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Five Things We Liked This Week - 13/01/23

4 Small Flame

Signe Marie Rustad - Waiting (DWYBO Records)

private stream
produced by Danny Murillo
written and performed by Kennedy Freeman
guitar- Brendan Simpson
bass- Rachel Wild
drums- Justin Roth 
photo by Marcus Maddox

Are You With Me

Rows of Clover

"Never Had You at All" manages to capture the spirit of Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind" while still feeling modern and unique.
Madeline Star lyrically paints the agonizing push and pull of a vice – "You can take away my pain, but numb can seem just the same..."
The song is a dichotomy of melancholy themes and uplifting instrumentation pointing toward a light at the end of a tunnel.

Never Had You at All

Moon Boy

glow serene

Apart

Dusk Enchanted

The Depth Of An Answer

This track was born of an impatient frustration, and thus its liveliness is a testament to a discomfort in commitment to time. Conceived in feverish, ear-infected isolation, the song came to clarity through collective ritualistic reinvention.

Filter feed

The Future

Gaslighter is a biting track with saturated guitars, driving rhythm and a pleading vocal recalling tainted memories of being set up to fail. The lyrics juxtapose being gaslit with spitefully starting the fire yourself.

I've been called an antagonist
On the ground with blood on my lip
You'd think that I'd learn by now
A gaslighter only brings doubt

Gaslighter

Stones Taro remix of "Mother's Grace" by Sis

from the album Vibhuti (Native Cat Recordings)
www.linktr.ee/bandcalledsis
www.instagram.com/stonestaro

Sis - Mother's Grace (Stones Taro Remix)

Indifferent Stars

Conquer Me

Widows Gold was founded by power couple, Madeline Star and Ben Sauer, during the pandemic. The two were joined by Ian Zamora on bass and recorded their self-titled EP in 2021. They quickly followed up with their debut album Love Drops in January 2022 and an infectious single “Nothing Can Break Me” in August 2023. The group has continued to evolve their songwriting chops, work with producers like Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, Bloc Party, Death Cab for Cutie) and become a mainstay around the Los Angeles underground scene.

Inspired by the likes of Pretenders and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Widows Gold is forming their own brand of post-punk that has teeth-sinking hooks, world class vocals and an unapologetic edge that feels equal parts nostalgic and timeless.

Never Had You at All

WIDOWS GOLD

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