Chill New Tunes from Soltero

I’ve been looking for something just like this new tune from Soltero for a couple of weeks now.  The Brooklyn group just released their new album, 1943, and it’s full of some ridiculously good songs that I can’t stop playing over and over. For me, my first hook was the similarities to the delivery and the writing style of D. Berman of Silver Jews, but there’s a bit more of a mellow jangle going on in these tunes.  This song starts off slow for a few seconds, but just wait until it delivers the subtle hooks that made me fall in love with this new album.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Soltero-Rescue.mp3]

Download:Soltero – Rescue [MP3]

New Driven Rock From Young Galaxy

I’ll admit that I’m a bit late on this one (asshole), but it seemed appropriate to share since I’ve enjoyed the tunes of Young Galaxy since we first posted about them a few years ago.  This new song “Youth is Wasted on the Young” is a bit more heavy/dark than what we’ve grown used to from the group and offers something more along the lines of a Metric-ish sound.  This one is the B-side to a new 7″ from the group Shoreless Kid which is available for only $5 from Paperbag Records.

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Download: Young Galaxy – Youth Is Wasted On The Young [MP3]

New Haze Pop From Shoreline Is

Right around this time last year, I was heavy into the haze pop/shoe gaze movement and my tastes at the time were epitomized with German based outfit Shoreline Is.  Well low and behold, summer puts me in that dreamy mood again, and the boys from Shoreline Is inform me that their debut LP Deal Kindly is finally ready to go.  It’s streaming in full over on their bandcamp page, but you can check out a new single from the band called “Feel Some” below to gauge your interest.  I can assure that the whole album is just as dreamy as this tune.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Shoreline-Is-Feel-Some.mp3]

Download: Shoreline Is – Feel Some [MP3]

Solid Rocker from Young Guv + the Scuzz

As if Ben Cook wasn’t busy enough with Fucked Up and Marvelous Darlings, he’s gotta keep his own project, Young Guv going right?  Well, he’s joined up with some of his favorite musicians in Toronto, deemed the Scuzz, and recorded A Love Too Strong 12″, which will hit stores on July 31st.  It’s always interesting to listen to Cook’s work, as it definitely has a softer side than one would expect from the guitarist in Fucked Up.  This song reminds me of The Replacements a little bit, although there’s a softer edge to it overall–even with the Scuzz backing.  I’m pretty stoekd to hear the final product because this song is just killing it on my stereo right now.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/01_Heal_Over_Time.mp3]

Download: Young Guv + The Scuzz – Heal Over Time [MP3]

New Jams from Seapony (+ New Album)

We were fortunate enough to have Seapony play at our SXSW party this year, so we’re happy to hear that the band are already about to return with a new record, titled Falling (odd title considering the release date is September 11th).  It will, again, be released by the hard-working folks over at Hardly Art, and I’m really loving this new track.  Jen’s voice sounds really good, but there’s a directness to this track that is quite striking; there’s less of a shoegaze element to the song, though you can still find a bit of the group’s endearing haziness.  I can’t tell you how excited I am for this record.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Seapony_WhatYouWanted.mp3]

Download:Seapony – What You Wanted [MP3]

New Tune from Papercuts

Unless you’re living underneath a rock, you realize that San Francisco is probably one of the biggest scenes in the indie rock community.  Luckily for all of us outside the city, we can get our hands on the In a Cloud II compilation, featuring new unreleased tracks from a lot of great bands; the comp comes to us via Secret Seven Records on July 17th.  My personal favorite track from the comp is the one featured below by Papercuts, one of my favorite bands from San Francisco–check that, period. It’s got that chilled out vibe Jason’s known for, with a warm trickling melody that evolves slowly. There’s tons of great tracks on this collection, so be sure to Pre-Order it now.

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New Jam From Dalton

Dalton is the name of the solo project headed up by Brooklyn native Nate Harar.  The song we have for you below, “Breaker”, appears on the multi-instrumentalists debut self-titled EP which is currently available to stream in full over on bandcamp.  Apparently Harar recorded every piece of the album in his studio recording space in 2011.  Little else is known about the musician so I’ll just let this sweet jam do the talking.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dalton-Breaker.mp3]

Download: Dalton – Breaker [MP3]

 

Great Cover Tune from The Yellow Melodies

This post is about two things really: a great new discovery, and one of my favorite bands, The Television Personalities.  I just discovered The Yellow Melodies, a Spanish band in the midst of several EPs paying homage to TTP, this one called How Television Personalities Learned to Love.  The original version is one of my favorite tracks, but this cover adds a bit more of a nice jangle, rather than that post-punk art-rock we got from the original act.  For me, I’m just now discovering The Yellow Melodies, and I’m grateful, as they’ve got slews of albums for you to enjoy.  Also, I just got a reminder of how much I love going back to my Television Personalities catalog.  Here’s both songs, so you can compare and fall in love.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/10-14th-Floor.mp3]

Download:The Television Personalities – 14th Floor [MP3]

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/03-14th-Floor.mp3]

Download:The Yellow Melodies – 14th Floor [MP3]

Mellow Electronic Jam The Deer Tracks

It’s Monday, and while my body recovers from Chaos in Tejas, let’s throw something a little bit more chilled out in your direction.  This Swedish group is currently in the middle of releasing a trilogy of albums titled The Archer Trilogy–Part 3 should be out later on this year.  One of the reason’s I like the group so much is that I can see similarities to other electronic duo’s like the Knife, but this group has a sound completely all their own; it’s always good when you can build on influences and take your own direction.  The Deer Tracks is set to come to the US (though not Austin) in June, so keep a look out for them in your town.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/W.mp3]

Download:The Deer Tracks – W [MP3]

More New Music from The Intelligence

Summertime (I’m a teacher) is perfect for me to catch up on listening to records I’ve gotten that I haven’t given my full attention to, yet. This new album from the Intelligence is high on my list, so as they break out more great tracks for everyone, I’ve always gotta share.  Today this new single hit the web, and it’s more of a steady strum, as opposed to the jittery number they released earlier–that is until you get a little bit of swagger in the last minute of the track.  You can pick up the band’s new record, Everybody’s Got It Easy But Me, on June 19th via the good folks at In the Red Records.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/04-Techno-Tuesday.mp3]

Download: The Intelligence – Techno Tuesday [MP3]

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