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Little Oso Share Metaphorical Ohio

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The scene up in the other Portland is alive and apparently super rad, that is if you’re listening to Little Oso. Today they’re sharing the second track from their new LP, How Lucky to be Somebody, and it’s got that frivolous Friday vibes that finds you twirling and swirling about your living room with a big old smile crawling upon your face. While there’s some sharp guitar notes dancing in the background, the vocals up front embrace this crystalline tone that resonates with a natural joy. Each time the music jets off, the vocals race to catch up, and then it seems as if everyone finds themselves back in the same space, riding the melody to the close. Really great single that should have you ordering the album from Repeating Cloud; it drops on January 17th.

Casual Technicians Share Midnight Moon

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When you get a Casual Technicians album, you get a sense of joy in listening, knowing that the group sat down and just poured their art out; they didn’t sit down aiming for genre or fads, merely to express that inner spirit. This is why there are varied sounds, like the latest single taking on more of a forlorn ballad you might here bellowed from a neighboring campsite off in the woods; it’s a contrast to the first single they put out from their new LP, which had a bit of a bedroom pop vibe to it. Still, these pieces link up together, and one can expect that Deeply Unworthy will illustrate just how much joy they can file into an album; it drops on November 15th via Repeating Cloud.

Wilder Thing Shares Too Much TV Single

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The waters in Maine seem to be continuously flowing with artistic expression; I’ve stumbled upon a ton of acts from the state over the last few years that have just blown my mind, like Wilder Thing. This project feels like some sort of blasphemous concoction of indie rock influences that would appeal to fans of bands in the vein of Shellac. You’ll get seance style spoken-word met with firing guitar lines that shoot off into the horizon; there feels like there’s some possessive force (the TV?) controlling the narrator, adding this fascinating tension to the build and explosion. I Have My Mother’s Eyes and I’m Not Giving Them Back is out on October 18th via Repeating Cloud.

Little Oso Announces How Lucky to Be Someone

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If you’ve been a fan of acts like the Beths then we’d like to introduce you to Maine’s Little Oso, who’ve just announced their brand new LP, How Lucky to Be Someone. Our first listen to their new work has these perfect little guitar lines, shimmering, but not too far into the gaze realm, so you can still really feel their angular nature raining down upon you. But, while that backdrop seduced me immediately, it’s the calmed approach to the vocals that really warms, at least in this tune. I can definitely hear spots where the band could explode, but I kind of like that they don’t, holding you tightly to the core until you’ve reached the end of the song, where there’s finally that cathartic release that wraps it all up in a nice pop rock bow. How Lucky to Be Someone will be out early next year via Safe Suburban Home/Repeating Cloud.

Friday Album Streams: Blood, Teenage Tom Petties + More

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You know we’re nearing the fall when records start to come fast and furious, and we hit up another Friday with tons of really great releases for folks to pick out…and as usual, most of these have been discussed in detail on this here site. So, no need to go into too much detail, but we’re pretty sure that we’ve got albums for all your moods…so just dive right in, and be sure to grab the ones you love to support the bands/labels.

Blood – Loving You Backwards (Ramp Local)

Teenage Tom Petties – Teenage Tom Petties (SafeSuburbanHome/Repeating Cloud)

The Male Gays – Be Kind (Chapter Music)

True Optimist – Mental Health (Self Aware Records)

Aaberg – Wishing Well (Forged Artifacts)

Casual Technicians Announce Deeply Unworthy

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If you’re coming to our site, you generally jam a certain style of music, and with that, we want to make sure you’ve got Casual Technicians on your radar. They only released their debut LP a few months ago, and they’re already pushing forward with a fresh batch of tunes for us. When diving into this sea, you’ll be greeted by a nice little bob atop the waters, offering up a nice vibe, though nothing strikingly new. But, at the 25 second mark there’s a plot twist, offering up a different vocal that seems more earnest, and slightly Aussie influenced. They switch it up back and forth, always employing a snapping beat that kicks your feet up, and still pandering to those of us who think of Flying Nun as the Holy Grail. Deeply Unworthy is out November 1st via Repeating Cloud.

Teenage Tom Petties Share Kissed Me in Seattle

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The folks at Repeating Cloud and Safe Suburban Home have been hinting at new music from Teenage Tom Petties all week, and boy do we deserve this treat. On this new single, there’s almost a classic ditty feel, something that would have been catchy as hell back in the 50s, but gets a modern dust up by fueling it with walls of distortion that take the hook into the present. They’ve been flirting with catchy hooks since their inception, but this might be the peak, as you’re not going to find something as infectious as this new tune. Bonus points for an Alamo nod! You’ll hear this on the group’s new self-titled LP, which drop via the aforementioned labels on August 2nd.

Mythical Motors Share Take a Trip

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I missed the boat on the first single from the forthcoming Mythical Motors LP, but I couldn’t resist alerting you to the promise of Upside Down World. The tune below is the opening number, and its opening guitar lines were enough to pull me right into the tune; they have this power-pop brightness that seems to swear we’ll have a better tomorrow, in emotion alone. Matt Addison’s voice has this gentleness in its presentation that you can’t escape either, taking the early wistfulness and pushing it to the next level. If you’re looking to find a sunny future, might we suggest you grabbing Upside Down World; the LP drops on April 12th via Repeating Cloud.

Oort Clod Announce Cult Value

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Both Repeating Cloud and Safe Suburban Home Records has been turning us onto some special hits the last couple of years, and now they’re adding Oort Clod to the mix. When I pressed play, there was something that felt nostalgic in the vocals, like a nod to the 50s rock n’ roll my mother played around the house as a kid. With that nostalgia, how does the band make it feel modern? They coat the tune in swirls of jangling guitar lines that twist and turn behind those doo-wop style vocals; the song gives off this sort of lo-fi gritty pop that should put the Manchester outfit on your radar. They drop Cult Value on April 5th!

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