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Qlowski Release A Woman Video

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London’s Qlowski are one of those new groups that seems to kind of pull at you from all different directions. The first minute of their latest single is almost like this intoxicating seance, heavy keyboards and a soft vocal, willing you to test the waters. Four drum beats drop in, and then vocals crash in this sort of indifferent post-punk bravado that totally changes the song’s direction. But, then they go a step further, leaving these jagged chords to match step for step the emphatic vocal delivery as the song proceeds; it’s this sort of wimpy bob and weave, all before receding into a more subdued dreaminess. All the touches, all the notes, and its all great. You can grab this tune on Quale Futurovia Maple Death Records and Feel It Records on June 4th.

Missed This Tune from Maxwell Farrington and Le Superhomard

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I first got into Le Superhomard when they recorded Meadow Lane Park, which is a vastly overlooked pop masterpiece, and now they’re readying a new effort with Australian singer Maxwell Farrington. For me, they’ve crafted this delightful aged pop brand, somewhere that kind of feels like it might pop up in a score of one of the original Bond movies; it’s got this mystery and psychedelic notes, but Farrington’s deep voice has this cathartic power that you can’t pull yourself away from. Le Superhomard always build these huge pop soundscapes, and now they’ve got Maxwell to carry the weight of their tunes into your ears. They’ll be releasing their debut album together, Once, on April 30th via Talitres.

Ruby Bones Share Don’t Lose Your Head Video

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I’m full on embracing my adoration for pop rock this year, and at the moment, there aren’t a whole lot of acts doing it as well as Ruby Bones. This track, for instance, has solid gold arena rock riffs, handclaps and nice melodic vocals, even tossing in a couple of soloing guitar chords to make sure that we’re all on board with the aforementioned hooks! This is a fun way to revisit the end of last week and get your toes tapping before you go out into the world. If you enjoy this pop rocker, the track appears on the band’s new LP, Laser Tooth Tiger out on April 30th.

Yellow Ostrich Returns with Julia

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Having just announced an anthology of the last decade of songwriting, Alex Schaaf is ready to return to his Yellow Ostrich moniker. Today we get to listen to “Julia,” a song about the difficulties of maintaining all sorts of relationships, romantic and otherwise…and trying to reason with those challenges. Musically, I was really drawn to his vocal approach on the song at first; there was something mathematical about it, almost like Rob Crow in some of the early Pinback work (seriously, this sounds like beautiful slowcore Finback!). That said, the song wouldn’t be successful if there weren’t careful little touches throughout the tune that really emphasize the attention to detail from the participants on the recordings; I’m all for building layer upon layer, just like Schaaf and company have done here. Soft, the new LP, is out on April 24rd via Barsuk Records.

Monnone Alone Shares Feel It Disappearing Video

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This is our site and we do what we want! Sure, I introduced you to the great new “Feel It Disappearing” single from Monnone Alone a few weeks ago, but I wanted to remind you of its pull by sharing this brand new video version of the tune! It’s also in my Top 10 songs of 2021 right now; I think I have it at the No. 4 spot. You get some great images of Mark traversing the wild, socially distanced of course, not to mention some additional flare added in by director Simon Fazio. Still claiming that hook at the 2:17 mark might be one of my favorite 10 second pop nuggets of the year, period. Don’t you agree? Whatever. This song rips. This song appears on the forthcoming Stay Foggy LP (and on a 7″ too) available via Lost and Lonesome and Emotional Response.

Holiday Ghosts Share Off Grid

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With North Street Air on the May release horizon, I reckon I should throw some support behind Holiday Ghosts. While the band hail from the UK, they very much have the feel of a solid Aussie outfit, sort of blending the lo-fi aesthetic with scuzzy janglings and dueling vocal melodies, always packing pop sensibility with every note. In fact, I’m pretty sure no single song you’ll hear today has as much celebratory exuberance; you only need to look at the childish joy omnipresent in their latest video! North Street Air drops on May 21st via Fat Cat Records.

The Lodger Share I Don’t Wanna Be It

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Last week, the Lodger released Cul-de-sac of Love, their first LP in over 10 years, but albums never die, so they’ve got a fresh video for standout “I Don’t Wanna Be It.” For me, this offers up the side of the band that I’ve grown to love, still pulling those jangling guitar strings yet holding back on the tempo to allow for a little breathing room. Here they wash that space with a little synth work, and a softened vocal melody; it opens up the song and makes gives the tune longevity, allowing it to sit with you hours after the track (and album) have faded out. The video treatment has the tune spliced with footage of the band amidst a scrolling forest jaunt, diving into the natural realm where pop fans are most comfortable! The LP is available world-wide now!

Rosie Tucker Shares Habanero

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I’ve spent the last few days in anticipation of this new track from Rosie Tucker, knowing we’d get it in our hands today. There is just something about the songwriting that always seems to work for me; they take some artistic liberties in the songwriting formula, which for me, gives enough distinctive flavor to keep me coming back to their work. Opening with an analogy to my least favorite pepper, you immediately get introduced to the clever wordplay, and for all intents and purposes, it starts in some familiar territory. But, just after the 2 minute there’s a momentary instrumental breakdown, beginning to toy with their own established sound. Still, the musical turns aren’t over, as they slow the whole tune down to a crawl at 2:40, leaving us with this emphatic thematic push that closes the song in an utterly charming fashion. A new LP, Sucker Supreme, is on its way in April via Epitaph!

Enumclaw Shares Free Drop Billy Video

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Every time I listen to Enumclaw it just feels so freeing. There’s no bullshit or pretense, its just the band kind of banging out their own rock n’ roll brand, falling somewhere in between the fuzzy riffs of Wavves and any number of post-punk bands. Listening through to their latest single, it’s all about that bass line, bobbing and weaving beneath a wall of distortion as Aramis Johnson exclaims “I don’t wanna be a loser.” So sure, the band has goals, aims, but they’re also coming to the table with this tenacity that says, here’s our heavy rock tunes, and we’re just going to do it on our terms in our way…and right now, that seems like a whole lot of fun. Their EP, Jimbo Demo is out on April 30th via Youth Riot Records.

Lisasinson Share Tu y Yo

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There’s something about listening to Lisasinson that just makes life seem like a whole lot of fun; they fill their songs with joy and fun and hooks and riffs, in turn filling up my rock tank every time they drop a new single. In a few weeks they’ll be dropping a new mini-album, Perdona Mama, so this is our last chance to get a little sneak at what’s in store. The video is filled with antics and a solid rabbit chase, but I’m mostly sold on how consistently the quartet seem to just churn out these crushing pop rock tunes. To me, it’s all about the execution, they don’t try to do too much with the song, just staying steady around a solid vocal melody and quick rhythm lines. Seemingly simple, but it only rips if its done just right, like this lot. Look for the album to drop on April 9th via Elefant Records.

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