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. […]
Though perhaps not yet well-known outside of their native Ventura County, Captions is preparing to roll out hard. A teaser single dropped on their Bandcamp in September of 2015, and caught attention for both breezy melodies and plaintive vocals. It had been understood that this was prelude to forthcoming LP, already 'in the can'. A promising opening, to be sure, but even we weren't prepared for what comes next. Today […]
I've been here before. Less than 48 hours before New Tracks Weekend, looking for just one more stunner sound to pack out twelve hours worth of programming. Scouring all my favorite sources for new sounds. Then, almost by accident, I always end up backing into something amazing I'd never heard of. Right now, Holden Girls EP by Holden Girls is it. Cavernous, downtempo, dreamy, if you had to best describe […]
Suā teases their upcoming EP this weekend, and it's a beauty. We were early adopters of this band, and it's impressive to see them really coming into their own. Call "Welcome" a dreamy summerscape, a shimmery curtain, I don't give a damn what you call it. Lush, hazy, layered and textured dream pop, this is your summer soundtrack. Likely available "in a matter of weeks" via Bandcamp, take a listen […]
