[streaming] Poor You – I Lost My Friend

“I Lost My Friend” is the “b-side” of the new digital name-your-price single by Poor You. Poor You is a Toronto-based trio, made by Chris Borges, Julia Noel, and Fraser McLean. They operate in a hazy, narcotic space perched somewhere between Galaxie 500 and Acetone, dreamy and bittersweet, regretful but with a ray of hope…

[streaming] The Silence – Sarabande

Drawing from all phases of psychedelic, progressive folk-rock reminiscent of the golden age, The Silence make new music in the new century from an almost blinding collection of inspirations. Their deep songs have all manner of lyricism, unexpected chord progressions and tempos, with instrumental breaks where acid-washed guitars, rasping saxophone, nimble drums and gooey bass…

[streaming] Carla dal Forno – Took A Long Time

Carla dal Forno‘s “Took a Long Time” taken from a forthcoming LP release ‘Look Up Sharp’ out October 4th on Kallista Records. Carla dal Forno announces her second full-length album, ​Look Up Sharp​, on her own Kallista Records. The London-based artist enters a new era in her peerless output pushing her dub-damaged DIY dispatches to…

[streaming] Minor Pieces – Rothko

firstr track ‘The Heavy Steps Of Dreaming’ is the brilliant debut album from Vancouver-based Minor Pieces, a new partnership comprising acclaimed singer/composer Ian William Craig and newcomer Missy Donaldson, a singer and multi-instrumentalist. Retaining some of the textural play and experimentation of Ian’s solo material whilst channeling it squarely within the domain of tangible songwriting,…

[streaming] Sea Lion – Bloom

New single by Sea Lion, out July 19th 2019. Sea Lion is the pseudonym of singer/songwriter Linn Osterberg who was born on January 30th, 1989, in a small coastal town of Sweden. She is known for writing and producing ambient and moody indie/folk songs and for her introverted yet captivating live performances. Sea Lion’s debut…

[streaming] The Proctors – Letters To The Girl

The Proctors are back with a new two song 7″, “Letters To The Girl” b/w “Footsteps” coming July 26 on limited edition 7″ vinyl and digital formats via Shelflife Records. “Letters To The Girl” is destined to become an future guitar pop classic. It’s coated in sunbathed jangly guitars, an incredibly catchy chorus, and Gavin…

[streaming] Sparrows – Gold In The Tide (ft. Fazerdaze)

Opening track from “Gold In The Tide”, out today via Flau Records. With its propellant organic beat and light, galloping guitar strums, the kinetic ‘Gold In The Tide’ fits the theme of travel that so often underpins the work of Sparrows (aka Ryota Miyake, component of electro-meisters Crystal). vMinor key guitar melodies summon the mystery…

[streaming] Ruth Garbus – Strash

First track available from Ruth Garbus’s long-awaited second album, “Kleinmeister”, out August 30th via Orindal Records. Kleinmeister, the new album by Ruth Garbus, is a rarity, the holy wastewater of folk-rock decanted into the Lake of Avalon by a provincial plebe, turned into wine. It is sublime, and absurd, and infused with the green hills,…

[streaming] Junkboy – Waiting Room

New single by Junkboy, in anticipation of the album “Trains Trees Topophilia”, released on Fretsore Records August 2nd 2019. Junkboy are brothers Rich and Mik Hanscomb, the group originated from Southend-on-Sea in the late nineties. Their music has encompassed different genres over time from space rock to post rock, and now a more song based…

[streaming] Remington Super 60 – The Highway Again

New single from Remington super 60’s forthcoming EP TBA fall 2019. Remington super 60 is an indie pop group hailing from the town Fredrikstad in Norway. It was founded by the group’s songwriter and bedroom producer Christopher Schou late 1998. Originally set up as a Casio pop band (listen to the first album pling 2001…

[streaming] Madder Rose – I Lost The War

Madder Rose return after 20 years with their fifth studio album, “To Be Beautiful”, that will be released August 10th via Trome Records. Madder Rose are Billy Cote, Mary Lorson, Rick Kubic, Matt Verta-Ray and Chris Giammalvo. Formed in 1991 in Greenwich Village, New York, they quickly became a prominent addition to the vibrant 90’s…

[streaming] I Am Oak – Swells

I Am Oak is known for their modest and calm songs with guitar at the core originally. But with their upcoming album ‘Osmosis’ they reinvented their sound, writing songs on the piano as a starting point, which can really be heard on their new song ‘Swells’. Thijs Kuijken about the single: “In the song Swells…

[streaming] August And After – The Looking Glass

New single by August And After, in anticipation of an EP to come out later this year. Built on a close friendship between singer-guitarists Ned Mortimer and Vedantha Kumar, August and After’s indie-folk style lies somewhere in the indefinite space between the playful and the thoughtful. Their acoustic core – a product of their mutual…