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Autocamper Announce What Do You Do All Day

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You likely first heard about Autocamper over here on this site, or so we hope, as we’ve been championing the band for quite some time, but today brings the bestsest news, as the group are ready to finally announce their debut LP. It’s got all the proper jangles, but the Manchester group has their own approach that feels distinctive in its own sense. In the vocal duties, which are shared throughout the new album, you get this businesslike approach, hitting these straightforward notes while the rest of the group dances around with discordant guitars and stomping drum lines, adding in a sprinkle of melodic backing vocals to boot. They’ll be dropping their debut What Do You Do All Day via Slumberland and Safe Suburban Home on July 11th.

Monnone Alone Share River of Sighs

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I thought good old Mark Monnone was playing a trick on me when I first press play; I mean, I didn’t expect a vocal sample in a different language! But, as the guitar lines begin to sound familiar and friendly, that’s when I notice that Monnone Alone is still an on-going project, and thus entitled to grow and try out new tricks. The trick here is perfect execution, with one of the best vocal performances I can remember from Mark; it’s aided by the perfect little detailed backing vocal too. There is something light and good-natured here, however, like a bug setting sail on a loose leaf and sailing down a stream, nothing but promise of a new horizon on its mind. Here Comes the Afternoon will be out on May 2nd via Lost and Lonesome/Meritorio/Safe Suburban Home.

Lone Striker Drops Blip One

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We here at ATH are huge believers in Tom Brown; he’s been a joy to cover as part of Teenage Tom Petties and Rural France, but his Lone Striker works is gifting us a glimmer of a different side of Tom. On his latest single, the track and its accompany video all encompass a walkabout; the soft snare touches provide a marching beat, albeit one that work’s at a glacial pace. But, like all things Brown, there are some finite little charms he sprinkles into his work; I’m in love with the sort of ghostly vocal sample that haunts this number. That overlapping vocal approach throughout doesn’t hurt one bit either, setting up the strings to hit you right in the heart. His self-titled album will be out on March 14th via Safe Suburban Home.

LP Gavin Channels Pavement on New Single

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If you missed the olden days of slacker rock, might we remind you that you have new heroes ahead in LP Gavin. They definitely pull out some tricks from the Pavement back catalog, though it gets reimagined in a new presentation. You’ll find the reclining verses coiled around these emphatic punches of grungy pop rock; I like to think there’s just a bit more pulling on the reins, which allows the hook to really sail through the speakers. Hard to find that perfect balance between bursts and bops, but they’re pulling it off successfully below. Trials, Tribulations, Deliberations, Pratfalls, Reprieves, Etc is out February 28th via Repeating Cloud and Safe Suburban Home.

Lone Striker Share Dunno Single

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All our favorite labels of love have their hands in this Lone Striker album coming your way, and this first single should establish the group as one of your favorites too. It should come as no surprise that we’ve also covered the project in various ways, as the lone striker himself, Tom Brown, is also part of great acts like Rural France and Teenage Tom Petties. So, here we are, with a debut single, seeing Brown relishing his role as a pop extraordinaire is immediately evident; the burst of horns in the arrangement set up his voice to kind of crest and cool in the middle of the mix. All of this chilled pop works around a lightly strummed jangle, sitting right alongside the percussive element, tapping toes and bobbing heads in the best way. For now, we can thank Repeating Cloud/Safe Suburban Home/Hidden Bay for getting this tune our way…the debut album is out next year!

Stuart Pearce Shares Fuck No I Jangle

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Throw in some jangles and let the band bang it out; that seems to be the attitude of Stuart Pearce and their brand new single here. You’ve got huge circling guitars, hitting all the right psychedelic mixed notes, then they suddenly drop in with thumping guitars and these almost sheepish vocals, and maybe even building up a wall of mistrust. That said, they lock into the perfect mixture, melding these pounding rhythms with twisting sunshine guitar licks with stomping vocals that explore a bit of bravado and fun. Step into the sound, and look for a brand new record on Safe Suburban Home next Spring!

Healees Share White Room + Announce Coin de l’oeil

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When a bunch of powerhouse labels get together to co-release something, you can pretty much count on us being into it. Hidden Bay Records, Safe Suburban Home and Indie or Die jointly announced Coin de l’oeil, the newest album from Parisian outfit Healees. Our first single has the track blanketing the listener in warmth, with crisp guitar notes churning over one another as they continuously leave space for soaring vocals to work in the negative space. Those vocals carry an earnestness that takes a dream pop ethos and moves it into something a bit more powerful, which definitely has my ears perked up and ready to go when the record drops in October.

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)

Teenage Tom Petties Share Night Nurse

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Dear Teenage Tom Petties. I sincerely need you to stop writing such catch pop songs that, quite frankly, are ruining my day. I’m sitting here looking at an email inbox of over 100 new tracks and albums, but all I want to do is listen to this new track. I love how you’ve pushed the gritty bits of guitar to the distance; they’re not completely gone, but they allow the pitch of the vocals to really sell the melody. Oh, and then you went and threw in some “whoas” and handclaps. Are you serious? How can you expect anyone to get anything done when you’re writing with such whimsy and joy, all the while tossing in hooks galore? You’ve ruined my day. Alas, I’ll have to go grab a copy of your new self-titled record, dropping on August 2nd via Safe Suburban Home/Repeating Cloud.

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