There were rumblings of a new Superdrag album being in the works, but instead, that project ended up becoming a new solo album by singer/guitarist John Davis
Blitz Vega, the duo of Kav Sandhu and the late Andy Rourke, release their debut album on September 27. “‘Lost Myself’ was both of our favourite songs on the album,” says Kav. “It was inspired by our journeys of losing people and the moments of dealing with grief, trying to find the balance to be able to get on with life. Although we wrote the song in the summer of 2019, I rewrote the lyrics early in 2023 when I was travelling back from NYC to LA finishing the album whilst seeing Andy in hospital dealing with his illness. The song reflected my own personal experience of coping with the situation. It is about finding yourself in the lowest possible place and climbing up to the light. The guitar solo at the end is like the breath of fresh air you experience after being able to find that moment of peace.”
EMPRESS OF – “LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW” (MARGO GURYAN COVER)............really like this track.
Clairo, Margo Price, Empress Of, TOPS, Frankie Cosmos, Bedouine, Barrie and more have contributed to new tribute compilation Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan, which will be out November 8 via Sub Pop. Empress Of provides the title track
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG – “BLACK HAIRED GIRL” (JESSE MALIN)..................love this track and Love Jesse Mailin. I hope he eventually recovers.
Here’s another advance track from the Jesse Malin benefit compilation, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day’s rendition of Glitter in the Gutter track “Black Haired Girl.”