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Plus Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, Nation of Language, Julie Byrne, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2023. We have a strong Top 4 this week, even though it wasn’t the most active seven days for new tracks. More
End of Everything Due Out This Friday via Mexican Summer
May 16, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) is releasing a new album, End of Everything, this Friday via Mexican Summer, her first for the label. Now she has shared its fourth single, “All and Everything,” via a self-directed music video. More
Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
End of Everything Due Out May 19 via Mexican Summer
Apr 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) is releasing a new album, End of Everything, on May 19 via Mexican Summer, her first for the label. Now she has shared its third single, “Cactus People,” via a self-directed music video. More
Plus Caroline Rose, Bully, Westerman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t a lot of new songs on offer this week, perhaps because the music industry was recovering from SXSW last week. But there were still some tracks we liked. More
End of Everything Due Out May 19 via Mexican Summer
Mar 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) is releasing a new album, End of Everything, on May 19 via Mexican Summer, her first for the label. Now she has shared its second single, “Love Is,” via a music video. The song features backing vocals from Westerman. More
Plus Bully Feat. Soccer Mommy, Mega Bog, Naima Bock, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 17, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of great tracks this week, but none that screamed out Very Best Song of the Week, so there was some debate on what should top this week’s list. More
End of Everything Due Out May 19 via Mexican Summer
Feb 15, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) has announced a new album, End of Everything, and shared its first single, “The Clown,” via a self-directed music video. She’s also announced some tour dates. More
Plus HARD FEELINGS, Wye Oak, Morly, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2021. There wasn’t an onslaught of amazing new songs this week, but we liked enough to come up with a solid Top 10. More
Life, and Another Due Out July 23 via Paradise of Bachelors
Jul 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) is releasing a new album, Life, and Another, on July 23 via Paradise of Bachelors. Now she has shared the album’s fourth single, the atmospheric “Maybe You Died,” via a self-directed VHS-shot video for it. More
Plus Mega Bog, Water From Your Eyes, koleżanka, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 18, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a strong week for new songs, so we ended up with a Top 12 and some excellent honorable mentions as well. This is a very Scandinavian Songs of the Week, with artists from Denmark (two of them), Sweden, and Norway. More
Life, and Another Due Out July 23 via Paradise of Bachelors
Jun 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) is releasing a new album, Life, and Another, on July 23 via Paradise of Bachelors. Now she has shared the album’s second single, “Weight of the Earth, on Paper,” via a video for it. More
Plus Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 28, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week, Republicans successfully blocked a commission that would have probed the January 6 storming of the Capitol. More
Life, and Another Due Out July 23 via Paradise of Bachelors
May 27, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) has announced a new album, Life, and Another, and shared its first single, “Station to Station” (not a David Bowie cover) via a video for it. More
Reviews
May 18, 2023
By Ben Jardine
There’s something a little off about the new Mega Bog album, but that isn’t a bad thing. More
Aug 02, 2021
By Harriet Suits Baer
Erin Birgy’s sixth album under the Mega Bog moniker is shrouded in mist. More
