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Nakama Out Now via Matador
Jan 26, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Steve Gunn has shared a new EP, entitled Nakama, which consists of reimaginings of songs from his newest album, Other You. The five-song set features remixes and collaborations with Mdou Moctar, Circuit des Yeux, Natural Information Society, and Bing & Ruth. More
Bill Fay’s Still Some Light Part 1 Due Out January 14, 2022 via Dead Oceans
Dec 13, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Kevin Morby has shared a cover of the 1971 Bill Fay song “I Hear You Calling.” It is the second single release in a series of upcoming 7-inch singles which feature other musicians covering Fay’s work, following Steve Gunn’s cover of “Dust Filled Room.” A two-part reissue of Fay’s Still Some Light was previously announced, with the first part being released on January 14, 2022 via Dead Oceans, along with the 7-inch singles of the Gunn and Morby covers. More
Other You Due Out This Friday via Matador
Aug 25, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Steve Gunn is releasing a new album, Other You, this Friday via Matador. Now he has shared its fourth single, “Circuit Rider.” More
Other You Due Out August 27 via Matador
Jul 20, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Steve Gunn is releasing a new album, Other You, on August 27 via Matador. Now he has shared its third single, “Fulton.” More
Plus Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, Ade & Connan Mockasin, POND, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week we were feeling a bit indecisive and couldn’t really narrow it down to a Top 10, so we went with a Top 12 instead. More
Other You Due Out August 27 via Matador
Jun 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Steve Gunn has announced a new album, Other You, and shared two new songs from it, title track “Other You” (via an animated video) and “Reflection.” More
The Unseen In Between Out Now via Matador
Jul 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn released a new album, The Unseen In Between, back in January via Matador. Now he has covered Neil Young’s “Motion Pictures (For Carrie)” for Amazon Music. More
The Unseen In Between Out Now via Matador
Jun 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn released a new album, The Unseen In Between, back in January via Matador. Now he has shared two new songs: “Be Still Moon” and “Shrunken Heads.” Both were recorded during the sessions for The Unseen In Between. Check them out below, followed by Gunn’s upcoming tour dates. More
The Unseen In Between Out Now via Matador
Apr 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn released a new album, The Unseen In Between, back in January via Matador. Now he has shared a new live acoustic video where he performs the album’s “Chance” next to the Albert Memorial in London. He has also announced some new tour dates. More
The Unseen In Between Out Now via Matador
Mar 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn released a new album, The Unseen In Between, back in January via Matador. Now he has shared a new acoustic video where he performs the album’s “Vagabond” in a London bookshop in Cecil Court. More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
The Unseen In Between Out Now via Matador
Jan 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn has released a new album, The Unseen In Between, today via Matador. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are Gunn’s upcoming tour dates. More
Plus SOAK, SASAMI, POND, Beirut, Priests, Steve Gunn, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 11, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2019. We took an extended break in December, as there aren’t too many notable new songs released at the end of the year (beyond endless Christmas covers), but the past week has been filled with exciting new album announcements, most accompanied by new singles worthy of consideration for this list. More
The Unseen In Between Due Out January 18 via Matador
Jan 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn is releasing a new album, The Unseen In Between, on January 18 via Matador. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Vagabond,” via a video for the song. Jason Evans directed the black & white clip, which has an understated classic feel to it, matching the song. More
(Plus Acoustic Video) The Unseen In Between Due Out January 18, 2019 via Matador
Dec 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn is releasing a new album, The Unseen In Between, on January 18, 2019 via Matador. Previously he shared its first single, “New Moon” (which was our #1 Song of the Week). Now he has shared another song from the album, “Stonehurst Cowboy,” which is inspired by his father. More
Plus The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; boygenius; Beirut; Beach House; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This week’s Songs of the Week list is a supersized edition, with a Top 12 rather than our regular Top 10. Various new album announcements this week, as well as some excellent albums being released today, resulted in the need to make room for two extra tracks. More
The Unseen In Between Due Out January 18, 2019 via Matador
Oct 24, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Steve Gunn has announced a new album, The Unseen In Between, and shared its first single, “New Moon.” More
"Our First 100 Days" Will Include a New Song Every Day for the First 100 Days of Donald Trump's Presidency
Apr 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
“Our First 100 Days” is an anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.” They plan to release a new song every day during the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. More
Eyes on the Lines Due Out 6/3 on Matador
May 11, 2016
By Michael Wojtas
Singer/songwriter and guitarist Steve Gunn has shared a video for “Ancient Jules,” a new song from his forthcoming album Eyes on the Lines. More
Eyes On the Lines Out 6/3 On Matador
Mar 30, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Steve Gunn has announced today that his new album, Eyes On The Lines, will be out June 3rd on Matador Records. He also shared the video for its first single, “Conditions Wild” as well as a North American tour. More
Last Weekend in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 21, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Last weekend, Chicago hosted the annual Pitchfork Festival. Check out Annie Lesser’s shots from day one, featuring Natalie Prass, Jessica Pratt, ILOVEMAKONNEN, CHVRCHES,Mac Demarco, Tobias Jesso Jr, Panda Bear, Steve Gunn, Iceage, and Wilco. More
Reviews
Jan 16, 2019
By Timothy Michalik
Steve Gunn is indie rock’s best kept secret. Across three studio albums—and now a fourth, with his latest, The Unseen In Between—Gunn has resuscitated stylistic elements of guitar playing in a similar vein of J.J. Cale, Jim O’Rourke circa Bad Timing, and a little Jerry Garcia. More
Dec 19, 2014
By J. Pace
Steve Gunn continues his drift from the avant-garde world into popular music with another folk-tinged, guitar-worshiping set of tunes here, blending the long and varied history of hypnotic guitar into a perfectly pensive collection. More