Unique New Track From Busman’s Holiday

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unnamed-3Bloomington, Indiana has sort of become this weird new spot for up and coming indie music over the last decade or so. Though not near as prolific as say a Brooklyn or Portland, some solid bands are coming out of the area as evidenced by a group like Busman’s Holiday. The music created here is a type of indie folk music blended with some nice horns and full of chant style lyrics. Their latest single below entitled “What We Need We Know” is a perfect example of the style I’m talking about. It’s worth a listen or two.

Busman’s Holiday will release a new EP entitled Popular Cycles on October 14th via Joyful Noise.

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Hear a New Suburban Living Track

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suburbanlivingI love good old layered pop rock n’ roll, just like this new Suburban Living tune. There’s a playful sensibility in the way the vocals are gently released into the song’s mix, but texturizing really builds an impactful emotion into the song’s structure. For me, the sense of longing to be with someone shines through, not only in the lyrics, but just the way the track drips its ear candy through your speakers, casting a spell of musical infatuation. This is just the latest from the band’s AlmostParadise, out October 7th via 6131 Records.

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Digging This New Trails and Ways

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trailsandwaysPathology was a pretty decent introduction to Trails and Ways, and they’ve built on that success with a few singles for their latest record, Own It. This one below is the latest, and I think those looking for the next Tame Impala will find some similarities, fusing the blend of psychedelic with pop accessibility; these are songs meant to be absorbed by pop fans that like their tunes just slightly to the left of the dial. It has a memorable hook of rising and falling “oh”s, which find a way to sink their nails deep into your pop soul. Look for the new record, featuring this hit, on October 7th.

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Lovely Pop Number from Light Fantastic

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lightfantasticOkay…when I saw this song in the world, I initially pined for a new track from Tripping the Light Fantastic. This is not that, it’s simply Light Fantastic, but it’s as lovely, if not more so. It’s got this semi-psych meets jangle feel to it, and I was sold on the groove from the get-go, but I’m also always in search of great little song memories, and you’ll find one at the 1.23 minute mark; it’s ever so slight, and not repeated, but there’s a perfect little switch in tone that made me fall totally in love with this band. Look for the group’s Out of View LP on October 7th via Spiritual Pajamas.

Darkened Pop Tune from Shana Falana

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shanaFor the last few years, I’ve fawned over Wax Idols, and now we’ve got another kindred spirit spinning dark-tinged pop music, Shana Falana. It’s this heavy brooding, as if it’s been recorded in some hollow garage, with the volume ruffling the cones on your speaker just enough. Still, you’ll be sucked into this track, drenched in pop sensibilitythat only comes from the most innermost caverns of your soul. The new album from the project is titled Here Comes the Wave, and it’s being handled by Team Love Records for an October 21st release.

A Festival, A Parade Share Dark Alt Rock Single

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afapA Festival, A Parade are a four piece out of Newcastle Upon Tyne who have got a Frightened Rabbit meets Preoccupations vibe with their heavy dark rock. This new single below, “If Dogs Could Talk,” has all the elements you’d expect from an alt-rock song: cutting riffs of electric guitar that duel throughout, furious drums with lots of cymbal crashes, and the deep vocals of Joe Allen that keep the song in that grumbling, low tone. This band has only been at it for about a year, so you can expect a bright future from these gents.

Bonus points if you can guess which track by The National that it appears this band has generated their name from.

 

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Striking New Luke Temple Tune

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luketempleAdmittedly, Luke Temple is hit or miss with me. There were some tracks he built with Here We Go Magic that will forever live in my memory, yet others, they just didn’t grasp me. That being said, this new tune he’s just let loose is pretty memorable; I love how every note here almost feels like it’s being plucked from the strings. His voice continues to impress as well, especially as it rises right at the 2 minute mark. Some guys, they just have a gift, and I’ll go out on a limb and say that Luke’s got it. His new record, A Hand Through the Cellar Door will be released by Secretly Canadian on November 11th.

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Get a Little Metal With Wolf People

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298518_221756144558137_1937673973_nWolf People, out of the London area, are back in the fray with a new song off their upcoming album. “Ninth Night” is a three minute whirl of psychedelic fuzz and darkness, with a bit of metal influence coming in with the raging guitar solos that take over the song toward the end. There’s a huge amount of distortion that really takes over the number and gives it some snarl and attitude.

They’ve got a new album called Ruins coming out on Jagjaguwar on November 11th.

 

Stream This New Album From Ice Choir

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171161_195338183814418_5234201_oLooking for the freshest of New-Wave pop? Look no further. The folks at Shelflife Records nevercease to impress me with their impeccable lineup of bands, and so I’m in no way surprised that this latest from Brooklyn’s Ice Choir is a breath of fresh air. Lucky for you, the band is streaming Designs In Rhythm in its entirety via Soundcloud, and you can take a taste of its crisp pop coolness below. Personally, I’m digging the huge sound and heavy percussion that is audible from track one. Take a listen and then don’t forget to go get yourself a copy of this album right here.

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Fresh Indiepop from The BVs

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thebvsEarly last week this track from The BVs bounced around, enchanting all the big indiepop nerds on the Internet. I felt like I’d let it settle in a bit, then hit you with the band’s new tunes again, just so you had a way to feel good about your world. I like the variance in the two songs below…one offers you a more traditional indiepop, jangly feel, while the other has this melancholy bedroom pop vibe to it. In a world with so much music coming out, it’s great to revisit the beauty in tracks like these. Apparently they’ll also appear on an album to come later, but for now, you’ve got these to sample.

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