Baby Combat Share Heaven is an Izakaya
We’ve been jamming to Portland’s Baby Combat quite a bit the last year or so, and this new single continues to illustrate the beauty of Noel Yeo’s songwriting. It opens with a bit of restaurant noise, perhaps an allusion to the song’s love of an izakaya (Japanese pub). Then sharp guitar lines start to ring in your ears, with a heavy bass groove bobbing in the ocean’s beneath the front of the mix. I love how Yeo hits some high notes, like in the area right after the 1 minute mark, keeping the song earnest and playful. In the end, one of the reason’s I adore Noel’s songwriting is that it very much hits the notes of fuzzy pop, but it never quite settles; the track’s always seem to take a turn here or there, offering a little wrinkle that allows things to continuously captivate listeners and sound fresh.
A band featuring members of Wombo and Murals, dedicated to the sounds of Talking Heads and Omni, is surely going to find its way on our pages. So, here we are with 
Here we are folks, another Monday. We’re starting off the week, as we always do, looking back at last week’s hits, just in case our five followers missed a song or two. We’ve got new indie pop stuff from Red Sleeping Beauty and Jeanines, plus new tunes from long-time ATH faves, Stephen’s Shore. Then there’s a new Chronophage album on the way, so we’ve got that covered here too. It’s a quick little way to breeze into your week here, starting things off nice and light. Enjoy!
If you’re feeling, like me, a bit overwhelmed on this Friday, and just want a minute to turn up the noise and bang your head a little, then hit up this new track from New Zealand’s 
It’s hard to not fawn over a track that takes 
Jorn and Estella, or 
Our friend Kevin Hairs is back again with his 
I’m not going to lie; I thought there wouldn’t be a finer pop tune this year after hearing “Any Day Now,” but it seems that