New Tracks

Stoop Kids – “Hey Banana” (feat. J.O.)

Suave brass spurts and a psych-friendly rhythm section kick off the stylistically captivating “Hey Banana” in quality form, with the newest track from Stoop Kids continuing to showcase their eclectic appeal (we’ve

Seeing Hands – “It’s True”

Following the substantial success of debut single “I Knew You” (250k+ Spotify plays over three months), Newcastle-based dream-pop act Seeing Hands has followed it up with “It’s True”, a more shimmering effort

Turquoise Noise – “Matters of Fact”

Based out of Los Angeles, neo-psych-rock quintet Turquoise Noise just released their debut full-length this past Friday, featuring a variety of notable cuts. Starting with the group’s first single, “Wasting All My

Cody Crump – “Seventeen”

“Seventeen” is an endearing track of enduring love from Cody Crump, a rising singer/songwriter from Los Angeles who reminds partly of Elliott Smith’s breath-y vocals, Bright Eyes’ emotive acoustical escapades, and Coconut

Patrick Joseph – “Sorry”

With a touching glistening piano and touches of strings, “Sorry” is a striking effort from Patrick Joseph, who showed his more rock-leaning side on “Setting Sun” last year. The angelic female backing

Obscure Sound: Best of October 2016

Soundcloud and Spotify streams: Above are the most memorable tracks featured throughout October 2016, streaming on both Spotify and Soundcloud. Some tracks may be missing from the Spotify playlist, since not every

wwoman – “New Ferments”

“New Ferments” is the first work from the highly promising Pittsburgh-based project wwoman. It’s an impressive effort that revolves around a series of psych-friendly loops and tranquil psych-rock-friendly guitar, percussion, and keys.

New Albums

Wastrels – ‘Wastrels’

Minneapolis-based quartet Wastrels return after six years with a fantastic self-titled album, blending immersive shoegaze textures, head-nodding post-punk grooves, swirling guitars, and

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Ramo Z – ‘I hate parties’ EP

Detroit-based artist Ramo Z‘s two-track EP I hate parties captures nightlife with heart, blending introspective indie-dance and house-ready energy. “strobe lights” hypnotically

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Broke Royals – ‘Campr’

Washington, DC-based band Broke Royals explores a wide spectrum of sounds on their new album Campr, spanning enjoyable realms of rousingly anthemic

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