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Plus Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee, Caroline Polachek, Ducks Ltd., Emma Anderson, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 12 this week. More
The Architect Epoch Out Now via Merge
Oct 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Dawn Richard has shared two new songs, “Babe Ruth” and “Your Love / Legends,” with the former shared via a music video. The songs join “Bubblegum,” a new song she shared in April, to form the new EP (or epoch as Richard is calling it), The Architect, which is out now on Merge. More
Plus Blondshell, Girl Ray, Little Dragon, Dawn Richard, Indigo De Souza, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was on a brief vacation (it was my daughter’s spring break), so this week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks. Any song first released between April 1 and April 14 was eligible. Hence we have a supersized list week—22 songs is probably the most we’ve ever had in one Songs of the Week main list, but it breaks down to 12 songs from this week and 10 from last week. More
New Single Out Now via Merge
Apr 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Dawn Richard has shared a new song, “Bubblegum,” via a self-directed music video. She’s also announced some new tour dates. More
Pigments Due Out October 21 via Merge
Sep 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn have shared four new songs: “Sienna,” “Cerulean,” “Opal,” and “Saffron.” They are the latest releases from the duo’s forthcoming collaborative album, Pigments, which will be out on October 21 via Merge. More
Pigments Due Out October 21 via Merge
Aug 30, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn have announced their debut collaborative album, Pigments, which will be out on October 21 via Merge. They have shared the album’s first four tracks: “Coral,” “Sandstone,” “Indigo,” and “Vantablack,” the latter of which has also received a video directed by Richard. More
Second Line: An Electro Revival Due Out April 30 on Merge
Mar 23, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Dawn Richard has shared a video for a new song titled “Jacuzzi.” It is the latest release from her upcoming album, Second Line: An Electro Revival, which will be out on April 30 via Merge. More
Second Line: An Electro Revival Will Be Out April 30 on Merge
Feb 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Dawn Richard has recently signed to Merge, subsequently announcing the release of her sixth solo studio album, titled Second Line: An Electro Revival. Richard has also released a self-directed video for the album’s lead single, “Bussifame.” More
