To be honest, i don't think i even knew that Widowspeak were still around, but here's the New York indie pop duo heading our way with a new album in June. Check out the lovely jangle pop of new tune "If You Change" below and pre-order the "Roses" LP here from Captured Tracks.
On the upcoming "Rural Hours," London artist Natalie Wildgoose makes timeless, haunting, wistful spectral folk, the pitch perfect kind of music that feels like it's always just been there with us. Listen to the sublime "Nobody on the Path" below and pre-order the EP here from state51.
Here's a wonderful new psych pop gem from Salt Lake City band The Mellons. Check out the bubblegum melancholia of "Black & White" below and download it here from Earth Libraries.
SoCal quintet The Violet Mindfield play old school garage rock that would fit right in with one of those "Nuggets" compilations without missing a beat. Check out "Slain in the Spirit" below and snag a copy of the "From the Gutter with Love" 7" here from the band.
Vermont's Liz Cooper makes cool alternative rock that nods back to grunge, post punk, trip-hop, space rock, and more. I wouldn't call it throwback rock necessarily, but she certainly wears her influences on her sleeve. Check out the wonderful ballad "Loss of Signal" below and download the artist's new "New Day" album, featuring some positively charming cover art, here. You can also pre-order the physical release here from the artist.
Here's some noisy post punk from another artist i missed out on at this year's SXSW, Toronto's Hot Garbage. Dig on the spastic cacophony of "Wewu" below and download the track here from Mothland.
I don't know too much about Athens, Georgia based band Johnny Falloon except that i missed them during SXSW, and that last week they dropped this absolutely killer no wave noise rock jam. Listen to "Bob Dylan's 116th Dream" below and download it here.
And now it's time for some droney folk and Americana from Philadelphia based guitarist Matthew Geary. Dig on the old world, hypnotic sounds of "Relentless Intrusion" below and get the new "Owl's Lament" cassette here from Scissor Tail Records.
Indigenous black metal artist Blackbraid dropped a new EP earlier this month of tunes recorded during the sessions for last year's "Blackbraid III" LP. There's a raw and earthy feel to the artist's particular brand of black metal that feels like it's channeling the ancient gods and the wilderness. Grab the "Nocturnal Womb" EP here from Wolf Mountain Productions and listen to the stellar, guttural title track below.
