It's that time again, the season of family cuddling and insane happiness and oh yes, cheesy christmas songs. But really, no intentions to ruin this here on our blog (just imagine a christmas tree in the upper right corner), so I'll bless you with this lil' treat by our favorite Californian twee sisters Summer Twins who've dropped two unrestrainedly romantic holiday tunes that they've recorded together with Naive Thieves. And who could say something against something as sweet as this? Right. So grab your nearest fellow human and go snuggling now.
Summer Twins & Naive Thieves - What Better Time Than Now?Summer Twins & Naive Thieves - Holiday in the SandRead more →
Here's a cut from James Ferraro's brand new album, Leather High School being a comparatively accessible and straightforward pop tune, "comparatively" meaning that without further description you do know that it is blurry as fuck and of course featuring Ferraro's signature effects, samples and sounds. Suffice it to say: it's brilliant. Night Dolls With Hairspray is now out on Olde English Spelling Bee. Order your copy here.
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Portland, Oregon psych duo Chrome Wings has dropped another gem of finest ambient soundscapes, slowly meandering synth patterns and some calm and carried away vocals in the distance, all held together by an unagitated, steady rhythm section that makes you feel all warm and quiet while you're gently floating around. Watch out for their 10 inch that is to be released sometime soon via Amdiscs.
Chrome Wings - Drip CityRead more →
With a myspace layout which will probably make you have an epileptic seizure, I honestly did not expect the music of the portuguese three-piece Evols to be so pure and soulful, as well as taking inspiration from so many genres that it becomes hard to put them into just one category. To me they may sound like a more stripped and slowed down Faust, leading the krautrock-inspired sound in a more ambient direction.
Buy one of their 500 limited edition vinyls, or stream the album here.
Evols - WhiteEvols - Sea Of StarsRead more →
Our most adored little cassette label Wonder Beard Tapes has just announced its next release, Walkabout by Chicago resident Anthony Engelhardt's project Ra Cailum. The tape is a splendid collection of slow-burning, dream infusing synth jams, totally relaxed and contemplating, in a way that kind of music some folks used to call "chillwave" back in the days but after all at its core this is just a simply beautiful séance in its own right.
Pre-order the tape over here, or get the whole thing for free digitally at bandcamp.
Ra Cailum - ExpectationsRead more →
Before it's time to end this day, some wonderful pop music by Brooklyn's Mainland Fever, a quartet gathered in Dumbo around Jordan Topf who obviously brought some sunshine from his Californian home to the warehouses between the bridges, as Angel-Headed is a light-hearted and uplifting piece of soul, all beautifully reverb-laden guitars and harmony-driven vocals, just in time to forget for once all that untypically early December snow that will probably stay in Berlin's streets till March.
(Photo by Randyll Wendl)
Mainland Fever - Angel-HeadedRead more →
Here's a cut from James Ferraro's brand new album, Leather High School being a comparatively accessible and straightforward pop tune, "comparatively" meaning that without further description you do know that it is blurry as fuck and of course featuring Ferraro's signature effects, samples and sounds. Suffice it to say: it's brilliant. Night Dolls With Hairspray is now out on Olde English Spelling Bee. Order your copy here.
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