Sarah Beth Tomberlin follows up 2018’s ‘At Weddings’ and 2020’s ‘Projections’ EP with her second album ‘i don’t know who needs to hear this…’, a record that she says is designed ‘to examine, hold space (and) make an altar for the feelings’. Making use of pedal steel, old acoustic guitars and synths – but in…
Ada Lea’s second album – the fantastically titled ‘One Hand on the Steering Wheel, The Other Sewing a Garden’ – finds the Montreal native (real name Alexandra Levy) talking about life in the city and offering a dotted personal history of growing up there. Although, like with all good storytelling, the line between fiction and…
“It feels so important for me to see people through change. To accept people for the many shapes they take, whether those shapes fit into your life or not. This album is a reflection of that.’ Indigo De Souza’s ‘Any Shape You Take’ (her second album and first to be released via Saddle Creek) is…
Indigo De Souza has signed to Saddle Creek and announced details of a vinyl reissue of her 2018 debut album , ‘I Love My Mom’. Inspired by Sparklehorse, Arthur Russel, The Microphones and Happyness, the album was released with little fanfare but the songs soon racked up millions of streams on Spotify. The album title…
Philadelphia’s psych-pop trio Spirit of the Beehive get set to release ‘Entertainment, Death’ – their first album since signing to Saddle Creek and fourth overall. Entirely self-recorded and produced remotely over the past 12 months, the band mixed the album digitally before mastering it to tape with guitarist and vocalist Zach Schwartz saying: ‘We knew…
Spirit of the Beehive have signed to Saddle Creek and announced details of new album ‘Entertainment, Death’ (due out 9 April). To celebrate this news, they’ve also shared the Ryan Schnackenberg-directed video for lead single ‘There’s Nothing You Can’t Do’. The new record has been entirely self-recorded and produced by the now three-piece while ‘There’s…
Sarah Beth Tomberlin follows up 2018’s beautiful ‘At Weddings’ album with her new EP, ‘Projections’. This release follows appearances on Jimmy Kimmel and tours with emo heroes including American Football, Alex G and Andy Shauf. The EP opens in subtle style with ‘Hours’, an understated song that reminded us of Tim Kasher’s solo material with…
Ryan Hemsworth has launched his new project, Quarter-Life Crisis, by sharing a collaboration with Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan. ‘Postcard from Spain’ will appear on the upcoming self-titled EP when it’s released on 4 December via Saddle Creek. Collaboration is a key part of this album and although Ryan produced all of the live instrumentation on…
Tomberlin has shared the Busy Philipps-directed video for ‘Wasted’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Projections’ on 16 October via Saddle Creek (pre-order now). The EP is co-produced by Alex G and Sam Acchione and follows 2018’s ‘At Weddings’ album. Sarah Beth Tomberlin says it was the ‘most fun song to record’ and asks if…
Land of Talk have been building a loyal cult following for a few years and their fourth album ‘Indistinct Conversations’ finds them breaking new, emotional ground while retaining their raw and emotional power. The songs were inspired by vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Elizabeth Powell confronting the oppressive nature of the world while embracing their non-binary…
Spectral Nights - alternative music, indie music, music reviews, new music, music blog 