Greek artist Σtella’s (pronounced Stella) mesmerizing new record, Adagio, is available worldwide today, April 4th, from Sub Pop. The album features the previously released singles “Adagio”, “Omorfo Mou” , “Baby Brazil” (Feat. Las Palabras,” and today’s official video for “80 Days” which was Directed and Animated by Io Papadatou.
Σtella has expanded her UK and EU tour, with SOLD OUT shows beginning on April 07 through April 18th. The newly announced run of shows will begin October 1st in Amsterdam, NL, and run through October 19th in Manchester, UK. See below for a complete list of shows.
Tour dates Mon. Apr. 07- Berlin, DE - Lido SOLD OUT Tue. Apr. 08 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet SOLD OUT Wed. Apr. 09 - Paris, FR - Le Mazette SOLD OUT Thu. Apr. 10 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe SOLD OUT Fri. Apr. 11 - Brussels, BE - Botanique @ Museum Sat. Apr. 12 - Freiburg, DE - E - Werk Mon. Apr. 14- Bern, CH - ISC Tue. Apr. 15 - Winterthur, CH - Salzhaus Wed. Apr. 16 - Stuttgart, DE - Merlin Thu. Apr. 17 - Heidelberg, DE - Karlstorbahnhof Fri. Apr. 18 - Rotterdam, NL - Motel Mozaique Fri. Aug. 08 - Copenhagen, DK - O Days Wed. Oct. 01 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Noord / THT Thu. Oct. 02 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje Fri. Oct. 03 - Frankfurt, DE - am Main Sat. Oct. 04 - Hannover, DE - Faust Tue. Oct. 07 - Hamburg, DE - Knust Wed. Oct. 08 - Leipzig, DE - Moritzbastei Thu. Oct. 09 - Munich, DE - Zirka Fri. Oct. 10 - Milano, IT - Circolo Arci Bellezza Sat. Oct. 11 - Rome, IT - Monk Sun. Oct. 12 - Bologna, IT - Covo Tue. Oct 14 - London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall Wed. Oct 15 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club Fri. Oct. 17 - Dublin, IE - Sugar Club Sat. Oct. 18 - Glasgow, UK - Room 2 Sun. Oct. 19 - Manchester, UK - YES (Pink Room)
Adagio is a pop record that feels like a warm blanket; it swaddles its listeners with nylon-string guitars, featherlight percussion, psychedelic keyboards, and staccato drums. Written and recorded over the span of five years with a consortium of international collaborators, including !!!’s Rafael Cohen and British songwriter Gabriel Stebbing, Adagio is a 27-minute meditation on love and desire, rest, and time. The album was produced by Σtella and mixed by Edmund Irwin-Singer. Though the bulk of it is sung in English, as all her records have been, Σtella also delivers her first two songs in Greek, “Omorfo Mou,” and a cover of a 1969 cult classic of the Greek New Wave, Litsa Sakelariou’s “Ta Vimata.”
Built to Spill and Yo La Tengo are announcing a summer Southeast and Midwest US co-headline tour, beginning Thursday, July 10th in Atlanta at The Eastern and running through Friday, July 18th in Louisville, KY at Iroquois Amphitheatre. These new shows follow the iconic pairing’s Pacific Northwest run in the fall of 2024.
Thu. Jul. 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern (Built to Spill closes) Fri. Jul. 11 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman (Yo La Tengo closes) Sat. Jul. 12 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant (Built to Spill closes) Sun. Jul. 13 - Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed (Yo La Tengo closes) Tue. Jul. 15 - St Paul, MN - The Palace Theatre (Built to Spill closes) Wed. Jul. 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre (Yo La Tengo closes) Thu. Jul. 17 - Fishers, IN - Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (Yo La Tengo Closes) Fri. Jul. 18 - Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater (Built to Spill closes)
Immediately following the run with Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill has also scheduled a series of headlining dates beginning Saturday, July 19th in Columbia, MO at The Blue Note and ending on Sunday, July 27th, with an appearance at Portland, OR’s Project Pabst.
Sat. Jul. 19 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note Sun. Jul. 20 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room Tue. Jul. 22 - Ft. Collins, CO - Washington’s FOCO Wed. Jul. 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge Fri. Jul. 25 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall Sun. Jul. 27 - Portland, OR - Project Pabst Fest
Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale Friday, April 4th at 10 am (local).
Built to Spill is touring behind their 2022 Sub Pop debut, Where The Wind Forgets Your Name, which All Music called “a late-career stunner that easily equals their best work (4/5).” In September 2024, the band supported There’s Nothing Wrong with Love, their classic second full-length album, with a massive tour for its 30th anniversary (initially released by the Pacific Northwest indie label Up Records on September 13th, 1994).
Built to Spill’s current lineup is comprised of founder band Doug Martsch, bassist Melanie Radford, and drummer Teresa Esguerra. Built to Spill’s When The Wind Forgets Your Name, and There’s Nothing Wrong With Love, are now available from Sub Pop.
Yo La Tengo are Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, and James McNew. For nearly thirty years the trio have enjoyed success entirely on their own terms – playing the world’s best concert halls, museums, and dives, dominating critics’ lists, and sharing stages with some of the most important musicians of our time. In 2023, the group released its critically acclaimed sixteenth album, This Stupid World, which the New York Times dubbed “A timeless, quietly poignant distillation of the band’s singular essence” and Stereogum praised as “Another staggering collection of music.”
Today, April 3rd, Australian group Girl and Girl has shared a new stand-alone track entitled “Okay.”
Frontman Kai James shares on the track, “You give yourself enough time, things will be okay, sometimes not great, or even good, but more often than not, things, at the very least, end up okay. And that’s okay, it’s okay to just be okay. That’s what the song’s about.”
The band is currently main support on a North American tour opening for Naked Giants. Their run of shows began on March 26 & 27th at Treefort Festival in Boise, with supporting dates with Naked Giants running from March 29th - April 26th. Ending with 3 headline shows on April 29, 30, and May 1st in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. See below for a complete list of shows.
Fri. Apr. 04 - Toronto, CA - Garrison $ Sat. Apr. 05 - Montreal, CA - Bar le Ritz $ Sun. Apr. 06 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall $ Wed. Apr. 09 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right $ Thu. Apr. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s $ Fri. Apr. 11 - Washington, DC - DC9 $ Sat. Apr 12 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre $ Sun. Apr 13 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle $ Mon. Apr 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade $ Wed. Apr 16 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room $ Fri. Apr 18 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada $ Sat. Apr 19 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room $ Tue. Apr 22 - Tucson, AZ - Hotel Congress $ Wed. Apr 23 - San Diego, CA - Casbah $ Thu. Apr 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo $ Fri. Apr 25 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room $ Sat. Apr 26 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord $ Tue. Apr 29 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall Wed. Apr 30 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou’s Thu. May 1 - Vancouver, Canada - Fox Cabaret
$ w/ Naked Giants
This new track follows the release of the stand-alone single “The Cow” and the band’s debut full-length Call A Doctor, which Rolling Stone Australia called “emotional mayhem that’s relatable and very catchy.”
What people are saying about Girl and Girl: “A fantastic debut from a sparkly and singular new band.” [Call The Doctor] NME
“A perfect dose of indie – punk rock at its best.” - [“Hello”] Happy Mag
“A warped mix of Talking Heads, Rolling Blackouts and bits of post-punk but led by a man with a mullet and one of their aunts plays drums in the band!” - [SXSW Review] BBC 6 Music
“Brisbane four-piece Girl and Girl are ones to watch in the world of sharp-tongued raucous-riffed garage rock…Girl and Girl’s all too rare multigenerational collaboration brings a fresh angle on the post-Strokes garage rock sound.” KUTX Radio
“Girl and Girl recall the stalwarts of 2010s garage rock, their affinity with jangly guitars and buoyant rhythms undercut by feverishly intense playing and a cloying sense of claustrophobia.” [Call The Doctor] DIY
“…every member of Girl and Girl is too young to have experienced the garage rock revivalism of Y2K firsthand, save Aunty Liss, the drummer who supports her nervy nephews in this band of Australian post-punk traditionalists. Fronted by the wiry Kai James — handsome and jittery, never reclusive — the group treated sacred post-punk texts as if they were a common language when they played the 13th Floor, giving their barbed hooks and sideways riffs real kick. They’re carrying a torch without succumbing to nostalgia or formalism, all because they’re intoxicated by the noise they make.” [Best of SXSW 2024] Rolling Stone
Deep Sea Diver is adding new Summer dates to its 2025 tour schedule in support of Billboard Heart, their Sub Pop debut. The new dates begin Tuesday, July 8th in Ft. Collins, CO at Aggie Theater and run through Wednesday, July 30th in Boise, ID at Shrine Social Club (Basement). Fan presales for the new US shows begin Wednesday, April 2nd at 7 am PT / 10 am ET, with tickets on sale to the general public Friday, April 4 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET.
Deep Sea Diver also has a few UK dates to announce at this time: Two sold-out performances at Third Man Records in London on Thursday, June 19th and Friday, June 20th; and an appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival in London on Saturday, November 8th. Additional UK/EU live dates to be announced soon.
Deep Sea Diver’s North American Spring tour dates are currently underway with a show tonight, Tuesday, April 1st in Sacramento, CA at Harlow’s and running through Saturday, May 17th, with a sold-out hometown show at Seattle, WA’s The Showbox at The Market.
Please find a complete list of dates below.
North America Spring 2025 Tue. Apr. 01 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s Thu. Apr. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom Fri. Apr. 04 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge Sat. Apr. 05 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Indoors [Sold Out] Sun. Apr. 06 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tue. Apr. 08 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent Fri. Apr.11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Sat. Apr. 12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret Thu. Apr. 24 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club Fri. Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle [Sold Out] Sat. Apr. 26 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle Mon. Apr. 28 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern Wed. Apr. 30 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Lounge Thu. May 01 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall Fri. May 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg Sat. May 03 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis [Sold Out] Sun. May 04 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall Tue. May 06 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi Wed. May 07 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Fri. May 09 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall [Sold Out] Sat. May 10 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall Mon. May 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge Sat. May 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market [Sold Out]
UK Summer 2025 Thu. June 19 - London, UK - Third Man Records [Sold Out] Fri. June 20 - London, UK - Third Man Records [Sold Out]
US Summer 2025 Tue. Jul. 08 - Ft Collins, CO - Aggie Theater Thu. Jul. 10 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar Fri. Jul. 11 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head Sat. Jul. 12 - Fort Worth, TX - Tulips Sun. Jul. 13 - Austin, TX - Antone’s Wed. Jul. 16 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl Thu. Jul. 17 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room Fri. Jul. 18 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy Sat. Jul. 19 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall Tue. Jul. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s Thu. Jul. 24 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop Fri. Jul. 25 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar Sun. Jul. 27 - Des Moines, IA - xBK Live Wed. Jul. 30 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club (Basement)
UK Fall 2025 Sat. Nov. 8 - London, UK - Pitchfork London
Deep Sea Diver’s Billboard Heart immediately puts the band in the company of St. Vincent, TV on the Radio, and Flock of Dimes, bands that have found newly ornate and magnetic ways to make indie rock by discarding notions of how it must sound or what it must say. Dobson punches through her past here. As she howls during Billboard Heart’s rapturous title track, she is “welcoming the future by letting go of it.”
It is a triumph over self-doubt in which what first felt like failure became an opportunity to find new freedom, belief, and strength. You can hear it in each of these eleven songs, the beating heart that makes everything here feel like a new anthem for finding your own way forward.
Billboard Heart was written and performed by primary songwriter and guitar player Jessica Dobson, and her partner, drummer and band co-writer Peter Mansen, and synth player Elliot Jackson. The album also features Dobson’s duet with Madison Cunningham (on “Let Me Go”), with additional contributions from former The Shins’ bandmate Yuuki Matthews, Caroline Rose, and Greg Leisz. Billboard Heart was produced by Jessica Dobson and Andy D. Park, with additional production from Adam Schatz, mixed by Park, and mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone.
What People Are Saying About Deep Sea Diver’s Billboard Heart:
“Frontwoman Jessica Dobson’s powerful voice and gnarled guitar solos grant the Seattle band’s propulsive, riff-laden indie rock a new level of yearning intensity.” Pitchfork
“Billboard Heart could propel Deep Sea Diver to the greatest of heights: mild indie stardom. Or at least it should, because this record is very good. But even if they aren’t headlining Pearl Jam-sized arenas this time next year, the sounds of Billboard Heart could fill one.” PASTE
“There is plenty to unpack with plenty of anthemic moments but also moments of calm that help the epic tracks to soar even more. Dobson’s vocals and guitar work are both captivating throughout in a record that rarely has a dull moment and is full of spirit and spark from start to finish.” CLASH
“The sleek, dramatic title track sets the stage with a lush, grooving indie rock bolstered by shimmery synths, textured guitar effects, and a somewhat oversaturated sound that permeates and distinguishes the album.” ★★★★ All Music “Dobson’s slightly wounded vocals and scuzzy guitar; a slick, keyboard-festooned backdrop and, even on the straightforward hushed ‘Loose Change’ and the relatively spartan ‘Always Waving Goodbye,’ a sense of galloping ur-gency. Madison Cunningham drops in to add guitar and Pierces-style harmonies on ‘Let Me Go,’ but Dobson is the star of her own show, from the cascading choruses of ‘See In The Dark’ to the title track’s stylish chimes, and in ‘What Do I Know’ she may have found Deep Sea Diver’s key to crossover.” ★★★★ MOJO
“…Earmarked by crunchier guitars, soaring synths, and the occasional heavy drum fill (often explosion-like, as on ‘What Do I Know’). What results is a record of vast diversity and glittering dream pop, the unifying feature being Dobson’s excellent solo playing on guitar.” 8/10, Under the Radar
“Pop grandeur, gnarly fundamentalist hardcore, iridescent psych, gothic elegance, electro-rock drama and anthemic tunes with a cathedral-like grandeur - Jessica Dobson’s band serve up all of them here, so you wonder why DSD aren’t as big as Florence + The Machine…songs such as ‘Shovel,’ ‘See In The Dark’ and ‘Emergency’ punch and swagger with a defiant dose of rock’n’roll pomp and circumstance.” UNCUT
Deep Sea Diver Billboard Heart
Tracklisting: 1. Billboard Heart 2. What Do I Know 3. Emergency 4. Shovel 5. Tiny Threads 6. Loose Change 7. Always Waving Goodbye 8. Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham) 9. Be Sweet 10. See in the Dark 11. Happiness Is Not a Given
Today, Wednesday, March 26th Lael Neale is sharing “Down On The Freeway,” her new Motorik-powered single and official video. The track is a standout from Altogether Stranger, her expansive forthcoming new album, out May 2nd, 2025 worldwide on Sub Pop.
Neale offers this on the song and its haute visual, which she stars in and also directed: “This song is specific to Los Angeles. The drum machine really wrote the song. It conjures the endless sea of cars. Moving, bottlenecked, bumper to bumper. I’m always amazed that so many of us have somewhere to go. The video appeared in my mind’s eye as soon as we recorded the song. I saw that cars on the freeway are like people walking in a fashion show, pacing back and forth. The fashion show is the epitome of movement going nowhere. The video is a part of a larger story being told by the album and accompanying film, in which my character is an alien bewildered by the modern way of life on Earth. The QR code I ingest at the end of this video suggests that humanity is caught up in an escapist fantasy of techno-consumerism.”
Lael Neale’s headlining and festival date run for Spring and Summer 2025 in support of Altogether Stranger has been extended. In April, Neale and bandmate Blakeslee will perform two US album release shows – Thursday, April 10th in Los Angeles at Zebulon, and Friday, April 25th in New York City, NY at Public Records.
Then, in May, they’ll head over to the UK and EU, beginning May 10th in Dublin, IE at Workman’s Cellar and running through Saturday, June 14th in Hilvarenbeek, NL at Best Kept Secret Festival. Highlights for this announcement include support on headlining shows from collaborator Guy Blakeslee as Entrance (select dates*, May 10th-June 12th); A new in-store at London’s Rough Trade East (May 2nd); EU festival appearances at Stockholm’s Echo Three Fest (May 24th), and Guastalla, IT’s Handmade Festival (June 8th). Tickets for these shows are on sale now,
Thu. Apr. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon* Fri. Apr. 25 - New York City, NY - Public Records* Fri. May 02 - London, UK - Rough Trade East Sat. May 10 - Dublin, IE - Workman’s Cellar * Sun. May 11 - Belfast, UK - McHughs * Wed. May 14 - Lausanne, CH - Le Romandie* Thu. May 15 - Dijon, FR - La Vapeur * Fri. May 16 - Paris, FR - Le Hasard Ludique * Sat. May 17 - Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Botanique Mon. May 19 - Amsterdam, NL - DOKA * Tue. May 20 - Hamburg, DE - Nachtasyl * Wed. May 21 - Berlin, DE - Kantine am Berghain * Fri. May 23 - Copenhagen, DK - Huset Sat. May 24 - Stockholm, SE - Echo Three Fest Tue. May 27 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana * Wed. May 28 - London, UK - Omeara * Thu. May 29 - Manchester, UK - YES Basement * Fri. May 30 - Newcastle, UK - Cumberland Arms * Sat. May 31 - Glasgow, UK - Hug & Pint * Sun.Jun 08 - Guastalla, IT - Handmade Festival Thu. Jun.12 - Luxembourg, LU - Rotondes * Sat. Jun. 14 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
The songs on Lael Neale’s Altogether Stranger, which includes “Tell Me How To Here,” “Wild Waters,” and the aforementioned “Down On The Freeway,” were written by Neale. The album was produced and mixed by Blakeslee at home in Los Angeles and mastered by Chris Coady.
Altogether Stranger is available to preorder on CD/LP/All DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com (North America), MM2 (in UK/EU), your local record store and at Neale’s live shows will receive the limited Loser edition on Lavender (NA) and Magenta (UK/EU) vinyl. There is also a special edition available through Rough Trade in the UK and EU on Cream White vinyl (All LP colors whilst stock lasts!).
More on Lael Neale’s Altogether Stranger: Lael Neale’s minimalist drone pop draws inspiration from the Transcendentalists, the alienation of modern life, and a rich array of musical influences—ranging from Dionne Warwick and John Lennon to primitive American gospel and Spacemen 3. Her expansive new record, Altogether Stranger, was written and recorded in the early morning quiet of Los Angeles. Clocking in at just 32 minutes, the 9-song LP covers an unexpected breadth of musical and lyrical terrain—from garage rock nursery rhymes and creation myths to Motorik dance dirges and solitary Omnichord meditations. A brilliant lyricist, Neale has a unique ability to uncover the extraordinary within the mundane, tackling themes of polarity that recur throughout her work—country vs. city, humanity vs. technology, isolation vs. society. This album is her third collaboration with producer Guy Blakeslee who helps expand the tonal palette while staying true to Neale’s commitment to the raw immediacy and hand-made intimacy of home recording (read more at Sub Pop).
Lael Neale Altogether Stranger
1. Wild Waters 2. All Good Things Will Come To Pass 3. Down On The Freeway 4. Sleep Through The Long Night 5. Come On 6. Tell Me How To Be Here 7. New Ages 8. All Is Never Lost 9. There From Here
