Category: Single Of The Week

Single of the Week: “BLEACH” by Ecca Vandal

Yup. This is Ecca Vandal’s second single of the week appearance in less than a year. AND STILL NO ALBUM NEWS!??!?! AND STILL NO BAY AREA DATE?!?!?!?!?! “BLEACH” is a little less metal yet, somehow a lot heavier and harder. Ecca Vandal is the reigning queen of industrial music, keeping it chaotic, dark, and weird. And that lofi, pre-rock piano breakdown at the 2:30 mark before it turns into a rap song? CHILLS! 

You can access “BLEACH” via all the usual places. NOW MAKE HER FINISH THAT RECORD SO SHE CAN COME TO OAKLAND! WE WILL MOSH FOR HER!!!

 

Single Of The Week: “Funny Music” by Gelli Haha

An odd thing about getting older- I used to be heavily averse to electronic music. However, in the last few months, I have kept hearing electronic music with a solid amount of humanity, and I LOVE IT. This Gelli Haha track snuck out last year, and I totally missed it. This song is really making my week, and energizing me in all the right ways. I also get the feeling that this one is gonna be a really fun live show. 

“Funny Music” is off Gelli Haha’s latest record, Switcheroo, which is available to bring joy to your eardrums AND your booty  NOW. The band is also hitting the road for their first ever headlining tour, and tickets JUST WENT ON SALE TODAY! 

Single of the Week: “Ultivatum Cultivation” by plantoid

So, I have no idea what’s going on with that song title. I googled “Ultivatum” and can only find, um, this song. That being said, the pretentious, overtly prog-rock song title is hiding what can only be said is a glorious psych-pop song. Somewhere, swimming in the LSD-infused lake alongside The Flaming Lips and Spacemoth (the latter I’m 90% sure has never touched a drug in her life) is plantoid, and their latest single, “Ultivatum Cultivation,” is giving me the energy to make it through a mad, busy mid-January. 

“Ultivatum Cultivation” comes from plantoid’s upcoming LP, Flare, due out January 30th. Preorders are ongoing! 

Single of the Week: “Sexistential” by Robyn

It’s been a very long, very sad eight years since Robyn last graced us with new music. And with “Sexistential,” we learned exactly what she’s been up to: having a baby via IVF. You know what pop music is sorely lacking? Music about the struggles of reproduction. But we are also lacking like, I really, really sexy song about how IVF can actually have a positive impact on one’s sex drive. So,God Bless Robyn. This song is fire, and I’ve never heard anything like it. 

“Sexistential” comes from Robyn’s upcoming album of the same name out March 27th. Preorders are available here!

Single of the Week: “Lydia” by The Floor Is Not Lava

Honestly, I can’t believe that it’s nearing the end of 2025. Rock & Roll has existed for around 75 years at this point. Somehow, The Floor Is Not Lava has not been selected as a band name until now. And they deserve to take one of the best names ever. “Lydia” is a dramatic journey, taking the listener on an emotional journey that recalls fellow Seattleites Heart AND Sunny Day Real Estate (at the same time, believe it or not). 

The Floor Is Not Lava’s latest release is It’ll Go To My Grave. You can enjoy that and more here! Hoping to convince them to hop in the van and head south! <Fingers Crossed>

Single of the Week: “The Dock (Bill’s Song)” by Lila Wolfe

Life is weird. I’ve been waiting for Lila Wolfe to follow up “Seafarm” for a really long time. And I had no idea this was specifically in the queue. “The Docks (Bill’s Song)” is hitting hard for me today… I’m not sure the writer’s original intent, but a week and a half out from my mother’s abrupt passing, hearing a heavy song about the complex relationship you can have with someone who is no longer with you? 

Phew! 

Thank you for gifting this song to me and to the world. Stream this single here. And you can send her encouraging messages to keep her putting out music via Instagram. 

Single of the Week: “Summer Sweat” by Hannah Cohen

Hannah Cohen is a name that I’ve been noticing for a while, but, for one reason or another, I haven’t really given her the listening time. And, yes, my “Single Of The Week” column can sometimes run a bit like personal diary. But I’ve been dealing with an abrupt passing of my mom this week, and I haven’t really been able to focus on anything at all. Then my kid go the flu and everything became messy. I wasn’t even going to do a column this week. But I put the kid down for a nap, and had a moment of silence where I decided to take a look at my inbox and saw this Hannah Cohen email sitting there unread for two weeks. I clicked on the track and listened. I took in a beautiful and bright piece of music and for the first time all week, I was able to feel a sense of peace. So, yeah, thank you Ms Cohen. Thank you, “Summer Sweat.”

“Summer Sweat” is off Hannah Cohen’s latest record, Earthstar Mountain, available now from Congrats Records. 

Single of the Week: “MOLLY” by Ecca Vandal

The best thing about the current nu-metal resurgence seems to be that, unlike the first time around, ownership isn’t focused on white men. Some of the best stuff coming out these days that sounds like that era is coming from women of color- I adore The Warning, Pinkshift, and Rico Nasty. But the one act that’s consistently the BEST at combining metal, punk, hip-hop, pop, funk, and whatever else she pleases? Ecca Vandal. And, hot off her heavily talked about set at Dia De Los Deftones and as a warm-up for her performance at Camp Flog Gnaw this weekend, she’s presented us with her strongest track yet. “MOLLY” is a brilliant single that works equally well in the mosh pit and the club. 

You can enjoy “MOLLY” in all the usual places, and I’m hoping for a full-length next year. She’s touring Mexico and South America with Limp Bizkit in December, and I’m hoping we finally get a full stateside tour when she makes her Coachella debut next April. 

Single of the Week: “The Perfect Girl” by Elise Trouw

Elise Trouw has proved her chops as a musician many times over. She can sing, and she plays every instrument under the sun. Her YouTube page is littered with fun and inventive videos, both original tracks and covers, where she loops herself. “The Perfect Girl” proves that Trouw is more than an abundance of technical skill- she is a brilliant songwriter. This track is a witty play on incel culture, and I bloody love it.  

“The Perfect Girl” is the second single off her upcoming record, The Diary Of Elon Lust, which is coming out on February 13th. Presave here, with physical preorders coming soon from Buy Before You Stream. Her Spring tour went onsale today, and tickets are available here!

Single of the Week: “Leftovers” by Mato Wayuhi & Black Belt Eagle Scout

We love Black Belt Eagle Scout here at Spinning Platters. She’s released 3 albums that balance between the gentle and the loud in ways that would do Neil Young very proud. She’s unafraid to push boundaries as an artist, but “Leftovers” was probably the last thing I was expecting. It’s a bright and sunny song that borders on reggae. It’s a hopeful, joyful piece. Her collaborator on this song, Mato Wayuhi, and effortless singing/rapping interplay work nicely with BBES’ delicate tones. 

Black Belt Eagle Scout is hitting the road, doing a short run of West Coast shows alongside the legendary Julie Doiron, before heading East with Wayuhi. Tickets and the schedule can be found here.