Nascent Antwerp BE band Felix Pallas captures an artful anthemic sound (that little insturmental hook/break that first enters the track at 0:45 is very impressive) on potential breakout/crossover new track “Curse”.
Nascent Antwerp BE band Felix Pallas captures an artful anthemic sound (that little insturmental hook/break that first enters the track at 0:45 is very impressive) on potential breakout/crossover new track “Curse”.
Reading UK trio Palm Honey mix-up potent hook-y melodics with big fuzzy syncopated guitar riffing for impactful summer single “You Stole My Blackout”.
Madrid weirdos The Parrots announce debut Los Niños Sin Miedo LP with new track “Jame Gumb”. The hulking number built around a mechanized rhythmic rattle and surf rock guitars might remind stylistically a bit of The Cramps or Gun Club.
“Set The Fire” is new from dream pop-peddling London outfit Swimming Tapes. Following up the also great “Souvenir”, “Set The Fire” captures the elan and excellent sense of atmosphere that, in part, made bands (which are likely influences) like The Church and The Simple Minds great. Stream the very good “Set The Fire” below.
Will Epstein aka High Water will release his debut LP Crush on June 24th via Other People. “Changed The Locks”, the LP’s latest stream, treads about a neat blend of dub-y chords and a spontaneous-sounding set of very visceral melodies. We are into it.
High Water (Official)
East London newcomers White Kite impress in that Foals, Friendly Fires-inhabited nexus of cool guitar-driven melodics dashed off with a bit of electronic-aided razzmatazz. Spin “Swans” below.
White Kite (Soundcloud)
Jay Som is the project of San Fran-based 22 year-old Melina Duarte. The slow-motion reverb-laced indie pop of “I Think You’re Alright” is paired with a second track called “Rush” on a forthcoming new 7″ through Fat Possum.
Jay Som (Bandcamp)
The melodic guitar-driven sweep of “Spotless Mind”, a track constructed around of a particularly excellent sense for mood and dynamics, is brand new from London-based ISLAND.
Freshly inked to Mind of a Genius (Gallant, ZHU, THEY), Norwegian act Klangstof operate around a T-Yorke-ian idiom of majestic orchestration and vast song structuring on new on “Island”.
