Cathedral Bells

It's kind of a gloomy Monday morning here in Central Texas.  Here's some appropriately moody music to go along with it.  LA band Cathedral Bells just dropped their new album "Parallel Dreams" last week.  Grab the LP here from Artoffact Records and dig on the dreamy mix of synth pop and shoegaze that is album opener "Crashing Out."

Daily Jam - So Much Water

Tacoma Radar was a Scottish slowcore band that put out a couple of records in the early '00s that for whatever reason completely missed my notice.  But the good folks at Numero Group reissued the band's work last year, and i'm diving head in now.  Check out the lovely "So Much Water" below, our Daily Jam.

The Asteroid No. 4

Here's some new music from the Bay Area based psych/shoegaze band The Asteroid No. 4.  The band's new album "In Praise of Shadows" is due next month.  Pre-order the LP here and listen to the moody and dreamy "Underworld" below.

WU LYF

I forgot that Manchester's WU LYF got back together.  And they just dropped their new "A Wave that Will Never Break" album on Friday.  Dig on the great new track "The Fool" below and download the album here from the band.

Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire

Here's some excellent new collaborative jazz from guitarist Mary Halvorson and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire.  Check out the otherworldly fusion of "Soundcheck" below and pre-order the upcoming "Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings" LP here from Nonesuch.

Daily Jam - Le Sacre du Printemps

A little over a decade ago, the Brian Jonestown Massacre released "Musique de Film Imagine," an imaginary soundtrack in homage and tribute to the French directors and films of the '50s and '60s.  It's excellent and certainly fits right into my wheelhouse.  Check out the Asia Argento assisted "Le Sacre du Printemps" below, our Daily Jam.

Crush of Souls

And now for some lo-fi darkwave vibes from Crush of Souls.  Dig on the bedroom goth of "Sudden Death" below and pre-order the forthcoming "Captive Youth" LP here from Avant! Records.

Daily Jam - Thru and Thru

I got to let my Louisiana boy flag fly today, spending the afternoon at a friend's crawfish boil.  And now i'm fat and happy, maybe a little drunk, and my lips and fingertips are still burning a little bit from all the spice.  As it should be.  Anyway, let me celebrate the afternoon with some awesome and weird music (that's also 15!!! years old) from Gang Gang Dance.  Listen to "Thru and Thru" below, our Daily Jam.

Younger Brother

Here's some chill, electronic pop from UK duo Younger Brother that kind of sounds like it would have fit in nicely on one of the "Chillout Sessions" compilation CD's the Ministry of Sound used to release back in the late '90s/early '00s.  Cool stuff to wind an afternoon down to.  Listen to "I Belong to Nowhere" below and pre-order the upcoming "Mutually Assured Distraction" LP here from TwistedMusicUk.

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