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Plus Meg Baird, The Big Moon, Alvvays, Julien Chang, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 14, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we’ve been too busy working on our next two print issues and we also didn’t feel like there were a lot of strong contenders last week. So this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks and is thus a supersized Top 16 list. More
The Sale Due Out November 4 via Transgressive
Oct 13, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang has shared a new song, “Competition’s Friend,” in addition to sharing a live video for the song. It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, The Sale, which will be out on November 4 via Transgressive. More
The Sale Due Out November 4 via Transgressive
Sep 20, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang has shared a video for his new single “Snakebit.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, The Sale, which will be out on November 4 via Transgressive. Chang has also announced a set of supporting tour dates for Let’s Eat Grandma. More
The Sale Due Out November 4 via Transgressive
Aug 18, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang has shared a live video for his new single, “Time & Place.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, The Sale, which will be out on November 4 via Transgressive. More
Plus Local Natives, Julien Chang, Cass McCombs, Art Moore, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 22, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a weak week for new tracks. Don’t get us wrong, we stand behind all the songs that made this week’s main list, there just wasn’t a plethora of other tracks to choose from. More
The Sale Due Out November 4 via Transgressive
Jul 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang has announced the release of a new album, The Sale, which will be out on November 4 via Transgressive. Chang has also shared a video for a new single from the album, “Marmalade.” More
Big Thief is the Runner-Up; Plus Stream the New Albums from Kim Gordon, Lindstrøm, Allah Las, Cursive, Mark Kozelek with Petra Haden, and More
Oct 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Elbow have released a new album, Giants of All Sizes, today via Polydor/Verve Label Group and it’s our Album of the Week. Big Thief‘s Two Hands, on 4AD, is our close runner-up. Find more info on both albums below. 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
Jules Due Out October 11 via Transgressive
Sep 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Promising new 19-year-old Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang is releasing his debut album, Jules, on October 11 via Transgressive. Now he has shared another song from it, the dreamy “Memory Loss.” More
Plus Michael Kiwanuka, Ride, Chelsea Wolfe, Death Cab for Cutie, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a super strong week for new songs. There was lots of debate about how many tracks we should include this week and what would make the list. Hence we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10. There are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More
Jules Due Out October 11 via Transgressive
Aug 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Promising new 19-year-old Baltimore singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julien Chang has announced his debut album, Jules, and shared a new single from it, “Butterflies from Monaco.” More