I am in San Diego, feeling exactly the opposite of the emotions this song evokes. However, it’s good not to forget my introspective roots. Lie down on your rusty roof, spread out, stare into the night sky…and listen. Astronauts etc. on Bandcamp | Facebook
Tag: Dream pop
New Golden Fable
Golden Fable, winning my heart since August 16, 2011. Music so precious I could hug it and it would hug back. “Sugarloaf,” Golden Fable’s new single, is due August 13. Their debut album, Star Map, is out September 10 via their own Full of Joy Records.
Desert Stars
Brooklyn five-piece Desert Stars start 2012 off right with the release of their first single. âBoys I Likeâ and âFarewell Decadeâ are glossy pop songs that shimmer and shine from start to finish. These tracks are very well polished and seem a bit too slick to carry the shoegaze tag, but there are certainly elements.… Continue reading Desert Stars
Rem’s Floating Chandelier releases new album, Think Of The Willows
It wasn’t so long ago I first wrote about Rem’s Floating Chandelier, a Virginia trio that began within the past year. They had some superb songs to start things off on the right foot, and now they’ve returned with the could-you-be-more-ambient? full length Think Of The Willows. (Though, it looks like this time they have… Continue reading Rem’s Floating Chandelier releases new album, Think Of The Willows
[MP3] Mesita: “On Through The Dark”
Mesita (James Wooley) has been cranking out the tunes ever since we originally featured him on Knox Road back in April of 2010. While we’d love to post everything, we’ve been selfishly listening to them by our lonesome (well, other respected blogs have had some of them up, too.) But something particularly struck me about… Continue reading [MP3] Mesita: “On Through The Dark”
Sobrenadar
Is it being made too easy for us bloggers to write artist profiles? We were sent an introductory video to Argentinian artist Sobrenadar (Paula Garcia), rendering most of my words useless. Typically I’d think this type of promotion is overly self-serving and turns people off, but I’m charmed by this video, which features an acoustic… Continue reading Sobrenadar
Rems Floating Chandelier
I don’t know where bands get their names from these days. I mean, seriously. Rems Floating Chandelier? I guess the less sense the name makes, the more authentic the band is. …Kidding. I hope. Luckily, this very new trio (started in March, 2011), from Northern Virginia, deserves to call themselves whatever they want, because their… Continue reading Rems Floating Chandelier
Magic City
Itâs time to break the bad news to Best Coast. Ok, here goes. Best Coast, there is a band in Chicago that does your sound better than you. Donât get me wrong, you guys are great. Youâve got an excellent vocalist, great songs, the whole package. The fact is, Chicago duo Magic City is better.… Continue reading Magic City
Golden Fable
Remember the band-with-the-longest-name-ever-that-actually-makes-really-fantastic-music? Well, I do. That would be Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam. I wrote up a post about one of their more angelic songs, “Choices,” a while back, and have been eagerly awaiting more from them since Life Stream. It just so has it that Tim… Continue reading Golden Fable
[MP3] Chelan: “On The Water”
LA’s Chelan comes at us with loopy melodies and a sound that whisks us away to places we can only touch in our dreams. Grab for it when you wake up and it’s gone. But as long Chelan is on, we’ll be okay. Breezy female vocals and tainted electronics give Chelan their edge, especially with… Continue reading [MP3] Chelan: “On The Water”