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Pet Owner Announces Second Nature

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If you’re looking for a nice dosage of pop this morning, can I turn you onto Pet Owner; the Swiss artist announces her latest LP, Second Nature. Her work is all about musical quilting; she carefully layers texture after texture in a synthetic structure, and this go round it’s a delicate bit of bedroom pop. The negative space on the track perfectly opens the tune for the vocals, allowing them do drift in and out of the musical cracks and filling them with magical melodies. Second Nature is slated for a release early next year, so expect us to return with a handful more singles for you!

Sam Prekop Shares Open Close

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It is a funny thing when worlds collide. Today, I finally got down to cover the new Sam Prekop tune, and as I unwrapped it, reflected on my classroom lesson today; I’m making a bunch of 13 year olds create narrative poems by listening to instrumental music. This track is wonderful, and I wish I had it during my lesson; the tune just sort of rises and trickles carefully, with little pulses awakening the senses. I thought there were some cool structural changes and peculiar blips and boops that ran into the track’s latter half If you need my lesson plan, don’t hesitate to reach out. Otherwise, keep an ear out for the new LP, Open Close, dropping on September 26th via Thrill Jockey.

 

Frog Release The Count

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Over the last several years we’ve been covering the work of Frog, taken aback by their growth in popularity and growth as songwriters. Each track on the Count has surprised me in the best way, as the group almost seem to mix in their love of R&B and pop music into the absurd world of indie rock. I wanted to share the tune below from the new LP, as it drops in a bit of cleverness to a kind of swollen pop landscape; I love the profanity unleashed in the chorus just giving the style a bit of bravado. Each track on the new LP similarly offers you a new way to listen to your favorite genres, thus you reap the rewards of The Count officially being out in the world today! You can hear it all HERE.

Extra Space Share Never Wanted

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Brooklyn outfit Extra Space caught my ear this morning they shared the latest track from their New Colors LP. In a sense, it fits into that sort of softened new indie, particularly with the velvety quality of the vocal, though the musical side takes on a little more of an artistic churn. The guitar notes sort of twist and twinkle, each one seemingly bent around one corner or another, with a little bit of electricity built into the back end of the tune as they shoot off into an instrumental close. Their new LPis being released next week, so keep your ears open!

Greg Jamie Shares Beautiful Place

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Felt like this morning’s rock n’ roll coverage was heading in one direction, so I opted to pivot to new music from Greg Jamie (of O’Death). He’s recently announced his new record, and the latest single brings in friend Josephine Foster for a new collaboration. Typically, I’m out here looking for big textures and volume, but the introspective nature of Jamie’s work is the perfect place for escapism. Ambient waves move through the first minute before the light roll of drums begins to open the track into something more complex; those moments move in and out, pulling back for the tender shared vocals between Foster and Jamie to deliver their own magic. Take some time to yourself, and prepare for Across a Violet Pasture, the new LP on Orindal, out October 10th.

Brand New Track from Speed Week

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You can always count on the music scene in Melbourne to offer up something really tasty, as is the case with a brand new track from Speed Week, who’ve just announced a brand new record. When the bass line walks you into the track with its grumbling tones, it sets you up for these sharp knife cuts from the guitar that slice and stab through the lyrical lines; together, the sounds create this frantic nature that seems as harrowing as it is hook-laden. Speaking of the lyrics, they’re hitting at the mundane, and if I’m being honest, they feel very close to all the work Tim Darcy was dropping in Ought, offering a bit of public discourse in an observational manner. Look for their new Weak Speed LP on October 17th via Endless Recordings.

Brutalligators Announce Still Here

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I get a lot of tunes across my desk every day, and some are easy to turn off. But, I couldn’t turn off this Brutalligators single, and in fact, kept coming back to it more than I’d like to admit. Of the handful of singles they’ve made available from their new LP, this one’s perhaps the one that seems most likely to catch the indie and the punk kids all at once. There’s something in the verses that feels both British and not too far off from what the Weakerthans brought to the table on their first LP; it’s all about the set up for the exuberance that smashes through in the chorus, instantly hooking you as it balances out the pop with a slight bit of a growl. Still Here already sounds super rad, and it drops via Fika recordings on November 21st.

Immersion Share Push the Rock

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While the new Immersion album is set for release next week, they’ve treated us with another look under the proverbial hood, and this one lives in two parts of my brain. Musically, there’s this electronic march that pulses, then opens up to this vibrance; it builds tension and feels constantly like its about to erupt into beautiful madness, only to show restraint and remain tempered. But, speaking of madness, well, that’s the state of the world, as the song mentions with the line “a world gone mad.” The duo question what we can all do, staring down the barrel of the gun (sorry for the cliches!) and encouraging us not to run scared like all those folks who left X for BSKY; you’ve got to stay and create, push back, and in this case, “push the rock.” WTF? is out next Friday

Brash Pop Rock from Trash Man

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I know that we’re all currently swooning over neo-grunge acts, but while I get the fad, I’m really loving the continuance of great big guitar rock, like this new Trash Man single. The verses fit into the modern mold, almost quietly working the riffs into a frenzy, but the explosion in the chorus is where its at for me. The vocals hit the perfect soaring pop rock notes, not too far off from a Rivers Cuomo impression (when we all still adored him), so you can take a bit of punk and mash it up with just classic guitar songwriting. Look for this track on the Cool Until It’s Not EP, which is out October 10th via YK Records.

Sister Ray Davies Drop Rowans Video

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I’m sure the news was out there in the world, but I completely missed that Sister Ray Davies have finally announced their debut LP; the group have been one of those US acts that’s really been exciting, particularly in their construction. On this tune, they seem to be building on the structures of acts like the Album Leaf or Mogwai, though they’ve opted to incorporate delicate vocal touches to take a post rock structure into places where few have opted to go! Their driving soundscapes are energetic, pulsing at times and restrained at other moments, and this go round, its all beautifully set to this accompany video. Holy Island will be out on November 14th via Sonic Cathedral.

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