When the chief sent me over this track to blog about, he said “when you see who it is, you’ll know”. How right he was. Lucid Express are five young dreamers creating a stunningly airy blend of shoegaze and indie pop amongst Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, mountains, and packed alleyways. I had been on a massive quest to locate the seven-inch single of "Ado", the band's 2018 single released under their […]
New, and world premiere. This we can do. Kicking off with a world premiere track from Portland's hazy Tender Age, with a classic cover that'll knock your socks off. The Dissapear Here EP drops Monday, March 8th on SINIS Recordings (vinyl/cassette). When The Sun Hits got premiere of the first track, "Lowers", but we'll follow up with a second (and staff favorite) this weekend. But that's not all! Sound of […]
Like Kevin Shields, we play through the pain, too. This weekend, we bring our most expansive New Tracks Weekend yet, featuring choice cuts from the new Yuck, rare and hazy Russian shoegaze from Bears Garden, new tracks from Flower Festival, Nevermind Me, Young Galaxy, Oeil, Moiss, loopooloo, Germ, Foreign Television, Cocobeurre, Fantasyprom, dirt, Dark Bells, Curelight Wounds, Exit Calm, Mystery Machine, Berlina, Surf City and Black Ribbons, plus classics from […]
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 […]
Their first single, "Strange Feeling" charted in the Top 50 of 2012 in our listener poll, pretty impressive for a debut single. On the heels of their new release, "Hold Your Hand", we chatted with Caleb of Bear State about their growing notoriety and future plans. So, Bear State is currently based in the dream pop capital of North America… Phoenix, Arizona (sarcasm). Phoenix is known for a LOT of […]
