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  • Indie folk outfit Villagers has a new single out titled “the Waves,” which features an extremely surprising change of direction for the band whose previous efforts were mostly humbling, sad, singer-songwriter tunes with baroque instrumentation and a Bright Eyes-esque personality. This new track, though, features loads of electronics, louder instrumentation,

  • Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum drops another track from what’s going to be his second full-length album this year, Ocean Roar. It’s a slow, serene ballad featuring the kind of atmospheric synths that were so prevalent on this albums predecessor, Clear Moon. Some of Phil’s lyrics leave

  • California’s WHY? comes strong on this new track from the indie pop/hip hop hybrid’s forthcoming album, Mumps, etc. The song starts off with a really cool, breezy choir, and gives way to some precious piano chords, too. Once the beat kicks, the mood changed instantly, shifting into

  • Converge drops a new track and video for the album they’re about to release on October 9th, All We Love We Leave Behind. Am I wrong in saying the band is taking a surprisingly melodic and post-hardcore-esque approach this time around? Yeah, it’s still fast and overpowering, but

  • The Kaleidoscope by Lemolo Some chilly, emotive, soft piano tunes from Lemolo on this new album, the Kaleidoscope. There are some pretty moving points on this LP–especially the patient opener, “Knives.” Things do pick up with tracks like “Move Me,” which features a pretty tight rhythm, but there’s

  • Thanks for the clarification, Mr. Burns. The most intense duo in noise rock comes out of nowhere and announces a new album–no, really a compilation of sorts–release just around the corner. Lightning Bolt’s sixth album, Oblivion Hunter, is gonna come out on September 25th via Load Records.