Month: May 2023

Chopper Drop Touch Video

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My brain is running amok today, leaving me musically all over the place. So why not work this new dance track from Denmark’s Chopper into the mix? Jonatan Magnussen is working towards the release of Shockpop Vol. 1, and you can hear him pushing his sound with a little vocal help from singer Ama May. There’s something nostalgic in this sound, like old school club bangers, getting you all worked up and sweaty on the dancefloor. May’s performance has this little bit of coyness, like a secret wink between the listener. It’s just a freeing little dance-pop number to kind of get your spirits up in the middle of the day.

Last Week’s Jams (5.22 – 5.26)

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It was the last week of my school year, so I perhaps didn’t run as many tracks up the old flagpole as I otherwise might have liked, but we’ve still got a solid hour worth of hits below for those looking to peruse the jams. A new Life Strike tune kicks it off, dropping in some power-pop to your ears. We had some new stuff from both Sea Lemon and the Mary Onettes, all of which got me excited for the rest of the year to come. That new XDS is just out there enough for the weirdoes to come on home to roost with us. Happy Tuesday ya’ll!

The Mary Onettes Share Double Single

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What better way to roll into a Friday than to wake up and find two glorious tunes from one of my favorite groups, The Mary Onettes. The band have spent the last two decades flirting with that territory between dreamy bedroom pop and jangling indie pop; the first of the new singles employs both in one track, taking jangling notes and spinning them tightly around the deliciously dreamy vocals. On the next single, you get a more traditional bit of forestry pop, with a guest appearance from Agnes Alden adding in an extra musical layer longtime fans haven’t gotten before. I can only hope that the last few singles popping up in this world mean we’ll soon get even more tracks from the band, so stay tuned!

Pale Blue Eyes Drop New Single

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Way back in August, a band called Pale Blue Eyes from the UK caught my ear with a refreshing and engaging song called “Little Gem”. Since that release and an album drop in September, the band has already shared news of yet another album coming later this summer. Prior to the album release date, the band is once again getting my hype train going with this new single “Takes Me Over.” Once again, I am really drawn into that driving bass mixed with the slightest hints of shoegazy, dream pop vibes. Lovely piece.

Pale Blue Eyes new album This House is up for pre-order now and hits the streets on September 1st via Full Time Hobby.

Sleepy Gonzales Announce Mercy Kill EP

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Today is one of those days when I get to reflect on the last 200 or so, looking back at another school year under my belt, so it feels right to settle into those thoughts with this new Sleepy Gonzales tune. The Vancouver outfit have created this dense bit of open-air pop, which feels like the snowy imagery you find in the video; it’s cold and stark in spots, beckoning for a bit of warmth, which fortunately arrives via Ally Lowry’s vocal performance. From time to time, guitar chords ring in the background, like little pats of assurance on your shoulder, letting you know the band is there to carry you with them in song. If you like the sound, Mercy Kill EP will be out on Jun 23rd via Light Organ Records.

Body of Light Share Bitter Reflection

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I recently posted about their full on new wave synth jam that harkens to earlier Depeche Mode or Japan. With the title track to their upcoming release Bitter Reflection, Body of Light goes with a movie soundtrack darkly introspective ballad, catching me completely off guard. The video features James Duval that you may recognize from Donnie Darko. Is it a step too far into nostalgia or glorious indulgence?

Body of Light will be in town as part of Oblivion Access on a day show bill with Drab Majesty and Choir Boy.

The Lost Days Share Gonna Have to Tell You

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I felt like you deserved a treat in the middle of your week, so I opted for this nice little track from the Lost Days, which is the project of Sarah Rose Janko and Tony Molina. Earlier this year, the duo dropped their stellar album In the Store via Speakeasy Studios SF, and now we’ve got the video treatment for “Gonna Have to Tell You.” In this track, you can hear how Sarah is the perfect accompaniment for Tony Molina; his songwriting doesn’t seems perfectly suited for her, and if I’m honest, they seem to share some tonal similarities…so it’s all the more charming. Grab a copy HERE.

Johanna Heilman Shares No Tomorrows Track

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I was really blown back by Johanna Heilman‘s opening single from When We Were Electric, and now, there’s an equally haunting number popping up on the debut LP. There’s an openness in this track’s songwriting, which I think has definitely benefitted the single, leaving this great wide open space for Heilman. Her performance is so moving that I had to be sure that it was in your ears immediately; there are just some tunes that you feel deep in your soul, and this is surely one of them. When We Were Electric is shaping up to be a magnificent listen; it drops on June 30th.

Life Strike Drop Downwinders Single

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I have no idea how you write about something some harmful and make it seem so beautiful and fun, but here we are with the latest from Life Strike. The band have based their latest single on those exposed to areas of nuclear testing, yet somehow they manage to make it seem like something we all want to cheer. Now, I’m not trying to diminish those horrors, but there’s just something about this track that screams for high volume and fist pumping; there’s an urgency in those sharp guitar licks that will have you banging your head and singing at the top of your lungs. Honestly, this is one of those songs that stays with you, and I can’t wait to hear Peak Dystopia, out July 14th via Bobo Integral.

Obligatory Teenage Fanclub Post

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Yesterday there was news that Teenage Fanclub would be releasing a fresh record, and since I’m late to the party and you likely already heard the single, we’ll start our day here. Now, perhaps this is a bit of a stretch, but as someone who was raised by a hippie, this feels like this is the Grateful Dead season of the band. The melodies, which have always been brilliant, seem to take on this more almost pastoral sensation, with the whole group sort of riding on this locomotive rhythm guitar. Sure, there’s the lead guitar sliding in here and there in its own slithery manner, but I promise you, if you slid this track in a remastered version of Workingman’s Dead, it wouldn’t be out of place. Their new album, Nothing Lasts Forever, is out on 9.22 via Merge Records.

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