NEW MUSIC: Love Migrate – Pippa’s In The Highlands

I’m listening to the new Love Migrate EP Shimmer Through The Night this evening and I’m damn impressed. It’s dramatic indie guitar pop music with swirling keyboards, urgent percussion and an overriding art-rock vibe. Think The Phoenix Foundation meets Blank Realm. The whole EP is recommended, here’s the first single from it – ‘Pippa’s In The Highlands’. The EP came out late last month and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Love Migrate – Pippa’s In The Highlands

NEW MUSIC: Ern Malley – White Nectarines

Ern Malley are a new band based in Melbourne, Australia who’ve just released their new single ‘White Nectarines’. It’s a sweet slice of indie guitar pop that reminds me of New Zealand band The Phoenix Foundation. It has that great mix of jangle, melancholy and swing. I hope to hear more from these guys soon. Dig it. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Ern Malley – White Nectarines

NEW MUSIC: Ducktails – Headbanging In The Mirror

Matthew Mondanile’s (Real Estate) side project Ducktails can’t really be called that anymore. Now he’s on the verge of releasing his fifth solo album St. Catherine which features guest vocals from Julia Holter and James Ferraro. It follows The Flower Lane, one of our favourite albums of 2013 and Ducktails’ finest to date. Below you can hear ‘Headbanging In The Mirror.’ 1. The Disney Afternoon 2. … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Ducktails – Headbanging In The Mirror