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Toledo Share Sunday Funday Video

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This Friday Toledo will be dropping their brand new Jockeys of Love EP, and as we near, the duo have opted to share another great single to tickle your ears. This one offers a playful video to accompany the serious subject matter of dealing with alcohol dependency in new relationships. For me, the joy of the project is the way they apply delicate brush strokes to their vocal delivery; take a listen at the syllabic rise just before the minute mark…a nice pop nugget that gets dropped in from time to time throughout the track. As the song fades to a close, the music just has this bubbling effervescence that reminds you of all the joy the previous three minutes brought you on their listen! The new EP is out on Friday via Telefono.

Katy Kirby Shares Portals Video

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Katy Kirby will release Cool Dry Place next week via Keeled Scales, but as we approach that date, there’s another single to share illustrating the range of the record. While “Traffic” gave us a playful pop side of Kirby, and the album’s title track was a little more expansive, this new one feels super intimate and personal. The song is all about Katy’s vocals stretching over a solitary piano line, solemnly addressing an unknown character. A close hear will hear a faint tinkering of what appears to be bells and out of tune strings, just filling out the little dark corners of the track, with every detail given full attention. I loved the tonal push around the 2:30 mark, where it feels like the recording was done in some old wooden cabin with a lone piano and a mic. It’s a beautiful addition to the forthcoming LP, which drops on February 19th.

Dentist Share Don’t Let Me Catch You Video

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While it opens with a nod to the Misfits (you hear it too right?), Dentist speed ahead to their sugar sweet pop antics almost immediately. The riffs steel feel very heavy, but Emily’s voice atop the mix really has this coy, angelic quality, particularly when she’s dropping out those “ooh ooh ooh oohs” through the chorus. This is the first new music we get to hear from the band as they prepare to release their next LP later this year; you can be sure we’ll have more on that at a later date. For now, enjoy the song and the video as you start your Monday.

Villa Boas Share Tora Single featuring Stella

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The wonders of the digital age are that there’s so much musical material just waiting to be revisited, like this Villa Boas tune; it features Greek artists Stella, but while its being unearthed today, it was actually recorded in 2018 before her star began to rise. It’s got this sort of sloppy house party punk rock vibe; the sort that is energetic and kitschy all at once; its got enough edge to get everyone slam dancing but enough pop that your neighbors won’t be telling you to turn it down. Plus, it’s being released with this great street skate video with members of the Lovers Skate Collective, putting the Athenian culture on full display. It’s all been part of a huge collaborative effort by the Villa Boas crew, with more joint hits available HERE.

Mecanico Share Dos Para las Tres

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Ya’ll know I love to throw out a pop jam with some Spanish flare, which is perfect as the latest single from Chile’s Mecanico just came my way. It’s this sugary dancefloor ready pop number, filled in with some dreamy textures to build upon the song’s natural melodies. Every little burst popping through just makes me want to punch the air and celebrate the joy of just taking in that breath today…and sometimes, that’s all we need. Plus, the band is huge in Chile, so we could all expand our horizons a bit by checking out what’s going on outside of the American/British blogosphere!

Max Foreman Shares Underground Video

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Max Foreman‘s spent the better part of two decades playing in various projects (Bouquet/Tenebre), but this year he steps out on his own terms to deliver his debut solo effort. On the title track from his forthcoming Underground EP, you get a glimpse of the musical landscape he straddles on this release; he seems to draw from both his electronic background and his West Coast locale. I love the ever so subtle move into the chorus, delivering this delicate little twist into sunny psychedelia with an electronic pulse that snakes through the song’s entirety. Lurking in the back half, you’ll find this volcanic pop explosion, though brief, it adds brightness to this this dark tinged pop track. Max will release his EP on March 5th!

Kelly Duplex Cover the Sundays

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If you haven’t been paying attention, I’ve really been enjoying New Orleans trio Kelly Duplex as they approach the release of their debut self-titled full length. Included in that release, and now with a live performance video to accompany, is the band covering the Sunday’s classic “Here’s Where the Story Ends.” They take the core of the song, holding tightly to the song’s vocal softness, but amplifying the lightly jangling guitar notes in order to build a heavier dreamscape; I love the emphatic burst midtune too, giving some toughness to the song. Their debut drops on February 12th via Strange Daisy.

Chad VanGaalen Shares Samurai Sword

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I’ve always got room in my listening rotation for Chad VanGaalen, and it seems so do a lot of folks based on how quickly his latest video has blown up. For me, he’s one of those overlooked artists; he employs great creativity to the folk landscape, where it can sometimes get boring, at least to me. You can hear the “everything and the kitchen sink” regard here, but what I’ve always loved is that it sounds so seamless, like every note truly has its home in his songs. Plus, you get extra creativity in the video this go round, all of it hopefully getting you amped up for World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener, out on March 19th.

Buffet Lunch Share Red Apple Happiness

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It’s strange that as the world clamors for more of the same, I’m just drawn to these voices and performances that seem to be isolated out there in the world. Take this new Buffet Lunch jam, for instance. Going through my email, I can see a dozen other bands playing in the same ballpark, but they’re speeding around the bases, dropping that formulaic not quite post-punk…and it’s, well, it’s fine. But, here comes a band that just seem to toy with the formula, they’re deconstructing the standard notions of the genre. For one, the pace is a bit like a stutter, or an askew hop-along. The vocals have this punch in the front syllable, but often get pulled back to reveal the curl of pop sensibility the band bring to the table. Don’t even get me started on the squawk of the horns and that jittery guitar line here and there. Makes sense that the band would find a home for their LP, The Power of Rocks, over on Upset the Rhythm. It drops on May 7th.

Slinky Pop Tune from Merk

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I seem to have arisen from my funk of yesterday, so I’m sliding into this clever pop ditty from New Zealand’s Merk. We had no wave, but this feels like no-club pop; it’s got these little flourishes of club beats and dance floor ready notes, but they’re pulled way back, almost as if the song moves in slow-motion. Still, you can’t hide a natural hook, which is offered via the chorus and those little synth stabs in the far off distance. Just really enjoying the fact that I haven’t heard a whole lot like this, like dance music you’re not sure you know how to dance to. It’s okay, let your body do the work.

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