by Eryn Brothers Intimacy clangs and sneaks through our everyday lives, whether we try to avoid it or cultivate it. A more intelligent person than I would be able to tie the yarn together of a fractured world’s need for that strange animal to the upswing of popularity with folk and country music, but today, all I want to talk about is SPLIT, the latest release and collaboration between Creekbed Carter Hogan and Large Brush Collection from Happen Twice Records. Creekbed Carter Hogan and Large Brush Collection are both known for their intelligent, heartbreaking lyrics and tenderness, and t ..read more

The Mr Pink Records Radio Hour is back with a new episode featuring Jon Lloyd (the solo moniker of Jon Fichter of Sweet Spirit and Hong Kong Wigs), complete with new material from Jon and an interview with host Jonas Wilson, as well as tracks by Dewey Ivy, A. Sinclair and more! As an added bonus, we’ve also got the debut of Jon Lloyd’s new video “Where the Wind Don’t Blow” from his upcoming album Walking the Rope, take a peek ..read more

Photos by Adrian Gandara Poster by Jesus Acosta In the time since we were last out at Swan Dive, the landscape of the Red River Cultural District has seen considerable upheaval. Along with the already fallen Beerland and Sidewinder, the district lost Barracuda, Scratchouse and Swan Dive’s next door neighbor Plush to the economic fallout of the pandemic, as well as the not-quite-Red-River venue North Door. But at Swan Dive’s official reopening party on Friday June 4th, it was almost like nothing really changed.  With a packed house of eager young music goers ..read more

by Adrian Gandara On the evening just before the latest round of Texas thunderstorm mayhem hit the area, Adrian Gandara set off to a document a chill collection of Austin indie tunes at The Far Out Lounge, featuring diaristic singer-songwriter Lainey Gonzales, intimate electro crooner SOBBRS, artful indie pop act Pelvis Wrestley and more. Take a peek below! Lainey Gonzales SOBBRS Pelvis Wrestley ..read more

by Nick Hanover If you live in Austin then you already know there’s too much damn music to keep track of. And sometimes you just want to sift through it in bite-sized chunks. We totally understand. Allow us to introduce you to The Latest Toughs, five tracks from five artists to get you up to date and make each of your workdays a little easier. Flesh of Morning “Everytime” After Drive, it felt like every indie artist with access to thrift shop synths pivoted to the sound of College & Electric Youth’s “A Real Hero,” twinkling pads and breathy femme vocals and cavernous ..read more

by Eryn Brothers I sometimes think William Maxwell likes to hide. His prior work, Calm A Painter and A Subject, was complicated, a little tongue in cheek, full of delicate nuance hiding behind thrums of guitar and grim humor. It held its own around a force of irony and school boy wit, prompting the album to have a strange party conversation with itself, dipping into the lull and barking laughter those kind of things can be. Have you listened to this album? Because if you have, that past sentence made complete sense. If you haven’t, finish the word salad I just made and go listen. It’ll a ..read more

It has been said by many people that one of the greatest aspects of the Austin music scene is how communal it is, with artists regularly coming together to collaborate, boost each other and admire each other’s work. In the spirit of that, we decided to launch a series inviting artists to interview other artists from the scene. In the latest installment, two of our city’s boldest and most adventurous artists, Mama Duke and Mobley, discuss finding out what is a “like” versus a “love,” going from dealing with stage fright to being “ballsy” and embracing being an entertainer rather ..read more

For her forthcoming EP Luna, neo-soul up-and-comer Chief Cleopatra is embracing other facets of her musical personality, bringing on talent like Curtis Roush and Jack O’Brien of Bright Light Social Hour as well as indie pop troubadour Walker Lukens. The result is a kaleidoscope of sonic textures anchored by Cleopatra’s rich, expressive vocals, perfectly displayed on single “Friends,” with its bittersweet lyrics and melody framed by the peppy synths of Lukens and Adam Mason. “Friends” sounds like peak-era Santigold,a style that is long overdue for a ..read more

by Jennifer Stark In the midst of a seemingly never ending pandemic, an utterly erratic election, and a nauseating carousel of surviving “once in a lifetime” events, Cream Dream Records realized the world could use a bit more tender love and comfort in their lives. Finding themselves suddenly gig-less, three thriving producers took a step back from perfecting their recipes independently, and together, cooked up exactly what we all definitely needed… a little Komfort Food. Cultivated by a mouthwatering trifecta of beat-bakers: Austin-based Andrew Thaggard AKA: Boom Baptist, Toronto’s Sona Elan ..read more

It has been said by many people that one of the greatest aspects of the Austin music scene is how communal it is, with artists regularly coming together to collaborate, boost each other and admire each other’s work. In the spirit of that, we decided to launch a series inviting artists to interview other artists from the scene. In the latest installment, two of our favorite multi-talented indie pop artists, Vonne and Mobley, discuss journeying to Austin for musical freedom, getting picky with their instruments and how Austin can better support Black creators. Vonne’s most recent ..read more