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T.G. Shand Unleashes New Single

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We’ve been fortunate enough to hear what T.G. Shand has been up to on a couple of occasions over the last few months, with a handful of singles breaking out in 2025. Her latest seems to move her further towards lush dream pop, to a place where you’ll meet Kate Bush nostalgia and modern bedroom pop masterpieces. Synths hit and roll across the tune, with Annemarie Duff’s vocals shadowed behind those beats, every so often pulling back the curtain to reveal a clear vision of modern pop. If you haven’t had the time to hear what the project is crafting, spend a little of your morning immersed in what’s below here, then thank us later.

 

Another New Bats Track

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One of the last values of social media is that if you tie yourself to good humans, they share good music with you, which is how I was alerted to this new track from the Bats that seems to have popped up since the announcement of Corner Coming Up. I don’t know how this band isn’t constantly on the tips of our tongues, so to speak, as they seem to have grown and aged with perfection since their inception in 1982. The huge emotional pull when the drums drop in on the single below just sucked me right in while the guitars began to swirl around my head. Hard to turn away from the sweetness of the vocals either, especially with the ever so slight touch of backing hanging in the distance. Their new LP will be out on October 17th.

Another Hit From The Beths

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Look, we absolutely love The Beths and everything they have done since that stunning debut Future Me Hates Me back in 2018. Seriously, one of our favorite bands to emerge recently, and consistently a contender for year end lists. This new track, “No Joy,” is really no different and I am finding myself currently playing it over and over to make it through the day. We love this band and you should too.

As previously mentioned, The Beths will release new album Straight Line Was a Lie on August 29th via Anti- Records. Pre-orders are live now!

TG Shand Releases The Deadpan Break

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When I clicked go on the new tune from New Zealand artist TG Shand, I found this solemnity in the opening moments; there’s this motorik beat, but it seems to be pushing full force into this mellow wash of atmosphere, like its struggling to gather pace. As Annemarie Duff’s voice enters the fray, the textures begin to take color, with light brushes of guitar and synthetics brushing against one another in the background. Duff’s voice, too, feels like a texture, light and capable of maneuvering between the beat and the coating of noise. And, as the song fades, it settles into this club groove, with a slightly more bold bass line and snappier drum rhythms, pushing the tune to its close.

Tom Lark Wants to Rock & Roll Baby

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Don’t you just love that new artist smell? We love discovering new things around these parts and my daily discovery comes from Shannon Fowler who makes music under the moniker TOM LARK. Today he has shared with us this Americana soaked, upbeat number called “Rock & Roll Baby” and I suggest you check it out below. He will hit you with nothing but good vibes, featuring an upbeat, poppy, and somewhat twangy tune.

This track is part of the new TOM LARK album entitled Moonlight Hotel. That one is out on April 4th with pre-orders live now.

Welcome to Concrete Share New EP

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At this time of year, things are really slowing down, and I expect a huge arbitrary set of “Best Of” to pop up any day…but me personally, I’m still focused on the new stuff, like this new EP from New Zealand’s Welcome to Concrete. There are some of your Oceanic tendencies, especially on a song like “Long Shot,” though I’ll admit I was drawn to the earnest alternative vibes of “Seeing.” In a sense, it kind of reminds me of a more melodic Sebadoh, flirting with the edges of grunge riffs while drawing upon some melancholic melodies. You can stream the whole Seeing EP right below!

Death and the Maiden Share Waratah

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There’s something about listening to the latest batch of tunes from Death and the Maiden that feels sort of like I’m crawling out my skin, like the millions of cicadas in my backyard, shedding my past and awakening to a new day. I love that, particularly as the group seems to adhere to some rhythmic touchstones from acts like Depeche Mode, though modern fans might hear more of a Beach House vibe. All of it fits, as the song’s a creeper, patiently moving along the metronomic beat while the sonic ambience is filled by echoing guitars and other noisy elements, waiting for the tune to add another layer of the beat. If you’re digging this, get a listen to Wisteria, available now from Fishrider Records.

Jim Nothing Shares Present Single

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As cliche as it might seem, listening to the new single from Jim Nothing will have you feeling wistful, sitting in your bay window and gazing out into the world with a sense of wonderment. Each time the guitars turn over, it’s like they’re churning buttered pop, circularly bring melody to those seeking a bit of soulful replenishment. And, as if you couldn’t just sit there and soak up the musical warmth, there are these touchstone backing harmonies that recall every indiepop act since the beginning of time. There’s no shortage of magic within the confines of any Jim Nothing song, thus we expect Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn to be chock full of pop secrets we’ll carry with us for some time to come; it drops on October 15th via Meritorio Records.

TG Shand Shares The Cheese

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If you’re looking after a piece of rolling dream pop, then you’re going to have to open your ears to this great new track from T.G. Shand. When it opens, you’re momentarily transported into what seems like an ethereal landscape, sort of coated in this haze; this sets the mood up perfectly, allowing the rolling beat to step into the picture with the bobbing bass groove, instantly giving the song a sense of natural movement. This is where Shand enters the fray, letting her vocals flutter a bit in the scene, capturing you by offering up this playful bit of restraint, all the while being wrapped in the atmosphere and an added layer of teasing guitar notes. Give a listen, eh?

Another Jim Nothing Single

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Let the old inbox get me down, and in there somewhere was lurking a fresh new tune from Jim Nothing…yet another single in their post In the Marigolds run. There’s something in the work on this song that reminds me of a fuzzier version of Los Campesinos; it has the same endearing quality that came, particularly when you get some of those faint backing vocals into the picture…or maybe it was that opening “wooh” that set me off. The riffs are heavier for this lot, even with the cascading lead that twists its knife through the center; those riffs allow the pace to kind of settle and mellow before you, encouraging you to sink into the depths of their latest bop!

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