Water has long been an element of Bryce McGuire’s art. Lovedream, the landmark 2010 folk-pop album from his band Grecian Urns is rife with allusions to it, including descriptions of redfish prowling the glistening Loxahatchee River. The director and screenwriter’s 2013 Southern short “Jesus Fish,” a story about a would-be religious con artist and the community around him, takes place on a bioluminescent Tennessee lake.
The Venus (vinyl release) The Venus’ sophomore album Ancestor Simulation—a record made as frontman Alexander Charos dealt with improving his physical and mental health, and the necessary preparations for fatherhood—is being immortalized on limited-edition, numbered white-with-black-splatter vinyl.