Even partway through a busy release week, and we recognized there would be a pile of quality sounds to sort through, more than in the last several weeks combined. That's the kind of challenge we tend to rise to. This weekend's sonic headliners include Tape Waves, who stealth-released a new album today, on both domestic and international labels you'll know well if you're a regular listener. The new singles from […]
All new, all now, let's go! Distant Light, the new album from Tape Waves (pictured above) dropped two days ago, and regular listeners know to count on these capable Charlestonians for solid dream pop shimmer. The new single from Nothing loosed the other day, and nobody noticed. Okay, everyone noticed. The lead single from Dance on the Blacktop shows new growth from these veterans, and many can't wait for the […]
We're loaded with new music. From this morning's announcement of the first new music in sixteen years from The Emerald Down (assisted ably by members of Orange Crate Art, The Telescopes, and 93MillionMilesFromTheSun), to the sneak preview from Singapore's Sobs (pictured above), whose debut album "Telltale Signs" drops later this month, to the new album from Stella Diana... the new just keeps on coming. New singles from Wynona Bleach, Galants, Lilith, […]
You think you got nothing shiny and new for New Tracks Weekend, then, BOOM. Everything at once. Brand-spanking new singles from Sheer, Kindling and Bleak House headline the weekend. All three bands have a sterling reputation for quality output in these studios, and deserve all the kudos they get. But that's not all! We go long with the new album from Tape Waves, always sparkling: fall in love with Here […]
We bring the love this weekend, with Tape Waves, We Need Secrets, Depth & Current, The Glass Set, Pink Mexico, Sky Between Leaves, Follow the Sea, Auris Acumen, and A Shoreline Dream. Plus we'll go all in with the new album from Prisms, Whale Fall. If we did nothing else, you would be entertained. Luckily, we're not that lazy. 8 pm Eastern, 5 pm Pacific, and continuing through Sunday at […]
New Tracks Weekend this weekend brings you pre-release spendid from Lights That Change, plus new Tape Waves, Sleep Party People, Cult Classic, POLA, Penguin Airways, Lowtide, Lava Lite, The City, Craft Spells, Blonde Redhead, Bleak Boys, VANIISH, SoulSonic, Stagnant Pools, The Fresh & Onlys, Seasurfer, Bleak House, Cre•scen•do, plus not-so-new Tennis System (but new to us!). 8 pm Eastern, 5 pm Pacific, and continuing through Sunday at midnight Eastern, 9 […]
School starts up soon for some, not until September for others. As we approach the last solid month of summer vacation, we present to you our list of the top ten essential summer sounds, suitable for loading up on your iPod and heading to the mountains, or the beach perhaps. We guarantee you'll find something to fall in love with. 10. Trementina - "Not Everybody It's the Same", "Makes Me […]
What's everyone excited about? If you're anywhere near our studios, it's the new album from WL. It's the new Suā Twins EP. It's the impressive new single from Yuck. Or the new Tape Waves EP. Or the impressive debut from Pastel Ghost, or the new Aftersun album. So we'll make sure you are up to date on all the newest, breakingest sounds, plus toss you a new and unreleased track […]
We've heard some grumbling that nothing interesting has come out lately. Au contraire, mon frère! And we can prove it! If you weren't paying attention, seems like all the good stuff is coming out right about now! Like the dutiful folks we are, we've pressed it all down into a giant New Tracks Weekend not to be missed. The week's newest releases are here: Mood Rings, Skinny Dream, Candy Claws, […]
