Car Day Shares About That

You know I love a joyous little synthpop number if it’s dropping in my inbox from Sweden, like the latest from Car Day. This one immediately reminded me of our friends in Letting Up Despite Great Faults; it carries that same balance between soft pillow talk and aggressive dance groove. I think the soaring of the notes wins out on this one, letting the melody kind of carry the track to the edges, waiting as the synth stabs allow themselves to add the slightest little exclamation mark. It’s a nice little weekend palate cleanser, setting you for a week of great new tunes!

Last Week’s Jams (1.27 – 1.31)

Well, the year’s fully in swing, as evidenced by the ridiculous amount of music we got to listen to, though we only managed to write about a mere 25+ tracks and albums. I’ll cop to the fact that the end of the week was the highlight, hitting with a new Lone Striker single on the same day we got The Laughing Chimes album out there. Buffet Lunch continued to flex their musicianship, while the Rishis offered a brand single from their next LP. New Tunde Adebimpe and La Securite had us on the trends, but in the end, I was just glad to hear new stuff from our friends in Seasonal Falls. What will be your favorite jam of last week?

Free Range Shares Hardly

Chicago based Sofia Jensen and their musical work under the moniker Free Range has been some of my favorite music to go back to again and again over the last couple of years. Since the release of Practice almost two years ago, I have been eagerly looking forward to more jams as they come our way. Today the wait is over, as Sofia has just hit us with this emotive stunner called “Hardly.” It’s hard to truly put enough words of praise on to Free Range, as I think the songwriting is without compare – at least in the singer/songwriter genre as it currently stands. Outstanding stuff from a promising new musical talent.

This track is on the new album entitled Lost & Found which is due out on March 28th via Mick Music. Pre-orders are live now.

Friday Album Streams: Gus Baldwin, Pink Chameleons, and More

The year is in full swing, and there are tons of great albums already hitting the streets, so wanted to throw my weight behind a few great releases. We’re all over the world today, with one of my favorite Austin artists, Gus Baldwin and the Sketch, getting their new LP out there. Then we bounce over to Finland with our friends Soliti releasing a new Pink Chameleons album. Jump over to Australia with Shrapnel then come home to NYC with Rosa Bordallo. Got those streams below for you.

Gus Baldwin and the SketchThe Sketch (Permanent Teeth Records)

Rosa BordalloIsidiro (Self-Released)

ShrapnelSedan Crater (Tenth Court)

Pink ChameleonsHarmony (Soliti)

The Laughing ChimesWhispers in the Speech Machine (Slumberland)

Lone Striker Drops Blip One

We here at ATH are huge believers in Tom Brown; he’s been a joy to cover as part of Teenage Tom Petties and Rural France, but his Lone Striker works is gifting us a glimmer of a different side of Tom. On his latest single, the track and its accompany video all encompass a walkabout; the soft snare touches provide a marching beat, albeit one that work’s at a glacial pace. But, like all things Brown, there are some finite little charms he sprinkles into his work; I’m in love with the sort of ghostly vocal sample that haunts this number. That overlapping vocal approach throughout doesn’t hurt one bit either, setting up the strings to hit you right in the heart. His self-titled album will be out on March 14th via Safe Suburban Home.

Y Is Nature Release Video for The Fool

Woke up in search of finding something that was airy and drifting, which is where I hit this Y Is Nature track. The Norwegian project is focused on crafting spy pop, dealing with themes of suspicion and secrecy, which is clearly apparent in the vocal work on this new track. I loved the subtleties of this number, moving from a predominantly vocal performance to a late night chill pop piece, lightly bouncing upon the beat and groove. The careful craft leaves plenty of space for Tuva Svensden Hesmyr’s voice, and she owns the core of this song; she also is the character in its film. Look for Evasion, the new album, to drop this March!

They Owe Us Share All on Red

Over the last several months, They Owe Us has been cranking out the singles from over in Sweden, and we’ve got a great new ditty for you to try on. Songwriter Kristoffer has been working in studios for years, but says a sort of recent moment of clarity led to some changes in his approach, and you can hear that paying dividends on this track. There’s an immediacy from the moment the guitars ring out upon pressing play; the track borders on an almost jangling routine, but then opens into this brooding warmth. As the chorus comes there’s a muted punch that pushes the tune into a bolder period, taking the softness into a more direct push. Give it a go.

Circling Back on King Husky

Our friends over in Sweden have been keeping us abreast of the new music from King Husky, but I’ll be honest that this one got unfairly stuck in the bottom of the inbox. I’m aiming to rectify that this morning, with a brief shout out for the light-hearted spirit of the songwriting. There’s a sense of longing to the tune and its lyrical content, with the narrator of the track kindly looking upon a friend/lover’s mother…and it seems a sincere reflection rather than a joke one of my teenage students might tell. The chorus is sublime, with Frokedal’s backing vocals adding the most gentle of textures to the track. Enjoy.

Fust Deliver Sheer Beauty With Bleached

Some people around these parts might call me the go to guy for all things twang and Americana on the ATH team. Today North Carolina based Fust is hitting both those vibes with their latest, absolutely stunning new single called “Bleached.” Honestly, with all that’s going on in the world this week, and the entire month really, this track is hitting me in all the feels this morning. Hopefully it can strike a chord with you and provide a little bit of that musical solace we all seek out in times like this.

This track is part of the new Fust album entitled Big Ugly. That one is due out March 7th via Dear Life Records. Get on them pre-orders now.

e4444e Offer Liberation

Wherever you find yourself today, you’ll want the hope that “Liberation” brings you. e4444e builds this atop a sampled beat and a continuous strum, creating this continuous March forward. From there, the ability to move in and out of lofty vocal notes has the song sort of cresting on wings, soaring through your speakers with this brightness that will fill your room (and heart) with a bit of warmth. This song offers you a moment to reflect, then break the chains of whatever seems to be in your way, carrying you off into a better space. This track appears on Authentic Natural Tradition, which hits on May 31st via Dinosaur City.

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