Author: nathan.lankford

Origami Ghosts Share Heaven’s Gate Video

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I love the immediate hook that pops up when you click play on the new video from Origami Ghosts. A rush of jangling folk guitars ramp you up where your body starts to sort of convulse in this natural rhythm and everything begins to glow with joy. Plus, how often do you get to hear a little bit of flute in your indie rock diet? Probably not enough! The frantic nature of the tune lets the vocals crawl atop, scratching at your ears as the tune pushes forward; it’s also of note that you can hear the album’s title as part of the chorus here. A Fine Time to Talk About Nothing is out on August 8th.

Gus Baldwin Drops Brand New Single

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From the looks of things, Gus Baldwin is going to have a pretty busy year; he’s already released one album with The Sketch (which we raved about), but now we’re hearing that there’s a pocket full of solo releases lined up. Our first listen is a bit of back and forth banter between what one can assume is an AI robo-date and another character of Baldwin’s design. There’s this plodding back and forth for a moment, then the track opens up into this more garage-psych realm, using stair-stepping guitars and blasts of fuzz to guide us on this journey into the hedonistic realm of skronking horns and swirling madness. One of my favorite Austin acts, you dig?

Dag Och Natt Share Falling the Same Way

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We were super excited to bring you a Dag Och Natt track just a few weeks ago, and I think they’ve only stepped up their game, so to speak, in regards to this new single. There’s something brooding in the mood itself, perhaps with that guttural bass line operating throughout. But, when it comes to the vocals and the guitars, they seem to embrace the meaning in the song’s title; I keep feeling myself sort of spinning and swirling through some atmospheric space, suspended. The further along the tune moves, the more they build and layer texture, openly welcoming you into the darkened abyss of their brilliant brand of pop. Their LP, Years and Years will be released on August 15th via Labrador.

Fernando Motta Single (featuring Terraplana)

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We covered Brazilian outfit Terrplana quite a bit earlier this year, especially as they built towards the release of their album, Natural. But, this week, I was guided to a track from another Brazilian, Fernando Motta; the artist crafted this beautiful new tune featuring Terraplana, illustrating his own brand of dream pop dwellings. You’ll hear that cavernous echo throughout, with plenty of little detailing moments in the distance, painting the track with discord and beauty simultaneously. This tune appears on Fernando’s newest release, Movimento Algum, which sees the artists branching back and forth between noisier elements of shoegaze and introspective tones of melodic pop. If you dig, feel free to check it out below.

Autocamper Drop Proper Single

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One of the highlights of the Summer season, musically speaking, has to be this fresh Autocamper record scheduled for early July. This particular tune has both the directness and the brightness that we’re guaranteed to find in the confines of the album. For those who’ve been following the band, the immediacy is really special, especially when the throaty vocals come into play, channeling a more upbeat version of Beat Happening. I like where the vocals combine, too, as that brings in the ray of sunshine, sprinkling melody all over the listener as the energy rushes forward. Little bit of indie rock, whole lot of hooks; you need to grab the group’s What Do You Do All Day LP, out on July 11th via Slumberland Records/Safe Suburban Home.

Constellation Myths Offer A Consolation

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As Constellation Myths prepare for the Cost of Living they remind us that this record is more of a conversation surrounding the world at large, rather than the introspective first LP. On their newest single, vocalist Molly Seamans weaves a story influenced by a comment from her father about a “boatyard of broken dreams;” its a piece reflecting on social anxieties and class warfare, spun in this beautifully crafted brand of pop. At times, the tune works its way into almost jazz pop, with sensational drumming playing upon the cymbals to create this huge atmosphere. The movement from the quiet moments into forceful pop, only to recede and pull back to its quiet as the song fades out. Keep an eye out for the whole LP, dropping right around the corner.

Missed Albums: Tan Cologne, Little Mazarn and Black Watch

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Last week had some solid record released, all of which have made it onto our site in some single or another, but, I was wrapped up in paid employment options on Friday, so I missed out on these. But, there’s never a bad time to check in on great music.

Tan Cologne – Unknown Beyond (Labrador)

This is definitely a record to sit with. The New Mexico duo create these cavernous pop songs, playing with the negative space between ringing notes and offering shadowy excursions into, well, the unknown beyond. Everything on the album feels like its own life force, its own vibration. Here’s the album closer.

Little Mazarn – Mustang Island (Dear Life Records)

While the Austin bunch is known for their traditional folk leanings, this new album illustrates a new lightness, accompanied by the slightest step into modernity. Little electronic flourishes come to life, such as on “Dark Pleasure of Endless Doing,” which might be one of my favorite tunes of the year.

The Black Watch – For All the World (Atom Records)

If you treasure a prolific songwriter, let me introduce you to John Andrew Fredrick. As the lead songwriter of the Black Watch, he’s been pushing out records at an astonishing pace, though he chose to double down by crafting a double LP this go round. I love the approach, as you get heavier punches on tunes like “Surely You Rally,” but you also get some deeper arrangements in the pop realm like “Achilles Past.” If my days were filled with time, I’d do a track by track breakdown, but by then, John would likely already have another LP ready.

Emily Hines Offer UFO

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I was completely unaware of Emily Hines until she signed up with Austin label Keeled Scales, but I’ll own up to falling under her spell as she readies the release of These Days. This song alone has so much of the delicate moments that make Hines work intoxicating; it opens up for nearly a minute on what honestly felt like a field recording, lost in history. Around the 54 second mark, the recording seems to change, with a metronomic beat and a little recording fuzz blanketing Emily’s voice, all the while little brushstrokes continue to add more layers of enchantment to the piece. She seems to have mastered this fragility that seems potent and personal all at once. Really looking forward to These Days, out on August 1st.

Check Out Shaggo

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It is nearly impossible to catch up with all the great music dropping in the world, so I missed this Shaggo record that dropped, but I’ve been totally in love with the song below so I’m going to share it in hopes you’ll fall for it too. When it begins, it sort of works in that playful bedroom pop fashion, akin to Moldy Peaches or Diet Cig; I loved how it was both silly and endearing there, but relished the eruption of rock n’ roll that awaited. The group clearly sell the rock side, taking a more modern spin by putting it all on blast, though they still get to keep “whoo-oohs” in there to amplify the joy they seem to have in their songwriting process. Do yourself a favor and check out their LP, Chores.

Whalers Drop Cross My Eyes

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Austin outfit Whalers are not strangers to these pages, and as their singer Gus is currently living outside of the country, the group have opted to sprinkle in some of their recently recorded tunes to fill in the gaps until his return. Speaking of the vocals, they’ve got this grab that borders on a psychedelic romp and a more soulfully weighted pop feel; it’s the rise and fall of each note that allows the group to work in and out of the gaps, filling it with these really incredible moments of lush pop. Honestly, its the last twenty seconds or so that sold me, with this sort of euphoric push to a close, raining melodies and hooks upon me. Always love to hear from this lot!

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