Waterfall is a new single off the album “Play It Strange” (out now) by The Fresh & Onlys.

Houses – Soak It Up

Houses – Red’s

Houses are a boyfriend/girlfriend combo. Soak It Up, Red’s and Endless Spring are off the upcoming album All Night, due out October 19th. I could tell you more about the band, but I’ll leave it up to them.

“I got laid off from my job at the end of last year and decided I needed a change. My girlfriend put in her two weeks and we moved out to a little cabin in Papaikou, Hawaii. It’s a pretty remote place outside of Hilo (i.e no plumbing/electricity/gas). We worked for meals during the day cultivating indigenous microorganisms and learning the basics of sustainable living. We drank showered and cooked with rain water. It was a beautifully simple experience. In our downtime, she would paint and I would record. We’d have to light candles in an effort to save solar power to keep my computer running. We inspired each other a lot out there, and I think it shows on the album. She sings on a lot of the tracks on All Night. The music comes from a place of love and ease. The video for Endless Spring was shot there in our spare time, and the music was sketched out loosely over the course of a few months. We just kind of melted into one person. We were able to keep our heads above water for a few months before we both went broke and moved back to Chicago last month. I put together all the arrangements and field recordings over the last few weeks, and that became All Night.”

BONUS: Grab a free copy of The Grey Area Remix by Houses

“Undertow” is the new single from L.A.’s Warpaint, taken from the group’s new LP The Fool, out October 26 on Rough Trade. The band plays a sold-out show at Dallas’ Granada Theater on October 8 with the xx & Zola Jesus.