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K Boswell Shares Under the Gun Video

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Kristina Boswell should be familiar to our readers, as she helms Austin’s Kay Odyssey, who’ve been frequently featured on this site. But, at the moment she’s off on her own, working under the name K Boswell, and just dropped this haunting new number. Beneath the surface of the song lives these trickling little electronic notes; it leaves the song with plenty of space for Boswell to drape the track in bending guitar notes and hazy ambiance. Her voice hangs in the corners of those notes, like a spiritual of some sort flickering light upon the listener from the shadows…I’m sure some folks might even throw a little Kate Nash nod her way after hearing this tune. Always glad to support K Boswell, and you can too by listening or grabbing something on her Bandcamp.

Quality Used Cars Announce One Hundred Million

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Melbourne has consistently provided our site with great band after band, and Francis Tait’s band, Quality Used Cars, has been one of the most consistently charming. They’ve just wrapped up the completion of One Hundred Million, and as they ready the release, I thought this track has the appropriate amount of charm to sink into your brain. It begins fairly innocently, with Francis’ voice narrating as the lightest guitar twangs about, awaiting the layered stomp from the drums and additional guitar. In operating this way, the song begins to build, opening the track up with the chorus of “you can’t please everybody all of the time.” From there the song lifts, using some fiery guitar solos and group dynamics to add bulk to the performance. One Hundred Million will be out on Spoilsport Records on August 28th.

The Radio Field Are Back!

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It’s been a few years since German outfit The Radio Field have popped up with something new, and as they return, they’re coming out swinging. They waste little time with those jangling and twisting guitar notes entering almost immediately; the steadiness of the rhythm section allows them to twist and turn perfectly while the vocals offer a bit of the sublime. I think there’s a nice little touch too in the song’s latter stage when the whole team starts to put in their vocals, though they’re staggered so it comes across like an indiepop call and response. Hope this means there’s more on the way!

Shabason, Krgovich and Tenniscoats Announce Wao

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In a world where independent music has increasingly become a commodity to trade on cool, it’s great that there are still artists like Shabason, Krgovich and Tenniscoats. The supergroup, of sorts, met upon a Shabason/Krgovich tour, and in the span of four days, they managed to meld into one unit, thus leaving us with the benefits of their new album. A carefully constructed manipulation of beats and samples opens the tune, opening the door, so to speak, to the entrance of piano and vocals, creeping and tip-toeing around every sonic corner. In the completion of this tune, you’re left with this sense of wonderment, like you’ve been taken on a journey, but more of a spiritual one, as your physical presence never moved; these bits of movement, pushed by sonic manipulation hint at the joys that await on Wao; the album will be out on August 29th via Western Vinyl.

Teethe Release Hate Goodbyes

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This new single from Teethe shares accompanying musicianship from folks in the Wednesday/Hovvdy camp, but really, I continue to just dive right into their relaxed approach to slowcore. On this number, the entirety of the tune feels like watching the blurred horizon bouncing off the asphalt on a summer drive along an empty Texas highway; it’s obviously careful in its pacing, but the arrangements around the edges definitely create this wholeness that continues to illustrate the promise that the new record brings with it. Magic of the Sale is dropping on August 8th, and if you the participants in the recording process are anything to go by, the album feels like its already built for the masses.

Nuclear Daisies Drop Infinite Joy Single

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If you are marking things down on your calendar, you might want to pencil in August 1st, as that’s the drop date of the new LP from Austin’s Nuclear Daisies. The band features Alex Gehring of Ringo Deathstarr, which should build in some expectations of their sound, but, like many folks in the shoegaze genre they’re flexing their craft and making it into something a bit more refreshing. This single has a heaviness to it, almost an industrial brand of electronica, hitting with wave after wave; it’s balanced out by distorted guitars driving the rhythm into your brains. That big sound gets split right through the middle with Alex’s voice hitting some angelic dream pop notes, creating this tasty little melodic center you’ll want to bite right into. First Taste of Heaven hits on August 1 via Portrayal of Guilt.

Lorelle Meets the Obsolete Announce Corporal

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You will certainly needs some patience with the new single from Mexico’s Lorelle Meets the Obsolete. This is not due to you having to adjust, but rather the way the group have formulated their new release, creating this sort of step by step build to the completed tune. At first, its all minimalism, beats and ambiance built in to accompany the visualizer; they layer vocals and a little bit of a more pronounced beat on top, letting that ride for another minute or so. Still, the song’s not even started, until that groove drops in and the beats just move back and forth, growing more punchy and bold. The wash of electronics that hits you in the latter half is a perfect benchmark for what’s to come on their new album Corporal, showing they can play with both the abstract and mainstream in their songwriting; the new LP is out on October 10th. Ven a Tejas amigos!

Upper Narrows Announce Over the Praire EP

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A good bedroom pop tune should never go to waste, thus I’m running back to this Upper Narrows tune from the other day, along with the announcement of a brand new EP. I took a lot of joy hearing how there’s a nice little wash of keyboard building ambiance in the distance on this one; it adds the perfect texture to a tune that feels like a late night serenade to a group of friends. Tyler Jackson’s voice has this great bit of pleasantry to it, like a kindness that’s built for bringing you joy on your saddest days. Look for the Over the Prairie EP, which drops on September 23rd via Repeating Cloud.

Dramatic Shapes Return with My AI

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After a bunch of releases, Dramatic Shapes went radio silent for a minute; musical creator Theodore Appert moved, then took some time off as he settled into life. That said, I love the return on this new track; the bass work alone on this track totally sticks in your brain, bobbing up and down just like your body will be doing. Open up the musical present and there’s all sorts of delights awaiting you, from a indifferent vocal appeal to these angular and discordant guitar licks dancing their way through its entirety. You could probably throw it in somewhere between Pylon and the Rapture, but the sound is a bit satiated with its pace, making some of the notes hit even deeper as it avoids the pitfalls of being too frantic.

New Music from Das Kope

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Das Kope has has been on the ATH radar for some time now, and with the announcement of his record, we wanted to be sure this new little banger was on your radar this week. The artist is really toying with our expectation, as his previous work has really been hyper-melodic and infectious. Don’t get us wrong, this tune does have a nice little bit of a hook, but it’s sort of disguised in this murky haze of sun. In the first minute, you’re subdued by this trickling bit of production, with a twisting guitar note that just seems suspended in the air. When it drops in, the pop connection is made, illustrating how far into the dramatic pop form Das Kope has gone; expect a new album to hit later this Summer.

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