At the stroke of midnight last night, Hippo Campus dropped a new song across the internet alongside an announcement of a massive Fall tour across much of the United States.

Their first new material since last year’s warm glow EP, the standalone-single, “Passenger,” is a pensive, slow-burning indie pop gem. Produced by regular-collaborator BJ Burton (Bon Iver, Sylvan Esso, Francis & The Lights), the song borrows from the more serene and deliberate moments of 2017’s landmark, while showcasing the band’s ever-increasing knack for soaring melody and dynamics.

“Passenger was written in the winter of 2017 after the first four months of touring on landmark,” says singer/guitarist Jake Luppen. “Lyrically the themes deal with the challenges of growing alongside the person you love. For this song in particular I tried to challenge myself to write a more complex chord progression to sing to. I started off with a TR-8 groove and the rest followed pretty naturally.”

It’s fitting the single was written after a stint on the road, as its release heralds another touring announcement: a massive run across the United States in some of the biggest rooms the band has ever played. Indeed, Hippo Campus will be stopping at Terminal 5 in New York City, The Riv in Chicago, Stubbs in Austin, TX and so many more iconic venues that dot the US. They’ll be joined by special guests The Districts each night. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Get them at hippocampusband.com.

We’re now lucky enough to call Brooklyn’s Rubblebucket part of the family, and today we’ve announced their new record, Sun Machine, coming via Grand Jury August 24th. It’s an incredibly special album, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.

This morning the first single “Fruity” was released online, and you can catch the accompanying video over on Consequence of Sound. Grab the track wherever you download or stream, read up on the band, and pre-order the record now.

Today marks the release of Little Junior’s Hi, AND the music video for album standout “Crooked Tooth.” “My boyfriend was bugging me to write a song about him, and we both have janky teeth,” says songwriter Rane Elliott-Armstrong, “so I wrote a song about loving someone for their imperfections. Sorry babe!” The video shares the same warm heart. See for yourself.

Buy or stream Hi right here. And if you’re on the west coast, make it your business to see one of their upcoming shows this week.

We should be used to it by now, but Samia just keeps surprising us. Today we unveil a new single and music video for “21.” The track was produced by John Agnello, and it’s up everywhere you stream music. The video was directed by the whizes over at Hyper House, and The FADER debuted it this morning.

“A raw, electric energy runs through the veins of New York songwriter Samia’s music,” says The FADER. “You can hear it in the way her voice often clambers to a wail before immediately dipping into her lower register, and in the knife-sharp lyricism that slices through “21,” the newest song in a recent string of one-offs.” They’re right. Watch the video now, and if you’re in New York, make it your business to join us This Thursday at Pete’s Candy Store.

Couldn’t be more excited to welcome our friends in Bedstudy to the Grand Jury family. Today we’ve released their new single, “NE1.” The track takes the flickering charm of February’s “Nil” and the woozy stateliness of last year’s “Arms Away” and blasts them both into the most colorful outer space. More from these guys soon.

And of course, Bedstudy will join labelmates Haulm and Elliot Moss later this month for a gig at Public Arts in NYC on May 24th.

Stay For Me, the debut from Haulm, is out now!

Yesterday, KCRW premiered “Clean,” one of the icier moments on the EP.  Much like previous singles, the song’s charm resides in the interplay between producer Reed Kackley’s dusky production and singer JT Norton’s crisp falsetto.

”Haulm are a duo based in Brooklyn who specialize in moody, downtempo electronic song craft,” KCRW says. “The haunting atmosphere they’ve created within the song “Clean,” is what initially drew me in, but what keeps me coming back is the evocative refrain “overage and underpaid, all I do is clean.” It’s a great line set to a deeply hummable melody, which gives me the strong feeling that they will not remain underpaid for long.”

Stay tuned for more from the duo soon.

Today we’ve announce Hi, the debut LP from Toronto power pop gems, Little Junior. Album is coming 5/11, and you can pre-order it now right here. The digital version of the album features a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really Like You,” and today we’ve unveiled an insane shot-for-shot recreation of the original music video. The “sweded” clip features Annie Murphy of Schitt’s Creek playing the role of Tom Hanks, and LJ singer Rane Elliot-Armstrong in the role of Carly.  No, really…

Proceeds from the single will be going to Youth Line, a youth-led organization that provides peer support for LGBTQ2 youth in Toronto. Across Hi, queer songwriter/vocalist Rane Elliot-Armstrong tackles issues of identity and acceptance with a snotty universality, sharpened by his perspective within both the LGBTQ2 and punk rock communities.

The band will be touring in April and May alongside Born Ruffians. Check the tour section for all dates.

Meet Samia.

Her new single, “Django,” is out today on Grand Jury, and there’s more where that came from. The piano-led ballad recalls some of the low-lit charms of Tobias Jesso Jr, the hushed immediacy of Phoebe Bridgers, while drawing from the same well of sharp-witted lyricism as Liz Phair. It’s a tongue-in-cheek ode to the depth and fleeting nature of teenage sorrow, and the perfect introduction to her world.

She’ll be at Rockwood on Monday night. If you’re in New York and you’re not there, you’re doing it wrong. So we’ll see you there?

Today marks the release of Twin Peaks’ Sweet ‘17 Singles, the 12″ and digital compilation of all six 7″ singles included in last year’s subscription series. You can get this beauty over in our shop right now, or from your favorite digital shop here.

But you want to see the guys play these songs live, you say? Easy Tonight the band begins its very-sold-out tour with the freshly Grammy’d Portugal. The Man. But if you’d rather catch the guys in a slightly more “intimate” room? Look no further than the March & April headline dates alongside GJ-faves The Districts. Tickets here. Long story short: new record, new dates, new happiness.

Today Haulm have released the witchy, slow-burning “Work For Us.” Stream it, buy it, love it here. But more importantly, the duo have a big announcement: on March 30th they’ll release their debut EP. It’s called Stay For Me. And it’s gorgeous. More on that soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jON2uLdnKNw

But in the meantime, this new song?! “Work For Us” melds the downtempo eeriness of debut single “They Came Along,” with producer Reed Kackley’s crackling, Burial-esque punchiness and vocalist JT Norton’s sweetly somnambulant vocals. All of that will be on display this Saturday and next Monday in Brooklyn as the group make their live debut at Elsewhere 2/27 and Baby’s All Right 2/29. Tickets in the tour section.