Actually hailing from Woodstock, NY, Casey Chandler calls himself Galapaghost when he's composing moony folk songs that take us to wildflower meadows in hazy sunshine. Casey's got a bachelor's degree in music production, a feature that clearly separates his songs from most of the distinctly lo-fi artists running around in the Big Apple right now. The tune Human Unkind, posted below, is a slow beauty, with Casey's fine voice expressing his weltschmerz over subtle, ukulele-based harmonies that Neil Young would be proud of.

Chandler hasn't released any albums yet, and he is still unsigned, but Galapaghost's second EP Neptunes, which features Human Unkind, is available now via iTunes or Amazon.

Actually hailing from Woodstock, NY, Casey Chandler calls himself Galapaghost when he's composing moony folk songs that take us to wildflower meadows in hazy sunshine. Casey's got a bachelor's degree in music production, a feature that clearly separates his songs from most of the distinctly lo-fi artists running around in the Big Apple right now. The tune Human Unkind, posted below, is a slow beauty, with Casey's fine voice expressing his weltschmerz over subtle, ukulele-based harmonies that Neil Young would be proud of.

Chandler hasn't released any albums yet, and he is still unsigned, but Galapaghost's second EP Neptunes, which features Human Unkind, is available now via iTunes or Amazon.

After last year's critically acclaimed album Still Night, Still Light, Brooklyn's synth pop girl trio Au Revoir Simone are going to put out another remix album, Night Light, to be released on July 5 via Moshi Moshi.

With the likes of Neon Indian, Dam Mantle, but also Your Twenties and Jens Lekman, we're gonna encounter the inevitable as well as rather surprising artists to musically reinterpret the ladies' lush songs.

Among the pleasant surprises is a rework of Only You Can Make You Happy by amazing Dirty Projectors' singer Angel Deradoorian, and on the other end of the spectrum we find (as the album's bonus track) a pretty foreseeable contribution by Belgian neo-Italo Disco duo Aeroplane, who have worked together with Au Revoir Simone before for their remix of Friendly Fires' Paris, arguably one of the best dance tracks of the last couple of years.

After last year's critically acclaimed album Still Night, Still Light, Brooklyn's synth pop girl trio Au Revoir Simone are going to put out another remix album, Night Light, to be released on July 5 via Moshi Moshi.

With the likes of Neon Indian, Dam Mantle, but also Your Twenties and Jens Lekman, we're gonna encounter the inevitable as well as rather surprising artists to musically reinterpret the ladies' lush songs.

Among the pleasant surprises is a rework of Only You Can Make You Happy by amazing Dirty Projectors' singer Angel Deradoorian, and on the other end of the spectrum we find (as the album's bonus track) a pretty foreseeable contribution by Belgian neo-Italo Disco duo Aeroplane, who have worked together with Au Revoir Simone before for their remix of Friendly Fires' Paris, arguably one of the best dance tracks of the last couple of years.

Starting next month, our latest Canadian dream pop darlings Memoryhouse will come to Europe for a few shows, mostly in the UK.

In their luggage, the two are gonna have a photo book made by Denise/We Are Bandits, and judging from the pictures that are posted on their myspace, that book could very well be amazingly beautiful. And along with the book will come an instrumental/drone LP supposedly composed and produced by Evan. You can listen to one of the beautifully melancholic and dreamy pieces here (stream only), probably named Minor White. Perfect company for your lonely Sunday morning coffee in bed.

The book/LP is limited to 100 units, so good luck to you.

Starting next month, our latest Canadian dream pop darlings Memoryhouse will come to Europe for a few shows, mostly in the UK.

In their luggage, the two are gonna have a photo book made by Denise/We Are Bandits, and judging from the pictures that are posted on their myspace, that book could very well be amazingly beautiful. And along with the book will come an instrumental/drone LP supposedly composed and produced by Evan. You can listen to one of the beautifully melancholic and dreamy pieces here (stream only), probably named Minor White. Perfect company for your lonely Sunday morning coffee in bed.

The book/LP is limited to 100 units, so good luck to you.

LA is a huge mess. Still, it's a city that, at night from a distant hill, somehow manages to look magnificently like the sky full of stars. Somewhere in that huge mess, a guy called Hunter John might have laid in his bedroom, imagining himself to a place far away up there. At least, that's what his song I feels like. And indeed, as his musical influences he credibly states that his music sounds like "all the lights at the bottom of the ocean, and all the lights at the top of the sky", though for sure that's a bit of a cheesy description. Nonetheless, his recording moniker Universe appears appropriate to me given the dreamy and spaced-out lo-fi melodies Hunter creates with supposedly analogue synths and a very basic drum machine which evokes fine associations 80s easy listening records, while singing about the possibility of being alright these days.

I is the first single of his forthcoming album Gazing, Gazing, according to Hunter to be released sometime this summer.

LA is a huge mess. Still, it's a city that, at night from a distant hill, somehow manages to look magnificently like the sky full of stars. Somewhere in that huge mess, a guy called Hunter John might have laid in his bedroom, imagining himself to a place far away up there. At least, that's what his song I feels like. And indeed, as his musical influences he credibly states that his music sounds like "all the lights at the bottom of the ocean, and all the lights at the top of the sky", though for sure that's a bit of a cheesy description. Nonetheless, his recording moniker Universe appears appropriate to me given the dreamy and spaced-out lo-fi melodies Hunter creates with supposedly analogue synths and a very basic drum machine which evokes fine associations 80s easy listening records, while singing about the possibility of being alright these days.

I is the first single of his forthcoming album Gazing, Gazing, according to Hunter to be released sometime this summer.

Friday nostalgia. Don't miss this new video for shy London bedroom producer Lonely Galaxy's achingly beautiful Time. The song is one of four tracks on his EP One, released last month on Transparent.

The official video was put together by Jamie Harley, and it's a fine piece that evokes all those blurred memories of long gone times that in retrospection appear to have been so much simpler and somehow happy.

Friday nostalgia. Don't miss this new video for shy London bedroom producer Lonely Galaxy's achingly beautiful Time. The song is one of four tracks on his EP One, released last month on Transparent.

The official video was put together by Jamie Harley, and it's a fine piece that evokes all those blurred memories of long gone times that in retrospection appear to have been so much simpler and somehow happy.

I know it's late, but finally, here it is: the seventh edition of the NFOP Radio Show with eleven songs freshly picked out of the blogosphere exclusively for your delight. Listen to the stream either via the player embedded on top of this page (recommended) or here.

Listening note: The show is streamed via 8tracks. Their license requires a mix to be shuffled the second time someone listens to it. Moreover, the number of tracks the user can skip while listening to a mix is limited.

1. Woods - Death Rattles: Recently, MGMT's Ben Goldwasser told BlackBook Magazine that they were definitely not part of "the fabled Brooklyn music scene" which mostly consisted of bands that are "never going to be discovered by anyone because they're too insular and weird". Pitchfork suspects he was talking about bands like Woods. Fortunately, they don't need to be discovered as they have their very own record label, and Woodsist has just released their wonderful (despite being weird and insular) new album At Echo Lake.

2. The Young Sinclairs - Forever After: When Daniel Cundiff is not playing with Eternal Summers, he's got this other band called The Young Sinclairs that makes blissful summery 60s-infused pop harmonies that somehow remind me of The Coral. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

3. Ganglians - My House: Speaking of Woodsist artists, Sacramento quartet Ganglians have no more than a very few weeks ago officially released their great debut full-length Monster Head Room in Europe, but they're already diligently working on new material. This tune is the first demo that's supposed to appear on their upcoming sophomore effort.

4. Gauntlet Hair - All Eyes: There has been some heavy buzz about this Colorado band stirred up after only a single song, I Was Thinking, also featured on this blog a while back (it will be released as a 7 inch by GvB's new imprint Forest Family Records in late May/early June). This new track shows that we're most likely not observing a potential one-hit wonder.

5. Sore Eros - Taal Compass: This wonderful dreamy track has been created by Robbie Robinson who composes music under the moniker Sore Eros, and for that we somehow feel sorry for him. Anyway, the song will be out as a limited 7 inch on Blackburn Recordings on May 24.

6. 1,2,3 - Confetti: Guardian's Paul Lester is seriously raving about this duo from Pittsburgh, so it can't be that wrong to include 1,2,3 in this mix. Another band that achieves to turn something distinctly retro (70s rock, this time) into something amazingly modern and fresh. Their debut European single The Going Away Party will be released by Chess Club on May 30.

7. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kids: Mistrust the hype. I've been told this LA four-piece is gonna be this year's MGMT or Peter Bjorn and John, and this tune is about to hit so massively we'll dance to it all summer long. Well, not sure if I'm convinced yet, but judge for yourself.

8. Shine 2009 - New Rules: More or less perfect pop music from Scandinavia, Finland to be exact. In fact, I could imagine me dancing to this one till September.

9. School Of Seven Bells - Babelonia: New York shoegaze/dream-pop trio will put out their sophomore album Disconnect From Desire on July 13 via Ghostly International. Slightly more upbeat than the debut, this track is an adequate teaser.

10. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill: Like Pitchfork's Mark Richardson rightly wrote last week, the NYC duo's absolutely stunning debut record Treats marks one of those rare occasions when we get the chance to hear something somehow entirely unheard. Sleigh Bells' music is aggressive yet melodic and danceable, not unlike Crystal Castles for that matter, with the main difference that this time, the girl on the mic does not scare the hell out of me. Highly recommended.

11. Nika & Rory - I'm Not Going Anywhere: Madison, Wisconsin's Nika Roza Danilova aka much adored Zola Jesus and Rory Kane have an aptly named joint endeavor. In fact, the duo's music is not very far from the respective solo projects, which is of course anything but a bad thing.

I know it's late, but finally, here it is: the seventh edition of the NFOP Radio Show with eleven songs freshly picked out of the blogosphere exclusively for your delight. Listen to the stream either via the player embedded on top of this page (recommended) or here.

Listening note: The show is streamed via 8tracks. Their license requires a mix to be shuffled the second time someone listens to it. Moreover, the number of tracks the user can skip while listening to a mix is limited.

1. Woods - Death Rattles: Recently, MGMT's Ben Goldwasser told BlackBook Magazine that they were definitely not part of "the fabled Brooklyn music scene" which mostly consisted of bands that are "never going to be discovered by anyone because they're too insular and weird". Pitchfork suspects he was talking about bands like Woods. Fortunately, they don't need to be discovered as they have their very own record label, and Woodsist has just released their wonderful (despite being weird and insular) new album At Echo Lake.

2. The Young Sinclairs - Forever After: When Daniel Cundiff is not playing with Eternal Summers, he's got this other band called The Young Sinclairs that makes blissful summery 60s-infused pop harmonies that somehow remind me of The Coral. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

3. Ganglians - My House: Speaking of Woodsist artists, Sacramento quartet Ganglians have no more than a very few weeks ago officially released their great debut full-length Monster Head Room in Europe, but they're already diligently working on new material. This tune is the first demo that's supposed to appear on their upcoming sophomore effort.

4. Gauntlet Hair - All Eyes: There has been some heavy buzz about this Colorado band stirred up after only a single song, I Was Thinking, also featured on this blog a while back (it will be released as a 7 inch by GvB's new imprint Forest Family Records in late May/early June). This new track shows that we're most likely not observing a potential one-hit wonder.

5. Sore Eros - Taal Compass: This wonderful dreamy track has been created by Robbie Robinson who composes music under the moniker Sore Eros, and for that we somehow feel sorry for him. Anyway, the song will be out as a limited 7 inch on Blackburn Recordings on May 24.

6. 1,2,3 - Confetti: Guardian's Paul Lester is seriously raving about this duo from Pittsburgh, so it can't be that wrong to include 1,2,3 in this mix. Another band that achieves to turn something distinctly retro (70s rock, this time) into something amazingly modern and fresh. Their debut European single The Going Away Party will be released by Chess Club on May 30.

7. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kids: Mistrust the hype. I've been told this LA four-piece is gonna be this year's MGMT or Peter Bjorn and John, and this tune is about to hit so massively we'll dance to it all summer long. Well, not sure if I'm convinced yet, but judge for yourself.

8. Shine 2009 - New Rules: More or less perfect pop music from Scandinavia, Finland to be exact. In fact, I could imagine me dancing to this one till September.

9. School Of Seven Bells - Babelonia: New York shoegaze/dream-pop trio will put out their sophomore album Disconnect From Desire on July 13 via Ghostly International. Slightly more upbeat than the debut, this track is an adequate teaser.

10. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill: Like Pitchfork's Mark Richardson rightly wrote last week, the NYC duo's absolutely stunning debut record Treats marks one of those rare occasions when we get the chance to hear something somehow entirely unheard. Sleigh Bells' music is aggressive yet melodic and danceable, not unlike Crystal Castles for that matter, with the main difference that this time, the girl on the mic does not scare the hell out of me. Highly recommended.

11. Nika & Rory - I'm Not Going Anywhere: Madison, Wisconsin's Nika Roza Danilova aka much adored Zola Jesus and Rory Kane have an aptly named joint endeavor. In fact, the duo's music is not very far from the respective solo projects, which is of course anything but a bad thing.

Until I've finally finished the liner notes for this week's NFOP Radio Show, amuse yourself with brand new tunes by two of our most favourite chillwave artists:

First, Chaz Bundick aka Toro Y Moi will have a new single released on July 19, Leave Everywhere, via Carpark. Quite unlikely regarding his debut album Causers of This, Bundick abstained from using any electronics and recorded the amazing new track completely with acoustic instruments.

Second, our most beloved LA glo-fi darling Ramona Gonzalez aka Nite Jewel has just posted a new song called Tonight on her page, a blissful cover of Prophet's tune from 1984.

Stay tuned.

Until I've finally finished the liner notes for this week's NFOP Radio Show, amuse yourself with brand new tunes by two of our most favourite chillwave artists:

First, Chaz Bundick aka Toro Y Moi will have a new single released on July 19, Leave Everywhere, via Carpark. Quite unlikely regarding his debut album Causers of This, Bundick abstained from using any electronics and recorded the amazing new track completely with acoustic instruments.

Second, our most beloved LA glo-fi darling Ramona Gonzalez aka Nite Jewel has just posted a new song called Tonight on her page, a blissful cover of Prophet's tune from 1984.

Stay tuned.