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Black Doldrums Deliver Another Hit

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London based Black Doldrums came onto my musical radar last month with the fuzzed out, post punk single “Hideaway.” As many know, once a band gets on my radar, I tend to save all new singles and albums as they come in. Such is the case with this new single “Summer Breeze,” which offers a hint of brightness underneath the sort of dark wave sound I originally vibed with. You’ll find lots to like here.

Black Doldrums have a new album entitled In Limerence due out on October 18th via Fuzz Club Records. Pre-orders are live now.

Our Girl Shares Emotive New Single

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Brighton based upstarts Our Girl have really been dropping some heat this year with a ton of new singles including the jams “Relief,” “Something About Me Being a Woman,” and “The Good Kind.” While you take a listen to those stellar tunes, go ahead and queue up the band’s next single called “What You Told Me” below. It’s rare you can find a band nowadays who pull off the combination of twee pop with dashes of shoegaze sort of like stalwarts Slowdive used to do (and sort of still do I guess). Truly a lovely body of work for this new album.

Our Girl will release new album The Good Kind on November 8th via Bella Union. Pre-orders are live now.

Sam Blasucci Returns With Witching Hour

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Sam Blasucci really caught my ear around this time last year with the release of his debut solo LP Off My Stars, which was a heavily spun piece by me. Blasucci doesn’t have any plans to slow down with his new solo work as another new album of material entitled Real Life Thing is due out on November 1st via Innovative Leisure. Prior to the full album, Sam was kind enough to send along a preview of the new material with this single “Witching Hour.” It turns a little bit, and delivers a more piano driven, slight Elton John undertone of inspiration, sound. I am here for it.

Surf Trash Drop New Banger

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Prepping for another trip away and I was needing a bit of a boost in the ‘ol brain with some sunny and positive vibes. Luckily I have Australian upstarts Surf Trash to give me a little inspiration with their new single called “Tappin Into Magic.” You’ll find it gives off these great, sort of SoCal meets garage type vibes perfect for anyone wanting to get out and get some sun. I’m sure these dudes are plenty familiar with sunshine vibes.

This track is part of a new album from Surf Trash entitled The Only Place I Know which is out this Friday, September 13th. You can order it, along with some cool merch pieces over on the band’s website.

Dane Schumacher Shares New Track Timebomb

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Dane Schumacher is a name you might know from his time spent in the Los Angeles based indie rock band Subtle Orange as the primary songwriter and singer. While his previous band had a fairly straight rock focus, Dane recently stepped out on his own and has been creating tunes still in an indie rock genre, but with a more bedroom, or even dreamy pop focus. His latest single, “Timebomb,” shows this mixture of genres as you can hear a hint of garage rock intertwined with a more dreamy beat throughout. You can definitely see the influence of producer Teenage Priest on the song as it is equal parts mellow and sort of joyful at the same time.

Casual Male Back With Another Hit

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Brooklyn based artist Tim Lapping has really been striking a chord with my lately with his new tunes under his recording moniker Casual Male. Dare I say, it might just be some of my favorite music from the entirety of summer 2024. Acting as a sort of close out for summer to me is this new tune about that familiar vehicle many of us used to learn our driving craft on “Hondo Civic.” This really plays into that late summer driving, very Americana feel of freedom, open roads, and a sense of total opportunity. Check it out below.

Casual Male will be releasing a self-titled, debut album on October 4th.

Black Doldrums Drop Hideaway

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Dang if London based label Fuzz club hasn’t been dropping some serious heat recently as purveyors and curators of modern, fuzzy psych rock. Continuing with the string of modern gems in the label’s catalogue is this dark wave psych number called “Hideaway” from fellow London risers Black Doldrums. I am personally loving the play here on what some might consider a fuzzed up, psych sound with a gnarly, darker, post-punk type vibe. For me, it creates something all together unique and fresh in the genre.

Black Doldrums have a new album entitled In Limerence due out on October 18th via Fuzz Club Records. Pre-orders are live now.

Straight Rocker From Upset Boy and The Queens

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With all the things we post, talk about, and even DJ with, I will always find myself coming back to straight guitar rock music for comfort and a sense of home. Nashville upstarts Upset Boy and The Queens are giving off that warm sense of familiarity with this straight garage rocker “Trying to Get to You.” It has that sense of restrained urgency and a sort of palpable tension in rock music you might get from greats like Tom Petty or more modern groups like The Hold Steady. You should find it easy to like.

This track is part of a double A side out now on Sweet Cheetah Records.

HOO Return with new single and album

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Savannah, GA based label Graveface Records has been a long time personal favorite of mine over the years and it would be tough to count how many of their physical releases I have in my collection. All that to say, when a new release is announced, I tend to check it out immediately. A few days ago, news came in that Nick Holton would be returning with a new album of songs under the HOO moniker, featuring loads of his friends stepping in to help out. Of course the announcement comes with a single preview by way of this sort of contemplative and atmospheric tune “Myself When I am Real.”

If you are down for this type of thing, this song is part of a new album lll which is out on October 25th via the aforementioned Graveface Records. Pre-orders are live now and supplies are limited.

Alt-Pop Jam From ICHIWAWA

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Traditional, sort of radio ready pop music is something we have always steered clear of and leave it to the big boys to cover for the most part. Chances are, you already read about it or heard it elsewhere. Worcester, MA based ICHIWAWA delivers an alternative style of pop music that resonates with me and fits roughly into a sort of bedroom or DIY genre within the genre. The single “Slow Down, My Guy,” should serve as a great introduction to this artist with a DIY beat and hints of shoegaze and dream as well. More to come.

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