Winter 2022

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Fresh Folk

Modern Pyrophilia

"Proud Home" is from the album 'Lily We Need to Talk Now' which will be out on 10/29. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here - https://lilykonigsberg.wharfcatrecords.com/LWNTTN

Lily Konigsberg wrote “Sweat Forever,” one of the singles from her forthcoming full-length album, Lily We Need to Talk Now, in the heat of a moment when her life felt upside down and a longtime relationship was ending. “I’m still here / Is that what you wanted?” she sings, with light and clarity that belies the true sadness of that sticky refrain. The song is propelled by the feathery strum of a 12-string guitar (one gifted to her while she was working at the Gym, a Brooklyn mutual-aid hub), her playful vocal asides, and crisp, detail-oriented production by Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes, My Idea).

Lily We Need to Talk Now is a record Konigsberg has been slowly chipping away at since 2016, revising and re-recording the songs over the years. The eleven-track collection is her first proper full-length, following her anthology of EPs and unreleased tracks, The Best of Lily Konigsberg Right Now, released in 2021 by Wharf Cat Records. The new record is catchy the whole way through, like much of the poppy and plainspoken indie rock output that’s made her a fixture of the NYC underground in recent years. Her voice twists and turns and dashes around her clever wordplay in new ways here; there are hints of power pop, pop punk, and downtempo introspection, all dotted with easter eggs of winking humor. She’s joined by many of her longtime collaborators: Andrea Schavelli, with whom she released the 2017 split Good Time Now; Matt Norman, with whom she has collaborated in the avant-pop duo Lily and Horn Horse for years; Paco Cathcart, of the Cradle, who produced her 2020 EP It’s Just Like All the Clouds; and Nina Ryser, with whom she plays in the acclaimed art-punk trio Palberta. But it’s her collaboration with Amos that makes the most notable new additions.

True to its title (taken from a text message sent to Konigsberg by Amos), this collection of songs is like a check-in with herself. On “That’s the Way I Like It,” with backing vocals from Cathcart, Konigsberg reflects on the feeling of struggling with a loved one. “You can get all evil about it—like a brat, like a baby,” she says. On “Proud Home,” she sings one of the record's boldest earworm hooks (“You’ve got a lot of fucking things to be proud of!”) and tries to comfort a friend who has a crush on her mom. “I really cracked myself up with the lyrics,” she says. “It’s kind of a ‘Stacy’s Mom’ riff. I decided it’s a dedication to Adam Schlesinger [of Fountains of Wayne].” But Konigsberg's lyrics aren't happy all of the time. “There’s a lot of sadness or strangeness in them,” she says. “This album is clearly about breaking up with somebody that I love. But, in all of my music, there’s humor. I don’t take myself too seriously.”

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Lily Konigsberg - Proud Home (from the album 'Lily We Need to Talk Now' out 10/29)

How Many More Times

Good Time

First single of "Now Where Were We," the new album from daughter / father garage pop band from Arizona! Recorded by the desert genius Matt Rendon, this might be the best-sounding record of the year! Timeless coming-of-age / smartass stories from drummer / songwriter Inez and guitarist / songwriter / dad Kenny.

“Coolsville USA,” is a jangly yet sinister guitar-pop ode to the friendship that exists between Scooby Doo and Shaggy Rogers.

“They are both scared, they are both being led around for who knows what reason, and [they’re] under constant attack,” guitarist and vocalist Kenny McClain says of the heroes of “Coolsville USA.” “They only understand each other. To the rest of their friends, one’s voice sounds indecipherable, but his friend understands it. Together, they kinda sorta unmask greed and villainous intent. It’s an important relationship in an unexpected place.”

Album released Oct 22, 2021.

Now Where Were We

The Exbats - Coolsville USA

171 GONE - Low Life - From Squats to Lots: The Agony & XTC of Low Life
Street Date: 11/5/21



Third album from Sydney, Australia post-punk outfit that deals head on with broken-ness and the resilience to press on in the face of it. Co-release with ALTAR and Lulu's.

The Agony & XTC of Low Life

Low Life - Hammer & The Fist

Artifacts

Fyodor Dormant

Lighten Up

Can't See Stars (feat. Kevin Morby)

Outlaw Love

Real Heart

Sidelines

Bedrock

Take It

Anaïs Mitchell

Little Big Girl

Everything Is Simple

'Chloë and the Next 20th Century' (Release Date: April 8, 2022)

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Father John Misty - Funny Girl

BRIGHTSIDE

WHERE WE ARE

Hello, Hello On Fire!

Simulation Swarm

Walkin

Cry Cry Cry

Cold Missouri Waters

Back Country Suite

January

Heat Above

New Single “You Had One Job” Out Now On ANTI- Records. Listen Here: https://josiahjohnson.ffm.to/onejob

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Josiah Johnson