Ivy Prepping Traces of You

You likely already heard about Ivy prepping their new album, Traces of You, but I’m a little slow to the game, so I wanted to make sure I gave it the proper love. It’s a fairly subtle tune, with the smokiness of the vocals getting the majority of the focus. But, don’t ignore all the arrangement and nuance in the tune; I like how there’s an acoustic guitar that gets picked up midway through, adding just a touch more texture to the whimsical groove. All that said, the vocal work’s layering also adds texture, like in the latter half where the refrain of “say you won’t” kind of hangs in behind the front, to a mesmerizing effect. Traces of You drops this September via Bar None.

Pardoner Announce New LP on Bar None Records

San Francisco’s Pardoner first bounced up on our listening rotation when they released Uncontrollable Salvation in 2017 via Father Daughter Records. But, they’re a few years and a few releases down the road, and today announce their signing with Bar None for their new LP, Came Down Different. They grabbed me with the clever tightrope walk with heavy shoegaze on one side and slacker pop on the other. Just imagine a band that grew up jamming to Pavement in their practice space, but only with a penchant to make enough noise to piss off all the neighbors. I dig it; the new album drops on May 14th.

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