Gorgeous Bully Readies Am I Really Going to Die Here

Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday, and I’m going through the list of things I’m looking forward to grabbing, and wouldn’t you know it, I somehow let this Gorgeous Bully slide by, so I’m aiming to rectify that. In the lead track from Am I Really Going to Die Here, you get the energetic brand of longing and loneliness that initially attracted me to the project; the forceful pop rock is definitely the band’s bread and butter. That said, you get some more solemn vibes going through the later tracks already released; “Something in the Air” is a mellow slow jam working over a nice little programmed beat. Check out the tunes, and put it on your list for tomorrow.

Fresh Pop Song from The Maureens

What!? You’re not up on the latest and greatest from the Dutch pop scene? Well, get acquainted with The Maureens, who are currently working on their third album, Something in the Air. Citing references from Big Star to the Beach Boys (a modern nod would have them somewhere between Nada Surf and Teenage Fanclub), the band are definitely building songs through blended harmonies and pure melody; it gives the song’s a sort of timelessness that encourages you to spend more time laying beneath your stereo soaking it all in. The new record will come in February of next year via Meritorio Records, so keep an eye out.