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Plus Jockstrap, Dry Cleaning, Marlon Williams, Whitney, Preoccupations, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 17, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week’s list features several artists from Down Under, with some great tracks from artists from both Australia and New Zealand. There were too many fantastic songs this week, so we have a super-sized Top 15 main list and lots of strong honorable mentions too. More
Sun’s Signature EP Due Out This Saturday via Partisan
Jun 15, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Sun’s Signature, a new project from Elizabeth Fraser (formerly of Cocteau Twins) and her partner Damon Reece, are releasing their self-titled debut EP this Saturday via Partisan. Now they have shared its third single, the seven-and-a-half-minute long “Apples.” More
Plus Sinead O’Brien, Sun’s Signature, Cola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 20, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a mixed week for new tracks, but there were still some good ones worth crowing about and we settled on a Top 13. More
Sun’s Signature EP Due Out June 18 via Partisan; It’s Fraser’s First Original Music in 13 Years
May 17, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Sun’s Signature, a new project from Elizabeth Fraser (formerly of Cocteau Twins) and her partner Damon Reece, are releasing their self-titled debut EP on June 18 via Partisan. Now they have shared its second single, “Underwater,” via a lyric video. More
Plus Melody’s Echo Chamber, Florist, Horsegirl, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 08, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a fantastic new release day, with fresh albums by Wet Leg, Father John Misty, Jack White, Oceanator, Daniel Rossen, Orville Peck, Lucius, and others. Some of those artists end up on this week’s Songs of the Week, which is a Top 12 this week. More
Sun’s Signature EP Due Out June 18 via Partisan; It’s Fraser’s First Original Music in 13 Years
Apr 06, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Sun’s Signature, a new project from Elizabeth Fraser (formerly of Cocteau Twins) and her partner Damon Reece, are releasing their self-titled debut EP on June 18 via Partisan. Now they have shared its first single, “Golden Air,” which is also Fraser’s first original music in 13 years. More
Sun’s Signature Due Out April 23 via Rough Trade
Feb 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Elizabeth Fraser (formerly of Cocteau Twins) has announced a duo project between her and partner Damon Reece named Sun’s Signature. Their self-titled debut EP will be out on Record Store Day (April 23) via Rough Trade. The EP features Fraser’s 2000 limited-edition single “Underwater” as well as two songs that she performed at the 2012 Meltdown Festival, “Golden Air” and “Make Lovely the Day.” More
Plus Marie Davidson, The Flaming Lips, TRAAMS, Future Islands, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 14, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Jennifer Irving)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2020. This week’s big political news was Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announcing his highly capable running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. More
Shiver Due Out October 2 via Krunk
Aug 14, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jónsi of Iceland’s Sigur Rós is releasing his first solo album in 10 years, Shiver, on October 2 via Krunk. Now he has shared another song from it, “Cannibal,” which features Elizabeth Fraser (formerly of Cocteau Twins). Jónsi co-directed the video with actor/director Giovanni Ribisi. More
2019 Dates Go Down in March and April
Nov 02, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack released their acclaimed third album, Mezzanine, 20 years ago, in April 1998. Now they have announced an anniversary tour where they will perform the album. It will feature Liz Fraser, the former Cocteau Twins vocalist who sang on the album’s single “Teardrop” and last performed with the band in 2006. More
EP in Memory of Friend, Jake Drake-Brockman
Dec 10, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Rough Trade has just announced the release Elizabeth Fraser’s solo EP Moses (now available digitally). Voice of the Cocteau Twins, Fraser’s solo EP is dedicated to her dear friend and once-band mate Jake Drake-Brockman who passed away earlier this year. Moses is available now via iTunes and on vinyl January 26, 2010. More
