Feeling 'Blue'

 

The local band Homade released its first music video this past week... check out the punky twang of "Blue Fish" above... and follow @homade.nyc for updates about live shows, etc.

Feel the need, the need for 'Speeding'

 

Household Name, the third record from Brooklyn's Momma, is out today. (Per Pitchfork: a "cheeky spin on Gen-X slacker rock.") 

The video here is for "Speeding 72."

And you can catch Momma live next month in support of Snail Mail.

Our 'Town'

 

Jon Spencer & the HITmakers have just released a new LP (Spencer Gets It Lit) ... the video here is for the track "Worm Town." Dig it!

Pace yourself

 

Parquet Courts this week announced details about their new album, Sympathy For Life, due out in October. Read more about that here. 

The first single from the Brooklyn-based band's forthcoming record is "Walking at a Downtown Pace" ... as seen in the above video.

The fast and the curious

Bachelor is a collaboration between Melina Duterte of Jay Som and Ellen Kempner of Palehound ... the summer blockbuster-y video here is for "Stay in the Car" from the duo's recently released debut record, Doomin' Sun.

A slice of 'Life'

 

Last weekend, after an ill-advised doomscroll, I was feeling a little down... walking along Avenue A, a cyclist went by with a speaker attached to his messenger bag. This song by the Damned was playing... which I hadn't heard in years. A fleeting moment that lifted my mood. From the under-appreciated Strawberries LP from 1982, this is "Life Goes On."