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Good Old Due Out September 16 via amuse
Sep 02, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Vundabar have shared a previously unreleased track, “Shadow Boxing.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming compilation album, Good Old, which will be out on September 16 via amuse. The compilation consists of seven unreleased tracks that were recorded between 2015’s Gawk and 2017’s Smell Smoke and four acoustic reinterpretations of previously released tracks. More
Plus Braids, Imarhan, The Beths, Ezra Furman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2022. This week’s list covers songs from the last two weeks, as I was on vacation last week. This week we’re doing things slightly differently, with just a main Top 12 list and some honorable mentions, without the longer list of songs also released in the last week. More
Good Old Due Out September 16 via amuse
Aug 12, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Vundabar have announced the release of a compilation album, Good Old, which will be out on September 16 via amuse. The compilation consists of seven unreleased tracks that were recorded between 2015’s Gawk and 2017’s Smell Smoke and four acoustic reinterpretations of previously released tracks. The band have today shared the previously unreleased track “Time.” More
Devil for the Fire Due Out April 15 via Gawk
Mar 17, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Vundabar have shared a video for “Alien Blues,” a 2015 song from the band which has gone viral in recent months, sparking several thousand TikTok videos featuring the song. Last night, the band performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers. More
Plus Hercules and Love Affair, !!!, TRAAMS, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2022. With Russia invading Ukraine on Thursday morning (and the increased threat of invasion earlier in the week), it was a bit hard to pull away from CNN and focus on new music. But nevertheless we were able to come up with a good list of songs we liked this week. More
Devil for the Fire Due Out April 15 via Amuse
Feb 23, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Vundabar have shared a video for their new song “Lore.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Devil for the Fire, which has been rescheduled for April 15 via Amuse (the album was originally set for a February release upon its announcement last year). More
Devil for the Fire Due Out February 11, 2022 via Gawk
Nov 09, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Vundabar have announced the release of a new album, Devil for the Fire, which will be out on February 11, 2022 via Gawk. The trio has also shared a video for the album’s title track in addition to announcing a 2022 U.S. tour. More
Either Light Out Now via Gawk
May 18, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Boston’s Vundabar have shared two new songs, “Aphasia” and “Ringing Bell,” and also announced some tour dates. “Aphasia” was shared via an amusing video featuring the band as vampires and features guest vocals from Indigo De Souza. More
Plus Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Vundabar, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 13, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s been a scary week thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus, which meant the postponement of Coachella, Record Story Day, various movie releases, sporting events, and more, as well as school closings and a stock market crash. More
Either Light Out Now via Gawk
Mar 13, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Boston duo Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) released a new album, Either Light, today via Gawk. Now they have shared a video for album opener “Out of It.” Also, now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. More
Either Light Due Out Tomorrow via Gawk
Mar 12, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Boston duo Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) are releasing a new album, Either Light, tomorrow via Gawk. Now they have shared one last pre-release single from it, album opener “Out of It.” More
Plus Real Estate, Perfume Genius, Christine and the Queens, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was busy week of new album announcements and surprise EPs. That led to another super-sized edition. More
Either Light Due Out March 13 via Gawk
Feb 26, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Boston duo Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) are releasing a new album, Either Light, on March 13 via Gawk. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Montage Music,” via a lyric video. More
Plus Christine and the Queens, Jehnny Beth, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was tough to narrow things down to a Top 10 this week, too many great tracks, so we’ve got a super-sized edition. More
Either Light Due Out March 13 via Gawk
Feb 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Boston duo Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) are releasing a new album, Either Light, on March 13 via Gawk. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Petty Crime,” via an amusing self-directed video for the track inspired by The Sopranos. More
Plus Moaning, Anna Burch, U.S. Girls, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 17, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2020. It was a very strong week for new songs, especially as a slew of notable new albums were announced this week. More
Either Light Due Out March 13 via Gawk
Jan 17, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Boston duo Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) have announced a new album, Either Light, and have shared its first single, “Burned Off,” via a playful video for the track. More
Interviews
Apr 17, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald of Boston duo Vundabar some questions about endings and death. More
