Just when we thought it might be a slow weekend... suddenly we're loaded down, ready to roll! Headliners this weekend include Velvet, Distressor, Keep, Postcards (pictured above), HIGHSPIRE (a much welcome return), Ain't, Kallsup, future fiires, Modern Daze, Sea Lemon, and the sparkling debut from Honey I'm Home. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. We're also celebrating new music from Wynona, Left at Orion (last year, but we're […]
In a day packed with headlines and breaking news, we have our own: breaking tracks, fresh releases, world premieres. We won't be shown up, and we'll show you the contents of all our (music) boxes. We're thrilled to trot out fresh releases from Mad Honey (crucial, but not yet on Bandcamp), Temple of Angels, Forest Circles, Hayien, Beach Fossils, Diamond Day, Melody English, Dharmacide, Keep, Mental Map, Pálida Tez, Rainsong, […]
More packed than expected... we've got a lot to celebrate, fresh releases, just a few from the cusp of 2022 to 2023, and (for good measure), our headliner is from 2021. But we weren't "plugged in", so we're as behind as most folks. But thanks to regular listener John Emslie, we're gonna celebrate glitterspitter as first among equals. While we have no idea how this slipped under the radar of […]
E'en this close to the Christmas holidays, and some top artists are pushing through to win 2022 before the calendar turns. That's pretty boss. Headliners and first among equals: For Tracy Hyde (pictured above) unlock new LP Hotel Insomnia, mastered by Mark Gardener of Ride, just under the wire for AOTY consideration. That's pushing the envelope, but FTH never really cared for your rules anyway. But there's so much more […]
Up-to-the-minute freshness. Because sometimes the best releases drop just before airtime. Our new album headliners include Iris (pictured above), Medicine, and Tombstones In Their Eyes (out today on SomewhereCold). Singles headliners include the return of Lorelei (the new one, not the classic one), whose last single was a tantalizing glimpse of what this talented duo was capable of; the new single cashes in on early promise, guaranteed to send chills. […]
109 degrees outside right now. Only solution: bring hot new music to match. New albums from Keep, Major Leagues and Cruel Summer (pictured above, reacting to their upcoming tour with Swirlies), new singles from Turnover, Cloakroom, Winter (channeling her inner J Mascis vocal lines... didn't see that coming), Mood Dye, Slowly, Jellyskin (not yet released... this is a teaser for more), Deep Blue, Vertebrae, Hush Pup, Processions, lousy hex, Rocketship, Lacing […]
June 2014. Last we'd heard from Virginia's Keep, Hypnosis for Sleep had just been released. A tasty blend of atmospherics and power chords, Keep was clearly inspired by bands like Nothing and Cloakroom, but with a clear vision of what their sound should be. And the nagging hook from "Old Man" never lets go (graduated to our permanent rotation in one day). Describing this as a punk/shoegaze hybrid really sells […]
NEW: World broadcast premieres from Keep, just signed to Mayfly Records (well done all!), as well as Glace, whose Pure EP is released 22 September on CD and digital. Can't stop, won't stop there, though... we're spinning the life out of the new single from Life as Art 1927, certain to make rotation after just one weekend's airplay. Glorious new music from Wen, plus Pure Morning, Nightjacket, Ultra Material, the […]
Pictured above, from Virginia, the band Keep. You can take the boys out of the garage, but you can't take the garage out of the boys. New Tracks Weekend proudly features the newest music from Blonde Redhead, Keep, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Desert Ships, The Halogens, and boatloads more new stuff. How can we do this while we're also live spinning at for the Airs / Crisis Arm tour? […]
