✌️ Hand Gestures ✌️ Release Debut Album on Campers’ Rule Records

Brooklyn musician Brian Russ (Backwords, Spirit Plate, The Love Supreme) has returned with a new project that feels like a full-circle moment. His new band, ✌️Hand Gestures✌️, releases their self-titled debut album today on Campers’ Rule Records — a heartfelt, home-recorded collection that reflects on creativity, memory, and growing older without losing the spark.

Joined by Sal Garro (pow wow!), Bryan Bruchman (Mount Sharp), Courtney Smotkin, and Ryan Belski, the record captures the sound of old friends rediscovering why they make music in the first place.

“There’s a real sense of lived-in beauty to these songs — the sound of an artist rediscovering what he loves most about making music.”
— We All Want Someone to Shout For

Hand Gestures will celebrate the release with a show at Baker Falls on November 15.

Ava Renn Unleashes “Dog Eyes,” a Fierce Glimpse into Lightning Child

Ava Renn is stepping into her power with “Dog Eyes,” the third single from her upcoming debut album Lightning Child. Written and recorded in the West Texas desert, the track captures the wild, electric energy that defines the record—a visceral blend of danger, freedom, and emotional release.

Paired with a striking visual companion, “Dog Eyes” digs into the instinctual side of human emotion, balancing raw grit with hypnotic beauty. Renn describes it as “the most important emblem of the transformative spirit of the album”—a song born from the desert’s creative pulse and an unflinching desire to awaken what’s been buried.

With Lightning Child on the horizon, Ava Renn continues to prove herself as an artist unafraid to burn through boundaries and expectations—emerging raw, real, and ready to make her mark.

Leo Vann releases In Color LP, premieres "Stuck in My Shoes" with Fame Magazine

Austin-based musician and multimedia artist Leo Vann unveils his debut album, In Color — a vivid blend of electronic and organic sounds shaped alongside GRAMMY-nominated producer Mikko Gordon. The record captures Vann’s surreal visual world in musical form, weaving together dream pop textures, IDM-inspired rhythms, and introspective emotion. In Color marks a bold and immersive introduction to his uniquely multidimensional artistry.

The album is streaming now on Bandcamp and Spotify.

“Austin’s Leo Vann builds parallel worlds in real time — surreal visuals, hypnotic sound, and a digital presence that lives between tomorrow and right now.” - Fame Magazine

Hand Gestures share "Justin's Funeral" + Nov 15 Baker Falls release show

Brooklyn-based band Hand Gestures have released their moving new single and lyric video, “Justin’s Funeral,” out today. The reflective track looks back on the teenage moments that shaped frontman Brian Russ’s lifelong relationship with music, capturing themes of memory, loss, and self-discovery with unfiltered honesty.

The song arrives ahead of the band’s self-titled debut album, due October 31 on Campers’ Rule Records, and the announcement of their album release show at Baker Falls on November 15. Recorded in bedrooms and rehearsal spaces across Brooklyn, Hand Gestures is a heartfelt debut from a group of longtime scene veterans rediscovering their spark.

Check out the video and preorder the album via Bandcamp.

Hand Gestures Premiere Lyric Video for "Once it Starts to Kick In"

Brooklyn’s Hand Gestures are continuing to tease new material from their upcoming s/t LP and now we have the mesmerizing lyric video for the band’s newest single. Fame Magazine has the premiere, saying that “Once it Starts to Kick In” is “a track pulsing with urgency but anchored in heart.”

The LP is out October 31 on Campers’ Rule Records. Preorder available via Bandcamp.

Ava Renn Shares New Single and Video "None the Wiser"

Ava Renn has released her latest single, “None the Wiser,” along with an accompanying video, ahead of her debut album Lightning Child.

Written after most of the album was completed, the song came out of a period of personal reflection. Renn describes it as a meditation on repeating patterns and the challenge of learning from past decisions: “It attests to the frustrating churn of making circular decisions, being none the wiser to what you’ve thought you learned. It’s a desperate cry to end a cycle that I think everyone, on some level, has experienced.”

The single features Renn’s signature pop-rock sound, with driving guitars and thoughtful lyrics, and the video visually underscores the song’s themes. “None the Wiser” offers a clear sense of the tone and direction of Lightning Child, Renn’s upcoming debut.