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Amason, "Sky City" (Fairfax Recordings)

Amason, "Sky City" (Fairfax Recordings)

Taking acid in the Amazon Rainforest (in the 80s) From Pontus Winnberg of electronic trio Miike Snow and various other stragglers of other groups, Amason was born. And I suppose if you were to do acid in the Amazon Rainforest in an 80s movie, any song on Sky City...

Elvis Perkins, "I Aubade" (MIR)

Elvis Perkins, "I Aubade" (MIR)

Charming eclectic acoustic sad music  We open on a grainy home-video of a couple on a windy beach, shot in sepia. It‰'s the kind of quirky and enchanting that Wes Anderson movies aspire to be. What‰'s playing in the background? It‰'s the dulcet tones of Elvis...

Andrew St.James, "The Shakes" (Fortune)

Andrew St.James, "The Shakes" (Fortune)

Upbeat but emotional indie rock.Remarkable for his young age, Andrew St.James‰' newest album The Shakes is a soulful, catchy, and intricate collection of indie rock. St. James‰' showcases vocals that are crooning at times, rugged at others, and passionate always....

Darlings, "Feel Better" (Wild Canary)

Darlings, "Feel Better" (Wild Canary)

Sunny splendid sounding guitars playing melodic riffs.Brooklyn-based band, Darlings‰' most recent release is one of laid-back, melodic guitar music. The album kicks of with a sweetly thematic guitar tune with accented complexities in the rhythm section. Think Beach...

Jib Kidder, "Teaspoon To The Ocean" (Weird World Co.)

Jib Kidder, "Teaspoon To The Ocean" (Weird World Co.)

Chillwave psychedelic rockJib Kidder have an interesting formula for songwriting. Many of the tracks on this album give a solid spacey, psychedelic experience to the listener, which for the most part consist of atmospheric electronic beats, guitar strumming, and...

Twerps, "Range Anxiety" (Merge)

Twerps, "Range Anxiety" (Merge)

Post-finals friendly smoke“Let‰'s waste away, let‰'s save the day, let‰'s try to do it on our own‰” sings guitarist and vocalist Martin Fawley to a string of chords that are warm and inviting yet distant and nostalgic. The sort of sentiment he presents in the...

Menace Beach, "Ratworld" (Memphis Industries)

Menace Beach, "Ratworld" (Memphis Industries)

Sunny energetic surf punkRatworld is a super upbeat album that combines the spirit of new lo-fi slacker West Coast rock with fuzzy 90s pop rock; an infectious combination given an original edge by Leeds‰' Menace Beach. The album skillfully combines pointed, distorted...

You Blew It!, "Pioneer of Nothing" (Jade Tree)

You Blew It!, "Pioneer of Nothing" (Jade Tree)

Emo beats bringing back feels You Blew It! kicks off 2015 much like they did the past year- with a breathtaking release. The Florida emo band decided to pour a year of angst into their latest 7‰Û, Pioneer of Nothing. The three song release makes use of wiry vocals,...