Welcome back to The A List! Youth Lagoon returns for a sixth week, while Panda Bear, Bon Iver and Boy Bandicoot also make repeat appearances. A few new artists join us with their newest tracks.
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10. "Not In Surrender" - Obongjayar
Obongjayar earns spot #10 with "Not In Surrender", released on February 11. This is the newest single to release after "Just My Luck" and "Tomorrow Man" came out in October of last year.
While Obongjayar (Steven Umoh) does not have a new album announced or upcoming shows listed, you can follow him on Instagram for the latest updates.
9. "It's Amazing To Be Young" - Fontaines D.C.
Our old friend Fontaines D.C. makes their first A List appearance of the year with "It's Amazing To Be Young", released on February 21. This is their latest release after their highly anticipated album, Romance, came out last August. Uniquely, "It's Amazing To Be Young" will release on a limited edition 7" vinyl on April 18 featuring another new song, "Before You I Just Forget". It is unclear if the new track will release before or after the vinyl release.
Fontaines D.C. (Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, and Tom Coll) has an extensive list of upcoming tour dates this year, making their way to Louisville on May 2, Columbus on May 4 and Indianapolis on May 6.
8. "Hinges" - Boy Bandicoot
Boy Bandicoot, a Cincinnati native, impresses us with "Hinges". Released on February 14, this is the second track to come out from Boy Bandicoot this year with "Delirious" coming out on January 3. "Protagonist" and "Torn Apart" have also been released in the last year, with "Torn Apart" being featured on the A List last April.
We spoke with Avery Benter (Boy Bandicoot) about his newest music and inspirations.
Inhailer Radio: Can you talk a little about how you came up with your track “Hinges”?
Avery Benter: It’s a bit of a long story, my partner and I moved from Cincinnati to Nashville in 2023 and just got hit with the worst string of out-of-our-control circumstances. A drunk driver totaling our parked car in the middle of the night, our dog needing emergency surgery, a tornado hitting our neighborhood and leaving our house as the last standing on our street and then to top it off, finding out that our house was infested with brown recluses.
It was very difficult to settle in and feel safe in our new city and our new home. we’d get comfortable and then something would rip the rug out from under us.
We were surrounded by loving and kind people which helped so much, but we both loved Cincinnati and knew we’d move back eventually. Through all of the chaos, it became clear that it would happen sooner than we originally expected.
In making that decision, it was hard to not feel like a failure. Although we had built friendships and made great memories, in making the decision to move back, it was difficult to know if we had given it enough time.
Hinges itself is about the push and pull of those decisions. Doing our best to know ourselves, what we needed and also how to be kind to ourselves when making decisions that I think, ultimately, move us toward a better quality of life. It’s also a reminder that going through those experiences, our time there was not a waste. We learned and grew from every unforeseen event, we felt love every time we would be surrounded by people showing up for us, and we would appreciate the simple friend hangs when life would slow down from time to time.
That’s an incredibly long winded answer, but Hinges epitomizes those thoughts. Our doors are never closed, they’re hanging off of the hinges, urging you to take steps to take care of yourself and those around you!
IR: What do you hope listeners can take away from your newest song and other recent releases?
AB: There are definitely some tonal shifts throughout my upcoming record and the singles that I’ve already released. They were all written in wildly shifting emotional circumstances. I like to write about heavy topics in sarcastic or fantastical ways. Rarely do I release a song that is “about” a single feeling or event, but I hope that fact is what helps people to find themselves throughout each song. A meaning that is deeper to them than anything I could have prescribed to them. I also just have so much fun while making these songs, and I hope that people have so much fun listening to them!
IR: Anything else you’d like to share?
AB: I’ll be playing the Midwest friends fest at Southgate house revival on may 31st which will be an awesome weekend of bands! Tickets for that are live now. And I’m working toward my first full length album release right now! I don’t have a strict release window just yet, but it’s in the mixing stages right now and I absolutely can’t wait to share it with everyone!
7. "Big I Am" - Miki Berenyi Trio
Miki Berenyi Trio appears at #7 this week with "Big I Am", released on February 25. This is the 6th track from their debut album "Tripla", which will come out on April 4. Other new tracks that have already released from the album are "8th Deadly Sin" and "Vertigo".
Miki Berenyi Trio (Miki Berenyi, Oliver Cherer and Kevin McKillop) have a few upcoming shows this year and will visit cities Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and more!
6."A Question of You" - Inhaler
Inhaler earns #6 with their newest track "A Question of You", released on January 17. "A Question of You" is the fourth track listing on their newest album, Open Wide, released on February 7. Other new songs include "Your House", "Even Though" and "Still Young".
Inhaler (Elijah Hewson, Ryan McMahon, Josh Bartholomew Jenkinson, Robert Keating) have a few upcoming tour dates left in the U.S. and will visit cities such as St. Petersburg, Houston, Austin, and Dallas. You can check out the full list with international dates here!
5. "Besties" - Black Country, New Road
Last seen on the A List on February 28, Black Country, New Road impresses us with "Besties", released on January 30. As the track that leads their upcoming album, Forever, Howlong, it is only natural that it's the first single. Forever, Howlong is scheduled to release on April 4 and is their latest new music release after Ants From Up There came out in February 2022.
Black Country, New Road (Georgia Ellery, May Kershaw and Charlie Wayne) will be on tour later this spring and will play shows around the U.S.. Chicago, Denver, Loa Angeles and Portland all have dates listed, but a full tour list can be found here.
4. "Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas)" - Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon returns for his fifth week in a row, but with the fourth track listing from his newest album, Rarely Do I Dream, which was released on February 21. "Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas)" is mellow and nostalgic, showing a mix of memories and current times in his music video.
Youth Lagoon (Trevor Powers) has many upcoming show dates for the Rarely Do I Dream tour, including a few in our general area! On May 4, he will be in Louisville at The Whirling Tiger and in Indianapolis on the 5th at HI-FI.
3. "Everything Is Peaceful Love" - Bon Iver
Bon Iver returns to spot #3 with his newest track "Everything Is Peaceful Love", released on February 14. "Everything Is Peaceful Love" is the sixth track listing on his upcoming album SABLE, fABLE, coming out on April 11. Other new tracks from the album include "...", "THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS", and "AWARDS SEASON".
Bon Iver does not appear to have any upcoming tour dates, but be sure to check here for the latest updates.
2. "Squid Ink" - My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket jumps to spot #2 with "Squid Ink", released on February 11. "Squid Ink" is the 8th track listing off of their upcoming album, is, releasing on March 21. Other new tracks include previously-released "Time Waited", "Out In The Open", and "Everyday Magic".
My Morning Jacket (Patrick Hallahan, Carl Broemel, Jim James, Bo Koster, and Tom Blankenship) will be on tour starting in April. They will play 5 shows in their origin town of Louisville and will play at MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport, KY on October 20. A full list of dates can be found here!
1. "Ends Meet" - Panda Bear
Panda Bear makes it to #1 on the A List with a track from his newest album, Sinister Grift, which released on February 28. "Ends Meet" was the third single to release, with "Ferry Lady" coming out on January 6 and "Defense feat. Cindy Lee" last October.
Panda Bear (Noah Benjamin Lennox) has a few upcoming U.S. tour dates, specifically with Toro y Moi starting in May. A few cities included are: Phoenix, AZ; Austin, TX; and Denver, CO.
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