Author: nathan.lankford

Johnny Maraca and the Marockers Announce Little Heart

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While I often find myself swept away with fads, I love going back to good old fashioned rock n’ roll to get my day started, which is why I’m grateful this Johnny Maraca & The Marockers tune dropped today. The group’s not necessarily pushing new boundaries, instead they choose to revel in classic nostalgia; they’re sound takes a punk ethos and applies it to the OG rock style. Johnny, for his part, carries that bravado and bite that fascinates teens and makes old fogies like me boogie in their seats. It doesn’t hurt that there’s a big allegiance to Johnny Thunders either. Look for the group to release Little Heart via K Records on April 25th.

Hooky Team Up with Winter for Water Season

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Philly’s Hooky made a lot of noise last year with their Mirage LP, but for their new Water Season EP, they’ve teamed up with ATH fave, Winter, to make a collaborative recording. All of this opens with a wickedly warped guitar, bending and snaking through your speakers as they await the steady march of the drum bits. Samira [Winter] enters the picture, her voice finding the perfect setting as it’s velvety cool seems manufactured to cozy up alongside of her counterparts here. Hooky seeming raise the ante, building in textures that appear to offer more volume, but there’s no phasing Winter as she chills out and does her thing. Really excited to hear more from Water Season; it hits on February 14th via Julia’s War.

La Securite Return with Ketchup/Detour

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Just a few years ago, Montreal’s La Securite dropped Stay Safe, offering up this frantic bit of new wave post-punk that I absolutely adored. They just came out of nowhere yesterday and dropped these rad little tunes right in my lap, and I’m cranking them as loud as I can in my room today. That pulsing groove from “Ketchup” is enough to get me gliding across the floor, shimmying and shaking about; it’s matched with this ridiculously cool growl on the vocal side too. “Detour” locks in a different groove, pulling from the likes of Pylon and ESG to craft a dancefloor-ready angular boogie. Just turn it up already.

The Rishis Announce New Self-Titled LP

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A few years back, The Rishis dropped an excellent album, August Moon. And, they’e just announced that there’s a new self-titled LP coming our way. One of the singles that came out with the announcement transported me back to the early days of Elliott Smith’s work, albeit done with a full band. It’s got a feathered vocal atop a steady bounce from the piano line, ultimately leaving you with an intoxicating pop jam that has me salivating for what’s coming next. Seriously, such a rad tune that it’s going to be playing all day long. The Rishis will release their self-titled LP on February 21st via Cloud Recordings.

The Royal Landscaping Society with Fractals 7″

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The last we heard from Spain’s The Royal Landscaping Society was when the dropped Means of Production, but great news came across the Internet today that they’d have a new 7″ to offer us on Valentines Day. Our first listen has the band working in the synthetic region, letting the steadied beat serve as the foundational element for the vocals; the vocals embrace the band’s pop affinity, coiling themselves around a melodic heat. For me, the finishing touch is what makes the tune perfect, so listen to until the end and wait for the guitar to ring out, offering up this bold burst of energy that leaves the hairs standing up on the end of your arms. Fractals EP will be out February 14th via Matinee Recordings.

Demora Release Torpor Single

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For all the noise meets shoegaze bands out there, the world can get a bit muddle behind that sound, and let’s be honest, some groups just do it better than others. Today, I bring you Demora, who feel like they’re almost embarking on a voyage through the perfect storm of it all; they’re definitely bringing noise, though they’ve got these cascading notes contrasting heavier tones, then drop it all down into a huge crash…it feels like if Hum decided they wanted to get into the dream pop realm. The vocals have this perfect melodic focus, again, recalling someone like Chino Moreno working an pop affliction through a heavy rock lens. This is the title track on their Torpor EP, out on February 28th via Cherub Dream Records.

Field Hospitals Share Sister Jane

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I was instantly drawn to this Field Hospitals single; the crispness of the guitars, semi-jangling in the forefront was enough to capture my attention. They carry that spirit forward, building on the matching stomp and strum, letting the wistful push of the vocals drive the song’s energy forward. Something about the band’s work feels almost like 90s alternative, which would make sense, since they draw from the spirit of REM and like-minded acts to build their sound. They’ve got a new Ethel Green EP slated for release on February 7th, so be sure to check it out, as I promise you won’t regret. It’s like an American version of RVG…and you know I love that.

 

LP Gavin Channels Pavement on New Single

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If you missed the olden days of slacker rock, might we remind you that you have new heroes ahead in LP Gavin. They definitely pull out some tricks from the Pavement back catalog, though it gets reimagined in a new presentation. You’ll find the reclining verses coiled around these emphatic punches of grungy pop rock; I like to think there’s just a bit more pulling on the reins, which allows the hook to really sail through the speakers. Hard to find that perfect balance between bursts and bops, but they’re pulling it off successfully below. Trials, Tribulations, Deliberations, Pratfalls, Reprieves, Etc is out February 28th via Repeating Cloud and Safe Suburban Home.

Shrapnel Share One More Single

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You only have to wait a handful of days before Shrapnel unveil their latest LP, and we’ve been helping cover as much as we can on the lead up, and now there’s one final peek under the covers. This number has this sharpness that pushes some bravado, though their melodic vocal mixture belies their natural pop sensibility. They begin to push that more and more as the track progresses, which ultimately takes the tune into the psychedelic territory; it then becomes apparent you’ve been on this mystical journey all along, only you had no idea where they were taking you until they come back in with a punchy drop of riffs that ride off onto the horizon. Sedan Center is out Friday via Tenth Court.

Seasonal Falls Share The End

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I spent a ton of time covering Seasonal Falls throughout 2024, and it looks like Roman Gabriel hasn’t slowed down one bit, turning out another new release, with the first single already leaving me intoxicated. Through the first minute or so of the song, you’re greeted with a gentleness that welcomes you into the folds. A slight little twist and the song evolves into slightly bolder moment, with the vocals pushing themselves over the top, leaving listener and artists in a moment of bliss. You can expect more of these moments on the Improvised Sinking EP, which drops in March!

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