Pop
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On the band’s first effort in over 20 years, My Bloody Valentine doesn’t overreach their seminal efforts on Loveless, but the band still proves they have a hefty amount of relevance and creativity to spare when it comes to shoegaze. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On II, Unknown Mortal Orchestra rockets past a somewhat lackluster debut with a longer album that features more variety, melody, and personality. WATCH THE REVIEW
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[audio:http://www.hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_NoFear.mp3]”No Fear” [audio:http://hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_OverAndUnderGround.mp3] “Over And Under Ground” (LOVED) Toward the end of this month, Hardly Art will be releasing the latest album from the post-punk trio Grave Babies. The band has dropped a few
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You Belong With Me EP by Adam Lempel and the Heartbeats Adam Lempel and the Heartbeats are one of the many bands that turn up in my inbox each week, but also one of the few that actually manages to stick out. Lempel and his Heartbeats are a modern pop
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Psych rock and pop outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra shows its soulful side on the track “So Good At Being In Trouble,” which has recently gotten some visuals via the music video above. The video is pretty hilarious to me, but I don’t feel like I should be laughing. In
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Multi-instrumentalist, Ty Segall collaborator, and songwriter Mikal Cronin has a new album on the way via Merge Records in May, and “Shout It Out” is the first track to drop from it. It’s a sweet and slightly lo-fi piece of pop rock that feels simultaneously sentimental and thrilled. Enjoy!
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Ex-Moldy Peaches member Adam Green and Little Joy’s Binki Shapiro has a new, self-titled collaborative album out, and “Just To Make Me Feel Good” is one of the lovelier tracks on it. It’s just received some visuals via the music video above, and it’s a cute split-screen
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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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On its second full-length album, Local Natives still sits in the shadow of bands like Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, which is something even the band’s most hardcore fans are willing to admit. I guess the issue is that I personally feel the group doesn’t take its very
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Just a quick group of quick and cursory reviews of various songs and releases that I didn’t get a chance to talk about this week. Thank you for watching! WATCH THE REVIEW
