Don’t Get Lemon Share Paid Holiday
There’s a lot of new wave revisiting over the last several decades, but very few acts are really diving back into the original blend of bold pop with electronic foundations, at least not in the way Don’t Get Lemon do! The Austin outfit begin their with a twinkling synth line, it’s got a synthetic percussive snap too, giving just enough pace to let the vocals come in and off a classic pop croon. Thrown all together, the tune blossoms into this beautiful chorus that seems fitting for a dance scene in a John Hughes movie. They take their time to let the tune move off into a mid-track excursion, which I certainly appreciate, then swing for the fences as they bring the bold pop sound home. Go back to the future with this jam!
Those of you that continue to find yourself charmed by crystalline guitar lines that seem to cascade through your speakers are going to love 
Florida group 
Mononegatives
Austin’s Masculine Pain are fairly new to the scene, though its various members are longtime staples of the music scene here. You’ll recognize the vocals of Eric Braden of Big Bill, while Nate Cardaci of Tres Oui/Literature and Tim Bond round things out. This one’s a slow-burner, building over beats and a bobbing bass line; it’s the perfect setting for Braden’s vocal delivery, matching each syllable to the movement. Dreamy guitar notes filter in from the background as Braden sings “I’m not in control.” For me, the climax comes right at the 1:50, the mood twists, guitars and synths wash in more of a dream vibe, and as the vocals match, it’s this huge wall of euphoria blasting you right in the face; I should have been expecting this. Putting great songwriters together doesn’t always work, except when it does…and here, it does.
Friday’s are for repping Texas, so we turn at this moment towards 
Andrew Marr and his project