Brooklyn indie folk duo TOLEDO work their magic on a Jordana deep cut today. The latest installment from our 10th Anniversary Covers Project is a take on “I Wanna,” from the 2020 debut album Classical Notions of Happiness.

“We were immediately drawn to Jordana for her musicianship, and for the way her music is able to span all genres,” says Jordan & Dan of TOLEDO. “It’s because of her effective songwriting that we were able to comfortably pull this song into a new space. We were listening to a lot of Yo La Tengo while recording this. We had a ton of fun playing with tape delay and our (fake but official) mellotron. This is also one of our only duets! So far.”

Of course, you’ll remember TOLEDO from their pristine 2022 Grand Jury bow, How It Ends. Their version of “I Wanna” is weightless and fizzy, complimenting the original’s unassuming bedroom pop charms perfectly.

And, speaking of Jordana, she’ll be closing out our cover series early next month with her own installment. Watch this space!

Today Jordana returns alongside fantasy of a broken heart on the new single “Found You Again,” the sunniest a prog band could possibly sound. It follows the band’s gorgeous September record Feats of Engineering, available now via our friends at Dots Per Inch.

Last week Jordana appeared on the latest single from half•alive “Songs.” It’s a delicate folk pop number that will worm its way into your head immediately. The gorgeous one-shot video, directed by Josh Taylor, is below.

Meanwhile, you’ve finally got a bunch of chances to see our girl live again, this time rolling with a five-piece band. All dates are listed below, and tickets are available on Jordana’s artist page here. Act fast because these are selling quickly!

01-24 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
01-25 Washington, DC – Union Stage
01-26 Durhman, NC – Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
01-28 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Purgatory
01-29 Nashville, TN – The Room @ Third Man Records
02-01 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
02-02 Austin, TX – Antone’s
02-05 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
02-06 San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room @ House of Blues
02-07 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
02-08 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hil
02-11 Portland, OR – Holocene
02-12 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
02-14 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
02-15 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
02-17 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
02-18 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
02-20 Toronto, ON – The Drake
02-22 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
02-23 Boston, MA – The Sinclair

Fresh off of releasing their Grand Jury debut, dog eyes are back today to lend a hand in celebrating our 10th year in business. Back in May, we unveiled Samia’s take on the Twin Peaks barnburner “Making Breakfast,” a touchstone track from their 2014 album Wild Onion. Today, dog eyes spin their own version of “Joy,” a beautiful & gentle moment from the 2021 Hovvdy album True Love.

The track is the second in our 10th Anniversary project, where we’ve asked a handful of our bands, old and new, to tackle songs from the catalog. We’ll be back before the end of the year with tunes from TOLEDO, Haulm, & Jordana.

In the meantime, you can grab a 10th Anniversary limited edition tee over on our Bandcamp, designed by longtime GJ friend Vance Wellenstein.

Lively Premonition is Jordana’s fourth album, but as usual it’s also her first. Her first in her new skin. Recorded over 2023 with Emmett Kai , Jordana sets up shop at the intersection of Laurel Canyon golden folk and Yacht Rock glitz and glitter with this new LP. After a move from NY to LA the evolution makes perfect sense.  Here final teaser for the album arrived earlier this week: “Raver Girl” showcases that 70s soft pop vibe perfectly. Like “Anything For You” before it, the video was directed by Justin Taylor Smith. Tune in next week for tour dates, and check out what press is saying about the album:

“Jordana is anything but a one-trick pony, and Lively Premonition sees her taking sonic risks that pay off tenfold.” – Line of Best Fit, 8/10

“Lively Premonition glows with self-discovery.” – Consequence

“A record that evokes the past in a blissfully optimistic future.” – Dork, 5/5

“Endlessly lyrical pop songs that shimmer at the edges with jazzy harmonies and a surprising number of disco-era bass grooves.” – All Music, 4.5/5

“Refitting the yacht rock and Laurel Canyon sounds of the ’70s and ’90s country for the modern bedroom-pop era, the songwriter’s willingness to experiment keeps her fourth LP interesting.” – FLOOD

“Jordana has never sounded so radiant.” – Consequence

The first pressing of Lively Premonition is available on serenity blue vinyl everywhere you get records & limited edition opaque blue vinyl is over on Bandcamp. Cassettes are also available on Bandcamp. Art by the wonderful Avia Lamm. Album art, tracklist and all order options available below.

01 We Get By
02 Like A Dog
03 Heart You Hold
04 This Is How I Know
05 Multitudes of Mystery
06 Raver Girl
07 Wrong Love
08 Anything For You
09 The One I Know
10 Your Story’s End

“Anything For You” is the new single & music video from Jordana. A literal star-crossed love story brimming with astronaut cowgirl heartbreak. It was directed by Justin Taylor Smith. It follows “Like A Dog” & “We Get By,” the two previous singles released from Lively Premonition, due on October 18th. Like the songs that preceded it, “Anything For You” is Jordana stretching her creative wings and finding inspiration in Los Angeles in the form of Laurel Canyon folk and glitzy yacht rock. While this tune is more subdued than the upbeat numbers that came before it, the songwriting is every bit as accomplished.

The first pressing of Lively Premonition is available for pre-order now on serenity blue vinyl everywhere you get records & limited edition opaque blue vinyl over on Bandcamp. Tracklist and pre-order options available below.

Tracklist:

01 We Get By
02 Like A Dog
03 Heart You Hold
04 This Is How I Know
05 Multitudes of Mystery
06 Raver Girl
07 Wrong Love
08 Anything For You
09 The One I Know
10 Your Story’s End

Pre-Orders:

It took exactly one listen to Sex Week’s first single “Toad Mode” to convince us to track down Richard Orofino & Pearl Amanda Dickson and sign them ASAP. Once the ink dried, we discovered they were sitting on a trove of equally incredible material that we’re pleased to release to the world today in the form of their debut EP, fittingly-titled: Sex Week. From the evil pop vibes of “Angel Blessings” to the lethargic beauty of “Kid Muscle,” there’s something sinister and beautiful going on here. But there’s an innocent playfulness to a lot of the proceedings too, exemplified in that fateful first single and in the just-released “Naked,” whose Bachelor-lampooning video arrived earlier this week.

All of this is just to say: we love this band. And we feel very lucky to be delivering this music to you today.

Today marks the release of holy friend, the latest full-length from Oakland duo dog eyes. It’s a project that overflows with warmth and compassion. Mini-epics of lo-fi bedroom pop ambition, sleepy Americana and studies in slowcore abound across the ten tracks here. The band celebrated earlier this week with the release of a music video for final single, “drive,” a hushed indie folk number that arrives early on the album. A hometown East Bay Express profile landed earlier this week ahead of last night’s release show at Bottom of the Hill in SF.

Join us in welcoming this wonderful record into the world.

01 crush
02 firsts
03 rusty, my dog
04 drive
05 fair
06 moment
07 nothing at all
08 go together
09 ties
10 holy friend
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Today Jordana announces her new album, Lively Premonition. If you’ve been following the 23-year-old Maryland-born songwriter for long you know to expect the unexpected. When she dropped “We Get By” earlier this summer it hinted at a new direction, and today’s single “Like A Dog” all but confirms it. Having relocated to the Golden State in 2023, this is unequivocally Jordana’s LA record – sailing a glitter covered yacht right through Laurel Canyon.

“Like A Dog” lands today with a truly wonderful music video. Jordana reuintes with “We Get By” director Otium to transform herself into a literal dog (watch for the iphone screen cameo of her own pup Ducky) awaiting her hit-making mama’s return from a very cursed day in the studio.

The first pressing of Lively Premonition is available for pre-order now on serenity blue vinyl everywhere you get records & limited edition opaque blue vinyl over on Bandcamp. Album art, tracklist and pre-order options available below.

Lively Premonition Tracklist:

01 We Get By
02 Like A Dog
03 Heart You Hold
04 This Is How I Know
05 Multitudes of Mystery
06 Raver Girl
07 Wrong Love
08 Anything For You
09 The One I Know
10 Your Story’s End

Pre-Orders:

Last month Brooklyn duo Sex Week announced their self-titled debut EP. Today they return with another taster from the release: “Kid Muscle.” It’s a slowcore slowburn, replete with the band’s quickly-materializing calling card of hushed whispers and submerged shrieks clinging to the underbelly of a patient pop song. The track is paired with a video set in a rainy black box, with Sex Week’s live band performing an off-kilter, soaking wet version of the song while Pearl writhes, prances, and bewitches the band and the viewer.

Reminder that the limited edition CD version of the EP is available at Bandcamp right now.

In other news, the band will be playing a handful of NYC shows over the coming weeks – starting tonight at Elsewhere in Brooklyn supporting Pile. They’ll celebrate the release of the short-player at Union Pool in August with Why Bonnie? All dates & tickets over on their artist page.

More soon.