Emotive New Single From Waveform*

I needed a little longer to recover from that lil festival thing we had going on a couple weeks ago, but I think I’ve finally found a new tune to awake me from my hangover. My “reawakening” comes from the Connecticut based duo waveform* and their new single called “Firework”. At first it has a very shoegazy, heavy on effects sound, but then this loud and super powerful guitar comes in to give it a hint of 90s grunge rock creating loads of engaging and dramatic crescendos.

This track is coming on a new album entitled Antarctica due out on May 12th via Run For Cover Records.

Vern Matz Offer New Single

The New Haven based duo of Daniel Belgrad and Michael Lituchy, musically known as Vern Matz, have been dropping multiple singles this Spring in anticipation of a new album coming out later this year on Nice Guy Records. One of those singles, “Funny Water”, is definitely one a suggest you check out if you’re into a sort of folk inspired, indie rock sound. Think Jackson Browne meets Wilco with a little bit of dream pop thrown in there to create something truly stunning. Stay tuned for more tunes coming our way soon from Vern Matz.

Hear the Latest from Omega Vague

The music of Omega Vague has a special vibe to it; it’s in the vein of constructionist pop, though there is this atmospheric quality that allows the song’s emotional pull to pervade your listening room. You’ll hear these light little flourishes of guitar, gently stepping atop a cool wash of dreamy vocals; you can almost feel an innate bounce present, though its held back just slightly. They manage to stretch the song beyond the six minute mark, yet close listeners will find themselves wrapped up in the natural warmth of the tune. Look for their new album Aversion/Reversion in your local shops now!

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Smashing Hit from Estrogen Highs

Man, this is what a great song sounds like? Yeah, absolutely. I hadn’t heard of Estrogen Highs until I caught this sweet jam in the inbox, and I’m so glad I’ve been able to spend my entire day rocking out to this one.  The Connecticut group are releasing their Irrelevant Future album via Trouble in Mind Records on April 10th, and you can bet on it being brilliant.  This track begins with a light musical line and vocal accompaniment, which goes on for a bit.  Hold on tight though, as the band blasts off into this brilliant realm of post-punk hooks.  Songs such as this can only make the world a better place.

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Download:Estrogen Highs – I Wanna Be Tall [MP3]