Author: nathan.lankford

Model Shop Return with Check the Forecast

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In the middle of the week, you’ve got to be sure you press down on those pedals and stomp away with snappy drum licks and bursts of sun, just like Model Shop have done on their brand new single. The Seattle outfit features former members of Math and Physics Club, and today comes news that Check the Forecast will be the follow-up to their debut EP. They’re brandishing a classic indiepop sound here, working back and forth between pleasant melodic work and hard-hitting riffs that have you pounding on your steering wheel as you sing your way to work. Glad to see them group back and rocking in fashion. Their new 7″ will be out via Meritorio Records on November 10th.

Fortunato Durutti Marinetti Shares Clerk of Oblivion

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After the incredible success of Memory’s Fool, Fortunato Durutti Marinetti is ready to return with Eight Waves in Search of an Ocean. Today, we’ve got the newest single, a meditation on the state of labor, for both the worker and the labor itself, all of it circling into this monotonous oblivion. While the lyrical content details the cycle of continuous work for the sake of work, it’s supported by this incredible synth setting. At times, there’s this uplifting nature and pure nod to post-disco new wave, but on the other side, it feels open, sort of letting the song run its course, into oblivion. The new LP is out on November 3rd via Quindi Records/Soft Abuse.

Lightheaded Share Love is Overrated Single

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New Lightheaded? Another chance to get to know the latest signing to Slumberland Records? Yes, please! I should have known from the first 20 seconds that this track would have me swooning, particularly as the set up is delightful, teasing you along with a thumping bass groove and a ringing bit of synths and guitar. When the vocals come in, they ride on a light backbone of keys. As the song slowly travels, the floor spreads, waiting to explode into this glorious moment of euphoric pop; the climactic moment is more than enough to keep you coming back again and again. This is one special song! Good Good Great is out on October 13th.

So It Was Share Dance Now Video

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Louisville outfit So It Was just recently dropped their Round the Mountain LP a month or so ago, but as there’s so much great music, I’m just now sliding into it thanks to the brand new video for “Dance Now.” This jam opens with this tension building plucked note; it rings sharply as the vocals speak from the beyond, waiting for the tune to turn. And boy does it ever, with a huge rise at the 1:01 mark where the chorus sets itself up nicely and spins into this blissed out pop groove. It’s a locked in moment that moves the indie rock vibes straight into a spin-around pop moment you’ll be taking with you on your daily adventures. Round the Mountain is out now!

Steven Adams Shares Head Keeps Rolling

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Not sure why I expected anything less, but these new Steven Adams tunes continue to impress me; I can’t get enough of the latest single. Honestly, it feels like what you’d get if you took Tom Petty and turned him to an indie rock nerd. The song’s got the huge hooks and insatiable quality that will have even the coolest kids humming under their breath, but under Steven’s eye, this song’s got just enough swagger and hipness to keep it working just left of center. There’s just something so wonderfully timeless in every note kicked out of my speaker right now. Adams will release Drops on November 10th via Fika Recordings.

Squirrel Share Stick Figures

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Squirrel is a home-recording artist based in New Jersey, but listening through the craft on his fresh single, it seems like he might be best suited for the quaint town of Athens, Georgia. You’ll hear a certain devotion to pop sounds in the building of the tune, with elements of creative warble and fuzz abundant in the space behind the vocals. Something about it reminds me of early Elf Power, which is one of my most cherished vibes. But, there’s also a bit of Islands/Unicorns in the poppier side, which I think really made the tune magical in my ears. If you’re digging, Squirrel will release Everything Sucks Forever on October 30th.

Video Age Share Golden Sun (Levitation Artist)

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If ever there was a song title that established the mood of the song for the listener, then it has to be this new track from Video Age. For starters, there’s this lightness to the track, almost playful like the first rays of Spring after a long dark Winter; the airy nature sets up the abundant melodic nature you can’t escape. Speaking of that melody, whether it pops up in the notes from the keys or the vocals, it blankets you in this striking warmth, crisp and golden, as the song title would suggest. The band release Away from the Castle on October 27th via Winspear…then celebrate two days later at Levitation!

Cade Earick Shares Gazed Single

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We always feel like trudging about when it’s a Monday, so it felt like something with a heavy wash atop it would be fitting, which is where we get to meet up with this splendid new tune from Cade Earick. Despite that weighted guitar feedback, there’s plenty of melody that will allow you to sink your teeth into this track, finding Earick’s voice permeating the madness, hanging in between the cracks to let those light notes hook you. As more of the song unfolds, some of those heavy pieces began to fade away, revealing a little calm until the track erupts again to draw it to a close.

Last Week’s Jams (9.25 – 9.29)

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While it seemed like a slow week, in my brain at least, there was lots of really great stuff to cover over on the site. We were happy to host the new video from Seablite, so be sure you drop in and give it a couple of looks. Plus, our Rock n’ Recipes features returned with Spain’s Melenas, who dropped their new Ahora LP on Friday. Plus, Austin was alive and kicking with new stuff from Molly Burch, Semihelix and Sun June. Seeing our old friends in Pop Filter return to the fold was just a little cherry on top of a great week of music. There’s lots more for you to find in this playlist!

Friday Album Streams: The Small Intestines, Hartle Road, Melenas + More

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What’s the old cliche? When it rains, it pours? It’s a freaking downpour over here, as there’s just too damn much good music, or at least for my ears. I tried to pick up what I was laying down, and spread some suggestions out for you. No bullshit. Just tunes and their labels for you to stream.

Hartle Road – MAXX II (K Records/Perennial)

The Small Intestines – Hide in Time (Lost & Lonesome/Meritorio)

Melenas – Ahora (Trouble in Mind Records)

Plastic Candles – Futon Stereo Mix (Paisley Records)

Molly Burch – Daydreamer (Captured Tracks)

Buildings and Foods – Infinity Plus One (Self-Released)

The Popguns – Popism (Matinee Recordings)

 

 

 

 

 

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