Belbury Poly

Belbury Poly (Jim Jupp) has a new album of electronic music heading our way with the forthcoming "Sorcery."  The artist adds elements of fantasy and dungeon synths to his usual mix library sounds, kosmische psych, UK folk, and old school analog synthesizers.  Good stuff as per usual.  Check out "Dreamthief" below and pre-order the LP here from Ghost Box.

Jeremiah Chiu

Here's some new music from LA by way Chicago artist Jeremiah Chiu.  Upcoming album "Edge Conditions" find the artist fusing jazz and electronic music into strange, otherworldly pieces of sound, like some kind of improvisational new age.  Weird and wonderful stuff.  Check out "Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines" below and pre-order the LP here from International Anthem.

Midweek Circle

Stumbled upon some great new music from Edinburgh band Midweek Circle while bumming around on Bandcamp the other night.  The group makes throwback pop with elements of folk, kosmische psychedelia, and plenty of analog synthesizers that feels like it's being broadcast from some mysterious valley in Great Britain.  Check out "In the Wind" below and grab the "Macramé For Beginners" cassette here from the band.

Teenage Fanclub

There is some alternate universe somewhere where Teenage Fanclub's 1991 album "Bandwagonesque" is the cultural fulcrum point for pop music that Nirvana's "Nevermind" ended up being in our own.  No complaints on Nirvana, but it's probably pretty cool in that Teenage Fanclub universe.  Anyway, the Scottish band have a new album heading our way in October with "Do Not Dare to Dream."  Check out the catchy and jangly "Day in the Sun" below and pre-order the LP here from Merge.

Daily Jam - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

Another long day.  Winding down with some jams from the Ramones.  Here's "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," our Daily Jam.

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

I don't post nearly as much stuff about movies as i need to on this blog.  Hopefully this one today inspires me to work on that more.  Anyhoo, i finally got to see the fantastic "Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt" documentary last night, and it was an amazing piece of work, a true testament to the Austin band of freaks, weirdos, and chaos agents.  I expected to dig it a lot, and i did.  I did not expect it to make me cry, and it did.  Tom Stern's doc gets my full-throated recommendation (it's totally going to be on my year-end favs list).  Check out the trailer below and see it when and where you can.

The Black Dog

Here's some eerie new music from Sheffield experimental electronic band The Black Dog.  Check out the droning and foreboding "Three Cuts" below pre-order the upcoming "Psychick Youth" album here.

R. Missing

New York's R. Missing is proving to be quite the prolific artist, dropping single after single, and album after album these last couple years.  It can be hard to keep up.  Anyway, it's still fun to try, and her latest, "I Can Feel Your Solar System," is a lovely mix of dreampop and dark, dancey synth pop.  Check it out below and download it here.

Ancient Channels

Here's some excellent new music from Brisbane band Ancient Channels.  The quintet make a mix of death rock, darkwave synth pop, post punk, shoegaze, dreampop, and more, essentially a dream blunt rotation of musical subgenres.  Check out the dark, gloomy, and reverb-drenched "Hex Beat" below and grab the band's "Static Spirit" LP here from False Peak Records.

King Dude

Seattle based goth folk artist King Dude dropped a new track yesterday, the part ominous, part anguished "Sunset Skies."  It's a dark little number, and hopefully a harbinger for the coming autumn.  Check it out below and download it here from the artist.