dream pop
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Active Child’s sophomore release has some pretty haunting and beautiful sounds. Lone member Pat Grossi’s choir boy falsetto is undeniably good. Plus, all the effects he laces into these tracks makes this LP an interesting listen. While I’m not in love with every song on this LP,
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Though the Horrors’ new album Skying doesn’t officially come out until July 11th, the British indie rock band has followed the established trend of internet streaming and and made the LP available to hear in advance. Skying is streaming in its entirety at the band’s website, which has
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On Boris’ latest albums, the band seeks to simplify their sound a bit. While they have made their style a little more accessible–especially on Attention Please–I don’t think it’s translated into something that’s exactly catchy or memorable. Still, there are some pretty heavy moments on
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Wasting Time by The Young Crooks The Young Crooks are a new trio with a new EP, which is titled Phone. And I’m sure the “young” in their name isn’t a lie. These guys sound very young. The group’s lyrics about partying and doing drugs are a
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Spirit Spine is the home-recorded journey through the outsider sounds of psychedelia, kraut rock, ambient music, minimalism, and dream pop. The sounds on “Ocean of Sand” sort of remind me of Parts & Labor’s previous album Receivers, but this project’s influences run much deeper than that–just look
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As long as this blog is getting in the Christmas spirit, here’s a new track from Beach House titled “I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun.” I like the more skeletal approach on this track. It almost makes me wanna put Devotion on the record player for a
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Some jangly and dream-inducing pop from Puro Instinct on the single “Stilyagi.” Even Ariel Pink hops in on this track and helps out with a little background vocals and production. The track is from the project’s forthcoming album, Headbangers in Ecstasy, which is due for release on Mexican Summer.
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This past weekend, Canada’s Teen Daze sent me a brand new track. If you dig on it, trek back and dig on his recently released EP, Four More Years. I gotta say I’m pretty impressed with this one. It’s a surprising change of pace from what he’
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A while back, I talked up the new Radio Dept. album thanks to a ton of votes in the mod box on our YouTube channel. The band has dropped a non-album single via their label, Labrador, and it’s a lyrical swing at government. For someone like myself who believes
