Author: nathan.lankford

Pale Lights Announce Mini LP

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Through the years we’ve happily covered the work of Phil Sutton and Pale Lights; we were even fortunate enough to work with him on one of his Love Burns solo efforts. There’s news of a new mini LP coming our way, and our first listen is as delighting as we’d expect from Phil and company. A quick jangle kicks things off before the tune jumps into a full-on gallop, popping up on the backbone of some quick cymbal play and the angular strummed notes. Sutton does his best croon, coating the track with his heavy melody that you can’t escape; he even gets a little backing nod from one of his female counterparts, only maximizing the joy as an organ plays out in the distance. Can’t wait for us to hear the entirety of the new LP; it’ll be out later this Spring via KUS and Jigsaw.

Don Goblin Drop Extra Bitters EP

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Denver’s Don Goblin swung for the fences with this new Extra Bitters EP, but there’s one EP that I can’t stop playing, thus I had to get in your ears before I forget to spread the good work. Explaining this tune is a touch troubling, as they seamlessly move between a solid indie rock vibe and an ode to the jangling pop that I consistently dive into every day. When the tune opens, you expect this sharp and smoothed melodic focus from the vocals…and to a degree, sure, but they switch it up with subtle nod to the Dead’s “Touch of Grey,” or at least that’s how I hear it.

Tunde Adebimpe Shares God Knows

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Perhaps it’s because we spent so much of our young adulthood listening to TV on the Radio singles, but any time I hear a song featuring Tunde Adebimpe I’m immediately transported to a place of happiness (which we all need right now!). That said, his new solo LP is starting to shape up like a really thoughtful blend of pop. In the opening minutes, he has you, letting his lyrics hang and fall on the last piece of each poetic line, setting up the tune to have a subtle bounce atop a quiet piano line. It’s his delivery there that’s really exciting, particularly the way he uses syllables to create an extra beat and layer of texture. Still, the pop sensation comes with a bite to it, as the whole song uses the refrain “God knows you’re the worst thing I ever loved,” commenting on the reflections of heartbreak. The Black Boltz is out on April 18th via Sub Pop.

Last Week’s Jams (2.24 – 2.28)

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Pretty solid wee of new music last week, and we got to as much as our time allowed. We even managed to start getting some of our SXSW coverage together, as the festival is somehow just over the horizon; RayRay got an interview up with Population II you should check out. We even got back on some album stream coverage, making sure to have the homies in Constant Follower and Daily Worker up there. We continue as the one-site hype machine for Sharp Pins Radio DDR reissue, but there some of my favorite acts also returned with their own new jams to grab us, like Dumb Things and Jetstream Pony. I even jumped on the Sports Team train with their latest single. Get into it below.

Friday Album Streams: Daily Worker, the Men and More

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It’s an interesting Friday of album releases, with some stark contrasts over here at ATH. We’ve got some heavy vibes from the new Men record, right along some contemplative pop from Andy Bell, a bit of pastoral folk from Constant Follower…then some faves like Austin’s Daily Worker mixed up in the middle. Think you’ll find some joy by clicking play on any number of the great records hanging down below.

Daily Worker – Field Holler (No Aloha Records)

The Men – Buyer Beware (Fuzz Club)

Andy Bell – Pinball Wanderer (Sonic Cathedral)

Constant Follower – The Smile You Send Out Returns to You (Last Night in Glasgow)

 

Cats of Transnistria Share Thunder as an Arrow

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We’ve been sitting on the sidelines and watching as Finnish outfit Cats of Transnistria prepare us for their new album. Today, they offer one final glimpse before we get to immerse ourselves in the cavernous realm they’ve built. Like the cloudy video, the song greets us with a heavy kick on the drums and a shroud of distorted guitar work, gently moving into the background as the vocals break through into their own angelic expo. Once the voice begins to take control, you can hear many of the nuanced details being put into play, from synthesized beats to harrowing wails of feedback, all of it building this huge composition. It’s slowcore, but with with much more noise! They release IV on March 21st via Soliti Music.

Jetstream Pony Share The Relativity of Wrong

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When news first came our way of a new Jetstream Pony LP, the band promised a varied bit of exploration, all within the confines of the band’s sound. Through the first two singles, they’ve kept those cards close to their chest, but as you’ll see below, they’re now letting us all in. For me, this song is about the presentation; the bass lines growl at you, almost stomping on your soul, all of this being matched by a matter of fact vocal delivery. That dark indifference is pretty rad, and sets up the tune into this kind of industrial pop, but then the chorus hits and you’re completely spun around, as they pull on some nostalgic 90s alternative moves and create this dynamism that’s supremely rewarding. All this to say that Bowerbirds and Blue Things is indeed shaping up as promised…an exploration of pop from the confines of the Jetstream Pony sound. You can grab your copy from Shelflife/Spinout Nuggets on March 28th.

Autogramm Share New 7″

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As the year picks up in releases, we’d like to turn your attention towards Vancouver’s Autogramm, who share their new 7″ single with the masses today. Once you dive in, you’ll immediately appreciate the group’s frivolity coursing through things; they operate with this joy that makes their songs instantaneously fun…and in this case, a little anthemic. While there’s an obvious nod to classic punk meets synth pop vibes, they still operate in that modern indie rock territory that embraces antics, like a sharper-edged version of OKGO. On the flip side of their new 7″ is a cover of Diodes “Jenny’s In a Sleep World,” which takes the pogo-style punker and turns it into a space-aged pop tune for the masses. Love how this lot manage to make everything so sing-a-long-able! Their new 7″ is available today via Dirt Cult Records (NA) and Goodwill Records (Europe).

Sports Team Share Maybe When We’re 30

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There’s a lot of wind blowing overseas with Sports Team on the wings, and I’ll admit, I’m always interested in what the press adore over there, and how it resonates in the States. With this lot, it’s fully hit or miss, but this new single is definitely a hit, and perhaps it’s because it does sound wholly British in its presentation, though the latter half of this tune does move into that territory of every day indie rock. The entirety of the tune operates on this sort of steadied bounce, kicking through a matched vocal performance that seems to walk you through their contemplations on our investment in social media. Kind of feels lie a [better] British answer to Arcade Fire, with commentary and pop and art bred as one. Boys These Days will be out on May23rd via Distiller/Antenna Records.

Earth Moon Transit Share Faking It Not Making It Title Track

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This coming May, Norwegian outfit Earth Moon Transit will release their latest opus, Faking It, Not Making It, and today, I wanted to drop a line so you’d be equally as encouraged by what they’re building. Honestly, they’ve got a very difficult sound to pigeonhole; it feels like something that would come out of the Pacific Northwest in the early 00s, though there’s also this mathematic vibe in the structural nature, like this weird meld between Modest Mouse and Pinback…and just as you settle into the groove beneath, the track erupts into an all out rocker, only to come to an abrupt close. Just crank it up real high; they release the new LP on May 2nd.

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