THiQ

LA duo THiQ make a warbly, lo-fi kind of new wave synth pop with new song "Yes/No," the opening track to their upcoming debut album "The New Cats."  The track feels like it was assembled from random pieces of forgotten and decaying sonic detritus, throwback pop to a time that never really existed.  Check it out below and pre-order the LP here from the band.

The Royal Arctic Institute

New York's The Royal Arctic Institute make ambient-flavored cosmic country for stargazing and long journeys through plains and prairies.  Listen to "Twigs of Cries, Feathers of Sobs" below and pre-order the band's upcoming self-titled LP here from Centripetal Force.

Daily Jam - I Am a Part

And now it's time for some psych-tinged country folk pop from Lee Hazlewood.  But then again, it's always time for Lee Hazlewood around these parts.  Listen to "I Am a Part" below, our Daily Jam.

Gus Englehorn

One more SXSW post (i think).  On the last day of the festival i caught the quirky alt-pop stylings of singer/songwriter Gus Englehorn.  Lo-fi whimsy straight outta the garage.  Dig on "The Itch" below and grab one of the last few cassettes of new album "The Hornbook" here from Secret City Records.

Coma Pony

One of the bands that i caught a week ago at SXSW with no previous knowledge of was the excellently named Mexican post-rock duo Coma Pony.  Their mellow and precise instrumental sounds played perfectly on a cool and sunny day in Austin.  Download their "Mientras Todo Siga Cresciendo Como en el 2018" single here and listen to the title track below.

Magic Wands

Kicking off the work week with some some dreamy, shoegazey darkwave from LA duo Magic Wands.  Listen to the murky "Moonshadow" below and download the track here from Metropolis Records.

Daily Jam - Samishii Sobyou

I discovered the wonderful melancholy sounds of Japanese artist Doji Morita a few years ago.  And though her tenure was brief (1975-1983), i have become a bit obsessed with tracking down here catalog of string and synth laden pop folk.  Here's a track from her third album, "A Boy," from 1977.  Listen to "Samishii Sobyou" below, our Daily Jam.

Witchrot

Toronto band Witchrot make that special kind of psychedelic metal that brings all sorts of people together...those people being bikers, stoners, satanists, and other assorted cultural dirtbags.  So you know it's killer.  New album "Soul Cellar" is out in May.  Pre-order it here and listen to the churning, sludgy "Throat Cutter" below.

Kit Sebastian

Here's a new one from the London based duo Kit Sebastian.  Elements of Eastern psychedelia, Anatolian rock, and other worldly influences soar on "Dehliz."  Listen to the track below and download it here from Brainfeeder.

Daily Jam - Emerald Tendrils

Here's some cool and trippy indie psych pop from mid-'00s for your Sunday afternoon.  Listen to Andrew Douglas Rothbard and "Emerald Tendrils" below, our Daily Jam.