Everything Matters But No One Is Listening is stripped down versions of ten of Beach Slang's best songs, from their first EP to their latest album, re-arranged for piano, cello, and voice, and in its own way, it's just as effective as Beach Slang.
We're premiering a new song off Friendship's first album for Orindal Records, "Skip To The Good Part," which is quiet, humble-yet-deep indie pop that should appeal to fans of Advance Base, Advance Base's upcoming tourmates Pedro the Lion, or maybe Majical Cloudz.
The comp features The Menzingers (covering Jason Isbell), Laura Stevenson (covering Townes Van Zandt), Jeff Rosenstock (covering Bikini Kill), Chris Farren (covering Against Me!), Augusta Koch of Cayetana (covering The Mountain Goats), Radiator Hospital (covering Fred Thomas), Restorations singer Jon Loudon (covering Bright Eyes), Cheap Girls singer Ian Graham (covering Evan Dando), and more.
In addition to co-fronting Modern Baseball, Jake Ewald has a solo project called Slaughter Beach, Dog. He just released his debut full-length with that project, Welcome...
Even if you aren't familiar with Philly musician Lincoln Halloran's project Hello Shark, you may be familiar with some of the people in his inner circle, which includes Owen Ashworth (Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Advance Base), and members of Attic Abasement and the Epoch collective.
Tonight's NYC-area shows include Deer Tick/Margo Price, Nas & many more at BK Hip Hop Fest, Dr. John, Nasty Nigel, Coldplay, Hey Mercedes, Jane's Addiction/Dinosaur Jr/Minus the Bear, Clams Casino at Warm Up, Night Beats, Out in the Streets Fest, WALL, Public Service Broadcasting playing under the Space Shuttle, and more.