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Fuzzy Pop from A Certain Smile

September 12, 2019 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Remember when you bought that first Pains of Being Pure at Heart LP and you couldn’t tell whether you wanted to rock out or just start your own twee pop band? Well, now you’ve got A Certain Smile to help emulate that very mood, brandishing their own short buzzy pop number. This one’s like a sweet little sampler of indiepop, over in just over 2 minutes, with the band’s current label Jigsaw Records claiming its the best indiepop single you’ll hear this year. That’s super high praise, but to be fair, the band currently includes the owner of the label…but it definitely is high up there on my list. I’ll say top 10. What do you think? The whole Bae EP is out next week on September 20th, with a full LP to follow soon after.

<a href="http://jigsawrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pzl162-a-certain-smile-bae-ep">PZL162: A Certain Smile – Bae EP by A Certain Smile</a>

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New Music From Wheels On Fire

October 1, 2010 RayRay Leave a comment

When wading through the black hole known as the ATH inbox, it is often times very difficult to find any new music worth a damn to be honest. So imagine my surprise when I came across this up and coming Athens band Wheels On Fire! Over the last few years, the band has been hard at work touring and also quietly releasing 3 LPs on smaller labels. Upon first listen to their tunes, you’ll notice a rough edge to their sound that harks back to some of the underground garage rock circa 1965 or so. The band also currently has a 7″ single entitled Cherry Bomb up for sale on the group’s Kind Turkey label site or digitally on itunes. Below you can find the track that caught our ear called “Black Wave”.

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Download: Wheels On Fire – Black Wave [MP3]

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