DARKER LIGHTER – “HANGING ON” MISHI RECORDS/THE ORCHARD/SONY MUSIC Salar Rajabnik is an independent artist based in Los Angeles releasing music under the creative moniker Darker Lighter. “Hanging On” is the first of [...]
BLITZ VEGA NORTHERN GENTLEMAN FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD On May 19, 2023, the world lost Andy Rourke. He was a remarkably talented bass player and DJ. He was also working with KAV (Kav Sandu, the former guitarist for Happy Mondays) in a [...]
KENNYHOOPLA – “ONE TULIP//” THE ORCHARD Singer, songwriter, producer and musician KennyHoopla – praised by critics and audiences alike for his compelling blend of alternative, hip-hop, rock, indie, and pop music – returns with [...]
DON McLEAN AMERICAN BOYS BMG/THE ORCHARD Imagine that you’re a veteran singer-songwriter in your late 70s. You have had a storied career, and you wrote one of the most iconic pop songs of the 20th century. What kind of recording do you make in [...]
KANAK – “WITHOUT A CLUE” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Taken from their recently released EP On The Outside, New Jersey rockers KANAK launch into a snide clapback for a relationship gone bad in their new video “Without [...]
TIM FINN & PHIL MANZANERA FINN & MANZANERA BFD/THE ORCHARD Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera have known each other and worked together for a very long time. Manzanera produced the second Split Enz album, Second Thoughts in 1976, and in return [...]
PHIL MANZANERA & ANDY MACKAY AM.PM BFD/THE ORCHARD In 2018 when Andy MacKay released 3Psalms, he made the statement that he would have to retire from music due to health concerns. Thankfully, and miraculously, MacKay not only got better but [...]
THE FIXX’S JAMIE WEST-ORAM SET TO RELEASE FIRST-EVER SOLO ALBUM SKELETON KEY DUE AUGUST 18 VIA BFD/THE ORCHARD FIRST SINGLE “KNUCKLE DOWN” AVAILABLE NOW The FIXX’s acclaimed guitarist, Jamie West-Oram, is set to release his [...]
RENOWNED ALTERNATIVE SINGER/SONGWRITER LLOYD COLE SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ON PAIN DUE OUT JUNE 23 VIA earMUSIC & DISTRIBUTED BY BFD/THE ORCHARD IN NORTH AMERICA Renowned alternative singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole is set to release a brand new [...]
BLITZ VEGA SHARE NEW SINGLE “STRONG FOREVER” FEATURING JOHNNY MARR FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD “This song is for the kids who are being bullied as well as people and families who are fighting battles to survive,” [...]
Alphaville Eternally Yours BFD (Bob Frank Distribution)/The Orchard Eternally Yours is Alphaville’s first studio album since 2017’s underrated Strange Attractor. The band formed in 1982 and has been making excellent albums since 1984 and have [...]
The Fixx Every Five Seconds The Orchard/BFD/JARC Records The Fixx made their debut in 1982 with their debut album Shuttered Room. Of course, they had formed earlier and paid their dues in the clubs in the U.K. but when they delivered their debut [...]
HOUSEWIFE SHARE BRAND NEW TRACK “PATRICK BATEMAN” HAZEL STREET RECORDS/SONY/THE ORCHARD Award winning Toronto-duo Housewife deliver their new single ‘Patrick Bateman’, available via Hazel Street Records/Sony/The Orchard. ‘Patrick [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 2) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION The bands Odds and The Tragically Hip are intrinsically linked through their music, touring, and years of friendship as they go way back to the early [...]
THE THIRD TIME REALLY IS A CHARM (PART 1) A CONVERSATION WITH ROB BAKER OF STRIPPERS UNION Strippers Union, a veritable Canadian supergroup featuring Craig Northey (Odds) and Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip), recently released their third album, [...]
THE MARK INSIDE – “WHATEVER DOESN’T KILL YOU CAN STILL LEAVE YOU CRIPPLED” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Recorded in a run-down loft and staring down eviction in 2012, Dark Hearts Can Radiate White Light captures the [...]
Strippers Union The Undertaking The Orchard Strippers Union’s The Undertaking is the third instalment from the collaborative efforts of Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip) and Craig Northey (Odds), and supported by Pat Steward (Odds – drums), [...]
STRIPPERS UNION RETURN AFTER 10 YEAR HIATUS WITH NEW DOUBLE-LP THE UNDERTAKING | FIRST SINGLE “WE ARE THE UNDERWORLD” RELEASED THE ORCHARD In 2006, Strippers Union, fronted by Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip) and Craig Northey (Odds) [...]
IT’S STILL ALL IN THE NAME (PART 2) A CONVERSATION WITH HAWKSLEY WORKMAN Less Rage More Tears reveals many sounds and references to the ‘80s, which were important formative years for Workman’s musical influences. In fact, Workman was [...]
IT’S ALL IN THE NAME (PART 1) A CONVERSATION WITH HAWKSLEY WORKMAN Hawksley Workman, the two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, has been prolific throughout his career. In the short time since his [...]
Hawksley Workman Less Rage More Tears Isadora Records/The Orchard Hawksley Workman’s newest release, Less Rage More Tears is an absolute departure from 2019’s Median Age Wasteland. While the latter was more conventional guitar-based folk rock, [...]
Jimmy Eat World Surviving The Orchard/RCA Records Jimmy Eat World’s 10th studio album, Surviving , is their most personal album to date. While the band is still sticking to their original sound, this time around they’re digging deeper with a new [...]
