New Tracks

Pin Tweaks – “Girl on the Wire”

Pin Tweaks are a brand-new duo with a debut track, “Girl on the Wire”, they just released yesterday. The early showings are positive, largely because of their strong creative partnership and shared

The Healing – “Childhood Home”

Rootsy London-based quartet The Healing show off their comforting sound on “Childhood Home”, a track that places gentle emphasis on clinging onto nostalgia, particularly with the trickling duet-styled chorus: “But there’s nothing

Happy Dagger – “Indian Summer”

Happy Dagger is the recording project of Jesse Robertson, who calls his sound “a mix of Sgt. Pepper’s tinged psych, T. Rex-inspired vamping, the dramatic nature of ’80s synth pop, and Madlib’s

Astro Tan – “Hips”

“Hips” is the lead single off Soma, the new album from Portland-based rockers Astro Tan. As the album’s blissful sunset/sunrise cover photo suggests, Astro Tan are on the serene and hypnotic side of

My Heart the Brave – “Hurricane”

My Heart the Brave is the project of Copenhagen-based producer Caspar Hesselager, who just recently got back from playing his Roskilde Festival debut. His reputation is growing in Denmark and beyond, with

Latimer House – “Birdcage Walk” + “Until Then”

Prague-based rockers Latimer House impressed back in February with “Shake!“, a Pixies-esque track with plenty of guitar hooks and wordless vocal musings (beyond a consistent exclamations of “shake!”). The track was just one highlight

New Lewis Album, Romantic Times, Surfaces

Ever since I posted about Lewis’ lost classic, L’Amour, three years ago, I’ve received several emails from record labels (of varying sizes) asking if I knew where or who Lewis is. I wish

GGOOLLDD – “Younger Days”

On new track “Younger Days”, Milwaukee-based GGOOLLDD expertly blend elements of ’80s post-punk with more recent synth-pop infatuations, resulting in a sound that reminds me significantly of Frankie Rose (listen to “Know

New Albums

Fortress – ‘Chroma’ EP

A haunting electronic pop infectiousness shows throughout Chroma, the new EP from Antwerp-based trio Fortress. Satiating structural swells are apparent throughout, often

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Erro – ‘Strawberry Moon’

Pittsburgh-based duo Erro craft a heartfelt, nostalgic rock appeal across their new album Strawberry Moon. ’60s and ’70s rock influences pair with

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