It’s about the music.
If you listen to DKFM, you're likely familiar with Magic Shoppe. They've graced our airwaves with nearly 1000 plays over the last seven-plus years (because we count these things). Well we've got great news: Boston's connoisseurs of noisy shoegaze Magic Shoppe are kicking off 2024 with a brand new single, and a sharpened edge. "Something Hollow" is the first track from the band's upcoming full length Down The Wych Elm, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We're overdue for a chart show. You know it, we know it, our listeners via the DKFM app vote for it. So it's past time we offered something useful, to show your work. We've spent some hours tallying votes, compiling, then tweaking and building this Top 50 mix to thank you for your votes, and your support of quality independent artists. Please note: this mix is not in vote-total order. […]
New Age Healers have already been burning up the charts in the past two weeks with "Satellites", the first single from their forthcoming album Debris. Cascading guitars and confident choruses overlay a propulsive beat, and New Age Healers' focused return has hit "hot rotation" status on both KEXP and DKFM. What originally began as a solo project has evolved into a cohesive unit that packs a punch, with the supporting […]
Another year draws to a close, one last chart show to celebrate the stellar sounds 2018 has provided us. From 16 October to 1 December, we gathered votes from our listeners, and all the feedback we've received, and these are the standout tracks for Winter of 2018. More gorgeous jewels of shoegaze and dream pop you will find nowhere else... except maybe Bandcamp. Press play, we'll do the rest. 20. […]
We'd always understood Austin's Blushing had all the elements necessary to break through: songwriting, performance, personality. From SXSW showcases, to their star turn at this year's DreamGaze ATX, it was simply understood that Blushing is poised to advance to top-tier status in the genre. If you're only just now waking up from a year-long nap, let us catch you up. Blushing is comprised of two tightly-knit husband and wife teams […]
A lot of folks were brokenhearted about the dissolution of the brilliant Australian band Miniatures. We would know, we were top of that list. By all accounts the breakup was amicable, geographic changes were the primary factor in the collapse of Miniatures following the release of their critically-acclaimed Jessamines LP on Saint Marie Records last year. So it was with more than a little excitement we got opportunity to preview […]
