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Friday, September 11, 2020

'Hold' on



Death Valley Girls have a new record, Under the Spell of Joy, out on Oct. 2. Ahead of that, here's a single from the release titled "Hold My Hand."

Friday, August 14, 2020

In your right 'Mind'



Here's a track from the well-reviewed new (as of July 31) record by Fontaines D.C., the Dublin-based post-punk band... this is "Televised Mind."

Friday, August 7, 2020

Dream 'World'



The Birmingham UK-based Cherry Pickles have a new LP out this fall on PNKSLM Recordings ... this video is for the first single "Out Of This World," which sounds like another lo-fi retro contender for a show at the Roadhouse.

Friday, July 31, 2020

By the 'Month'



Dehd, the Chicago-based indie-rock trio, just released a new record titled Flower of Devotion.

The above video is for the track "Month."

Friday, July 10, 2020

Vision quest



Montreal's Freak Heat Waves have a new record out in September... this is a single from that release called "Dripping Visions."

Friday, June 5, 2020

'You ain't seen no one like me since Lauryn Hill back in the '90s'



London-based rapper Simbi Ajikawo, aka Little Simz, surprised fans with a new EP (part of her ongoing early-career Drop series) last month, recorded while she was on lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis ... the audio track here is for "Might Bang, Might Not."

Friday, May 29, 2020

Motivational therapy



British post-punk band IDLES released a new single last week ahead of rumored new full-length record.

The video here for "Mr. Motivator" offers some colorful workout-at-home ideas ...

Friday, May 1, 2020

'Help' is on the way



Here's something from the new Ringo Deathstarr record that came out in late March ... the track is titled "God Help the Ones You Love."

Friday, April 24, 2020

'Male' call



Here's a video for "Male Bonding," from the Dutch trio the Homesick's album titled The Big Exercise. (February 2020, SubPop). It would be on a top-10 list if we cared about those at the moment.

Friday, April 10, 2020

'Grinding' it out



Been listening to healthy doses of the Cure these days. (More than usual.) Here's "Grinding Halt" from the soundtrack to the 1980 NYC classic "Times Square." (Not sure when this video was recorded in the 1980s...)

Friday, April 3, 2020

Your very own Oh Sees concert



In lieu of any live shows in the foreseeable future... here's a recently (March 21!) released video of Oh Sees rehearsing their new record (not sure which one, given that they release about eight LPs a year!).

Enjoy all 56 minutes. Depending where we are in the world, Oh Sees are currently scheduled to play Webster Hall in September.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Keep an 'Eye' out



Habibi, the Brooklyn-based garage-rock band, has a new LP out titled Anywhere But Here. The video here is for "Angel Eyes."

Friday, March 6, 2020

'Onely' you



The Brooklyn-based Lightning Bug (aka Audrey Kang) have released a new song called "The Onely Ones," as seen in the above video.

In other Lightning Bug news, the band's second record will get a vinyl release next month via Fat Possum.

Friday, February 28, 2020

The 'Price' is right



The Brooklyn-based band Store Front has a new EP out now... the video above is for the debut single, "Rip the Price Off."

Friday, February 21, 2020

To here knows when



NYC's Peel Dream Magazine has a new record, Agitprop Alterna, due out on April 3 via Slumberland. The video here is for Pill. RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, (early) Stereolab and Rocketship.

Friday, February 7, 2020

'Prism' break



San Francisco's synth-pop group Cold Beat is back with a new LP (titled Mother) coming out on Feb. 28. The video here is for the record's second single, "Prism."