Another amazing week for new music, with two long-awaited albums released just this morning. WESTKUST released their second LP today, and Living Hour (pictured above) unleashed Softer Faces, their second full album of original material. And the two LPs couldn't be more different, but neither is less charming for the difference. Westkust remains focused on hummable tunes wrapped in distortion, while Living Hour appears to dismantle and reassemble the form, […]
So much freshness, you won't require a mint. We're wide and deep with new releases this weekend, and can't wait to stuff them all into your ears! New singles from Fragile Animals (pictured above), WESTKUST, Velveteen Riot, She Sir and XO are just the tip of the iceberg. We're taking a deep dive into new albums from Rei Clone, Desperate Journalist, Funeral Advantage and Chain Wallet, just to name a […]
It's got to be an embarrassment when the year is less than two weeks old, and the album of the year is released. Surely could have allowed others to catch up? No, Tallies dropped their self-titled debut album on Hand Drawn Dracula, and suddenly everyone else is on notice. This capable crew mines a vein of rich dream pop in the sweet spot between The Sundays and Innocence Mission, then […]
World Premiere this weekend comes from AIRS, with the title track from their excellent forthcoming EP, 'Apart'. We won't tell you when you can hear it, just to stay one step ahead of Russian music bootleggers. When you're Airs, that's just how it is. Expect our interview with Airs shortly, and we'll chat some about it. We're pushing much new music this weekend, including "Mind Laps" from HALF, out now […]
Top 20 tracks for March (the week ending March 29th). Gives a snapshot of where we're at in the year, what releases WE'RE pushing, and what our listeners are responding to. Some tracks here have climbed up and down these charts in the last several weeks, so the rankings themselves are less important than landing on the chart itself. Three tracks have carried over from February to March, and held […]
We're going BIG this weekend, with a lot of new releases demanding attention. Swervedriver's new album I Wasn't Born to Lose You is just the tip of the iceberg. We're also heavily featuring a brand new candidate for #AOTY2K15, Seattle's Winnebago with At Home, an album filled with lush, dreamy songwriting and a sound you'll fall for. New music from Boca River (a little shimmer, a little shoegaze, a little […]
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 […]
