Sam Vicari keeps it simple. The Chicago-based Vicari’s songs have an electric pulse, but bear the imprint of a singer/songwriter, with themes touching on heartbreak, alienation and Midwestern ennui. That’s not to say that the record is a sad-sack, cry in your beer lament. Vicari harnesses the power pop hooks and sunny on the outside exterior of classic 90s alternative [...]
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Golden Grrrls
Glasgow’s Golden Grrrls have spent the last few years thrilling pop spotters with a series of excellent singles and tapes. What began as bedroom guitar experimentation soon bloomed into a fully-formed pop language inspired by the 80s New Zealand and Australian indie pop scenes, DIY punk and Glasgow’s own rich pop history (think The Vaselines, The Pastels). For Golden Grrrls the [...]
Statistics
Statistics is the solo project of singer-songwriter, Denver Dalley. His latest release, Peninsula, is reminiscent of the electronic infused rock-n-roll that defined his decade-old debut. But Statistics has matured into something vast, detailed, and deliberate, drawing inspiration from all corners of Dalley’s nomadic musical career. Dalley grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He began making music in [...]
Wild Combination
‘Whole Lotta Truth’ is released on June 10th and is the lead track from Wild Combination’s forthcoming ‘Pulses’ EP, which is set for release in July. Wild Combination are Daniel Williams (guitar), Christian Wright (keys and vocals) and Terry Clark (Drums and vocals). The Essex based trio have recently supported both Alt-J and Fenech Soler and have been described by Q Magazine as “lovely spidery dream-pop”. To date the [...]
COOL GHOULS
Cool Ghouls are not a retro act. If you seek musical salvation in the form of mop-topped mannequins with vintage riffs and hand-me-down rags, please stop reading. Yes, the Cool Ghouls borrowed their name from George Clinton’s Funkadelic-era pre-show banter. Yes, they dwell penniless in the storied hills of culturally resurgent San Francisco. But these boys have [...]
Georgian Waters
Georgian Waters is an indie pop band from Sweden. What Is In Your Heart is the first single in a single series concept. They will be releasing more soon. Until then, we’ll have two songs to enjoy.
Messrs
Australia’s Messrs create a synth-laden sound that encapsulates nearly three decades of indie-pop. Using the industrial beats of new wave-era Depeche Mode as a launch pad, Messrs touch on early 90s Pulp-inspired house, all the way up to their modern take on all that has come before. Their debut EP Welcome To Nowhere, with it’s silky [...]
J A W S
J A W S is a new UK band with a thirst for the ocean. Named after the notorious Bond villain, rather than Spielberg’s fish-out-of-water, the four Birmingham lads make heavily dilated slacker-pop that makes everyday feel like a beach weekend. Our A-side, “Surround You” dives headfirst into the future and causes ripples in time, while our B-side “Toucan Surf” [...]
Western Lows
Western Lows didn’t form. Not all at once, anyway. The project came into being slowly, in fits and starts, over the course of 2011– a year that found Jack Burnside at loose ends, gradually assembling the material that would make up Western Lows’ debut album. 2012 saw Burnside travel from Los Angeles to Athens, GA to record with Andy LeMaster [...]
Satellite Stories
Here’s the latest single from Satellite Stories. They are working on their next album but it won’t be out until later this year. Until then, enjoy the video and the single Scandinavian Girls.
