Each month, we’re rounding up the latest local music that’s been on repeat. Follow our Spotify playlist to keep up with new music releases from Minnesota.
Dark and dense, Gully Boys have triumphantly returned with their latest single, “Mother.” The song turns the tables and asks if that’s how you would talk to your mother. “Mother” is a “no-holds-barred” dive into their turned-up-to-11 sound that scratches and claws its way into your psyche. It’s a mantra to repeat in moments when someone is speaking to you unsuitably—a reminder that whatever you’re feeling is ephemeral and not to cower from it, because it will soon subside. This fall, the band hits the road with Durry on tour and releases their self-titled debut album on Oct. 3—nearly a decade since they began.
Guitars on a Poliça album? The Minneapolis electronic indie-pop group has been guided by Channy Leaneagh’s warm vocals since they debuted in 2011, cultivating a devoted local fan base in the time since. They’ve suggested their upcoming album Dreams Go (out Oct. 17) will be their last, and while there are the synths and head-bopping beats you’d expect from them, “She Knows Me” is a softly strummed, devastating, and minimal swan song with subtle pockets of glitchy distortion, like the last flickers of a flame that burned bright.
The Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Runo Plum has crafted an intimate album that’s like overhearing someone’s internal monologue: vulnerable and honest with their deepest thoughts. The folk-leaning single “Sickness” is a taste of it, about wrestling with something that might not be great for you: “What’s the line of taking it too far? I’m getting good at distracting,” she sings. Patching is out Nov. 14—right on time to hit you in your fall feelings.
“When It’s Gonna End” by Clayton Ryan and Molly Brandt
Clayton Ryan and Molly Brandt weave a country-laced tune that revolves around the pain and struggles of growing older in a confined space on “When It’s Gonna End.” Ryan’s low-end blends well with Brandt’s harmonies as they belt out heartrendingly poignant lyrics, all the while nursing other emotional wounds surrounding the passing of life and the life you were meant to live.
“Heartbreak of the Century” by Poster Boy
Tracing pop tunes that go back as far as the ‘80s, Cole Pivec and Henning Hanson of Poster Boy craft music that gets you on your feet and swaying and grooving in your normcore windbreaker. Their music is of no particular genre and continues to change the zeitgeist by consistently challenging it with their signature blend of rhythms, bright guitar-driven riffs, and electronic pop.
“Coming to America” by Sawtooth Witch
Sawtooth Witch is a collaboration of songwriter Pat “Doc” Dougherty (Elle PF / theyself / Bev / Fairfax, AK) and Haley Fleming (Squares / Fairfax, AK) to form a cinematic, rhythm-driven exploration of tension, impulse, and surrender to genre. A genre bending artist that mixes harmonies with finger-style acoustics and electronic inspired dance beats. Led by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Pat “Doc” Dougherty, (Elle PF/theyself/Bev/Fairfax, AK), their debut record was recorded by Holly Hansen at Salon Sonics in Minneapolis and mixed by Nat Harvie. “Coming to America” is a cautiously optimistic view of this country and its potential. It centers around a narrative rooted in profound, often painful life changes and is more inclusive than anything coming from Lee Greenwood.
Under a tense beat, Zaq Baker features anxiety and nervousness on his latest single “Petulant.” It’s an assurance, as well as an explanation of why he is the way he is, to those around him that it’s not contagious. The track allows you to feel his presence and to realize, once again, the power that music has to connect us all.
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