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Friday Album Streams: Plastic Factory, Mint Field, Easy Sleeper and More

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I expect the next few months to be pretty heavy with releases, so we may as well just dive right in and try to find our favorite records, right? This week we’ve got some solid suggestions to spend time with, and a few that I’m sure are just beneath the cool kid radar, so be sure to sample a bit of what’s below. It’s Friday and I’m behind, so I’m just jumping right in!

Mint Field – Aprender a Ser: Extended (Felte)

Stinako – Body EP (Soliti)

Shady Cove – Part II (Self Released)

Enumclaw – Home In Another Life (RFC Records)

Easy Sleeper – A Sacred Way of Living (Self-Released)

Plastic Factory – Forgotten Dreams (Self-Released)

Shady Cove Share Midwest Video

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After comparing Shady Cove to Wilson-Philips, I still can’t walk away from that comparison. But, what I can say is they’ve continued to take that dual vocal work and branch their sound into something that feels timeless. There’s a heavenly synth wash throughout this tone, the sort that you definitely notice, though it never detracts from the focus, especially when the guitar lines cascade and dance a bit in the mixture of swirling sonics. I do appreciate how they’re flirting with those of us with dreampop inclinations, yet they hold onto their own instincts, which keeps a little uniqueness in their craft. Part II will be released on August 30th.

Shady Cove Share Passenger

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A few weeks back, I hit upon Portland’s Shady Cove, throwing a little Wilson-Phillips nod their way. But, on their latest single, they get a little more pensive, allowing the craft of the song itself to trickle a bit more. It circles about with this subtle beat in the distance, sinking behind the softened tones of the vocals, with all of it being sprinkled with careful atmospheric strokes from time to time. After the two minute mark, the tune begins to blossom a bit more, elevating their tune into something that takes on a more spiritual nature as the atmosphere and the pace both seem to expand. If you’re into it, the song appears on the Part II LP, which drops on August 30th.

Shady Cove Prep Part II

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Listening through to the new single from Portland’s Shady Cove, some might be inclined to sort of file it away under stereotypical dream-pop, perhaps even pushing it towards a Beach House adjacent apartment. But, when I went through, perhaps informed by reading a book on the Go-Gos, I was reminded of some of the really great harmonizing on 80s pop records. Sure, there’s a bit of haze, and that definitely helps whet my whistle, but there were some moments when I felt as if the duo were channeling Wilson Phillips, and I mean that as a compliment. The notes are succinct and powerful, pulling the emotion out of the listener as the crest atop the dreamy nature of the tune. Be on the lookout for Part II, the new LP out August 30th.

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