New Winged Wheel Single Drops
It amazes me how indifferent the indie scene seems to be to Winged Wheel. The band features indie rock stalwart Fred Thomas, rock legend Steve Shelley…not to mention folks like Cory from Spray Paint, Whitney Johnson and Matthew J. Rolin; this is a fucking indie rock supergroup if there ever was one! So yeah…they’ve got anew single from their forthcoming Desert So Green LP, and it operates in the fashion of a discordant Stereolab; the progression of the song definitely pulls from a psychedelia meets kraut-rock fusion, losing all pigeon-holing as it spins you around and around. I loved the cavernous effects that rocked through the vocals, seemingly distant yet locked into the front of the mix so it draws you further into the tune. The latter half of the song has this great little breakdown that twinkles and sparkles into this harrowing bit of psychedelia that should have your ears pinned back so you can grab a copy of the new LP; it hits on January 9th via 12XU.
There was a lot of really great music, and in all likelihood, we’re nearing the end of the yearly cycle, where I expect to kind of see a flutter of singles then the lists will pop up! On our end, we covered a lot of the ATX this week, with new stuff from Jet Cemetery, Don’t Get Lemon, Gus Baldwin and Living Set. There were some new tunes that really rocked me, like Deathcat‘s pop punk masterpiece, not to mention the new Winged Wheel noise pop piece. Even managed to find some room for old favorites like Living Hour, Pia Fraus and Bubblegum Lemonade among the masses! Crank this playlist up, as it starts with a banger from Possible Humans.
I love to wrap up the year later than most, mostly because my real job always has me swimming against the current. But, nonetheless, I’ve got a solid list of the records I loved this year…and you’ll notice a lot of the same stuff as my peers, with maybe a few tweaks here and there to throw my own flare into it. Not really sure how to write an intro into something that seems so opinion-based, so here’s the list of records you should already have purchased if you come to this site frequently!
After a week where I felt we left our visitors down, due to some musical gather in Austin, we came back with a vengeance this week. We repped some hometown heroes, announcing that Eastside Suicides would be reissuing their debut, along with a new tune from our friends in Blushing. Perennial site favorites Rural France and Red, Pinks and Purples made their usual appearance with fresh tunes for you. I loved new stuff from Winged Wheel and Yea-Ming and the Rumours. Honestly, I don’t think there’s a bad song in this playlist, which duh, we get to hand-pick what we cover. Press play and enjoy.
After Shellac came out of nowhere with an announcement this week, it only seems fitting that there’s more surprises in the 2024 release schedule, like a brand new LP from Detroit’s