Widowspeak - Everything Is Simple

After recapping a few of our favorite tunes of 2021, it’s time to get back on track and feature those new releases that have recently caught our ear. Let’s get it started with a band that’s been a resident staple in our playlists since we came across “Ballad of the Golden Hour” a near-decade or so ago. We’ve been fixated on Widowspeak’s work ever since, and that culminated with the release of their fifth LP Plum in 2020, which turned out to be our favorite record of that fatefully dreadful year (Owen Pallett gets an honorable mention). The title track, “Plum,” also sits atop our favorite tracks of 2020 list. They’re back in 2022 with the first single off their upcoming record The Jacket, out on 3/11/22. And if “Everything Is Simple” is any indicator, we’re in store for another good one from this always-riveting New York City two piece.