Rising suns Willow Parlo play an enticing modern mix of indie pop with Mediterranean verve and grandesse. Contrary to what their press shot want to make believe, they are actually a quartet and now ready to share their debut EP, assertively titled See U Whenever, soundtracking the corniches of this part of the globe.
They will be celebrating the release in a one-off night at Hamburg’s Molotow Skybar, on Dec 15th. And reading this, you are again in luck because we got our little hands on 2×2 tickets for the almost sold out occasion – all you need to do to win a pair of those, is send an email stating your name to win-big@pouledor.com before Wednesday, Dec 13, 12 pm CET sharp. The winners will be drawn at random and be notified immediately.
Now, attached below, find their latest pounding single My Father’s Eyes.
Resavoir is the creative well of Chicago based producer, trained jazz trumpeter and member of Smith Western / Unknown Mortal Orchestra adjacent power band Whitney Will Miller, pictured above, cooling off in the shade. His music neatly combines the ease of a jazz record with the catchy melodies of a pop music production. On his second and somewhat confusingly yet again self-titled album, he creates a magnificent soundscape with the help of a whole range of guests, including but not limited to guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Matt Gold, Lane Beckstrom and Macie Stewart (famously of Chicago’s Kids These Days – these days being more than a decade ago at pixel time), Chicago’s hardest working drummer Eddie Burns as well as Brooklyn’s hardest working drummer Peter Manheim.
Deeply rooted in the ideas of collaboration and the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, the ensemble aristotles their way across eleven songs, taking you on a sonic journey and dropping you off in a better place. Resavoir (the man) alongside his group of friends will be playing Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, on Friday, Dec 1st on a double bill with Makaya McCraven, before heading back to Chicago to play Constellation on Saturday, Dec 9.
Meanwhile, Resavoir (the album, #2) is out worldwide via International Anthem, now. Find the crips Inside Minds attached below at your convenience.
Title photo by Alexa Viscius and Alexa Viscius only.
Moshi Moshi Records in London has always been one of Team Poule’s favorites and so it came with great joy when they recently announced the relaunch of their infamous Singles Club that – alongside Kitsuné – shaped the early days of this Poule d’Or enterprise over a decade ago. The first band they decided to put out this time, is buzzing new and all lowercase London quintet pencil.
Their phenomenal debut track titled The Giant carefully wraps itself in a cleanly struck violin melody and crisp vocals creating the feel of a haunting yet warm and positive night out. The track tells an almost post-capitalist story of the pain of growth – growing up, growing apart, growing old.
Reason enough for Team Poule to get our little notebooks out and inquire about an all new photo-interview with the five of them. So hit play below on this wonderful track and read through the visual story they tell.
Few musicians on this Earth manage to catch the attention of Poule headquarters like main man Dougie Poole out of New York here does. His wonderful riffs and dreamy lyrics ranging from on- and offline romance, freelance jobs and waiting for your MacOS to unfreeze, to journeying back home for a funeral neatly capture this particular moment in Western metropolitan history, while coming in hot and heavy, wrapped in laid back, crisp indie country sounds.
He released a great debut album in 2017, but really found his verve and rhythm on The Freelancer’s Blues that came out in 2020. This year he followed up with a fantastic record going by The Rainbow Wheel of Death. For the first time ever, he will be playing a European tour this month, kicking off in Paris, Oct 24, at Les Nautes. Further dates include Copenhagen, London, Bristol and whole bunch more of UK dates – all right here.
Attached below is the beautiful track Beth David Cemetery, off his current album The Rainbow Wheel of Death, out now on Wharf Cat Records. Tickets are on sale now.
It’s been a hot minute since the Swedish quartet of FEWS took their talents to the streets and toured this part of the globe. But as the seasons change, so will this state of affairs. The group released a smooth album earlier this year by the name of Glass City – featuring some stellar artwork the talented Joe Edward, out via the indie grandseigneurs of Welfare Sounds and Records – and will take the tunes on a grand old tour covering Germany, the Netherlands, France and finally the UK.
Their steamy single Massoit is attached below. So go see them play in Hamburg, Rotterdam, Groningen, Bordeaux, Rennes, Paris, London and more, from October 18th onwards. Find all dates, conveniently listed in order of appearance right here.
London and Cape Town’s Honeymoan here fuse one of the finest renderings of dreamy alternative music heard this side of the 2010s. The group has been at it for some time, gathering around their common interests and desires to produce something unique. For their new album they neatly combine funky jazzy elements with their keen eye for pop melodies and acceleration. Good things happen to those who stay true to themselves, so the group is now getting to play their prized tunes for audiences across the globe, enjoying the ride.
Next week, the team will be packing their little minivan and start touring relevant parts of Europe, with Glasgow, Manchester, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and many more on the itinerary. Find all dates through the end of the month, nicely listed here, in order of appearance.
Attached below is their steaming single Pickup, Don’t Pickup that came out last week as the opening track of their new self-released album titled Sorry Like You Mean It. Get it.
Moshi Moshi Records in London has always been one of Team Poule’s favorites and so it came with great joy when they recently announced the relaunch of their infamous Singles Club that – alongside Kitsuné – shaped the early days of this Poule d’Or enterprise over a decade ago. The first band they decided to put out this time, is buzzing new and all lowercase London quintet 
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