On GIFT’S debut, bandleader, TJ Freda & co. uncap the lens to project their vibrant spectrum of psych, krautrock, dream pop, post-punk, noise rock and electronica.
Winter’s album, features guest vocals from Hatchie & SASAMI, and is filled with glistening hooks across gorgeous slowcore spectacles creating a wreath of musical moods.
Dan Lyons and his new band The Tenants set up a DIY studio in an old theatre in Margate and recorded his second album in just 10 days.
New Zealand’s Tall Dwarfs showed a whole generation of musicians what could be done at home on a 4-track and what magic could be made if you mixed pop melodies and hooks galore with homemade sounds.
Sonically, ‘Yes Very So’ recalls the dance music of Pet Shop Boys or Human League. Lyrically, it eschews the disaffected irony of 80’s pop writing for something more lucid and philosophical.
‘Ramon’ sets the stage for a queer love story that explores the origins of iconic Beatles character Mean Mr. Mustard. A childhood Beatles fascination grows well next to the sounds of the golden state.
‘From Capelton Hill’ is brimming with gothic, dazzling ‘80s and ‘90s Britpop arrangements. The band will be touring Europe and the UK in 2023
‘Strange Craft’ is the debut album from Pigs x 7 guitarist, Sam Grant. Deliriously tuneful sci-fi tinged psych-pop from the wide-eyed travails of the late-’60s through to the mind expansions of the 21st century.
Market is the Brooklyn-based band of Nate Mendelsohn & his core collaborators who create a dynamic musical world that is both energetic and beautiful.
At heart, ‘Bummer Yea’r is a folk record with genuine Texas twang, built out with the engine of a rock band churning hot, willing to be delicate.