid well for their personalised tracks with each order.
There is also a possibility for the artists to have their work promoted to an international audience and also build up a community where the artists support each other. So, each purchase made on tuneriver.com goes toward supporting the artist by paying them for their musical art and songcraft and investing in their creativity.
On the tuneriver.com site, you can review and choose a song to be personalised and have it ordered within a few minutes. After ordering, the song goes into the studio for the song personalisation to be added and within 72hrs it’s delivered as a personalised webpage with the downloadable personalised song, personalised lyric sheet and message. With some songs you can even personalise up to 40% of the song!
We’ve been receiving an amazing response from our customers, people are genuinely ‘wowed’ and it is so heartwarming to hear their incredible feedback.
And yes… we’ve heard that our personalised songs have made people cry happy-tears!!
Tell us more about some of the artists that you can find on Tuneriver.
We’re so happy to announce four new artists for 2020.
The first is Oli Gosh. Oli began her career as an actress, training at RADA and then performing roles ranging from Juliet in Romeo and Juliet to Dirty Dancing in the West End. Coming from the underground up, Oli found her true home on the dance floor of Amnesia in Ibiza where she discovered Techno, teaming up with fellow south east London producer, Naive Machine to create the track ‘Silva’ which combines ethereal vocals with the raw power of flamenco stamping samples. She also worked with Danglo and their 1st release, ‘Never let you go’, was picked up by Pete Tong. She now has tens of thousands of followers on Spotify and is working on songs to be featured on Tuneriver.com
Next up is blues-rocker Marc James. Marc is a gifted vocalist, guitarist, and lap steel player, worship leader and songwriter. If you like Eddie Vedder’s voice you’ll love Marc’s! He is the author of many well-known songs such as ‘Surrender’. Marc is also famous for fronting the band Verra Cruz, an English blues-rock band originally from St Albans.
The next signing is our first international artist, Janet Renders (pronounced: ‘Shanet') from The Netherlands.
She is a solo artist and singer in her band ‘The First Resort’ and has performed during the international Four Days Marches in Nijmegen – an event that promotes sport and exercise. Janet is currently studying Music Therapy at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Nijmegen and would love to give a special person in your life an unforgettable gift: your unique song.
Our latest signing is Gina Larner, who I spotted singing at The Cheltenham Songwriter’s Guild at Smokey Joe’s. Gina is an up and coming folk/country artist, originally from Brighton.
She has been playing guitar and singing since she can remember and is just about to finish her degree in Popular Music. Gina has performed up and down the country, being a grand finalist in Open Mic UK and other major competitions, along with playing with her band consisting of double bassist, electric guitar and violin. She has released 2 singles, and continues to write new songs to perform/sell. I can’t wait to have her songs featured on tuneriver.com.
What’s your next venture?
I’m looking for a piano player that I can team up with to create a duo. I had a band before called The Holy Sinners. We used to put on events titled ’Songs of Intimacy, Romance and Doom’ (!) and I’d like to put on some evenings at places like Chapel Arts. Songs by Nina Simone, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, with some jazz and swing.
What are you going to be eating after your pub drink?
I’m a sucker for sticky chicken wings and sweet potato fries, it makes me feel like I’m back in New Orleans.
Where do you go in the Cotswolds to unwind?
There are some wonderful walks. I like Cleeve Common, Leckhampton Hill, Robinswood Hill and Painswick Beacon. There are also wonderful parks in Cheltenham: Sandford and Pitville and my faves. Lunch or brunch at Baker & Graze in the Suffolks is also one of my favourite places. I also love the steam railway that runs from the racecourse to Broadway.
I studied Ancient History/Classical Civilisation at school and university, so I love visiting historic Roman sites and the Corinium Museum. To fully unwind I usually go to a local jam-night, like the one at The Bayshill, though... and I’ve starting singing some blues in The Berkeley Arms in Tewkesbury on a Monday night with Bryn Thomas, Roger Petley, Nathan Thomas and Stef Stevens, that really helps me unwind!
001. Holly Herndon - Proto
002. Barker - Utility
003. Summer Walker - Over It
004. Topdown Dialectic - Vol. 2
005. Vatican Shadow - Berghain 09
006. Polachek, Caroline - PANG
007. Various Artists - It Takes A Village: The Sounds of Physical Therapy
008. Rosalía - A Pale
009. Jenna Sutela - Nimiia Vibié
010. Croatian Amor - Isa
011. Octo Octa - Resonant Body
012. Special Request - VORTEX
013. Fabio & Grooverider - 30 Years of Rage
014. Oli XL - Rogue Intruder, Soul Enhancer
015. Karenn - Grapefruit Regret
016. Stenny - Upsurge
017. Geo Rip - TTT Mixtape
018. DJ Gigola & Kev Koko - Tender Trance
019. Davis Galvin - Davis Galvin
020. INSTINCT - INSTINCT 05
021. Daes, Cam - Mechanosphere
022. Blawan - Many Many Pings
023. LOFT - and departt from mono games
024. Various Artists - PDA Compilation Volume 1 - And the Beat Goes On
025. PJ Swerve - "24 Seconds"
026. IVVVO - doG
027. Hilda Guðnadóttir - Chernobyl
028. Aurora Halal - Liquiddity
029. Endless Mow - Possession Chamber
030. Lee Gamble - Exhaust
031. Contagious - Contagious
032. Aseptic Stir - Year of Detachment
033. Various Artists - CRXSSINGS
034. Clairo - Immunity
035. Overmono - POLY011
036. Schacke - "Trained To The Floor"
037. Various Artists - Various [Крым Мрык - KMV02]
038. Off The Meds - Belter
039. Andy Stott - It Should Be Us
040. Ioannis Savvaidis - Diataxis
041. ISSHU - IS
042. Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code
043. Brannten Schnüre - Erinnerungen An Gesichter
044. Various Artists - Total Solidarity
045. Erika de Casier - Essentials
046. Madteo - Dropped Out Sunshine
047. Helm - Chemical Flowers
048. Hugo R.A. Paris - Threaded Habitat
049. Holdie Gawn & Micawber - Gleech Huis, Parsec Telemetry
050. Carla dal Forno - Look Up Sharp
051. Eris Drew - Raving Disco Breaks Vol. 1
052. Luc Ferarri - Photophonie
053. Various Artists - SUPER XXXCLUSIVE LIMITED FR33 COMPILATION
054. Rare Silk - Storm
055. Thought Broadcast - Abduction
056. River Yarra - Frogmania
057. Exael - Dioxipp
058. James Shinra - Darkroom EP
059. Varg & Coucou Chloe - I Get Lit
060. Various Artists - Oscillate Tracks 002
061. Ariana Grande - MONOPOLY
062. Various Artists - Tiny Planet Vol.1
063. Peter Van Hoesen - Kelly Criterion
064. Various Artists - SPORTS
065. Ariel Kalma - Nuits Blanches au Studio 116
066. Felicia Atkinson - The Flower and the Vessel
067. Itchy Bugger - Double Bugger LP
068. Funky Doodle - Live From Yellowknife
069. E L O N - Pneumania
070. Ka Baird - Respires
071. Lena Andersson - Söder Mälarstrand
072. J. Albert - Wake Me Up
073. LXV - Loss Function
074. Panthera Krause - "Spring Irre"
075. M.E.S.H. - Hart Aber Fair
076. HOOVER1 - HOOVER1-2
077. Alleged Witches - Initiation Rituals
078. Panda Bear - Buoys
079. Various Artists - Slam Jam, Vol. 1
080. SSTROM - Drenched 5-8
081. Roger 23 - Is Demanding For A Cultural Negotiation
082. Alec Pace - Luminous
083. Innere Tueren - Innere Tueren
084. Alex Falk - OOF
085. Moor Mother - Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes
086. Dothedu - Lick The Gloom EP
087. Stef Mendesidis - Klockworks 26
088. Dream Cycle - Part Three
089. Various Artists - 4 Down
090. Desert Sound Colony - Zenome Archetype
091. juneunit - juneunit
092. S Transporter - S Transporter
093. Meitei - Komachi
094. Ama Lou - "NORTHSIDE"
095. Wata Igarashi - Kioku
096. Conducta - KIWI KRUSH
097. Skee Mask - ISS004
098. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs
099. Metrist - Pollen Pt. I
100. 6siss - Prisma
101. Various Artists - Drie
102. Pelada - Movimiento Para Cambio
103. Renick Bell & Fis - Emergence Vol. 1
104. BLD - Toby
105. Various Artists - Σ2 [radio.syg.ma]
106. J E L L V A K O - INTEGRATION
107. Ana Roxanne - ~~~
108. Ziur - ATØ
109. Amazondotcom - Mirror River
110. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Budni Nashego Kolhoza
111. SDEM - IIRC
112. Hontos - Subway Series Vol. 2
113. Ekhe - Hed Fuq
114. JV & Palf - Wren EP
115. FKA Twigs - Magdalene
116. Adlas - Currents
117. Rory St John - Excommunication
118. aphtc - Rewind The Subject
119. Steve Hauschildt - Nonlin
120. Anne Imhof - Faust
121. Tenebre - Polystructures
122. Sa Pa - In A Landscape
123. Jas Shaw - Exquisite Cops
124. Nathan Micay - Blue Spring
125. Quirke - Steal A Golden Hail
126. Kallista Kult - Kallista Kult
127. Actapulgite - Le Malin
128. Jorg Rodriguez - VCO Fields
129. Bergsonist - د
130. No Moon - Where Do We Go from Here
131. Sean McCann - Puck
132. Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs
133. Mahalia - Love and Compromise
134. Régis Renouard Larivière - Contrée
135. Chris Watson - Glastonbury Ocean Soundscape
136. J Colleran - EP01
137. Locked Groove - Sunset Service
138. DJ Bogdan - Love Inna Basement
139. Second Storey - The Cusp
140. A.Fruit - Nocturnal
141. Blenk - Fragments of Vision
142. Katsunori Sawa - An Enlightenment Manual, Your Consciousness Of Truth
143. K-Lone - Sine Language
144. Rhyw - Biggest Bully - Felt
145. Seth Nehil - Skew _ Flume
146. Stanley Schmidt - Smart Replies
147. Al Wootton - Body Healthy
148. Marja Ahti - Vegetal Negatives
149. Ena - Baroque
150. Mister Water Wet - Bought the Farm
151. Tujiko Noriko - Kuro OST
152. Astor - The Aubergine Dream CS
153. Leon Vynehall - I, Cavallo
154. Koffee - Rapture
155. dgoHn - dgoHn EP
156. Shiken Hanzo - The Centipede
157. Gacha Bakradze - Extensions
158. Various Artists - PNP 004
159. Jenny Hval - The Practice Of Love
160. Joy O - Slipping
161. Keplrr - Translucence
162. Shadowax - Nikolai Reptile
163. Shygirl - BB
164. Cucumb45 - Slother EP1 Lyf Og Bio Ao Heilsa
165. Yan Cook - Somatic
166. Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens - "Gone"
167. Interplanetary Criminal - Move Tools
168. Ariel Zetina - Organism
169. Japanese Acid Person - Keep Falling Asleep
170. Michael Speers - xtr'ctn
171. Yak - Termina EP
172. Roberto Clementi - Plebiscite EP
173. Elmono - Coopers Dream
174. Ellll - Confectionary
175. Plantetary Assault Systems - Plantae
176. Various Artists - CHERUBEAST
177. City & I.O - Spirit Volume
178. Shed - Oderbruch
179. Pris - Sulphur City EP
180. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
181. Sophia Saze - Self Part I
182. Naco - EP
183. Banshee - Thought Bubbles EP
184. 33emybw - Arthropods
185. Yung Baby Tate - Girls
186. RHR - Nocturnal Fear
187. Private Press - .370 EP
188. Mani Festo & LMajor - Borai & Denham Audio Present Club Glow Vol.2
189. r²π - Largo Nilo EP
190. Voiski - The Bat Who Wanted to See the Sun
191. Semma - Ribbons & Bows
192. PTU - Am I Who I Am
193. Rod Modell - Captagon
194. Lurka - Stay Let's Together
195. Inland - Time Leak
196. DJ Safeword - Post Love Electronix
197. Mike Davis - Anti-Mimesis
198. Alan Backdrop - Natives EP
199. MATRiXXMAN – Planet X EP
200. exos - Alien Eyes
201. A², Stopouts & Andy Panayi - RM12005
202. J Tijn - 4x4
203. Kapoor - Extract Part One
204. emptyset - Blossoms
»Es musste nicht funktionieren, aber es konnte« – so Maddy im letzten Jahr über die Produktion ihrer „Waldbrand-EP“, auf der die 21-Jährige zum ersten Mal in ihrer Karriere auf Deutsch singt. Ein Satz, der die Essenz einer neuen, bedingungsloseren Madeline Juno auf den Punkt bringt: Mit dem Wechsel in ihre Muttersprache haben sich nicht nur Gesangstechnik und lyrische Unmittelbarkeit verändert, sondern, ganz unabsichtlich, hat sich auch eine erstaunliche Gelassenheit eingestellt. Der Prozess des Schreibens und der Produktion (seit „Waldbrand“ produziert Juno mit ihrem kongenialen Partner Oliver Som selbst) sind so sehr Teil von ihr geworden, dass der Release jetzt eher Teil des Mosaiks statt obligatorisches Hauptziel ist.
An dieser euphorisierenden Freiheit, die künstlerische Entwicklung erst möglich macht, lässt Maddy uns teilhaben: Als erste Single – eigentlich als Ausrufezeichen – aus ihrem neuen Album [DNA] erscheint jetzt das hochgradig ansteckende [Still]: »Ich habe den Song direkt nach Neujahr geschrieben. Fast jeder hatte auf das Jahr 2016 geschimpft, inklusive mir selbst. Mit [Still] wollte ich ein Zeichen setzen, dass dies Jahr definitiv anders wird.« Der Song erzählt also erneut eine Geschichte, die viel mit ihr selbst zu tun hat – diesmal allerdings mit einem Twist: »In der ersten Strophe geht es um mich. Das letzte Jahr war ein Auf und Ab und ich musste mich aus dem einen oder anderen Tief herausziehen, aber zum ersten Mal konnte ich mich beim Schreiben auch ganz bewusst zurücknehmen. Ich wollte einen Text, auf den sich möglichst viele beziehen können und hatte klare Bilder dazu im Kopf. Wie z.B. das Coming Out von jemandem, der endlich er selbst ist, oder politischen Protest, bei dem die Menschen laut aussprechen, was sie wirklich denken.«
Mit unerhört modernen Pop-Beats und durchdachter Architektur schließt [Still] klar an die Soundwelt der „Waldbrand“-EP an, hat aber die wütende Ohnmacht hinter sich gelassen. Die neue Single, wie auch die anderen Tracks auf [DNA], richtet den Blick nach vorn. Die Kraft ist nicht verpufft – sie ist jetzt konstruktiv, in der Balance: »Alles an diesem Song soll ermutigen. Ich glaube daran, dass am Ende alles Sinn ergibt – so wie es auch bei der Produktion des Songs war. Oli und ich liegen auf derselben Wellenlänge, feiern die gleichen Sounds und uns war von Anfang an klar, dass [Still] jede Menge positive Energie hat, die wir unbedingt ans Limit pushen wollten. Bei diesem Album habe ich die Dramaturgie der Songs analysiert wie noch nie und extrem viel getüftelt – und statt Druck habe ich währenddessen nur Leichtigkeit gespürt. Ich weiß jetzt, dass es zu mir gehört, immer wieder Neues zu probieren und das macht einfach riesigen Spaß.«
[Still] ist das Gegenteil seines Titels und dessen, was ihre Fans bei den Liveshows erleben: Zusammen mit ihrer Band betritt Maddy auf der Tour im Oktober wieder neues Terrain – und lässt uns hautnah dabei sein.
Die „Waldbrand“-EP wurde bis dato mehr als 2 Millionen Mal gestreamt und meldet über 500.000 YouTube-Klicks. [Still] erscheint am 05.05.2017, das neue Album [DNA] wird im Spätsommer veröffentlicht. Der VVK für die aktuellen Livetermine ist bereits angelaufen.
Mar negro son una banda de screamo/punk costarricense proveniente de San Jose. Son una dupla que busca transmitir la soledad , la melancolía, la tristeza, la rabia y una multitud de emociones arraigadas en el alma con una guitarra, una bateria y dos voces intercalandose a gritos o a manera hablada.
Foto por Valeria Ch
Dimos con su musica después de su gira por México este año y les enviamos unas preguntas por correo hace unas semanas para conocer mas sobre Mar negro.
1.- Muchas gracias por la atención para contestar estas preguntas. Platiquenos acerca de Mar negro. Como empezó, un poco de historia, quienes integran MN, el mensaje de la banda?
Los integrantes somos Oli y Maget, la banda comenzo cuando ambos nos dimos cuenta que llevabamos un tiempo buscando hacer una banda que tocara el estilo de música que tocamos. Había sido difícil coincidir con otras personas en cuanto al estilo, por un lado, pero también en cuanto a lo que consideramos el potencial político de una banda.
2.- Tiene algún significado en particular o es una referencia el nombre “Mar Negro”? La referencia no es al Mar Negro geográfico. Yo, Oli, pasaba mucho tiempo en una casa en la costa pacífica del país, en la casa de mis abuelos. Usualmente iba mi familia y yo pasaba mucho tiempo sólo leyendo o dibujando frente al mar. Me gustaba quedarme hasta que anochecía y se desdibujaba la línea entre el mar y el cielo. Esa imagen del mar oscuro, negro, comenzo a representar sentimientos de añoranza, melancolía, soledad. Muchas de las letras utilizan imagenes ligadas o acerca del mar para transmitir esas emociones.
3.- Podrían describir su sonido con sus propias palabras? No es un término que yo inventé, pero me gusta pensar que es un tipo de "soul punk"; un punk del alma. También siento que el sonido es un retrato de la gama de emociones humanas pero en un estallido de sonido. Como si cerca de la muerte uno sintiera el rango de emociones que vivió en unos cuantos minutos.
4.- Lei en su descripción de bandcamp “notas queer para el corazón”. Como es ser queer en su localidad? Hay alguna comunidad queer o LGBT+ en su escena? No puedo hablar por nadie más que mi, porque ser "queer" es algo muy diferente para cada persona. Siento que por ser un país con una cultura muy machista y católica, es difícil ser una persona que desafíe los mandatos de género; definitivamente implica un grado alto de soledad y exclusión. Yo he tenido la suerte de que tanto mi familia como las personas cercanas no solo entienden pero disfrutan que yo sea así. Aún así, sí ha tenido la consecuencia de tener que experimentar soledad, falta de complicidad, en mi vida. Aquí hay una comunidad queer pequeña en la música, que creo que cada vez adquiere mayor visibilidad y voz. Es algo que me alegra
5.- Hace unos meses sacaron un EP con 6 canciones titulado “Verano 2017” , quieren contarnos algo del proceso ? Por cierto, que genial el arte. Me recordo a la portada del homonimo de la banda “Julia”.
El proceso fue largo, porque Maget y yo no vivimos en la misma ciudad. Además, no siempre hay tiempo o dinero para coincidir en ensayos. Finalmente grabamos por que sentíamos que si no lo hacíamos el proyecto se iba a estancar. Inicialmente yo pensé que iba a ser de menor calidad, casi un demo para poder mostrarselo a personas que estuvieran montando conciertos. En realidad, la calidad superó mis expectativas. En cuanto al arte, agradezco esas palabras! Creo que ambos creemos en en DIY y tratamos de involucrarnos cuanto podemos en lo que concierne a la banda, y eso también incluye la identidad gráfica. En el emo/screamo definitivamente hay una línea de diseño "minimalista" que ha influenciado el material de la banda.
Portada de su EP “Verano 2017″
6.- Cuentenos como es la escena alla en Costa Rica? Que podrian resaltar de los shows en Costa Rica? Algunas bandas que nos recomienden de por alla? La escena es pequeña, aunque yo creo que hay personas haciendo cosas muy buenas. Eso aplica para todo el rango de producción cultural, creo que es un país con mucho talento, en el que las personas hacen más de lo que la infraestructura les permite. Algunas bandas que me gustan o me parece destacan en lo que hacen son Diger, Hembolia Cerebral, Desorden Siniestro, Culto Negro, Odio Eterno.
7.- Como suele ser su proceso de composición? Pensaría que siendo 2 personas pueden llegar a ser mas sencillo llegar a estar de acuerdo .
Sí es muy sencillo. En general, yo compongo las guitarras desde la necesidad de transmitir un paisaje emocional. A medida que voy componiendo sé si los acordes, la estructura, los cambios son el medio adecuado para que eso que sienta se exprese. Manolo también ha contribuído a las guitarras, él también toca en sus otros proyectos y yo creo que tiene una sensibilidad especial para este tipo de música.
8.-Tienen algunos planes a futuro? Alguna gira, grabar o shows próximos?
Componer cosas nuevas, grabar, buscar colaboraciones. Nos gustaría ir a Europa y hacer una gira DIY.
9.-Por último, su top 10 de albums?
Oli: En ningún orden
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
A Silver Mt. Zion - Born into trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
La Quiete - La fine non e la fine
Raein - Il N'y A Pas De Orchestre
Loma Prieta - Life/Less
Daitro - Laissez vivre les esquelettes
Indian Summer - Angry Son
Ampere - All our tomorrows end today
Envy - All the footprints you ever left and the fear expecting ahead