Month: March 2021

Missed This Tune from Maxwell Farrington and Le Superhomard

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I first got into Le Superhomard when they recorded Meadow Lane Park, which is a vastly overlooked pop masterpiece, and now they’re readying a new effort with Australian singer Maxwell Farrington. For me, they’ve crafted this delightful aged pop brand, somewhere that kind of feels like it might pop up in a score of one of the original Bond movies; it’s got this mystery and psychedelic notes, but Farrington’s deep voice has this cathartic power that you can’t pull yourself away from. Le Superhomard always build these huge pop soundscapes, and now they’ve got Maxwell to carry the weight of their tunes into your ears. They’ll be releasing their debut album together, Once, on April 30th via Talitres.

Ruby Bones Share Don’t Lose Your Head Video

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I’m full on embracing my adoration for pop rock this year, and at the moment, there aren’t a whole lot of acts doing it as well as Ruby Bones. This track, for instance, has solid gold arena rock riffs, handclaps and nice melodic vocals, even tossing in a couple of soloing guitar chords to make sure that we’re all on board with the aforementioned hooks! This is a fun way to revisit the end of last week and get your toes tapping before you go out into the world. If you enjoy this pop rocker, the track appears on the band’s new LP, Laser Tooth Tiger out on April 30th.

Radio Days Share Lose Control Video

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Friday’s are for having a good old time, and what better than a classic power pop sound to really get your blood rushing! I’ve got the perfect tune for you with this brand new Radio Days track from their forthcoming Rave On! LP, which drops this summer. The Italian outfit aren’t doing anything outlandish, but their execution is spot on, which is why I wanted you bobbing along here…think Beatles meets Marked Men? It’s like arena rock caged up in a small bottle ready to be shaken up and spray all over the place. Tune in, turn up.

Stream Pleasure Systems Visiting the Well LP

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After the death of his partner, Clarke Sondermann sat down to write new music under the Pleasure Systems moniker; he ended up writing 40 demos, 12 of which were hand picked by Orchid Tapes to make up Visiting the Well. Today the album hits the streets, and while there’s definitely raw emotion packed into every inch, it’s the detail to each track that’s really stuck with me. For instance, “When Your Beard Fell Out” begins with this intimate strumming, sounding like traditional singer-songwriter fare. But, keyboard notes begin to overlap with the chords, layering texture that gives the song this full lifeblood. Each track has these delicate brushstrokes, used to bridge the gap between the intimate nature of Sondermann’s songwriting and the listener; Clarke gives us his most personal self, and ultimately we are gifted a shared solace. You’ll definitely get all the feels listening to this LP. Grab it HERE.

Dag Announces Pedestrian Life

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If you were fortunate enough to spend a good amount of time with Dag‘s Benefits of Solitude, then, like me, you’re expecting remarkable heights from the forthcoming double LP, Pedestrian Life. Dusty Anastassiou’s voice somehow crafts melody while also seeming like a welcome lecture from your favorite speaker. The first half of the song works with the vocals and a marching style stomp, allowing the guitars to serve as this uplifting layer for textural purpose; echoing and twisting in the background like sly snakes. When you hit 2:14, you can hear the song shift, the guitars seem more melodic, cascading in step with Dusty’s soothing delivery, all of it culminating in this quick burst of emphatic jam that abruptly draws the song to a close. Already I’m loving it and looking for more! Pedestrian Life is out via Bedroom Suck Records on June 18th.

Aquarian Blood Announce Bending the Golden Hour

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I’ll go out and admit that I didn’t love Aquarian Blood until I caught them live touring behind A Love That Leads to War. There was something about that night, playing at Hotel Vegas, with a scattered crowd that just connected the dots between artists and music. Laurel and JB Horrell were presenting this spirited performance that felt more like a bluegrass seance, yet somehow felt right at home amongst the tattooed cool of the venue. They return today with a new single and a new LP, Bending the Golden Hour, and it very much feels like its still destined to haunt my musical bones; the guitar work is careful and ornate, using the Horrell’s overlapping vocals to beg you to come into the musical world they’ve created. It feels like the 2 have found their home in the music they’re crafting together, and as they open the doors and invite us in, we should be obliged to spend a few moments with their work. Bending the Golden Hour is out May 28th via Goner Records.

Yellow Ostrich Returns with Julia

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Having just announced an anthology of the last decade of songwriting, Alex Schaaf is ready to return to his Yellow Ostrich moniker. Today we get to listen to “Julia,” a song about the difficulties of maintaining all sorts of relationships, romantic and otherwise…and trying to reason with those challenges. Musically, I was really drawn to his vocal approach on the song at first; there was something mathematical about it, almost like Rob Crow in some of the early Pinback work (seriously, this sounds like beautiful slowcore Finback!). That said, the song wouldn’t be successful if there weren’t careful little touches throughout the tune that really emphasize the attention to detail from the participants on the recordings; I’m all for building layer upon layer, just like Schaaf and company have done here. Soft, the new LP, is out on April 24rd via Barsuk Records.

Monnone Alone Shares Feel It Disappearing Video

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This is our site and we do what we want! Sure, I introduced you to the great new “Feel It Disappearing” single from Monnone Alone a few weeks ago, but I wanted to remind you of its pull by sharing this brand new video version of the tune! It’s also in my Top 10 songs of 2021 right now; I think I have it at the No. 4 spot. You get some great images of Mark traversing the wild, socially distanced of course, not to mention some additional flare added in by director Simon Fazio. Still claiming that hook at the 2:17 mark might be one of my favorite 10 second pop nuggets of the year, period. Don’t you agree? Whatever. This song rips. This song appears on the forthcoming Stay Foggy LP (and on a 7″ too) available via Lost and Lonesome and Emotional Response.

Flowertown Announce Self-Titled LP

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If you are hip enough to follow Paisley Shirt Records then you might already have Flowertown on your radar, and in fact, you might have already heard versions of the song from the band’s self-titled LP. But, Mt. St. Mtn. has announced they’ll be compiling these songs and remastering them in proper format for a first ever vinyl pressing. The band is comprised of Karina Gill (Cindy) and Michael Ramos (Tony Jay) and together, they’re dropping breadcrumbs all the way back to the early days of K Records and Flying Nun. Guitars twist and turn around the steady percussive element; it sounds at times as if the band’s finding their footing together in the a live space for the first time…giving that lo-fi aesthetic that can’t be faked. My favorite moment, in a very weird strong Nathan only way actually comes at 1:25-1:43; its this guitar interlude that has these perfect tones that sort of breathe air into the vocal duet, giving more charm than one man can handle. The LP will be released on April 23rd!

Eades Share Present in the Moment

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Listening to Eades, it’s easy to hear why the band always hits home for us over here at ATH. You get some sharp jittering guitars, somewhere in between Wire and Parquet Courts, particularly utilizing that frantic nature to really push the song headfirst into listeners. What I do appreciate about this new single, accompanying the announcement of a new EP, is that they’re kind of pulling on some unexpected little twists, and actually, it feels like they’re trying to keep up with the punks while waxing nostalgically about 90s Britpop. You get this edge, but you also get this cool while trying to not be cool attitude, and you know what, I dig it. This track hops onto their Abstract Education EP, out on April 30th via Heist or Hit. **On a side not…do you think they intentionally had rhymed Eades with Leeds?**

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