Friday, April 28, 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Bunny X - Daydreaming

New track from Bunny X, the last they're sharing before their new album "Love Minus 80" comes out hopefully next month!

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Pet Shop Boys - I Will Fall

I haven't seen enough love coming out for Pet Shop Boys' new EP "Lost" which features some great tracks, this being my favorite! The CD version accompanied the 2023 edition of their book "Annually".

Monday, April 24, 2023

The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Well this is just wonderful! First single by The Last Dinner Party and hopefully everything that comes out is this awesome!

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Angel Olsen - Forever Means

A simply beautiful piece of music in the title track from Angel Olsen's recently released EP "Forever Means".

Monday, April 17, 2023

Supreme Beings of Leisure - The Other Side

Back in February, Supreme Beings of Leisure returned with their first new album in 15 years and it's a lovely return! "22" features all the downtempo, trippy-hop we've always loved from the band! Here's my favorite track from the album!

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Modern Cosmology - A Time to Blossom

Lovely new track by Modern Cosmology, the collaboration of Laetitia Sadier & Mombojó, are set to release their new EP "What Will You Grow Now?" on May 5th! This first track shared is quite lovely!

Friday, April 14, 2023

Thursday, April 13, 2023

La Prohibida y Algora - Pirámide de Rocío

La Prohibida y Algora released their new collaborative album "El agua y el rayo" a couple weeks ago! It's full of fantastic synth pop!!

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Girl Ray - Hold Tight

Girl Ray have announced their much-anticipated third album "Prestige", out August 3rd via Moshi Moshi!

Monday, April 10, 2023

Sunday, April 9, 2023

Caroline Polachek - Smoke

Caroline Polachek's new album "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You" is hit or miss but this track is one of the ones I fancy!
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Saturday, April 8, 2023

Friday, April 7, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Birdy - Raincatchers

Excellent new track from Birdy off her upcoming new album "Portraits", out July 14th!

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Special Friend - Bête

Special Friend are a band from France and the latest signing to the ever-growing Skep Wax roster! The make hazy, noisy pop and take me right back to late-80's/90's indie joy! They release their 2nd album "Wait Until the Flames Come Rushing In" AND play an album release show at Skep Wax Summer Fête on June 30th! The album is coreleased by Skep Wax, Howlin’ Banana Records & Hidden Bay Records.



Some words from the press release!

SPECIAL FRIEND (American Erica Ashleson and French Guillaume Siracusa) are a duo with a sound that’s somehow minimal and epic. She drums, he plays guitar, their voices harmonise, a bontempi organ slips in almost unnoticed - and suddenly you find yourself lost in the huge landscape of a song.

Bête is one of many great tracks on the album – insistent, catchy, yet mysterious and elusive. Erica and Guillaume switch effortlessly from English to French in their songs but the melodies are so entrancing you often don’t notice the change. The lyrics lie in wait for you, and they are powerful (Bête is about the self-destructiveness of our species), but the music will seduce you first.

You may be reminded of Yo La Tengo, the Delgados or, when the volume goes up, Quasi and Galaxie 500. But Special Friend bring something new, something special!

Based in Paris, they’ve built a strong following in France, and the new album looks set to introduce them to the wider audience they deserve. The video for Bête is a good introduction to the band; it was filmed in the summer at Studio Heat in Montreuil, where the album was recorded.

Saturday, April 1, 2023