Tag: album release

  • Album Histories Monthly: Fleetwood Mac – ‘Rumours’

    Album Histories Monthly: Fleetwood Mac – ‘Rumours’

    Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a single album each month, in the month that it was originally released. Last month, we covered The Buggles’ Age of Plastic. This month:  Fleetwood Mac – Rumours Release Date: February 4, 1977 “When we started Rumours in early 1976, we were all in…

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  • Weston Minissali of Erica Eso on Writing Honest Music, Even if It Is Microtonal

    Weston Minissali of Erica Eso on Writing Honest Music, Even if It Is Microtonal

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Erica Eso composer Weston Minissali loves music that’s performed so wholeheartedly that it sounds “like it’s just…

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  • Elbows on Sketching Songs With Pencil and Paper and the Importance of Storyline

    Elbows on Sketching Songs With Pencil and Paper and the Importance of Storyline

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Brooklyn’s Max Schieble has had a prolific year releasing spacey jazz and hip-hop-inflected pop music under the…

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  • Album Histories Monthly: The Buggles – ‘The Age of Plastic’

    Album Histories Monthly: The Buggles – ‘The Age of Plastic’

    Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a single album each month, in the month that it was originally released. Last month, we covered Afrika Bambaataa’s Planet Rock. This month:  The Buggles – The Age Of Plastic Release Date: January 10, 1980 The Buggles became forever associated with MTV when their music video…

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  • Album Histories Monthly: Afrika Bambaataa – ‘Planet Rock’

    Album Histories Monthly: Afrika Bambaataa – ‘Planet Rock’

    Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a single album each month, in the month that it was originally released. Last month, we covered Joan Jett’s I Love Rock ‘n Roll. This month:  Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock Release Date: December 1, 1986 “Back then there was no such…

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  • Mars Dixon of Aye Nako on the Omnipresence of a Rubber Spider

    Mars Dixon of Aye Nako on the Omnipresence of a Rubber Spider

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. “Our songs are just a little more intricate than the typical picture that comes…

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  • Album Histories Monthly: Joan Jett – ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’

    Album Histories Monthly: Joan Jett – ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’

    Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a single album each month, in the month that it was originally released. Last month, we covered the Replacements’ 1984 goofball-punk classic, Let It Be. This month:  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n Roll Release Date: November 18, 1981 “Looking…

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  • Matt Mehlan of Skeletons on How the DIY Golden Age of NYC Still Shapes His Music

    Matt Mehlan of Skeletons on How the DIY Golden Age of NYC Still Shapes His Music

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Dre’s interview with Matt Mehlan (of the avant-garde pop band Skeletons) makes me smile…

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  • The Ultimate Release Checklist for Your Next Single, Album, or Video Release

    The Ultimate Release Checklist for Your Next Single, Album, or Video Release

    Prepare for your next big release with this thorough checklist of everything you should have put in place well before unleashing your new music!

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  • Circuit Des Yeux on Improvising to Find Her Voice and How ‘Why?’ Is an Answer

    Circuit Des Yeux on Improvising to Find Her Voice and How ‘Why?’ Is an Answer

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Chicago’s Haley Fohr has returned to her irreverent rock project Circuit Des Yeux after…

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