Friday Music News

09/23/2016

Janice Headley

The unstoppable Kristin Hersh is at it again. Earlier this Spring, the Throwing Muses frontwoman released a new EP with her noise project 50 Foot Wave, and now she has a solo full-length out this Fall, a double CD/hardcover book combo titled Wyatt at the Coyote Palace. Stream the first single "Soma Gone Slapstick" below, a track she describes to The Quietus in her distinctive prose: "I heard Soma move through seasons: fall on the rebound, a manic spring, a cruel winter, and through places: California, Chicago, New Orleans, a protest march in Koreatown. When I finished, it was dawn, my engineer and I had coffee and I walked home through fat flakes falling down instead of sideways. Goofy + falling + precise + muscular = soma with a healthy dose of slapstick." Wyatt at the Coyote Palace hits stores November 11th in the U.S. via Omnibus Press, with Hersh playing Tuesday, November 29th at the Triple Door. [Pitchfork]

Another beloved frontperson shares a new track: check out the single "Same Old Lie" from My Morning Jacket's Jim James. A press release describes his sophomore solo release, Eternally Even, as "a heart-thumping call to action," and "the timing of its release, smack in the middle of election season, is no accident." In fact, on his upcoming tour, James will donate one dollar from every ticket purchased to Everytown For Gun Safety Support Fund, The Fairness Campaign, and Healthcare Now, including his Tuesday, December 6th stop at Showbox SoDo. Eternally Even hits stores November 4th via ATO. [Under the Radar]

It's been a great week for live guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Last night, he welcomed power duo The Kills to the stage to slay the single "Impossible Tracks" off their most recent LP, Ash & Ice. Watch below, and keep track of all these late night musical highlights with KEXP's TV Eye. [Consequence of Sound]

Not only does Nick Cave have his own film out this year (the sensitive documentary One More Time With Feeling), but he also contributed to the soundtrack for the movie Hell or High Water, starring Jeff Bridges. Today, he and long-time collaborator Warren Ellis share a video for the track "Comancheria," a clip interspersed with scenes from the film itself. Watch below: [Pitchfork]

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