Tag: New Music Monday

#NEWMUSICMONDAY: Little May “Home”

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It’s Monday, which for many, means an earlier and violently annoying alarm clock, and perhaps engaging in tasks below us in order to bring home the bacon. Yet it’s also an empty row on a calendar of possibilities. Maybe you’ll get to pet an extraordinarily lovely dog. Maybe you’ll kiss someone like the stock market depended on it. And maybe…you’ll hear some delightful new music.

Coming from Sydney, today we have for you the debut track “Home” from Little May. Little May is Liz Drummond, Hannah Field, and Annie Hamilton. Their debut album, For The Company, comes out October 9 via Dew Process / Capitol Records. The 13-track LP was produced by The National’s Aaron Brooking Dessner. The track is delicate and haunted, like a fragile yet enchanting ballerina, or the dried roses kept by your bedside table, given by a lover gone yet not forgotten. It’s a lovely song to add a sprinkle of spooky fairy dust on what could be just another Monday.

Listen to “Home” below.

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#NEWMUSICMONDAY: Samson the Truest “Afterall”

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When was the last time you read the bible? Does wearing gothic cross earrings count? The Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sam Geller goes by the moniker of Samson the Truest after his biblical hero, Samson. “In his music, Geller seeks to balance the power and the vulnerability embodied by Samson, delving into topics of self-destruction and transcendence as they appear in daily life.” For the record, I quoted the author’s bio page as wearing gothic cross earrings does not in fact, count as reading the bible.

“Afterall” is Samson’s first track from his upcoming album Come Back Shane, out October 2nd. The song features vocals from their frequent collaborator Aerial East, along with Xan Aird (The Virgins) on guitar. “Afterall” manages to walk the fine line between calm and impassioned, proving you don’t need to read the bible to believe in soul.

Listen to “Afterall” below.

TRACK REVIEW: Maria Sweet “With Time”

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It’s New Music Monday, and the band that should be added to your playlist today is Maria Sweet. Maria Sweet is a five-piece rock group from Redlands, California. They recently released the single “With Time.” The track is from their new EP, the second to date, Songs From The Sonoran.  The song is a well-measured blend of laid back riffs and rock ‘n’ roll mindset, the ultimate stuff to fill your brain with on a Monday morning, relaxation with a kick. Comparisons have been made to The Strokes and they site Vampire Weekend as an influence, but I hear some early No Doubt as well, when Gwen was a certified little badass.

Listen to “With Time” below.

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