Ten Eyes

Let’s Rock is the ninth studio album from The Black Keys. The record will be out on Easy Eye Sound and Nonesuch Records on June 28th.



If you were wondering about Easy Eye Sound, it is the record label that band leader Dan Auerbach started after his Nashville studio in 2017 with the release of his second solo album, Waiting on a Song. Since its launch, Easy Eye Sound has become home to a wide range of artists including Yola, Shannon & The Clams, Dee White, Shannon Shaw, Sonny Smith, Robert Finley, and The Gibson Brothers.



Upcoming Black Keys tour dates:

Los Angeles’ Hey Violet is back with a new track called “Close My Eyes”, available on Hi or Hey/Capitol Records.



“‘Close My Eyes’ is essentially about living in a fantasy land, says front woman Rena Lovelis. “It’s about the idea of still wanting to be with an ex who has already moved on. There’s definitely a level of denial that goes into being in that sort of headspace because you’re basically rejecting the present reality and not allowing yourself to move forward. The song sounds very calm and chill but in the lyrical content there’s an air of tension because of that refusal to accept things as they are.”



To celebrate the new song, the trio (sisters bassist Rena Lovelis and drummer Nia Lovelis with lead guitarist Casey Moreta) will be playing a few shows this Summer.

Minneapolis-based songwriter Andy Cook (not to be confused with Andy Cook from Columbus, Ohio) semi-recently released a new video for his single “Red Lights”, taken off his debut EP Modern Man (available on Good Eye Records).



According to the singer, the song is written from the perspective of someone who’s the life of the party at night, and then left wondering if their friends are still for real in the morning.



Modern Man is the fifth release from Good Eye Records.



Modern Man track listing:

Introducing dream-pop band Bodywash. The Montréal band signed with Luminelle Recordings and they are working on their debut album (to be available this Summer). Although it is their first record, the truth is Bodywash formed in 2014 when Chris Steward and Rosie Long Decter began working together in a basement rehearsal room at McGill University. The band released an EP in 2016 when they added Tom Gould on bass.



While they are putting the finishing touches on the debut album, the first single is called “Eye To Eye” (mixed by Nigel Ward from Seoul).



Chris Steward talked about the song, “In the case of “Eye to Eye”, I think nearly the entire song was recorded in demo form that night. The song draws upon the idea that reciprocity governs all our interactions with the external world. Reciprocity is the lifeblood of all human relationships, whether romantic, platonic or somewhere in-between; “Eye to Eye” expresses what happens when that understanding is thrown off balance…”

Milwaukee indie label Triple Eye Industries is preparing for Triple Eye Industries Fest IV on June 5th-8th 2019 in Milwaukee and Chicago.
Between the two cities, Triple Eye will be showcasing 28 bands to play five shows.

The organizers said, “This is the fourth year of our little festival, and each year we try to bring in bands that may not of ever played in Milwaukee or a couple of times before. […] Some are old friends and others are bands we have never met but enjoyed their music.”

For Chicago, you’ll want to check out Burlington Bar on June 5th and 6th, and for Milwaukee, it’ll be held at Club Garibaldi on June 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Lineup:

Bardus (Philadelphia, PA) Big’n (Chicago, IL) Coordinated Suicides (Madison, WI) Dead is Dead (Milwaukee, WI) DEN (Chicago, IL) Djunah (Chicago, IL) Doubletruck (Milwaukee, WI) Garbage Man (Sheboygan, WI) Giant Killer (Chicago, IL) Guerrilla Ghost (Milwaukee, WI) Jab Jugular (Milwaukee, WI) LIFES (Milwaukee, WI) Miners (Lake County, IL)

Nasty Boys (Milwaukee, WI) Nicholas Elert (Milwaukee, WI) powertakeOff (Concord, NC) Salvation (Chicago, IL) Sanford Parker (Chicago, IL) Sinking Suns (Madison, WI) Something is Waiting (Chicago, IL) The Old Northwest (Milwaukee, WI) The Slurs (Milwaukee, WI) Them Teeth (Muskegon, MI) These Beasts (Chicago, IL) Tile (Allentown, PA) Whaler (Milwaukee, WI) Work Party (Chicago, IL)

“Eyes” is the new song from Birmingham upcomers The Cosmics. The garage-rock trio’s debut vinyl self-titled EP will be available on June 13th. You can listen to “Eyes” via Soundcloud.



Apparently, DJ legend Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens are major fans and have played their songs on their radio program.



If you’re curious about the band’s live performance, they’re set to play The Old Blue Last in London on June 13th.



“Eyes” by The Cosmics details:

New Jersey’s Eye of the Destroyer recently released their new album Baptized In Pain (released May 17). You can stream the entire album over at metalinjection.net

Tracklisting:

Finland’s The 69 Eyes have been around since 1989. The ‘Goth ‘n’ Roll’ band is celebrating their 30th Anniversary with a new album West End (available September via Nuclear Blast) and upcoming tour.



Tour dates:

NYC artist Emmrose released “Dangerous Eyes”. What’s interesting is that Emmrose is only 15 years old.
The song will be available on her debut EP Hopeless Romantics, due out this summer.

Here’s the origin of “Dangerous Eyes”: “I was in my 8th grade math class when I started writing this song. I wrote the chorus and melody in my math class grid notebook. A group of kids were sitting at a table, away from me with this kid that I liked at the time, and he looked at me with this expression that captured how isolated I felt at the time. I wanted so much to be part of that group of kids. Earlier that week I had asked him to have coffee with me, and he replied, “Don’t take this personally, but I hate you,” and just walked away. He never said anything nice, and always left me gasping for breath, thus the lyrics, ‘Hold back that dangerous tongue, that fills the breath of my lungs’”.