Author: nathan.lankford

Sluice Share WTF Single

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The new Sluice record is going to be a beast of a listen, full of slow-burning balladry and indie rock allegiance. Their latest single offers a glimpse at some of their more exploratory moments, letting a sort of experimental moment open up the tune, creeping in carefully before finally settling into a heavy groove that carries the weight with a bit of haunting discord. But, as the track progresses, the song unfolds into more of the group’s folk leanings, sprawling across the last thirty seconds or so in a fashion that seems related to Bill Callahan or the like. Their Companion LP is out this Friday via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co.

Brand New Living Set Tune

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When our friend John Laird and I get together to map out invites for our annual SOTO vs ATH SxSw show, we each throw out ten names, try to find some middle ground, and go from there. Our first go round had a glaring act we new we had to get on the bill: Living Set. They dropped the excellent Last Wave LP in late 2025 and already have started sharing new music, like the single below. There’s a real lightness to this tune that draws me in, using the patience of the guitar to seduce while offering really delicate vocal harmonies that are sure to endear themselves to your ears. A slow mantra leads you to a huge guitar solo, reminding us that even at their softest, you can still hear their penchant for rock.

Mark Crozer Share You and Me on the Astral Plane

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If you’re looking at long and storied careers, you might want to look into Mark Crozer. The English songwriter has released a ton of music, whether on his own, with various projects…and he’s even been playing in some band called the Jesus and Mary Chain. Just this last week, he announced a new collection of pop tracks titled Homecoming, and with that, shared this newly penned tune. It has this sort of glam aspect to it, particularly in the way some of the early percussive elements operate like a metronome before allowing the track to open up with a larger bit of swagger. That otherworldliness is embraced in both the lyrical content and the song’s pop aesthetic, allowing you to figure out a landing place for Crozer and his work. Homecoming is out April 24th via Dusty Mars.

Snailosaur Share Soccer Ball Song

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Every Snailosaur song always manages to scratch an itch I didn’t even know I had going, and this new track is no different. They’re churning a brand of indie rock akin to what David Berman accomplished in Silver Jews, spinning humorously mundane stories into alt-pop gems that’ll make you smile just as you press play to go back again. It doesn’t hurt that this particular instance references the proper love of a soccer ball, though I think B.Gray might be unwilling to discuss current soccer trends. This song stretches too, with some great little shredding guitar solos taking a note from the Doug Martsch bag of tricks, and we don’t mind that one bit.

Boy With Apple Share Come Down

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Swedish band Boy With Apple have a brand new LP on the way this April, and another single should encourage audience to take the proper risk and order the LP. They’re one of the various outfits in the dream pop realm that’s dabbling in the mixture between house music and dream pop, with the beat work taking a dominant role in the structure of this song. It kind of feels like if Portishead were pushing to make a more pop-present vibe, though you can certainly hear where the lineage to indiepop and bedroom pop sink into the mixture, particularly with the way the vocals embrace the ethereal haunting of the tune. Their new album, Navigation, is slated for release on April 24th via Welfare Sounds and Records.

King Tuff Drops Stairway to Nowhere Video

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Sometimes going back to your roots is the simplest way to finding your footing, and it seems like that’s paying off in heaps for King Tuff. In prepping Moo, he’s returned to classic garage rock vibes with hooks built right into tune, taking us all the way back to his earliest power-pop hits! His latest single benefits from that tradition, not to mention that it features my favorite cryptid, bigfoot (though this looks more like ET in a bigfoot costume), who seems to have also found his calling as he shreds on his own terms. Moo is out on Friday via Mup Records/Thirty Tigers, and its sounding like a classic already!

Matthew Squires Pens Tune with Sunk Coast

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Longtime Austin resident Matthew Squires has unfortunately left the confines of our unfair city, but it seems like that’s worked in his favor as his move led to a friendship with Sunk Coast songwriter Zach Totta. Together, they’ve penned this ridiculously majestic tune, that works like a Daniel Johnston tune that got a little bit of studio polish and a slight bit more melody. It very much feels accessible yet in an outsider fashion, and in that, I can’t help but feel its charms, so I keep playing it over and over and over, hoping that you’ll do the exact same as you press play below.

Hey Look Listen Release Country of Fear

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If I’m being honest, I expected a lot more political discourse from the indie music scene, and maybe we’re too busy playing it safe, except if you’re Gwen Katherine of Hey Look Listen. She’s long harbored feelings of unease when it comes to the United States and its unearned feeling of superiority. So, she’s turned that into the latest single from the band’s forthcoming LP, letting her brand of shimmering alt rock deliver her animosity and queries to the listener. The jangling opening catches your ear carefully, with subtle vocal notes before turning the distortion up so that it shreds right through your speakers. The back and forth is playful, which perhaps is the best way to challenge the listener, encouraging them to draw into the track before taking on its message. Look for Dystopian Days on April 17th.

Youth Valley Share Cerberus

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Grecian outfit Youth Valley return this week with a brand new single that hopefully means there’s a new LP on the way. They’re embracing the modernity of shoegaze, reveling in the propulsive nature of a deep rooted bass groove, then letting the track billow all about around it. Moments of serenity are constantly interrupted by cascading guitars shooting across the horizon of the tune. Still, it never feels out of balance, locked into that rhythm and allowing for the noise to resonate and shake you to your core. If you like you’re rock n’ roll hanging on the edges of dreaminess before shattering your ears, then you’ll certainly find your home in this tune.

Ben Auld Announces Loserdom

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Let’s get this out of the way; this new Ben Auld song absolutely rips. It’s heavy in the right spots, poppy when necessary, and if you’re turning it all the way up, you’re likely going to piss off your nextdoor neighbor this morning. In terms of like-minded artists, you’re going to line Ben right up along the side of Teenage Fanclub or Tony Molina. The songwriting definitely takes the pop sensibility of Tony, not to mention the single name moniker strategy. But, the heaviness feels like its steeped in the history of the Teenies. Loud melodic rock n’ roll hasn’t sounded this good! Look for Loserdom via Safe Suburban Home/Repeating Cloud on April 1st.

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