Home 'room'

 

Madrid-based indie rockers Hinds (now a duo) are back with a new album, Viva Hinds, which is out today. 

The video here is for a single off the release titled "The Bed, The Room, The Rain and You." 

Hinds will play Warsaw in Brooklyn this Oct. 29.

Psychedelic purrs

 

For the long weekend, a long set of music... a live performance by the Osees from the Freak Valley Festival in Netphen, Germany, earlier this summer. 

Osees, who have a new album out now (their 35th in the past year or so), are one of our favorite live acts. See for yourself this Oct. 24-25 at Warsaw in Brooklyn.

Have a nice Labor Day weekend. See you Tuesday.

'Vision' quest

 

The London-based Crows have a new record coming out on Sept. 27. 

Ahead of that, here's the Interpol-ish track "Vision of Me."

50 years of the Ramones

 

Today (Aug. 16!) marks the 50th anniversary of the first show by the Ramones at CBGB. (Anyone take a ferry ride to Rockaway Beach?)

Fast-forward three short years to the above footage from the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, on Dec. 31, 1977.

'Birthday' wishes

 

Thus Love is one of the bands playing this weekend in Tompkins Square Park as part of Show Brain's indie rock fest. 

The video for "Birthday Song" dropped this week and will be included on the band's second record, which is out on Nov. 1. 

Thus Love plays live in Tompkins tomorrow from 5:20-6 p.m.

2 members of Team USA are featured in this local band's new music video

The new music video from local band Midnight Machines has a timely Olympics connection: the clip for "Burning Me Down" features two professional fencers and members of Team USA, Kasia Nixon and Jess Savner. Savner will compete this week in the Paris Games in the Pentathlon event. 

Krikor Daglian (who has contributed photos to EVG) and Krisana Soponpong are Midnight Machines, who find inspiration from a range of artists, including LCD Soundsystem, CHVRCHES, The Rapture, Phoenix, Christine and the Queens, Bloc Party and Daft Punk. 

"The song is about the complex theme of desire and whether it's better to stay safe in a situation you've known or 'burn it all down' by chasing after something new and exciting," said director Charlie Gillette. "While the lyrics explore the intricate emotions of longing and passion, I wanted to transform the abstract notion of desire into a tangible and exhilarating narrative, portraying a compelling duel between two master fencers."

You can check out the video, which was filmed in April, right here...

 

The band plays at Rockwood Music Hall on Thursday night at 9. 

Three's company

 

This week, local trio Hello Mary (Helena Straight, Stella Wave and Mikaela Oppenheimer) released more new music (and a video!). 

The track "Three" is on the band's forthcoming record, Emita Ox, due out on Sept. 13. 

Hello Mary is headlining a show at Bowery Ballroom on Oct. 24.

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.

Put into 'Practice'

 

The L.A.-based trio Julie sees the release of its debut record, My Anti-Aircraft Friend, on Sept. 13.

Ahead of that, the band released this single-video for "Clairbourne Practice" that showcases its take on experimental dream pop. 

Julie plays Webster Hall on Oct. 22... unfortunately, this is not one of the shows with locals Hello Mary on the bill.

Over 'Easy'

 

This week, Cocteau Twins launched a new YouTube channel (and online store!) featuring high-res versions of all of their official music videos for the first time... such as "Love's Easy Tears" above from their 1986 EP of the same name.

They look and sound as relevant as ever.

'Strange' magic

 

I don't remember when I first heard The Shacks, but I recall buying the NYC trio's debut LP at Academy Records on 12th Street in 2018. Someone said, "If you like Mazzy Star and Broadcast, then..."

Somewhere along the line, the NYC-based trio (all in their late teens/early 20s at the start) called it quits... but only after recording a lot of music. The band's label, Big Crown, recently issued their previously unreleased songs (plus others that weren't on vinyl). 

Lead singer Shanny Wise (an LES native) now fronts Fcukers... 

The above video from the Shacks for "This Strange Effect" is from 2017. RIP The Shacks!

Practical magic

 

"Streetwise," the new six-track EP from Pretty Sick (aka Sabrina Fuentes) dropped this week. As Alternative Press noted, "The result is wholly different than anything she’s released, riding glitchy textures and a thwacking beat while laying down mercilessly cool lines about running around NYC ('Everyone's a gossip, everyone's trash/But I don't mind the company when I'm just blowing cash')."

The above video is for "Violet."

A forest of 'Memories'

 

Earlier this month, local musician-artist Ruby Trademark (aka Ruby Aldridge) released a new single and video... "Please Don't Be a Memory" is a giddy, bare-knuckled 107-second rush of sound.

Zero hour

 

New music (and video!) this week from local trio Hello Mary ... "0%" has a punky fury reminiscent of another trio — Babes in Toyland. 

The clips come from the band's recent road dates, where they played with Blondshell, Rocket, the Silversun Pickups, and some festivals.

Hello Mary will be on tour for the summer, with a trip to the UK in late August.

Get the balance right

 

Shoegaze legend Miki Berenyi (of Lush fame) is back with new music and a new band — the Miki Berenyi Trio. 

The video here is for "Vertigo." 

You can catch the band tomorrow (Saturday night) at Webster Hall on 11th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue  ... with a great opening act — Lol Tolhurst x Budgie (the drummers of the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees).

The 'Shadow' returns

 

It's The Damned from 1985 with "Shadow Of Love." 

And tonight, the Hammerstein Ballroom hosts The Damned's Black Strawberry Ball, which reunites the UK band's iconic 1980s lineup for the first time since 1989. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• The Damned's Captain Sensible on the return of drummer Rat Scabies, the importance of the Ramones and the legend of CBGB

Smashing 'Pumpkin'

 

NYC's Been Stellar released a new video this week, this one for the single "Pumpkin."

The band's debut record, "Scream from New York," drops on June 14.

'Close' encounters

 

Gustaf, the Brooklyn-based art-punk band, is wrapping up a tour with a homecoming finale next Thursday at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Check out their live-wire set sometime if you can.

The video here is for "Close."

Who's crying now?

 

Cults, an EVG fave, are back with a new single — "Crybaby," their first new music in two years. 

See the duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion live at the Warsaw this Aug. 28. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• Cults classic: East Village-based duo on the release of their fourth record Host 

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Taking it to the streets

 

Pretty Sick has just released the eponymous single from the band's forthcoming (June 27!) EP, Streetwise. 

On the track, Sabrina Fuentes introduces some new electronic elements, adding a fresh twist to Pretty Sick's sound. (Check out Paper's interview with her here.) 

Previously on EV Grieve:

• Catching up with Sabrina Fuentes of Pretty Sick