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New Pop Music From No Kill

February 18, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

Just when I think I’ve covered every band in the Brooklyn area, another one comes along to remind us that the city is a enormous hot bed of growing indie bands. Today I’m sharing with you this new group No Kill. It’s a sort of dreamy pop sound with nicely distorted guitars popping in from time to time. When listening to their tunes, I’m reminded of girl led pop bands like Headlights (RIP). Hope you enjoy.

The band recently dropped a new EP entitled New Dirt that can be downloaded for free on the group’s bandcamp page.

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SXSW 2014 Interview: Clouder

February 11, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

SXSW comes earlier and earlier every year doesn’t it? Prepared or not, the festival is right around the corner and of course we’re going to get you ready as best we can. Interviews are a great way to get a varying perspective from band and I’m going to kick mine off today with one featuring Brooklyn upstart Clouder. I haven’t know about these guys too long, but what I’m hearing, I’m digging big time. Based on these interview responses, I think I might just like the guys even more. Check it out after the jump. Read more

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New Single From Clouder

February 4, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

Brand new upstart Austin label Fleeting Youth Records has been sending me some great tunes recently which should solidify them as a label to watch in 2014. This new track called “Lost in Reverie” by Brooklyn based Clouder is yet another tune from this growing collective. I dig the dark pop sound accompanied by the creepy Jim Morrison like vocals. Stay tuned for more.

Sophomore album, Sister Raygun, is due out on March 4th.

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Download: Clouder – Lost In Reverie [MP3]

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New Music From The Tower of Light

January 28, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

I’ve been looking for some way to describe this new tune “Honey Resist” from Brooklyn based The Tower of Light, but I am coming up majorly short. Some may place it in the shoe gaze genre, and I’d be cool with that I guess? I’m hearing something more than that hear with the mesmerizing atmospheric feel to the song. And damn, those vocals put me in a trance.

Check out the new self-titled album on February 4th via Felte.

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New Tune From Passenger Peru

January 24, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

Passenger Peru is a band that I’m sure many of you know very little about, as I am just now finding out about them today. The group are a duo hailing from Brooklyn who have been hard at work recording their music over the last year or so anxiously waiting to drop the tunes out to the public. Today we’re offering up one of the band’s latest tunes called “Heavy Drugs”. It’s an interesting pop tune that gives us a great chorus that could be labeled as something you might hear from older Rogue Wave or fellow dinosaur loving band Dinosaur Bones. Definitely give it a few listens and let us know what ya think.

Pre-order the band’s new album now via Fleeting Youth Records (it’s due out January 28th).

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Download: Passenger Peru – Heavy Drugs [MP3]

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New Jam From Flagland

December 11, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting new track I’m digging called “Comfortable Life” coming your way from Brooklyn based trio Flagland. The track is fairly average for about 1:56, until things really open up into a truly special moment. I won’t tell you anything else about it so you can be just as pleasantly surprised as I was near the end. Don’t ruin the ending! Seriously, stick with the song the whole way through and enjoy the badassness.

New album, Love Hard, is due out February 25th on Father/Daughter Records.

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New Jam from Little Racer

November 12, 2013 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

It’s always funny to me how some bands break in the UK before ever making waves in the US, so I definitely feel like I need to open my eyes beyond my own shores…such is this global world. One of the bands that have really made a name for themselves abroad is Little Racer of NY; they even put out a 7″ overseas in 2011. But, things look to change with catchy tracks such as the one below. There’s a dark quality from the sound of the guitars and the brooding bass line, but you’ll still hear an accessible pop sensibility lurking beneath. Enjoy this track and wait for the group’s upcoming EP.

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Download: Little Racer – Vanessa [MP3]

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Swinging Pop Ditty from The Teen Age

September 27, 2013 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I’m in serious need of a pick me up today, as I spent my sleeping time rocking to the Terry Malts. So I’ve turned to The Teen Age, who have just been prepping the release of a new 7″ via Paper Cup Music. I like the way the guitars are being used here, not to mention the sort of classic doo-wop sound in the vocals; it’s definitely making me nostalgic for sitting around the house rocking with my mom’s tape collection. Anyways, just dug this track, so I figured I’d share it with you all. Here’s to the weekend.

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New Music from Zula

September 20, 2013 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

It’s pouring rain down here in Austin, so I feel like we need something to brighten up our days a bit, or at least give us some spirit. This tune from Zula is really working for me, as it really shows a more ecclectic version of your modern indie pop. I sort of hear bits of all the bands everyone loves, but none stands out, allowing the group to stake claim to their own sound. They’ll be releasing This Is Hopeful, their debut, on October 29th via Inflated Records.

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Shark? Mellow Us Out

September 19, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

Brooklyn based Shark? is a band who have become well known for their interesting take on the updated garage rock/loud guitar genre. As Rocky once said however, everyone can change right? This new track from the band, “Wither”, is certainly a bit of something different sonically when compared to other songs. Personally, I think it’s a great little acoustic based ballad that will surely fit in nicely with all the other rockin’ tunes on the band’s upcoming album Savior. You can pick that one up on October 1st via Old Flame Records.

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