17 with the track “ El Invento.” The song is the first in the Swedish singer-songwriter’s career to feature lyrics in Spanish. José González released his first new song in over five years on Feb. I guess, what I was trying to say in this song was, ‘Hey, I am willing to go through this. Vocalist and guitarist Sentana says the song is the story of a relationship, recalling, “I tried to reflect and express how sweet the relationship was to me at that time, despite knowing that it wasn’t going to be a walk in the park. But they’re bouncing back by performing at the digital 2021 festival and readying a new album, for which the warm ‘60s psychedelia of “Honey, Baby” bodes quite well. On their first new material since 2018, Indonesian indie act Grrrl Gang put the jangling guitars and dreamy vocals of Alvvays in a blender with vintage Tame Impala psych-rock touches and yesteryear’s pop harmonies, resulting in the all-around lovely “Honey, Baby.” The Yogyakarta-based trio of Angee Sentana, Akbar Rumandung and Edo Alventa signed to London’s Damnably Records in 2019, and appeared poised for a Stateside breakout via SXSW 2020, though, of course, the pandemic had other plans.
And it’s about the invisible mark that another person can leave on your body, heart and mind long after their absence.” -Carli Scolforo
It’s about the ways in which, despite our best efforts, we misunderstand each other, and become so attached to stories that we’re unable to see the truth that’s right in front of us. Wasner spoke of her inspiration for “Price of Blue” in a statement: “This song is about trying, and failing, to connect. The black-and-white video is a taste of many collaborations to come on Head of Roses, which is slated to include a host of other artists, including Bon Iver’s Matt McCaughan and Wasner’s Wye Oak bandmate Andy Stack. The music video for “Price of Blue,” a six-minute masterpiece of psychedelic guitar riffs and haunting vocals, was co-directed by Wasner and Graham Tolbert. The song is the second single released ahead of her sophomore album Head of Roses, out April 2 via Sub Pop. It’s the harshest, most beautiful, most hideous thing we could make.” -Scott Russellįlock of Dimes, the solo project of Jenn Wasner, shared her latest single “Price of Blue” on Thursday.
It is a joyous, genderless, post-nihilist, anti-punk, razor-focused take on creating the most intense listener experience possible. It is an open rebellion against the culture of expectation in ‘heavy’ music. The Armed’s Dan Greene says of this concept, “ ULTRAPOP seeks, in earnest, to create a truly new listener experience.
The Armed’s instrumental firepower is in direct proportion to their ambition, as the song also seeks to catalyze ULTRAPOP’s namesake micro-genre, somehow managing to leave room for melody amidst its sweep-you-off-your-feet squalls of sound. “ALL FUTURES” very much aligns with The Armed’s stated mission “to create the most intense experience possible, a magnification of all culture, beauty, and things”-the rollicking electro-rock track overwhelms by way of pummeling drums, fuzzed-out synths and shouts, and a big, blown-out production sensibility. 4, but also revealed their lineup for the first time in a live video for the track. The Armed: “ALL FUTURES”ĭetroit, Mich., punk collective The Armed are anonymous no more: The band not only announced a new album ULTRAPOP (April 16, Sargent House) and shared its absolute shredder of a lead single “ALL FUTURES” on Feb. Queue up the best tracks of February 2021 below, as curated by the Paste music team. The shortest month of the year was equally replete with stellar songs, from Spanish-language acoustic balladry and aggro art-rap to sense-overloading hyper-punk and adventurous psych-pop. February was a head-spinner of a month in the new music department, with multiple albums likely to end up in the best-of conversation come fall 2021.
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