We’ve loved NNA Tapes since before Tom Abbs and I started Northern Spy Records. Their focused aesthetic and clean spines quickly filled up a shelf in my room. Our labels have already been growing in parallel, working with like-minded progressive artists with a similar ambition for a lasting record label. This acquisition will give NNA longevity and its artists more resources with which to thrive. We’re psyched for what’s to …
On his second solo album as Tōth, You And Me And Everything, Rubblebucket cofounder Alex Toth embarks on a journey of transformation and self-discovery. Surrounded by cascading folk rock, celebratory horns, and jaunty piano, he finds himself falling in love after the dissolution of a 12-year-long relationship and learning how to deal with deep-seated grief. …
LIP TALK is the moniker of Sarah K. Pedinotti, an experimental pop producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. She’s a frequent collaborator and player in numerous bands, including Kalbells, Hayley Williams Band, The Secret Machines, Cuddle Magic and Okkervil River. This year LIP TALK rolled out eight music videos announcing her sophomore album, …
What would it sound like if ambient pioneer Brian Eno had produced the Western film scores of Ennio Morricone? We’ll never know, but we’re now a step closer thanks to SUSS, an NYC quintet whose members (Bob Holmes, Pat Irwin, Gary Leib, Jonathan Gregg and William Garrett) have worked in various capacities with Lydia Lunch, …
Northern Spy is throwing a couple parties at SXSW: 3/16 – Romancing The Wax @ Hotel Vegas Annex with A Place to Bury Strangers, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and more 3/17- Northern Spy Records & Double Denim Official SXSW Showcase @ The Townsend with Cuddle Magic, Odetta Hartman, Wilder Maker, Renata Zeiguer, and more …
‘Picnic in the Dark’ is the enchanting new album from Renata Zeiguer, her second full length release for Northern Spy. The album follows Zeiguer through a dreamworld of magical realism as she navigates her memories and seeks to confront inherited dysfunctional patterns head-on. As Zeiguer reconciles her childhood and her adult lives with careful compassion, …
Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) is a collective of forward thinking musicians rooted in and inspired by Indian classical music. Hailed as “Leaders of the Raga Renaissance” by the New Yorker, BRM creates original composed music by BRM member musicians and represented ensembles, presents over 7o concerts annually with an ongoing weekly concert and raga jam …