Nashville four-piece PENICILLIN BABY sent us over their new EP Jams: Volume II with a colorful combination of space rock and psyched-out pop. This creates an equally interesting and inviting mixture of sounds on their final release of 2012. Continue reading “Penicillin Baby – Jams: Volume II EP”
Melbourne four-piece BAD VISION self-describe their scuzzy sound as garage rock/proto punk. They’re putting the finishing touches on their debut 7″ with a launch show tomorrow (January 12th) at the Old Bar in Melbourne. Continue reading “Bad Vision – 112 7″”
Here’s one from USELESS EATERS on Jolly Dream Records that we never quite got around to last year. This single gives new life to four tracks from a past Useless Eaters cassette/12″ record titled Zulu from 2011. Continue reading “Useless Eaters – The Moves 7″ EP”
My inbox was blown up many times about this TEEN MOM EP and rightfully so. They’re a trio from Washington DC and while their sound doesn’t totally fit our mold around here, you’re still going to want to pay attention. They just dropped the EP titled Mean Tom (in a short edition of 300) from the Analog Edition label which is also based in DC, bringing us all a 21 minute serving of their brisk, tight and refreshing indie pop.
This all quickly becomes clear in a dazzling track like “I Wanna Go Out,” which just may be the highlight of the whole EP. Lead singer Chris Kelly guides us through the track in his airy, blissful tone, standing out like a sore thumb against a backdrop of fuzzy guitars and wonky bass lines. His voice is easily the strongest detail within, sounding crystal-clear as he coos and bends his pitch in the process. Together these elements create an invigorating pop hook as they all come together in the sweeping chorus. Then in the final minute they begin to lay it on heavy and you suddenly find yourself amid crashing percussion and Kelly’s soaring vocals. After that, strangely enough, you’ll find yourself hitting the repeat button for this gem.
You can hear the track right here and if that does the trick, you can grab the EP from the Analog Edition store. Go get one!
Genre/ Tags: Pop, Alternative, Indie Rock
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Following PLATEAUS since the beginning makes the release of their debut LP all the sweeter. Coming from the Art Fag label where it all began, we now have this self-titled album brimming with twelve glinting guitar-pop gems. Continue reading “Plateaus – s/t LP”
We haven’t heard from the HEAVY TIMES crew much through 2012 but lately it seems that’s about to change. With a small batch of new singles from labels like Windian and Hozac, HEAVY TIMES are sweeping through in another wave. Continue reading “Heavy Times – I’m Single 7″”
Hailing from Dunedin, New Zealand, TRICK MAMMOTH are a three month old trio who sent us their new single. Baltimore offers up some of their own strand of glinting lo-fi pop on a label from down under known as The Attic. Continue reading “Trick Mammoth – Baltimore”
The Italy-based Goodbye Boozy Records is at it again. This time around they dropped four new 7″ singles, with this first coming from STRAIGHT ARROWS of Sydney, Australia. Continue reading “Straight Arrows – All the Time 7″”
It’s the one and only COP CITY/ CHILL PILLARS from Lake Worth in South Florida. Hosed is their sophomore LP for the Florida’s Dying label, capitalizing on their shaky debut from last year and progressing outward in all the right ways. Continue reading “Cop City/ Chill Pillars – Hosed”
QUAILBONES are a five piece band who come bearing their weird, wobbly pop from Murray, Kentucky. Crane Wilbur is their latest 7″, coming in a short edition of 100 copies from Ghost Orchard Records. Continue reading “Quailbones – Crane Wilbur 7″”
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