INDISPENSABLE NEW MUSIC PICKS
April 2022
Kristine England
April 30, 2022 at 4:00:00 AM
Warmduscher
At the Hot Spot
At the Hotspot is dirty, nasty funk, by a group described as “in your face,” “seedy,” and “dangerously debauched” with The Line Of Best Fit describingtheir last album "gritty, poppy, tasty, and utter, utter filth.” They meant it as a compliment, and Warduscher has thankfully not cleaned up its act one iota.
FEATURED TRACK: “Wild Flowers”
Crows
Beware Believers
Crows create noisy, topical post-punk and has traveled a rocky road since its inception. The band nearly crumbled along the way, with its drummer departing and frontman Cox about to pack it in when he got a lift up from IDLES’ Joe Talbot who encouraged him to keep going. The new album "shines brightest when at its darkest.” (Clash Magazine)
FEATURED TRACK: “Slowly Separate”
The Dead Tongues
Dust
Singer-songwriter, musician, and producer Ryan Gustafson has been creating folk music under the Dead Tongues moniker for some years. Work on the quite and entrancing Dust began after a months-long musical hiatus, during which he had traded his guitar for a notebook.
FEATURED TRACK: "Dust"
Blue Violet
Late Night Calls
The husband and wife duo brings the drama. Starting out as a beautiful ballad, “Halo” builds to a glorious theatrical climax. This album offers dreamy soundscapes, slow-burning rockers with notes of Americana, some country-pop, and more. This record is rich with great vocals and instrumentation.
FEATURED TRACK: "Halo"
Nakaya
Fire Becomes Me
Originally from LA but now based in NYC, singer Nakaya is the daughter of a hip-hop producer which may have granted her early inspiration to pursue a musical career in her own right. Casting herself as an outsider (a queer woman of Panamanian-Filipino descent), she brings her unique perspective to her art.
FEATURED TRACK: "Fire Becomes Me"