Category: Tunes

New Music from King Creosote and Jon Hopkins

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It’s been a good year for King Creosote, especially considering all the accolades he’s received working with Jon Hopkins on Diamond Mine (an album you must get your hands on!). Now the duo has pushed out another short EP, Honest Words EP, which features two new songs, and a re-imagining of “Bats in the Attic.”  Just one listen to this remarkable track, and you’ll realize why everyone is supporting the collaboration, clamoring for more.  It’s the most unassuming pop, and it’s damn near perfection, no matter what.  If you haven’t joined the masses by falling in love with this band, now is your chance; you can buy the EP from Domino Records now.

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Download: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Honest Words [MP3]

New Pop Jam From Sunbears!

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It’s Friday and I’m in the mood for some sweet pop jams so I hope you’ll join me in appreciating this new tune from Jacksonville based Sunbear! I think it’s a pretty tasty one and I’m hoping it brightens your Friday afternoon.  This song appears on the band’s new album You Will Live Forever which is due out November 22nd on New Granada Records.  Happy weekend kids.

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Download: Sunbears! – Give Love A Try [MP3]

New Sleepy Pop from Sea Oleena

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I’ve got to give out a shout to our reader James for bringing this wonderful track to my attention.  Sea Oleena is Canadian songwriter Charlotte Oleena, who composed the songs for her most recent self-titled album with the help of her brother.  It’s got this dream quality to it, but more in that wooded dream as opposed to the more dense dream-pop of late. Something about Oleena’s voice really draws you into her songs, encouraging you to devour every last second of the record.  You can grab the album for the special “name your price” deal over at her Bandcamp.

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Download: Sea Oleena – Asleep at the Wheel [MP3]

Is Ryan Adams Back?

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Let’s just get it out of the way now that I am not one of those people that pisses on everything created by Ryan Adams since his debut solo masterpiece Heartbreaker. Sure, that album is one of a kind, but the dude has also put out some solid records by himself and with The Cardinals since then.  That being said, I will confirm that the most recent albums produced by Ryan have been close to un-listenable.  A heavy metal album?  A dual disc record of mostly Cold Roses B-Side?  And of course the atrocity known as Cardinology… Pass, pass and triple pass.  Well, now Mr. Adams has a few new songs floating around the interwebs which show real promise of a return to form for the veteran songwriter.  This new track “Lucky Now” is one of those promising tunes that’s been on the web as a stream for quite some time, but was just made free for downloading.  It shows a man that’s grown tired of gimmicks and B.S., and might finally be ready to make us all happy again.  Ryan Adams’ new album Ashes and Fire is due out October 11th.  Our amigos over at The Gum have posted several more new tunes that you should check out.

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Download: Ryan Adams – Lucky Now [MP3]

More New Music from The Sweet Ones

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Just last week I bought a filthy bit of garage pop from The Sweet Ones, but this new track from their album Big Mistakes, which is out now, shows a little bit of a softer side.  Well, there’s definitely a bit of sloppiness, but it’s intentional; it gives the power-pop just enough to make you appreciate their grittiness. Surely you’ll find yourselves falling for this band as I have, at least I hope so.

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Download: The Sweet Ones – Kids at the Bottom [MP3]

New Music from Golden Bear

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We were fortunate enough to throw some love to Golden Bear on our Summer Mixtape, offering up the new track “Who We Are” for you to enjoy.  Still, as the October release date for the band’s new record, Alive, nears, we wanted to throw out another track that’s been floating around.  It’s more pop rock goodness from these local boys, indicating that you’re set to have a whole new record worth of tunes for your vast enjoyment.  The light keyboard/piano sound in the background really provides some great little details to this number.  Hope you enjoy it, and get behind this great local act.

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Download: Golden Bear – Prospect Park [MP3]

New Music From Still Corners

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I somehow missed on new music from Still Corners when it was announced awhile back, but I’m on board new and have been enjoying the new album Creatures of an Hour.  Prior to it’s release date on October 11th via Sub Pop, I can only offer you a taste of the album with it’s second single entitled “Into the Trees”.  Hopefully it will help point you in the direction of that release date.  The first single from the record, “Cuckoo”, can be heard over on the Sub Pop website.

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Download: Still Corners – The Hunt [MP3]

More New Jams from ARMS

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When we talked about the new album from ARMS a month back, it didn’t seem like the band had fully picked up steam just yet.  But, now that the release of Summer Skills is nearing, more people are taking notice, and deservedly so. I love the off the hilt percussion usage in this new track, not to mention the sweeping melody that floats over it all.  No need to hype this song, or album, up anymore, as it clearly is speaking for itself.  What we might have lost in Harlem Shakes, we’ve definitely gained in ARMS.

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Download: ARMS – Fleeced [MP3]

New Track from Little Red

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This track is one of those numbers that you keep playing over and over again, just checking to make sure it’s as magical as it was the first time you listened; ten times later, you still love it.  Little Red hail from Melbourne, but they’ve signed on with True Panther to release their debut, Midnight Remember, on October 25th.  Listening below, it sort of begins with that collage work of say Panda Bear, but then it goes off in a completely different direction, spinning your ears in an entirely different direction. There’s just a hypnotic vibe here that encourages repeated listens, and that’s what makes this a good little listen.

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Download: Little Red – Get A Life [MP3]

New Music from The Apartments

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It seems that Australia is intent upon taking back pop music this year, and Chapter Music again is the team behind it all.  They’ve teamed up with Peter Walsh and his group the Apartments to release a new 7″.  It’s a single titled Black Ribbons, with two distinctly different mixes.  The one we have below drifts into the realm of twee-pop, but it does so with such beauty that you can’t help but swoon when you listen to this track.  I think we’ll look back on this in time and be thankful that the band took the time to craft such melodiously enchanting tunes.

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Download: The Apartments – Black Ribbons (Spring Mix) [MP3]

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