New Tracks Weekend, August 9-11

If you've had the kind of week you'd like to throw back, we can fix that. Invigorating, refreshing and soothing dream pop and shoegaze sounds all weekend, with our newest contributions from Nothing, unreleased sounds from SF's Balms, a healthy sampling of Grand Resort, fresh and breezy sounds from Everything By Electricity, plus The Proctors, Hints, Velvet Mornings, Medicine, Pretty City, Bored Spies, Teenage Daydreams, Wozniak, Berserker Children Club, Painted […]

August 8, 2013 26

Interviews

The Interview: Chile's Trementina

Chile's Trementina have been kicking up sand on our airwaves for the last several weeks, with a sound that beautifully balances sweet and sandpaper. Well, at least partly to be expected from a band whose name translates to Turpentine. Fascinated, as we are, by intriguing new sounds from bands just breaking out, we chased down the members of Trementina to find out what inspires this uniquely engaging sound. Trementina is: […]

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New Tracks Weekend

New Tracks Weekend, August 2-4

Happy weekend! We promise to bring you this week's freshest sounds, plus some classic and rare tracks from Medicine this weekend, in advance of their album release this Tuesday. What's new? Start with Young Light, a fresh new sound from members of Amusement Parks on Fire and Giant Drag. Add a dash of new color from Westkust, fresh psychedelic sound from Heaven and Jesus on Heroine, and glacial soul from […]

August 1, 2013 22

Sounds

Stream Medicine's "To the Happy Few" LP

Who's making the freshest sounds in the shoegaze and dream pop genres? Well, you'll get a debate about that. But a case can be made that the return of Brad Laner, vocalist Beth Thompson and drummer John Goodall can be easily considered in that discussion. While not always beloved of their era (competing, as they were, with British stalwarts My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints and Ride), Medicine earned respect for […]

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New Tracks Weekend

New Tracks Weekend, July 26-28

What a week! Besides heavily-promoted new releases from Weekend and True Widow, we've seen some high-quality tracks bouncing into our inbox (and mailbox) looking for attention. For instance, we've got a world premiere from Fixing Bayonets, plus two shimmering tracks from London's Solo Major, plus contributions from I Am Your Captain, A Grave With No Name, kigo, Edweena, Moon King, Cosmetic, Midnight Faces, Israel's Vaadat Charigim (likely won't be pronouncing […]

July 25, 2013 31

News

Beautiful Noise Documentary Update

The one question we got more often this year than even "When's the new MBV album?" was, "When's the Beautiful Noise documentary coming out?" All initial answers had led to December, thus keeping commitment to release 'before the end of the year'. Word arrived yesterday that the biggest hurdle is now nearly overcome, the music clearances (which can cost big bucks) are finally being wrapped up. Beautiful Noise aims to […]

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New Tracks Weekend

New Tracks Weekend, July 19-21

What's everyone excited about? If you're anywhere near our studios, it's the new album from WL. It's the new Suā Twins EP. It's the impressive new single from Yuck. Or the new Tape Waves EP. Or the impressive debut from Pastel Ghost, or the new Aftersun album. So we'll make sure you are up to date on all the newest, breakingest sounds, plus toss you a new and unreleased track […]

July 18, 2013 29

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Sounds

Vidulgi OoyoO Tease New Album

We've been spinning Vidulgi OoyoO's "Elephant" at the station since... well, seems like forever. This song, like most of their tracks, mash up dream pop, shoegaze and post rock into a incredible stew of sound and melody. Formed in 2003, South Korea's Vidulgi OoyoO (translates to "Pigeon Milk") has generated positive international buzz as a natural emissary of the classic 90's sound, without falling victim to cliche. News hit this […]

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New Tracks Weekend

New Tracks Weekend, July 12-14

It's World Premiere Weekend at New Tracks Weekend, and we couldn't be happier about bringing you the newest tracks we can get our hands on. First, we can thank Suā for providing a stellar track from the Twins EP, releasing next week. Textured, shimmering, brilliant. Second, we'd like to thank Crisis Arm for providing two tracks from their soon-to-be-released LP Caterwaul, via Family Time Records. If you thought you knew […]

July 11, 2013 14

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