Another Saturday calls for a fresh look at newly released music. All picks are from studio releases that appeared yesterday (July 28).
Bethany Cosentino/Natural Disaster
Singer-songwriter and former child actress Bethany Cosentino first gained prominence as one-half of lo-fi pop rock duo Best Coast who went on hiatus after the 2020 release of their fourth studio album Always Tomorrow. Cosentino subsequently decided to go it alone and is now out with her debut solo album Natural Disaster. I can hear a bit of a Sheryl Crow vibe. Here’s the title track.
Bush Tetras/Bird On a Wire
Bush Tetras are a post-punk band from New York who have been around since 1979 with two longer breaks along the way. While they never achieved mainstream success, they were influential in the Manhattan music club scene in the early ’80s. They Live in My Head is the group’s third and latest full-length studio album, their first such release since 1996. Bird On a Wire is credited to all four current members of the group: Cynthia Sley (vocals), Pat Place (guitar), R. B. Korbet (bass)and Steve Shelley (drums).
Darlingside/All the Lights in the City
Darlingside are an indie folk band from Boston, Mass. Their current members Don Mitchell (guitar, banjo, vocals), Auyon Mukharji (mandolin, violin, vocals), Harris Paseltiner (guitar, cello, vocals) and David Senft (bass, kick drum vocals) met at Williams College in 2009. Off their fourth album, Everything is Alive, here’s All the Lights in the City, credited to the members of the group.
Diesel Boy/The Finnish Line
Punk rock band Diesel Boy got together in Santa Rosa, Calif. in 1993 and initially were active until 2002 when they unofficially split up. Now they return with Gets Old, their first new album in 22 years. One of the tracks on it is The Finnish Line, written by co-founder, vocalist and guitarist Dave Lake, aka. Diesel Dave. This rocks – love that wah-wah guitar action!
Elizabeth Moen/Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart
Elizabeth Moen is a Chicago-based self-taught guitarist and singer-songwriter who wrote her first songs while being a student at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Moen’s eponymous EP, self-released in 2016, was followed in 2017 by her first full-length album That’s All I Wanted. Her latest release, For Arthur, is a covers EP of songs by Arthur Russell, an Iowa musician, composer and producer whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. Here’s Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart.
Ghost Hounds/Last Train to Nowhere
Rounding out this weekly new music revue are Ghost Hounds who describe their music as rock ‘n’ blues. Since their 2019 debut Roses Are Black, the five-piece from Pittsburgh, Pa. have released three additional albums, including their latest, First Last Time. The great opener Last Train to Nowhere was co-written by their guitarist Thomas Tull and Kevin Bowe. Ghost Hounds also include Tré Nation (lead vocals), Johnny Baab (guitar), Bennett Miller (bass) and Blaise Lanzetta (drums).
Sources: Wikipedia; Bethany Cosentino website; Bush Tetras Bandcamp page; Darlingside website; Diesel Boy website; Elizabeth Mohen website; Ghost Hounds website; YouTube; Spotify
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