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Gregor Announces Milk Thistle Salmon Blush

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Australian artist Gregor has been a regular fixture on our site over the years; he’s released several albums through Chapter Music, but now goes out on his own for the forthcoming Milk Thistle Salmon Blush. As a songwriter, Gregor has mastered the balance between poetry and sound, as his arrangements often times feel like cinematic pieces, crafted to perfectly support the spoken word, as you’ll hear here. This tune has this futuristic pulse, and while it begins slowly, the tune opens up with a more rhythmic sample that begins to create a natural feeling of movement. His goal seems to be commentary on the mixture of the future with our own self-reflection, so keep an eye out for more as we inch towards the October release of the new record.

Linda Smith to Split 7″ with The Smashing Times

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You likely are already aware of our affection for The Smashing Times, but just last week the Baltimore bunch announced a new 7″ with one of their local mates, Linda Smith. When listening to the first single to leak out from the new project, you can hear the bedroom pop majesty from Smith; her song moves at the perfect pace, almost letting the vocals walk atop these grand keyboard/synth samples. That pacing combined with the nature of the vocals allows the listener to slink into the tune itself, while there’s this mysterious nature too, really drawing me deep into the synthetic texture. Looking forward to hearing the whole split EP, which comes out on August 14th via Upset the Rhythm.

Malena Zavala Preps Melt EP

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Been a couple of years since we’ve heard from Malena Zavala, and the gentleness of her latest single seems the perfect way to officially open up the listening experience of the week. The ornate nature of the meandering guitar notes creates this vastness that perhaps seems empty if it weren’t for the vocals. But, the vocals are there, often as ambient notes floating to fill the aforementioned space, at other times they embrace this lightness that borders on playfulness, cresting and falling atop of the guitar strums; Zavala can also retreat with her voice, pulling back and creating this intimacy where it feels as if the music only exists between she and the listener. This is the title track from the forthcoming Melt EP.

Last Week’s Jams (7.14 – 7.18)

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Felt like a pretty busy week all in all; there were lots of big album news leaking out, and we tried to cover the ones we love, like new Living Hour and Telephone Numbers…and I had to squeeze in that new Blood Orange. Tons of new stuff has been coming out of Austin too, like new stuff from Dress Warm, Living Pins, Chronophage and Ingebrigt Haker Flatten (do we still get to claim San Gabriel?). Winter and TAGABOW continued with their run of solid singles, as did Wombo, so there’s a whole lot of stuff for you to sound your way through below. Bummed that new Bats tune I posted isn’t up on the DSPs.

HHBTM Announces Two New Releases: Tullycraft and Bunnygrunt

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Our friends at the great HHBTM label have been busy setting up their own proper record shop, but like all great things, their finishing this year with focus back on the label side of things. They sent us a note about two great new releases, one that’s brand spanking new, Tullycraft; the other, Bunnygrunt, getting the 30 year Reissue treatment for Action Pants. Below, you’ll be treated to the joyous pop sounds of Tullycraft‘s new single; they take on this infectious sound that feels like it’s somewhere between Heavenly and Beulah, catchy and bundles of fun (I particularly love the horn blasts that kick on here). Shoot the Point will be out on August 22nd. You can also hear a new to everyone Bunnygrunt track that was never on the Action Pants LP back in 1995, due to some lineup and contract issues. But, they’ve redone it, and dammit if you’re not going to wish you this had been included in the OG version. This reissue is super-limited and is being split with Silly Moo Records.

New Single from The Valery Trails

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Trying to take you into the weekend with a little vibe here and a little vibe there, and I’m definitely feeling this new track from Aussie outfit The Valery Trails. I love a band that wastes zero time getting loud like this lot, smattering the drums and letting the guitars just ring right through. At times, they almost feel like they’re a pop punk band from the UK, or maybe they’re channeling Teenage Fanclub; it’s always loud, with a melody lurking throughout, and maybe there’s a little tongue-in-cheek humor working in there too. They’ll be dropping their new album Winter Palace on August 29th.

Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Shares Single + Announces Sonic Transmissions

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Seeing as we’re here to get weird on a Friday, there’s definitely a reason to branch out into the realms of the work of Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (Exit) Knarr, as the current ensemble is labeled. The group have recently announced Drops, their latest record, and below you’ve got the jazzy twists and turns tantalizingly tuning in and out. Squeaks and squawks, hammering keys and drums rolls, all peaking in cacophony and coming together harmoniously. It’s this aversion to modern construct that makes the ensemble so captivating. Plus, the group have also blasted news of the next Sonic Transmissions Festival, taking place here in Austin on September 11 thru the 14th, supported by Epistrophy Arts. It’s a celebration of storytelling and sounds that stretch our expectations of what pop is; you can get more details HERE.

Dance Into the Weekend with Orbita

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I know that B.Gray typically runs our IT Department, but when I caught this Orbita tune, I just felt like we could open up our Friday with a little bit of a punching groove to slide into the weekend. While lacking vocals, the song’s got plenty of movement, driving you forward with this rhythmic pulse and synthetic keyboard stabs that would work perfectly if you were scoring the Upside Down. I love the drop into the track around the 40 second mark, turning it into something altogether more propulsive and pumping. There are moments when the song settles, only to swing back in and hit you all over again with its synthetic power. Why not feel the future on Friday?

Chronophage Drops Musical Attack

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A new release by Chronophage always warrants a celebration; they’re one of the gems of the Austin scene, and just last week they dropped Musical Attack: Communist + Anarchist Friendship. It’s four brief songs, all which seem to explore their various influences in different ways. When the album opens, it almost feels like they’re taking a Dead Kennedy’s approach with that pummeling drum opening, but they waste little time rushing into this fervent guitar jam that just shreds right through your speakers. The dancing guitar line that opens “We Must Be Evil,” embraces the absolute playfulness of the tune, letting the vocals sort of encircle and prance about the musical element. You can even find a nice little video HERE of the closing “Anti-Miracle,” which features this stuttering guitar wiggle that borders on moving into post jam band territory; it’s got this falling little chorus that’s perfect too. If you want a 7″ copy of the EP, grab it from Post Present Medium.

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.

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