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Plus Lightning Dust, Glasser, Julie Byrne, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 09, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2023. The theme this week was horns, three of the songs in the Top 4 feature some sort of brass instrument (saxophone, etc.). Stricken with indecision, we settled on a Top 13 this week. More
Nostalgia Killer Due Out This Friday via Western Vinyl
Jun 08, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lightning Dust are releasing a new album, Nostalgia Killer. Now they have shared its third single, “Wrecked.” More
Plus Strange Ranger, Lightning Dust, High Pulp, Sen Morimoto, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the sixteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t any tracks this week that screamed, “This is the very best song of the week!” But still there was plenty to like. More
Nostalgia Killer Due Out June 9 via Western Vinyl
May 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lightning Dust (Amber Webber and Joshua Wells) are releasing a new album, Nostalgia Killer, on June 9 via Western Vinyl. Now they have shared its second single, “Different War,” via a lyric video. They have also announced some June tour dates in British Columbia, Canada. More
Plus The Beths, Jenny Lewis, Lightning Dust, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 31, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2023. The pickings were a little slimmer this week, but we found enough singles (and one album track) to come up with a solid Top 10. More
Nostalgia Killer Due Out June 9 via Western Vinyl
Mar 31, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lightning Dust (Amber Webber and Joshua Wells) have announced a new album, Nostalgia Killer, and shared its first single, “Run,” via a music video. More
Plus Stream the New Albums from DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown
Oct 04, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Angel Olsen released a new album, All Mirrors, today via Jagjaguwar and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album here. Also here are streams of other notable albums released today: DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown. More
Plus Brittany Howard, Julien Chang, Georgia, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We’ve got a Top 11 this week, we couldn’t quite narrow it down to a Top 10. And #1 could’ve very easily been any of the Top 3. More
Spectre Due Out October 4 via Western Vinyl
Sep 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Lightning Dust (Amber Webber and Josh Wells) are releasing a new album, Spectre, on October 4 via Western Vinyl. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Run Away.” More
Plus Lana Del Rey, Elbow, Thom Yorke, First Aid Kit, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 23, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another incredibly strong week for new songs. Last week we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10, and here we are again, except this time with a Top 13. Like last week, there are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More
Spectre Due Out October 4 via Western Vinyl
Aug 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Lightning Dust (Amber Webber and Josh Wells) are releasing a new album, Spectre, on October 4 via Western Vinyl. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Led Astray,” via a quirky video for the track. More
Plus serpentwithfeet, Friendly Fires, Lucy Dacus, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 28, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. The Top 2 are by the same artist, which rarely happens, if ever. This week was a challenge, as there were less immediately obvious tracks to make the Top 10, but then we dug deep and ended up with too many tracks (there are an additional 10 honorable mentions). So there are lots and lots of songs to listen to below. More
Spectre Due Out October 4 via Western Vinyl
Jun 28, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Lightning Dust have announced a new album, Spectre, and shared its first single, album opener “Devoted To.” Spectre features Stephen Malkmus and Destroyer’s Dan Bejar and is due out October 4 via Western Vinyl. More
Listen to First Single "Diamond"
Apr 10, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Canadian musical duo Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, as known as Lightning Dust, have announced the release of their third full-length album Fantasy. More
Reviews
Jul 02, 2013
By Austin Trunick
The third album from Black Mountain members Amber Webber and Joshua Wells takes a stylistic turn, tossing their sparse psychedelia to the wind in favor of aloof synthpop. You could lose yourself in the absorbing, stark atmospheres of Infinite Light and its predecessor; these songs feel comparably sterile. More
Aug 14, 2009
By J. Pace
Fact: there are enough Black Mountain side projects to make Black Mountain seem like a side project. Other fact: said side projects are consistently worthwhile. More
