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Trs Oui Share New Video

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Really quietly, Tres Oui dropped a few new songs this week, though these tunes have been in the work for some time. Luckily, one of those jams gets a nice little video treatment, featuring some live footage with Nate textured atop with various effects. The song itself is a great jam, with the vocals pushing this emphatic tone in just the right spots; it feels like its a story about maturation, but I won’t go throwing words in anyone’s mouth. It’s never a bad day at the office when this lot throws a a dreamy jangle our way…and besides this video you can also find another new tune, “Oh Guitar.” Listen, won’t you?

New Video from Tres Oui

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Last week we were super excited to release Singles Going Nowhere, the debut EP from Austin’s Tres Oui (featuring members of Rose Selavy and Literature). Immediately after the band hit the road (Tour Dates), and now they want to share this great video with you from the standout tune, “Party Planner.” The video, created by Herb Shellenberger, features a whole lot of kissing, and musically, a whole lot of great energy. You’ll also hear the voice of Lomelda‘s Hannah giving an extra bit of pop to the tune. We did a limited release with our friends at Square of Opposition, so buy it HERE.

Rip It Up DJ Night @ Cheer Up Charlies (6.25)

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rip_it_upIf you follow this site, you know by now that I’m a huge indiepop/jangle pop/post-punk fan. It’s one of my favorite genres, and I’ve been hoping that somehow the rest of Austin catches on to it. So, with our friends that helped organize the ATX Popfest and Welcome to the Jangle, we’re organizing what we hope will be a monthly DJ residency (with shows to come in the future) to share our favorite genre. Tomorrow night at Cheer Up Charlies, at 7 PM, we’ll be kicking things off, with a few well-regarded DJs, including Nathaniel from Literature. Come by, sit with your friends and enjoy great tunes, then you can go out on the town. Event page HERE. We’ll probably play this song:

New Hit from Mercury Girls

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mercurySo this track hit a few days ago on the Interweb, but it deserves some more space, even if we have to toss out the disclaimer that we kinda sorta know these guys. Still, the rise of Mercury Girls has been somewhat meteoric, building buzz with just a few demos. Those had great promise, but the new 7″, from which this song comes, is fulfilling all your indiepop needs. On this song, there’s a little bit of haze thrown on the vocal, making the track seemingly noisier than its A-Side counterpart. It’s the perfect foil, with one side having a little bit more darkness in contrast to the pristine exuberance. If this is the start of something, it’s the start of something good. Grab it now from Slumberland Records.

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Fresh Indiepop from Mercury Girls

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mercuryYou’ve probably heard us talking about Mercury Girls…first introduced to us as one of the projects that Kevin from Literature was doing…or one of the many rad bands that played our SXSW Welcome to the Jangle party. Now, we finally get to hear some finished products from the group; it’s every bit as special as one would expect. It’s got Kevin’s signature (if you’ve listened to him as much as you should) guitar sound, while the rhythm section is driving the beat. Oh, and the infectious quality here is at least a 9.4 out of 10, maybe even like 9.6. Slumberland Records will release the new single on May 20th. Kid friendly, indiepop fan approved.

SxSW 2016: Welcome to the Jangle

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Popfest's JangleThank you, Spider House. Thank you, Mother Nature. Thank you, bands.

The weather was absolutely perfect. We were given blue skies, the occasional cloud, a lovely breeze to pair with some of the best music heard at SxSW. I mean, Diet Cig, The Spook School, Beverly and Brothers In Law to name a few, and add splendid local talent like Summer Salt, Rose Selavy, Ramesh and an Austin reunion of Literature. How can I dare say there was even more awesome?

Check out words from Team ATH about best-ofs, hashtag all of it kicked ass, and plenty of pics.

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ATX Popfest Presents…Welcome to the Jangle @ Spider House (3.16)

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welcome to the jangleSXSW is nearing, and ATH has been working with our friends at ATX Popfest to bring you what we know is THE place to be on Wednesday, March 16th. Welcome to the Jangle! Those of you who are pop fans need to come over to Spider House on that day, starting at 12 PM. It’s ALL AGES, and will go all day and night…filled with some of the best talent coming into town. Here’s a quick list of who all is playing: Summer Salt, Hockey Dad, Pinact, Mercury Girls, Wildhoney, Brothers In Law, Beverly, Expert Alterations, Rose Selavy, Fear of Men, September Girls, Diet Cig, Spook School, Dead Stars, Hibou, Tennis System, Literature, and Ramesh.

We’ll have more details as we get closer, but wanted you to plan on taking the day off to spend it with us.

Austin Spotlight: Meet Tres Oui

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tresThe very first record I dallied with on our label was by a little band called Literature, who’ve gone on to great heights with Slumberland Records. But, recently, a few of the guys moved back to Austin and started this brand new musical project, Tres Oui…namely Nathaniel. It’s definitely similar in sound, though hitting more on his own personal influences and tastes in the songwriting. He tossed us this track the other day, hoping to spread the word on his new stuff, get the name out and start playing some shows about in Austin (and beyond). So folks, here’s Tres Oui.

Meet the Deadline Shakes

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deadlineshakesFor those of you who’ve been following our little site for the last several years, you’re going to immediately hear why I’m really in love with Glasgow’s The Deadline Shakes (aside from their place of residence, of course). Musically, they’ve got a frenetic guitar jangle, but the vocal delivery is what sold me on this act. They deliver a charm in the vein of Literature or PoBPaH, filled in with some perfect backing vocals. Their debut LP Zealots is going to be released in November via Flowers in the Dustbin, so take notice now before it’s too late.

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ATX Popfest (9.12) – The Definitive Edition

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11895936_10207422291186088_4494044377145704198_nTomorrow is the ATX Popfest over at Cheer Up Charlies, doors are at 6 PM, bands start at 7. It’s $5 for 10 Bands. All the money goes straight to the bands…so let’s not complain about $5. But, I also want you to have notes on all the bands, and why you should check them all out. It’s a long post, so please read it all. It should convince you why attendance is required.

Come enjoy yourself some pop music. There’s no place else to be Saturday. 

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