Clara Ziegler Releases These Are the Good Days

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It may seem like I’m all up in my feelings today, based upon the musical selection, but I assure you, I’m just writing about the hits as they come, like this Clara Ziegler tune that washed ashore from Sweden. It’s one of the tracks that features on her new These Are the Good Days EP, highlighting the smoky nature of her voice. The musical element throughout is fairly light, allowing the song to mostly operate as a vehicle for the vocal performance. Synths wash across the backdrop, with a faint percussive pulse working in; it all leads to the 4 minute mark (or damned near) where the beat opens up and guitars swirl, twisting that voice into something more angelic. Jam the tune below, and take a peep at These Are the Good Days.

Prism Shores Share Tourniquet

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As if the first single from the new Prism Shores wasn’t a big enough statement, they offer their new jam, perhaps topping the joy of the first one. This go round, things are a little more patient, looking more inward, almost akin to the earliest of Teenage Fanclub moments, though there’s something in the guitar style that does feel very fresh. Each vocal go round carries this softness, but in a manner that sounds more introspective, tying it the current indie scene. You even get a little digression just after the 1.5 minute mark, leading into a beautiful closing moment. Out from Underneath is going to be something quite special, so look for it the day after my birthday, January 17th, courtesy of Meritorio Records.

Disarme Share Change Single

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Our friends over at Geographie Records have a pretty good track record when it comes to what’s hip over in France, and they’ve sent us the debut single from Disarme, with this shadowy video to immerse you into the confines of what’s coming our way. There was something about the guitar sound and the hushed vocal work that reminded me of an early Sharon van Etten, though you’ll hear a subtle vocal change about midway through the tune, encouraging you to take any meaningless comparison with a grain of salt. With that little plot twist comes a lighter guitar, turning a faint little note into charm, to completely slow it down as the music moves to a softened close.

Campus Christy Share Little Wings

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The musical collaboration between Peanut Butter Wolf and Brian Ellis is shaping up quite nicely, and “Little Wings” is just another careful sample from the forthcoming LP that’s got me in a state of awe. A galactic wash works just behind the strum, with a light hum adding to listener’s of the faintest brushstrokes, though on this cold Austin morning, I’m certainly drawn towards the gentle vocals. They offer this fragility, this sort of happy solitude that accompanies the light blowing of the winds outside, so it feels like the perfect track today. The self-titled Campus Christy LP will be out on December 6th via Stones Throw.

Skloss Announce The Pattern Speak

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Austin/Glasgow duo SKLOSS have been making waves the last few years, releasing their Voices Travel Through EP in 2022; their buzz has led to the signing with Fuzz Club Records for their forthcoming LP. The video version sets the ominous tone with a dimly lit convenience store introducing the opening riff that builds before Karen enters the picture with wailing vocals over the top. Slowly, drums begin to thump while the guitar continues to reverberate. Everything smashes together and the two lock into a heavy groove, displaying the full force the duo bring to the table. If heavy psychedelia is your cup of tea, sign up to follow SKLOSS and their new LP The Pattern Speaks…out on February 7th.

Heavy New Tune From Open Head

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The self-proclaimed heaviest band in Kingston, NY, Open Head, just shared this banging new track called “NY Frills” and I have deemed it worthy to share with you all. You’ll find a heavy post-punk, dark sort of vibe to the track perfect for fans of modern bands like Deeper. It’s a tad noisy with just enough rock n roll to keep it fresh and interesting. Check it out below.

Open Head will release this track as part of a new album entitled What Is Success due out January 24th via Wharf Cat Records. Pre-orders are live now.

Three Quarter Skies Offers Superwoman Single

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When listening to the latest single from Three Quarter Skies, it should come as no surprise to you that the band is the project of Slowdive’s Simon Scott, particularly as this feels like an adjacent shadow, fading in and out of the light. Notes bend and warp on the front of the mix, with percussive elements reverberating to create this shimmering aura that drenches the track in this musical dampness. From there, you can hear the vocals weaving in and out of the cavernous world, notes bouncing off the wall and down the hall, only to reach your ears seconds later. Out today via Sonic Cathedral, with a remix by some Sonic Boom character from the early days of Sega Genesis.

The Rishis Return with Coloring

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While they’ve been hammering around in the Athens scene for some time, the Rishis only released their delightful debut back in 2022, so, that seems to have spurned the wheels of creativity now that the group have announced their follow-up LP. They’ve offered us up an enchanting first single, a tune that falls somewhere between the pop charms of Beulah, though wearing hints of the Athens scene. You’ll find textures galore, be that layered guitars, piano notes or blasts of horns; it’s all in there to give a light-hearted nature to the psychedelia, encouraging you to dive don your headphones and blast this loudly as you walk amidst the Fall leaves. You’re not going to find a happier place than right here, thus encouraging you to keep your eyes focused on the their new self-titledLP out next February via Cloud Recordings.

Shrapnel Announce Sedan Crater + Share New Video

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When Shrapneldropped their 2021 LP Alasitas, it got a lot of coverage (and plays) on our end of things over here, so when an email came in with a fresh single and an album announce, I was ready to share…and here we are. This new jam jumps right on, twisting jangling guitars into hook-laden distortion machines wielding pop sensationalism for the masses. As the energy ebbs and flows, you can see the band working on their own axe wielding tricks, playing with organized robotics that strike the emphatic notes in all the right spots. They’ll be releasing Sedan Crater on January 31st via Tenth Court, and we’ll keep you posted as more singles pop out!

Dusty Lucite Release the Rate of Change of the Rate of Change

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Feel like going forward, art is going to dive further into the political, or at least the overt political, like this new Dusty Lucite single. They’ve paired their latest track with a video on climate change, combining United Nations footage to illustrate the catastrophic impact of mankind on nature; it’s hard to ignore those things, especially as a parent, but even more as it looks like our politicians are turning a blind eye in favor of a dollar. Alas, none of it would work if the song wasn’t this striking swing of bedroom pop, cresting and splashing down upon the listener, while a little organ works its way in the distance, dancing in unison with light snare work that steadies the ethereal haunt of the backing vocals.

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