The Smashing Times Announces Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys
Every year you get a brilliant record from the Smashing Times, and it looks like 2024 is just another year and another record brimming with hook-laden pop tunes. We bring you the first sneak peek into Mrs Ladyship and the Cleanerhouse Boys, which opens with almost a 15 second tease before seductively bringing you into the band’s inner-circle by way of snapping cymbal percussion and bobbing bass. You hang here, kicking it with the band until you hit that brilliant moment of infectious pop that drops around 54 seconds; they intertwine vocal harmonies as if they’re taking the best moments from your favorite Pastels/Vaselines mixtape. The song continues to hit at the left of center pop brand, brining in the backing vocals to sprinkle bits of sugar on the wayward pop piece of toast. More brilliant pop that we’ll see dropping via K Records on November 1st.
A month or so ago, our friends down in Melbourne, 
ting at a new release on his socials for weeks, and we’re finally able to hear what he’s been working on for the release of White Roses, My God. Always shapeshifting in Low, Sparhawk here dives deep into electronica, evading proper vocals in favor of effects to create a more industrial, cold nature. Perhaps all of this is due to “a record borne of grief,” but even in that realm, Alan manages to build something thundering and powerful, though with that, those heavy synth notes do feel like anxiety is being piled upon the listener/artists. Definitely intrigued to see where the whole of White Roses, My God will take us; it drops September 27th via 
Another week and another great track from San Francisco and 
If you’ve hung out in the Austin music scene for the last decade or so, you’ve likely caught