Category: New Music
-
>>last post <<next post My song of the day is “Baby Sky,” a new single by Tokyo-based shoegaze band Stomp Talk Modstone. It’s some of first dabbling into Japanese indie-alt since I had a flirtation with alt-rock girl group The Go-Bangs back in my teenage years, when listening to newfound music by Rodney on the…
-
A melancholy groove. There’s something cinematic about this offering by Nature TV. My song of the day is their “One for the Road” Nature TV is a 4-piece indie rock band from UK, Brighton, more specifically, whose members self-identify as “door-to-door heartbreak salesmen.” –Sarah Torribio >>last post <<next post Listen to more songs of the…
-
I love this dark-tinged but momentum-filled song of regret. Singer/songwriter Connie Constance, whose real name is Constance Power, has a deliciously pretty voice made hip by a bullet-fast delivery and an English accent I’m told by Wikipedia was crafted in Watford. The melodic accompaniment is a bright and driving electronic soundtrack that I imagine is…
-
Dream-pop garage band fare. The nostalgia and longing is so thick in this tune, be careful when listening to it on repeat. You may find yourself sitting decades later, looking at your fingers and sporting a Rip Van Winkle beard. My song of the day is “Sometimes” by Ruth Radelet. Wikipedia tells me that the…
-
Splendid, mellifluous alt-rock. There’s a touch of grunge-era riot grrrl here, like fairy-dusted flannel. And then the guitar goes all Strokes for a moment, all turn-of-the-21st-Century sophistication. This band is something to look out for. My song of the day is “Out of My Mind” by Black Honey. Wikipedia tells me the indie-rock quartet was…
-
My song of the day is “Billie Toppy,” a new offering by Canadian indie-rock band Men I Trust. I’m not a huge fan of the country’s current prez (Can you talk politics on Let’s Loop? Or is it like the holiday dinner table?) When it comes to cool music, however, Canada is the gift that…
-
“Body Paint” by the Arctic Monkeys announces itself with a midi-simple, toy band keyboard riff that is so precariously harmonized the song almost falls off the shelf. Then, lead singer Alex Turner begins to sing with such sophistication, I feel like I’ve been paid a posthumous visit by David Bowie. Of course, the honor is…
-
New Spirits” by Teen Daze, which is the stage moniker of electronic musician Jamison Isaak, is beautiful, floating, ethereal. There’s a dreamlike, dissociative feel to the music. There’s something about it that feels like you’re watching, and hearing, something unfold from a distance. I’m reminded of the remove of the young protagonist in Lost in…