Zoh Amba has signed with Matador Records and announced their debut album, 'Eyes Full,' set to release on June 5. The album features Jim White on drums and Kevin Hyland on guitar.
Courtney Barnett celebrated the early release of her highly anticipated fourth album, Creature of Habit, with an intimate performance at Rough Trade in NYC, featuring five new songs and two older tracks.
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new music we're excited about, we've been posting a new playlist each week with many of the songs we love that were (mostly) released that week.
"There's a bit more clarity of purpose to it as opposed to writing for myself. I was thinking of all the hardships the characters have endured, and how if you are an empathetic, good person you can hope that people will be there for you when it's your time to pass on. I suppose it's really about karma. I love how this show champions our healthcare workers and first responders who do what they do for all the right reasons:"
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE / METRIC / STARSLast week, Broken Social Scene, Metric and Stars announced the " All the Feelings Tour" and they've added more shows since then, including a second NYC show at Brooklyn Paramount on July 31. HIEROGLYPHICSOakland hip hop greats Hieroglyphics - Casual, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Domino, DJ Toure, Pep Love, and Souls of Mischief - have announced spring tour dates which include an NYC show at Sony Hall on March 21. AMYL & THE SNIFFERS / L7 / PARTY DOZENAmyl & The Sniffers will be back in North America this summer for dates surrounding their appearance at Bonnaroo and they've just announced that opening will be punk/grunge legends L7 and Aussie sax/drums ragers Party Dozen.