Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the new music video from folk rock/Americana band Under The Rug. The great-sounding new single is called “Lonesome & Mad” and features a guest contribution from Ariel Posen. For those new to the band, they are comprised of guitarist Sean Campbell, vocalist/guitarist Casey Dayan, and drummer Brendan McQueeney.
“Involuntary Adventures” is a document of heartache, chaos, and Su’s attempts to find meaning in the noise. She opens the track with a tribute to another artist who captures beauty in pain (“I’ve been listening to Jeff Buckley / He captures beautifully / The heartache I’ve been feeling), and then goes on to reflect on the dangers and allure of love (“Love is dangerous / It entangles us / In these irresistible involuntary adventures”). Meanwhile, Su’s breathy vocals mesh into an instrumental that is equal parts nervy and propulsive, marrying a jazz-tinged bassline with electronic trip hop beats.
Vocals – Piya Malik, Sabrina Cunningham, Nya Gazelle Brown
Guitar – Sergio Rios
Keys – Dan Hastie
Bass – Dale Jennings
Drums – Sam Halterman
Additional keys/ flute / horn – Mike Sarason
Trumpet on “Norma” – Jordan Katz
Host: Barry Funkhouser
Filmed & Edited: Matt Blake
Audio Recorded & Mixed: Tristan Dolce
Big-hearted guitar solos, hooks, and choruses seem to be left from the world when Tom Petty left us in 2017. The big swagger and undeniable charm of thematic classic rock are missing from many Spotify playlists. Heartland Canadian indie rockers The Sarandons are working to change the way we hear hummable rock on their debut full-length album Sightlines, out on January 27th.
Portland Press Herald add Sparxsea’s new video for “Forever Love” to their Press Play column, writing that it’s “A tender ballad written in tribute to Toussaint’s late mother, and adding that “Tim Reynolds’ contribution adds a lovely texture.”
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Listen to this week’s Captain Americana Spotify playlist featuring:
Lauren Scott-Phillips – Handsome Woman
Andrew Bird, Phoebe Bridgers – I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Prinz Grizzley – I Keep On Searching
Jill Andrews, Josh Oliver – The Blues Have Blown Away
Sonja Midtune – Pink Sunset Hotel
Paige Su – Take it One Day at a Time
Dylan Chambers, G. Love – Mystical and Paranoid
Red Rum Club – The River
Sparxsea – Forever Love
Steven Denmark – Crazy Over You
Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band – Baton Rouge
Raveis Kole – So Nice
Maple Run Band – Used to be the Next Big Thing
The Sarandons – Letting On
Moon Shine – The Land in Between
Matthew Check – The Very Beginning
Lara Taubman – Ole Kentucky Light
Megan & Shane – Oh Hell
Boris Pelekh – Leaving
Kiely Connell – Wasting My Time
Shawn Williams – Rare Form
Roger Street Friedman – Love Hope Trust
Izzy Heltai – Beauty Queen
Jack Broadbent – I Love Your Rock ‘n’ Roll
Jackson+Sellers – The Devil is an Angel
Jason Ringenberg – Before Love and War
Jeffrey Martin – I Know What I Know
John Craigie, Taylor Kingman, Lewi Longmire, Sydney Nash, Ned Folkerth – Laurie Rolled Me a J
John R. Miller – Lookin’ Over My Shoulder
Julian Taylor – 100 Proof
Kashena Sampson – Hello Darkness
Katie Toupin – Adam’s Song