Monograms

Brooklyn band Monograms has a new album of punchy, dark new wave and post-punk jams coming our way next month.  Check out "Speak and Spell" below and be on the lookout for the "Floors and Ceilings" EP in June on PaperCup Music.

PCM · Monograms - Speak And Spell

Lycia

Lycia were/are a band out of Arizona that started making music in the late '80s and have continued to do so for over 30 years.  I have no idea how they have escaped my notice for the last three decades, as their blend of goth and darkwave synth pop with flourishes of industrial rock and shoegaze is right in my wheelhouse.  Better late than never i guess.  Anyway, the band's DIY 1991 "Ionia" LP is finally getting the vinyl treatment from Italian label Avantgarde Music.  Listen to the title track below and order the record here.

Daily Jam - After the Flesh

It's been 27 years and i'm still a sucker for "The Crow" soundtrack.  Some things never change.  Here's My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and "After the Flesh," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Pink Maggit

I don't listen to the Deftones anywhere near like i used to.  It's okay.  We just kind of grew apart.  But i still love the group's first few albums, "White Pony" in particular.  And that album's penultimate track "Pink Maggit" is an all-timer for me.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Beautify Junkyards and Belbury Poly

Portuguese psych folk and Tropicalia outfit Beautify Junkyards have teamed with synth folk artist Belbury Poly for a cover of The Incredible String Band's "Painting Box."  The result is a track of English psych folk that plays as serenely in your headphone space in your bedroom as it would in a green, country meadow.  Check it out below and pre-order the 7" here from Ghost Box.

Shuteye

Here's a noisy little shoegaze nugget from Columbus, Ohio band Shuteye to shake the cobwebs off to on this fine Sunday.  Listen to "Big Drift" below and grab the cassingle over here.

Daily Jam - Fear of Flying

Part shoegaze, part drone, part trip-hop, the music of New York band Bowery Electric was always the perfect soundtrack for floating in the ether.  Listen to "Fear of Flying" below, our Daily Jam.

Sharon Van Etten Covers Daniel Johnston

Back in the fall, the lovely Sharon Van Etten released a new jam, "Let Go," for the documentary film "Feels Good Man."  A 7" single of the track is coming out soon and features a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time" on the B-side.  We're big fans of both Van Etten and Johnston around these parts, and her gothy, sprawling take on the tune brings out all the right kind of melancholy.  Check it out below, download both songs here via Jagjaguwar and pre-order the record here from Mondo.

Flying Lotus and Thundercat

"Yasuke" is a new anime series on Netflix that follows the story of a warrior of African descent in 17th century Japan.  It features the wonderful Lakeith Stanfield as the voice of the main character, and electronic artist and producer Flying Lotus is handling the soundtrack duties.  The whole album features soulful and mystic sounding synths, and separated from the images they're meant to accompany, the whole thing is amazing.  I need to see the two together.  Anyway, check out the Thundercat assisted "Black Gold" below and pre-order the record here from Warp.

Daily Jam - Dancing Girl

My mouth hurts more today than it has since i had my teeth pulled on Thursday.  Suck.  May be bumping up the pain killers soon.  But for the time being, i'm just going to listen to Terry Callier's 1972 album "What Color Is Love" and try to will the discomfort away.  Here's the album opening "Dancing Girl," our Daily Jam.