Releasing today is the long-awaited debut album from Israeli dream pop artist Lital Hagayan. Luckily for me she was able to take time out from her busy schedule to talk over all things musical. We had a great chat about the album, Singularity, and how she defined her signature sound. If you want to know how Lital got into music, the creation of Singularity and who her key influences are […]
Last year I met an amazing new artist out of Tel Aviv, Israel, named Lital Hagayan. One year on and I’m proud to count her as a really good friend. I’ve played her previous singles ‘Eternity’ and ‘Like I Remember You’ on my Static Sounds Club radio show and feedback from the DKFM faithful was unanimous. Everyone wanted more. The great news is, after a turbulent year for Hagayan, she […]
In these studios, we've been looking forward to the new single from Atlanta's Kid Fears. Opening with a fog of guitar, long open chord. Then heavy churning guitar chords set against sparkling lead guitar notes, plaintive vocals, and even judicious use of near-yodel (throwback to Sinead O'Connor in her heyday). And it's masterful. Fully realized, presented as a planted flag: Kid Fears has arrived, and they've carved out a sonic […]
Some bands and artists out there are pulling major PR, with big Bandcamp features written about them, and a direct line to the college radio charts and tastemakers. And we don't begrudge them that, it takes a village to support an artist of quality. And then there's an artist like Dani Gentry, the creator of the Salem (or Portland, there's conflicting data there), Oregon "emogaze" imprint known as worse. (that's […]
You know it's a good week, a good month even, when you can welcome back the stylized sonic churn of new Bloody Knives. Motorik beats and a wall of guitar noise guide you through this fever dream, a promise of great things to come. Dark shadows obscure the sonic haze, but the rhythm section cuts through like a jackhammer. In short, it's vintage Bloody Knives, doing that thing they do […]
This albums chart is specific: rated only by number of total spins from an album on our air. It's an imperfect methodology, punishing those releases in the latter half of the year, but... it's also the easiest to prove, with a spin count to back it up. So, it's raw data that can be trusted, even if it does favor early-year releases. The only exception to the accuracy of this […]
This albums chart is specific: rated first by number of album tracks graduating to long-term rotation, second by total spins. And there's a methodology to that madness: many crucial albums unleashed in the latter half of the year. Those LPs, solid as they may be, would suffer under a "total spins" criteria, because there was less of a year to spin them in. This specific chart helps level the playing […]
Minneapolis is magical, so long as Lumari remains luminous. And they do. We first got excited about this sonic collective with the release of the "Doors and Corners" single in August of 2021. Hooks and chops abundantly provided, with small surprises around every corner. Strong choruses, a top-notch drummer that propels and provides power fills, guitars that churn and bend... it's a pretty perfect pop package set in swirl and […]
Some bands entertain, some thrill and excite but others completely transport you out of your life into strange fantastical worlds. This is my experience of The Stargazer Lilies. They remain a band I am in awe of and now a new album is nearly upon us. A new opportunity to explore the outer reaches of my imagination. Cosmic Tidal Wave is out this Frida,y so I took the opportunity to […]
