White Fence

LA artist Tim Presley goes solo again with his White Fence project and new album "Orange."  Usual collaborator Ty Segall comes along for the ride behind the drumkit and the mixing board.  Check out the mellow and melancholy, garage psych-tinged, singer/songwriter vibe of "Unread Books" below and grab a copy of the LP here from Drag City.

The Mellons

Salt Lake City band The Mellons are back in June with a new album of throwback, kaleidoscopic psychedelic pop.  Check out new tune "Things Gone By" below and pre-order the forthcoming "The Mellons in Color" LP here from Earth Libraries.

Friko

I caught Chicago indie rock band Friko a couple of years ago at an instore performance at an Austin record shop during SXSW.  They had that '00s indie sound down pat back then, and have only perfected it more since then.  Get their new "Something Worth Waiting For" LP here from ATO and listen to "Seven Degrees" below.

Daily Jam - Stove

There are so very many bands and artists whose names crossed my ears during my pre-teen and teenage years only to fade away as i grew older, lost to time and barely remembered memories.  I've spent the last 25 years hunting them down.  Here's a lo-fi track from Canada's Eric's Trip, a name i assume is a nod to the Sonic Youth song, that i first heard as a cover by fellow Canadian power pop band Sloan.  Check out "Stove" below, our Daily Jam.

Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes

LA experimental jazz artists Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes just released their latest collaborative album "Unrelated," an airy, dreamy record of ambient new age and jazz.  Dig on the cinematic and lo-fi vibes of album opener "Rapworld" below and get the LP here from the duo.

Fr. Dionysios Tabakis

Fr. Dionysios Tabakis is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Church, serving at the Church of Panagitsa in Nafplio, the Nativity of the Theotokos.  He also wails on his electric guitar at home.  The result is a beautiful and mystic mix of psychedelia, drone, folk, devotional, and byzantine spirituality.  It kind of fucking rules, pardon my French.  Check out "Ἠλεκτρικαὶ Ὑμνωδίαι – Α΄ Ἑωθινὸν μὲ ἠλεκτρικὴν κιθάραν ἄνευ τάστων (perdesiz)" below and download the excellently titled "Paradise Metal" album here from Heat Crimes (the cassette is sold out).

Fauna

Here's some cool-as-shit new music from Swedish psych rock band Fauna.  The band's sound is grooving, danceable mix of Anatolian rock, Eastern psychedelia, and worldbeat.  Check out the fantastic "Dunans Torka" below and get the new "Taiga Trans" LP here from Glitterbeat Records.

Daily Jam - Strange Days

These days, i am well into my reevaluation of The Doors.  As a teen, i was, like a lot of other people, way way too reverential of the '60s LA band.  And then later, to counter that, i probably was too fast to completely write them off.  Hence the reevaluation.  Here's the title track from the group's sophomore album, a song i almost swapped with alternative metal band Prong's mid-'90s cover instead.  Listen to "Strange Days" below, our Daily Jam.

Curses

Over the last five years, Berlin based artist Luca Venezia, AKA Curses, has been releasing compilations of different music that shaped his life and art, dubbed "Next Wave Acid Punx."  The albums highlight all manner of electro-industrial-techno-madness.  The latest edition, "Trois," is due in June.  Check out the artist's own contribution to the series, "Crown of Ruin (Extended Mix)," below, and get all three volumes here from Eskimo Recordings.

The Haunted Youth

I wanted to catch Belgium's The Haunted Youth last month in Austin during SXSW, but it was not to be.  I had a lot less time to get out there than i usually do, and the festival's schedule was all wonky from years past.  Anyway, new album "Boys Cry Too" is out in couple of weeks.  Check out the wistful, shoegazey "Emo Song" below and pre-order the LP here from Play It Again Sam.