There's no such thing as "a weekend off". Even if you think you're taking a day off, the work piles up in your absence. So it is with new releases and New Tracks Weekend. Step away for a minute, and there's that much more that requires assessment and appreciation. More than one headliner, so much so that we even split up our weekend graphical banner into three to illustrate the […]
Bandcamp Friday, and it's an embarrassment of riches. More new tracks added this weekend than about any weekend we can remember in the past year. Headliners come from some long awaited releases: Young Prisms, Astragal, Whimsical and Moodlighting (pictured above). While there's much to adore from all three, we'd call your attention to Moodlighting new album Boy wonder, especially our pick to click, "Drowning in it". Deceptively compelling, by turns […]
Right down to the wire, with a trifecta of exceptional albums that lead the pack this weekend. KRAUS lights it up as only KRAUS can: sandpaper textures and hooks that pull you in. Slow Crush new album takes in some slowcore influence, and makes you participate in the unfolding colours and textures. And Jo's Moving Day (pictured above AND below) is a dark horse candidate for album of the year, […]
After three exquisitely crafted single releases in "Night Drive" and "Day by Day" and "Within a Dream", Preston’s White Flowers finally release their debut album, Day by Day. White Flowers is made up of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb who together weave the most wonderful soundscapes blending post-punk, goth, dreampop and shoegaze in their own unique way. The atmosphere created across these ten tracks is one of sheer escapism and […]
It's a lot. We've got a lot for you this weekend, not gonna lie. Doing all we can to ensure that everyone who's brought forth quality new sounds in our chosen genres gets their turn to present you their best. Among our headliners: Canadian post-punk standard bearers The City Gates, who have just released their LP, Age of Resilience. Two surprise standouts arrive toward the end of the album, but […]
Original airing February 25 2021 9 p.m. central/3 p.m. GMT on DKFM By Marky Anderson There were so many bands we wanted to play last time; it was decided we hang around in England for one more show. Join me and my travelling companion Deborah Sexton as we get back on the road with The Velvet Hum Radio Show Goes to England. It won’t surprise you to discover we have […]
We bring the warmth to your frozen heart. Trauma Ray (pictured above) brings the fuzz to heat your chilly soul. Hey, that's a live show photo! Remember when folks did live shows? Damn, those were the days... but we digress. We're spinning up the fuzz, and the jangle, fresh all weekend. Prepare for new and soul-reviving tuneage from FRITZ, Juliper Sky, MØAA, No One Sphere, Citrus Clouds, Bad Idea, Hibou, […]
More quality new music than hours in the day. That's where we are right now. So let's maximize it, shall we? Headliners include Radio Supernova (pictured above), Arpina, White Flowers, Subterraneos, VAR, Total Drag, Subsonic Eye, Soft Cheese, Spunsugar, blindlace, FRITZ, Graywave, I Mean Us, Hankus, Lazy Eye, Seventeen Years, Leaving Time (impressive debut!), Karate Guns & Tanning, Last Ice, Bloom 604, Sun Shines Cold, Telepathic Traffic, Echo Lake (reissued […]
