Primer is the work of Michigan vocalist/producer Alyssa Midcalf who is also one half of Parts. The melancholic yet uplifting synth sound of TVI comes from her debut solo album Novelty, out March 1st on the Detroit label Young Heavy Souls. The song works so well in the way that it doesn’t rely on the synths as a retro/nostalgic tool, they’re emotive and essential to the tone and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Primer – TVI
Kick off the week with a dose of shoegaze courtesy of North American group Sungaze. It’s the warm season in this part of the world and this track, ‘New Familiar’, suits the weather perfectly with its warm, bucolic strum, hazy and blissed-out vocal and the light-tripping rhythm section. There are touches of Ride and The Charlatans in the dreaminess of the band’s sound. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Sungaze – New Familiar
Great sounds out of Charlottesville, VA on this track ‘Swells’. Stray Fossa are a trio who deal in atmospheric and dreamy indie rock. This one rids along on a melancholic afterthought of a vocal, backed by billowing guitar textures, synths, effects and a rhythm section that maintains a warm and steady pulse. It’s one of those immersive tracks to get carried away by. Romantically bruised … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Stray Fossa – Swells
More new shoegaze sounds today! This time it’s courtesy of Frenchman Yann Le Razavet who, as Marble Arch, records music that draws heavily on the likes of New Order and Ride. He makes it sound effortless with cascading melodies, obscured vocals and synths and guitars that blur into one billowing vapour of 80s indie pop. Marble Arch have a full album on the way in … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Marble Arch – I’m On My Way
We get sent a ton of music submissions and there’s so much uninspiring music that when something of the quality and resonance of Sail Into Night hits your headphones it really stands out. This is the first music we’ve featured from Dubai, U.A.E. and the group is essentially the project of Pakistani duo Nabil Qizilbash and Zara Mahmood who have been writing together for three years. … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Sail Into Night – Glass
Hinkley are a band hailing from Rochester NY and they’ve got a nice mix of Sparklehorse and Flaming Lips with a dash of the backwoods vibe of The Band thrown into the mix. Definitely on a melodic, cosmic 21st century indie tip. These two tracks are good examples of what you can expect to hear on their album Purblind which is out now via streaming … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Hinkley – Popular Attitudes About Magic & Sexuality / Blackout District
Hussy is South London based multi instrumentalist Sophie Nicole Ellison and on this track ‘Slayer’, she dials into a wonderfully woozy, Sonic Youth-styled slice of dreamy shoegaze that bends and twists but never forgoes melody for noise. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Hussy – Slayer
Press play and the first thing you’ll hear on the new Low album is the equivalent of a digital sandstorm. Slowly but surely, out of the static and sonic scree comes the voice of Alan Sparhawk, sounding like a ghost trying with all his might to re-engage with the physical world. It’s a fascinating way to open an album; a new approach for Low and … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Low – Double Negative
They say that it is harder to play music slowly than it is to play it fast. Things fall apart and momentum is lost. In the case of Sydney trio Roadhouses, sedated rock music is their calling card. They deal in drifting, alt-country-imbued, slowcore torch songs where heartache is just a tear away. If you got Lucinda Williams to front Spain, at the Twin Peaks … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Roadhouses – Roadhouses
The wonderfully named Bad Sav are releasing their debut album on September 21st via Fishrider Records in New Zealand. The trio is comprised of Death And The Maiden guitarist/vocalist Hope Robertson and bassist/vocalist Lucinda King, plus Shifting Sands guitarist Mike McLeod (on drums here). We’re digging the blend of chugging rhythms, dreamy vocal delivery and guitars that jangle in a distant fuzzed out way – like Dinosaur … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Bad Sav – Hens Teeth
New music today from musician and songwriter Loomis who hails from New Orleans. There are some great moody, gauzy textures going on in this song ‘Deep’ that remind me of New Zealand band JPS Experience filtered through Chicago post-rock. The circular nature of the way he arranges the instrumentation is great on this track. You can check out his album Shark Water on Spotify and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Loomis – Deep
Beaches go into overdrive on their new seventeen track album. It’s their magnum opus of sorts, taking everything they’ve explored on the first two albums and synthesising it into one kaleidoscopic take on all things psychedelic. The album opens with two relentlessly churning tracks that set the stage for what is to follow. It signals their intent to push further out into the sonic aether, … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Beaches – Second Of Spring
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