Little behind the ball on this one but the new album from Tristen, Sneaker Waves, is coming out on July 7th and there’s all sorts of goodness to enjoy surrounding that fact. First and foremost, you can pre-order the album right now. Secondly, you can, and should, enjoy the video for “Glass Jar” – directed by Casey Pierce and featuring Jenny Lewis on supporting vocals. 

If the first single is any indication, the album will be a very different vibe from her previous release, C A V E S, but that diversity is what keeps it interesting.

The latest slow-burning video from Hammock is a dramatic visage of a dusty world and the travelers trying to keep alive within it. I tend to think of these guys as a post-post-rock band. They stem from the same world of quiet-loud dynamics but have moved past the big guitars for every track and found themselves in a more symphonic place.

“Things of Beauty Burn” relies heavily on large orchestration and deeply moving ethereal voices to set the stage. Visually, it as apt as any dystopian landscape that a post-rock band could embrace but the music creates a surprising offset to that bleak possibility.

Their new album Mysterium is out August 25th. Pre-orders available here.

Awakening from their hibernating slumber, Wild Cub’s just released their second single from a (presumed) sophomore album. You can listen to “Speak” over on YouTube or your preferred streaming service. After that, go listen to the previously released “Somewhere.” 

I try to keep things focused on unheard and new music but, occasionally, there’s more greatness coming from other talented folks in the Nashville area that should be shared.

Such is the case with the latest from Seth Pomeroy’s Ultimate Funny – a David Lynch interview that nails the Lynch vibe so accurately it almost doesn’t matter if it’s funny or not. Fortunately, it is.