Hardly Art is pleased to announce that Seattle riffers Versing have officially joined the roster. The four-piece has been turning heads in the city for the past two years with their taut and brainy take on Northwest rock, and today they’ve shared “Silver Dollar,” a digital single that constructs a narrative around the social injustice of so-called “affluenza.” Revolver premiered a music video for the track this morning, which you can watch via the links above. 

Versing will be on tour next month across the West Coast, see blow for a full list of upcoming  dates. 

07.11.18 -  Vancouver, BC - Red Gate
07.12.18 - Victoria, BC - Centennial Square
07.13.18 - Seattle, WA - West Seattle Fest
07.15.18 - Boise, ID - TBA
07.16.18 - Reno, NV - The Holland Project
07.17.18 - Las Vegas, NV - Starboard Tack
07.19.18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex
07.20.18 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
07.21.18 - Seattle, WA - Kame House

Jenn Champion’s alluring new album Single Rider is less than one month away from release, and today the LA-based songwriter has shared a colorful, rhapsodic music video for “Coming For You” by director Jen Harrington. Apply some glittery eyeshadow and watch it via the link above. “Coming For You” is also available for your listening pleasure everywhere music is streamed. Pre-orders for Single Rider are available now on all formats.

Dick Stusso, the Bay Area’s own “failure-prone fantasist in a cowboy hat” (East Bay Express), hits the road again next week for a run of dates with Sub Pop’s Jo Passed, preceded by a solo acoustic set opening for Angel Olsen at the Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina. To whet your appetite for these upcoming performances, we’ve shared Stusso’s new music video for “In Heaven,” the title track from his recent Hardly Art debut.

Filmed on 16mm, the winking, laconic video from director Sarah Strunin takes its inspiration from vintage Leonard Cohen and Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood clips. It premiered today via Brooklyn Vegan and you can watch it below. 

In Heaven is available in all formats in the Mini Mart.

On the heels of recent pop music coming-out-party “O.M.G. (I’m All Over It)”,  Jenn Champion has announced Single Rider, her first full-length release since abandoning the “S” moniker and radically re-imagining her sound.  The record – crafted in close collaboration with producer Brian Fennell aka SYML – drops on Friday, July 13th on LP, CD, digital, and cassette formats. “Time to Regulate” is your second sampling of Single Rider’s fusion of electric neon grooves and unblushing vulnerability. Listen to it in full below.

After months of anticipation, La Luz’s lush, lysergic new album Floating Features is finally out today. Shot through with rays of smoggy LA sunshine, the record navigates disorienting dreamscapes throughout its 11 impeccable tracks–particularly “Mean Dream,” which has a new music video from director Ryan D. Browne that premiered this morning on Brooklyn Vegan. Bend your mind and watch it in full below. Tonight in San Francisco, La Luz play the first show of a massive 35-date North American tour. See below for a full list of dates!

05.11.18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop $
05.12.18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop $
05.13.18 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex $
05.14.18 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall $
05.16.18 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret $
05.17.18 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile $ *
05.18.18 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project $ * &
05.19.18 - Portland, OR - The Aladdin Theater *
05.20.18 - Bellingham, WA -The Shakedown *
05.22.18 - Boise, ID - The Olympic *
05.23.18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
05.24.18 - Ft. Collin’s, CO - Hodi’s Half Note *
05.25.18 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
05.26.18 - Albuquerque, NM - Town Hall *
05.28.18 - Omaha, NE - O’Leavers !
05.30.18 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room !
05.31.18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean ^
06.02.18 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme ^
06.03.18 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern ^
06.04.18 - Montreal, QC - L’Esco ^
06.05.18 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery ^
06.06.18 - Boston, MA - Once Ballroom ^
06.08.18 - New York, NY - Public Arts ^
06.09.18 - Brooklyn, NY - Northside Festival at Baby’s All Right &
06.10.18 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts Black Box %
06.11.18 - Washington, D.C. - Songbyrd %
06.12.18 - Raleigh, NC - The Pinhook %
06.13.18 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
06.14.18 - Jacksonville, FL - Root %
06.15.18 - New Orleans, LA - Santos %
06.16.18 - Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas #
06.19.18 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger #
06.20.18 - El Paso, TX - Monarch #
06.21.18 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress # &
06.22.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Teregram Ballroom #
09.01.18 - Gdansk, PL - Soundrive Festival
09.04.18 - Malmö, SE - Plan B
09.05.18 - Oslo, NO - Revolver
09.06.18 - Stockholm, SE - Melodybox
09.07.18 - Göteborg, SE - Pustervil
09.08.18 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
09.10.18 - Karlsruhe, DE - Kohi
09.11.18 - Zürich, CH - Rote Fabrik
09.12.18 - Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore
09.13.18 - Barcelona, ES - Gambeat Festival
09.14.18 - Madrid, ES - GetMAD
09.15.18 - San Sebastian, ES - Donostia Festibala
09.18.18 - Lausanne, CH - Le Romandie
09.19.18 - Bern, CH - ISC Club
09.20.18 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
09.22.18 - Brussels, BE - Botanique @ Witloof Bar
09.24.18 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen
09.25.18 - Glasgow, UK -  Mono
09.26.18 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
09.27.18 - London, UK - The Dome
09.28.18 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
09.29.18 - Brighton, UK - The Hope and Ruin
10.01.18 - Köln, DE - Bumann & Sohn
10.02.18 - Derlin, DE - Music & Frieden
10.03.18 - Dresden, DE - Beatpol
10.04.18 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang (Goldener Salon)
10.05.18 - Groningen, NL - Vera
10.06.18 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso upstairs

& - All-Ages
$ - w/ Ancient Forest
* - w/ Savila
! - w/ The Whiffs
^ - w/ Gymshorts
% - w/ Timothy Eerie
# - w/ Summer Twins

Tonight in Birmingham, Seattle band Dude York bring their lauded power-pop sound to Europe for the very first time. In honor of this transatlantic rock-and-roll goodwill mission, the band has shared an exceptionally rambunctious new single called ”Moon,” which features vocals from bassist Claire England and premiered earlier via Gold Flake Paint.  Per the Dudes York, “Moon” is “a note to self that success doesn’t equal fulfillment and a reminder that nobody does it all by themselves.” Dude York support Nashville’s Bully on these dates, which you can peruse in full below. Stay tuned for more from this ever-restless trio. 

Jenn Champion’s 2016 No One EP and her recent synth-laden cover of Yes’ ’80s gem “Owner of a Lonely Heart” hinted at a new , neon-tinged direction in her sound. Now, Champion’s  long-held fascination with chart-topping bangerz has borne “O.M.G. (I’m All Over It),” the most exuberant expression of her pop-leaning tendencies yet. The digital single is now streaming worldwide, and you can watch the official music video for the song below. 

Co-directed by Champion and Jimmy Bazan, the video features appearances by LA’s HyperBody and IAN SWEET, and lots and lots of leotards. 

 

The Moondoggies have returned after a years-long hiatus with their most blistering release to date. The new full-length album, A Love Sleeps Deep, out today, is overflowing with pent-up energy and excursions into psychedelic expanses. Fans of the Americana five-piece can  hear these new jams today when the band performs live at 12 PM on the airwaves of KEXP. Tonight in their beloved Seattle, the Moondoggies play a record release show at The Neptune Theater, followed by a run of West Coast, Southwest, and Southern appearances. See below for a full list of upcoming tour dates, and find the record on all formats in the shop.

04.13.18 - Seattle, WA - The Neptune #
04.18.18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
04.19.18 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord *
04.20.18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hi-Hat *
04.21.18 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar *
04.22.18 - Long Beach, CA - Que Sera
04.24.18 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
04.25.18 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
04.27.18 - Austin, TX - Radio Coffee and Beer
04.28.18 - Austin, TX - Radio Coffee and Beer
04.29.18 - Dallas, TX - Double Wide Bar
05.01.18 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
05.02.18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05.03.18 - Ketchum, ID - Hot Water Inn
05.04.18 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
05.05.18 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett

# - w/ Grand Hallway, Le Sang Song
^ - w/ Tango Alpha Tango
* - w/ Erik Blood

Floating Features, the new album from La Luz (out May 11th), is a dazzling collection of songs inspired by the surreal and dreamlike atmosphere of Los Angeles, so it’s fitting that director Vice Cooler’s music video for “The Creature” dips a toe (or perhaps a black-gloved finger) into some unsettling, semi-Lynchian waters. Today also brings news of a European tour that kicks off in September. See below for the band’s ginormous tally of all upcoming 2018 tour dates. Floating Features is available for preorder on all formats right now in the shop.

04.26.18 - Austin, TX - Levitation Festival 
05.11.18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop $
05.12.18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop $
05.13.18 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex $
05.14.18 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall $
05.16.18 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret $
05.17.18 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile $ *
05.18.18 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project $ * &
05.19.18 - Portland, OR - The Aladdin Theater *
05.22.18 - Boise, ID - The Olympic *
05.23.18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
05.24.18 - Ft. Collin’s, CO - Hodi’s Half Note *
05.25.18 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
05.28.18 - Omaha, NE - O’Leavers !
05.30.18 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room !
05.31.18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean ^
06.02.18 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme ^
06.03.18 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern ^
06.04.18 - Montreal, QC - L’Esco ^
06.05.18 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery ^
06.06.18 - Boston, MA - Once Ballroom ^
06.08.18 - New York, NY - Public Arts ^
06.09.18 - Brooklyn, NY - Northside Festival at Baby’s All Right &
06.10.18 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts Black Box %
06.11.18 - Washington, D.C. - Songbyrd %
06.12.18 - Raleigh, NC - The Pinhook %
06.13.18 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
06.14.18 - Jacksonville, FL - Root %
06.15.18 - New Orleans, LA - Santos %
06.19.18 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger #
06.20.18 - El Paso, TX - Monarch #
06.21.18 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress #
06.22.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Teregram Ballroom #
09.01.18 - Gdansk, PL - Soundrive Festival
09.04.18 - Malmö, SE - Plan B
09.05.18 - Oslo, NO - Revolver
09.06.18 - Stockholm, SE - Melodybox
09.07.18 - Göteborg, SE - Pustervil
09.08.18 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
09.10.18 - Karlsruhe, DE - Kohi
09.11.18 - Zürich, CH - Rote Fabrik
09.12.18 - Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore
09.13.18 - Barcelona, ES - Gambeat Festival
09.14.18 - Madrid, ES - GetMAD
09.18.18 - Lausanne, CH - Le Romandie
09.19.18 - Bern, CH - ISC Club
09.20.18 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
09.22.18 - Brussels, BE - Botanique @ Witloof Bar
09.24.18 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen
09.25.18 - Glasgow, UK -  Mono
09.26.18 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
09.27.18 - London, UK - The Dome
09.28.18 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
09.29.18 - Brighton, UK - The Hope and Ruin
10.01.18 - Köln, DE - Bumann & Sohn
10.02.18 - Derlin, DE - Music & Frieden
10.03.18 - Dresden, DE - Beatpol
10.04.18 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang (Goldener Salon)
10.05.18 - Groningen, NL - Vera
10.06.18 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (upstairs

& - All-Ages
$ - w/ Ancient Forest
* - w/ Savila
! - w/ The Whiffs
^ - w/ Gymshorts
% - w/ Timothy Eerie
# - w/ Summer Twins

Tomorrow, Jilian Medford’s indie pop outfit IAN SWEET starts a run of US tour dates with Sub Pop’s Frankie Cosmos, whose new album Vessel recently dropped. To commemorate the start of their joint tour, IAN SWEET has shared a new music video from director Alix Spence for the title track off Shapeshifter, the band’s debut record. Stereogum premiered the video this morning, which you can watch below, following a full list of upcoming performances. 

04.10.18 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard *
04.11.18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater*
04.12.18 - Santa Ana, CA - The Constellation Room*
04.13.18 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s*
04.14.18 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theater*
04.17.18 - Seattle, WA - Neumos*
04.18.18 - Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater*
04.20.18 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom*

* - w/ Frankie Cosmos