LA-based multi-instrumentalist Danny Rincon is about to launch his debut album out to the world. Recording under the name Scrunchie, he is heavily influenced by the 90’s shoegaze sound as well as drawing inspiration from grunge and slowcore bands. He has been recording in esteemed company, namely renowned mixing engineer Sonny DiPerri who’s worked with My Bloody Valentine and Nine Inch Nails; and legendary mastering engineer Stephen Marcussen (The Smashing […]
From scorching global temperatures to a loss of bodily autonomy for over 50% of the American population, it seems the wrong time to celebrate groundbreaking new music ("Don't you know? The world is breaking apart!"). And that's true, so far as it goes. But as the world has been breaking apart for nearly a decade now (at least), we welcome those who've only just now caught up. Meanwhile, we'll do […]
Back in 1992 I was slowly falling in love with what would come be known as shoegaze. Back then we didn’t have a label for it. I was a big fan of the Creation and 4AD bands in particular. That’s when I grabbed Indie-cator magazine one week as it came with a free cassette called Creation: Indie-Pop’s Been Good To Us. On that tape was Swervedriver, Boo Radleys, Adorable and […]
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. […]
Again, we are overpacked with fresh treats for your ears this weekend. Headliners with full albums to experience: TWEN (pictured above) bring an adventurous sonic detour, and easily shatter your expectations of what the genre is capable of with Awestruck; the long awaited LP from Pencey Sloe lands, with alluring hooks and sinister shimmer on Don’t Believe Watch Out; and Old Soul Dies Young explores sound and colour with Yandere. […]
Up-to-the-minute breaking hits and new releases can sometimes delay full rollout of New Tracks Weekend. This is one of those weekends. We go long with the new LP from Ottawa's PINE, and it borrows nicely from the genre we love, while coloring heavily outside the lines. Chock full of hooks and compelling songwriting, it's a legitimate 2019 contender that many didn't see coming. We'll spool out the sounds liberally for […]
When there's so much new music to promote that we can't even keep our dates straight? That's a helluva month. And we're topping last week already (but we'll keep dates accurate this time). Airiel and Miniatures headline. Both albums dropping soon, surely you've preordered by now? But we've also been granted a few choice cuts from The Morelings debut LP, dropping next week. If we haven't gotten you excited about […]
So much to stuff in, so little time to do it. New Tracks Weekend kicks off with a little-known Los Angeles band, Medicine. These scrappy young upstarts might just make an impact on the scene. You heard it here first.* Follow that up with a metric ton of fresh Plastic Girl in Closet, more from the finally released To The Wedding, Screen Vinyl Image and Bloody Knives, the spooky dream […]
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 […]
