Posts by Joseph Lo

Nettwerk is excited to announce that alternative rock foursome Grizfolk have signed to its label roster. Today, the band releases new song “Heavy Crown,” which premiered via Billboard.com. “Heavy Crown” melds a danceable bass line with jangly pianos to create an upbeat track that is sneakily about the tough subject of fighting for what’s right in today’s complicated world.…

Finn Andrews (The Veils) releases “One By The Venom” another new track from his forthcoming solo album, One Piece At A Time, out March 15th. “One By The Venom” belongs to a songwriting sub-genre Andrews adores—the list song—and its onslaught of doom scenarios provides the perfect canopy under which Finn and his new band members play off…

Sneaking in at the end of last year, we heard the first taste of new Hermitude with the release of “Stupid World” featuring Bibi Bourelly. Depicting a fresh sonic landscape for the Australian electronic duo, the single hints at a journey into new territories of their creative process, with much to be revealed in 2019.…

Today, Guster releases their first new album in four years Look Alive on Nettwerk/Ocho Mule. Look Alive has earned accolades from Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Paste, and Brooklyn Vegan who praised the album’s foray into “surprising territory,” as well as NPR Music, who said ‘Look Alive’ “slithers with colorful, sinewy synths.” Listen to ‘Look Alive’ here:…

Los Angeles indie rock band Run River North are back with new single “Hands Up,” an anthemic return that pairs an earworm-y chorus with a front-and-center guitar melody.  The track is co-produced by Joe Chiccarelli and is a co-writing collaboration with Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove (the duo’s first of such sessions).  “Hands Up” is the first new track from Run River North’s upcoming release…

“What do you get when you mix equal parts Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, and Daniel Lanois with a heaping dose of First Aid Kit and then top it with a sprinkle of Nikki Lane? Twin Bandit — the contemporary Canadian folk duo.” – The Bluegrass Situation “Their music chemistry is undeniable.” – Folk Alley Vancouver based indie-folk duo Twin Bandit,…

“Vök makes a lot of sense in a country (Iceland) with such an amazing landscape.” – Stereogum “The hype around Margrét Rán and co isn’t the result of any high school hangover but in fact completely justified.” – Clash “Easy-listening songs that have unexpected, plunging depths.” – Consequence of Sound Icelandic electronic dream-pop trio Vök have shared “Erase You“, the latest single…

“Tight harmonies, silky synths, and a woozy, poolside vibe mean we’ve been sticking it on repeat big time here.” – Wonderland “Mean groove, melodies, and no f**king around. The three principles of Auckland based band and collective, LEISURE.” – Dummy Mag “LEISURE are a non-traditional band of the new age. Their inspirations are widespread – they range from psychedelic…

  “Jim and Sam have such a clear ease in the way that they perform and harmonize with each other … their songs are impeccably written, structured, and arranged.” – KCRW “…there is a magic that just the two of them share.” – The Wild Honey Pie “[Jim and Sam] tell distinctly human tales through…

SYML is excited to hit the road again in early 2019 as support for Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis. The tour launches in Los Angeles at the El Rey on February 13th and wraps in Dallas at Trees on March 13th. Presale begins tomorrow with general on-sale beginning Friday (12/7) at 10am local time. For the holidays, SYML will be flying to Europe to play a radio sponsored benefit show on December 19th for the Red…