new music
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We’re premiering a new track from Italian psych pop project Dumbo Gets Mad titled “American Day.” It’s one of many weird, psychedelic, experimental, and bubbly cuts from the DGM’s upcoming album, Quantum Leap, which is gonna be released toward the beginning of February on Band Panda Records.
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Bamboo by A Beacon School A sweet-on-the-ears indie pop tune from A Beacon School, which is one of the groups that managed a feature on the Nutmeg State of Mind comp that I recently posted. On “Bamboo,” the vocals whisper, the drums dance, and there’s an awesomely weepy guitar
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Home recording artist Shugo Tokumaru is about to drop a new LP on Polyvinyl records on the 22nd of this month. In Focus? is the title, and “Katachi” is a cute little tune from it. It’s a smile-inducing piece of pop with zany instrumental accompaniment from what sounds like
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Some melodic and catchy slacker-style indie rock from California X, who is looking at a 2013 release on Don Giovianni Records. Stream the first song to drop from their self-titled album, “Pond Rot,” above.
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Someone’s Got It In For Me / But There Has To Be More by Lower Denmark’s Lower has a new single up on its Bandcamp, and both tracks take the post-punk outfit into some pretty heavy, dismal, and depressing territory. Both songs work at a slow pace, and feature
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She’s a Glitterpunk by Punks On Mars A fun, catchy, and spunky piece of boy/girl powerpop from the band Punks On Mars, which comes from the New York band’s new album, Bad Expectations. It’s out now on Ratgum Records.
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Pissed Jeans bring a brand new track from their forthcoming album in February, Honeys. It’ll be the band’s third album, and it’s dropping via Sub Pop. Listen to or download the mosh-friendly “Bathroom Laughter” above.
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TIE DYE ( YOUR LIFE) by LITERATURE Jangly, lo-fi, and energetic indie pop purists Literature have a new single out for the song “Tie Dye (Your Life),” and it’s a worthy follow up to the very likable album the band dropped earlier this year. Even though the sound of this
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“Your Cast Will Tire” is one of many shadowy and unsettling moments from the new Raime album, Quarter Turns Over a Living Line, which is out now via the fittingly titled Blackest Ever Black label. The seven tracks here toy with dark ambient soundscapes, pulsating beats, and some dub effects
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Jazz experimentalist Matana Roberts drops a 10-minute solo sax piece that’s as moving as it is winding. Despite a lack of boundaries due to a lack of other instruments on the track, Roberts stays incredibly sharp and focused in her playing; not letting a single moment here pass by
