Just Some New Stuff from Death Hags, Long Neck, and Ought

Ought at White Eagle Hall

Coming Around

I've been moving kind of slowly, sleepwalking almost, as January has progressed. Slowly but surely, though, I'm getting back into the swing of things. I've been exercising more and getting to bed nice and early when I have the chance. Tonight, I'm even going out to shoot my first show of 2018. Getting there.

Anyway.

After a day of kind of floating around, I decided to look through what's been coming in lately. Here are some things that looked really interesting.

DEATH HAGS, "Metal Teeth"

DEATH HAGS is the solo project of DTCV's Lola G. I caught a set from DTCV at SXSW last year and came away extremely impressed. When I saw this one come through, I had to check it out.

After touring the U.S. and Europe at the end of last year, DEATH HAGS released debut single "Metal Teeth" last week. Lola G says that the song "is about personal transformation and women reclaiming their freedom to be angry, strange, loud and dangerous." The song is dark, hypnotic post-punk; and it simmers with some of that anger.



Long Neck, "10,000 Year Old Woman"

Lily Mastrodimos, formerly of the topically-named Jawbreaker Reunion, has taken Long Neck from a solo effort to a full band for the project's upcoming LP, Will This Do?. Following the release of singles "Mine/Yours" and "Elizabeth," which showcased the new full-band set-up, Long Neck premiered acoustic track, "10,000 Year Old Woman" a few days ago.

"10,000 Year Old Woman" is a song about winter and waiting too long. It provides a showcase for Mastrodimos's beautiful voice and vivid songwriting. When Mastrodimos sings, "Let me walk home alone / Let me walk without you," I get this image of someone turning up their collar to the cold and heading into the darkness.

Will This Do? is out via Tiny Engines on January 26th. Long Neck plays Jersey City's Monty Hall on January 28th with Mikey Erg and Adult Mom.



Ought, "Disgraced in America"

I saw Ought open for Waxahatchee at the end of last year, and they blew me away. They just released the video for "Disgraced in America" off of their upcoming LP, Room Inside the World.

The Heather Rappard-directed, animated video is a sight to behold. It moves and changes along with the music and made me think, "Maybe this is what having synesthesia feels like."

As for the song, I listened and kept trying to put my finger on what band it was reminding me of. Then I realized it was reminding me of Ought. I mean, you can probably pick out some of the influences on this band; but they've put them all together into a sound that is distinctively their own.

Room Inside the World is due on February 16th from Merge.