Explosions in the Sky

The long-running Texas post rock band Explosions in the Sky are back in a couple of weeks with new album "End."  Check out the atmospheric and cinematic "Ten Billion People" below and pre-order the LP here from Temporary Residence.

Daily Jam - Only in Dreams

Weezer's output from the last 25 years is really not something i'm very into.  But those first two albums in the '90s...solid gold.  Here's "Only in Dreams" from their 1994 debut, our Daily Jam.

Abu Nein

Here's some pulsing darkwave from Swedish artist Abu Nein that will feel perfect come the fall.  Check out "Kissing the Glove" below and get the new "II" LP here from Progress Productions.

Daily Jam - Eyes Be Closed

The last couple of days here in Austin have been in the high 90s, which has actually be quite lovely as it had been over 100 degrees for almost two months.  It actually feels cool.  So here are some chill waves from Washed Out to celebrate...until we get to 100 again tomorrow.  Listen to "Eyes Be Closed" below, our Daily Jam.

Jeweled Camarilla

Here's some hushed, gothic-tinged folk and lo-fi bedroom pop from Michigan band Jeweled Camarilla to calm your nerves to.  Listen to "Sunny" below and get the group's "Nearer" cassette here from Reclusion Records.

Daily Jam - On the Beach

I meant to do this hours ago, but i guess i'm doing it now.  Here's some '80s new wave/post punk/synth pop from UK band The Chameleons.  Listen to "On the Beach" below, our Daily Jam.

Black Pumas

Austin mainstays the Black Pumas have a new album of soul, psych, and R&B heading our way in October with their sophomore effort "Chronicles of a Diamond."  I really dig the cover art, and the music's great too.  Listen to "More than a Love Song" below and pre-order the record here from ATO.

Daily Jam - Moonchild (Including "The Dream" and "The Illusion")

Everything is so insanely busy here right now, i need something to slow it down.  Maybe some King Crimson will do.  Here's "Moonchild (Including 'The Dream' and 'The Illusion')," from the prog band's 1969 debut.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Maria Elena Silva

Here's some new music from avant pop artist Maria Elena Silva.  The newly Chicago based musician's upcoming "Dulce" album drops later next month.  Get it here from Big Ego Records and listen to "Love, If It Is So" below.

Daily Jam - Guest List

All i want to do today is lay around.  So far so good.  Here's Eels with a track from their debut for your Sunday.  Listen to "Guest List" below, our Daily Jam.

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

Here's some new music from UK electronic artist Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan that dropped earlier this month.  Dropping bits of folk and kosmische psych into their analog synth sound, listen to the melancholy "A Fresh Dawn for North Cheshire" below and order the new "Building a New Town" EP here from Castles in Space.

Daily Jam - Sit Down, I Think I Love You

Here's a little nugget for your Saturday from The Mojo Men, whether you're running errands, cleaning the house, watching some week 0 college football, or just getting day drunk in the never ending heat.  Listen to "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" below, our Daily Jam.

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

It's Friday, so why not listen to some weird new music from Lingua Ignota with her new project Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter.  Going by new tune "All of My Friends Are Going to Hell," new album "Saved!" seems like it's going to be one hell of a dirge.  Check the track out below and pre-order the album here digitally or here physically from Perpetual Flame Ministries.

Friday Horror Trailer - Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

Daily Jam - Eddy

I'm tired as hell today.  Here's some noise from Boss Hog.  Chug along to "Eddy" below, our Daily Jam.

John Carpenter

John Carpenter continues his late career work as a electronic and synth wave guru.  The upcoming "Anthology II" is another collection of the artist's old work on his films in the '70s and '80s, re-recorded for our collective listening pleasure.  Check out "Chariots of Pumpkins" from "Halloween III" below and pre-order the album here from Sacred Bones.

Fawns of Love

Here's some new music from California synth pop band Fawns of Love from their upcoming new album "Fear the Softest Gaze."  New track "Ambrose Pierce" features an assist from longtime indie rock stalwart Calvin Johnson.  Check it out below and pre-order the new album here from Kingfisher Bluez.

Daily Jam - Caught a Lite Sneeze

Tori Amos turned 60 a couple of days ago, and that feels insane to me.  Anyway, here she is back in her 30s with "Caught a Lite Sneeze," our Daily Jam.

Mint Field

Mint Field member Estrella del Sol released her solo debut back in June, and now she's back again with the Mexican shoegaze band with the upcoming "Aprender a Ser" LP this October.  Check out the eerie and somber album opener "El Suspiro Cambia Todo" below and pre-order the album here from Felte.

Cold Cave

Here's a previously unreleased track from Cold Cave that the band just dropped last week.  Check out "You Really Could Have Had It All" below and download it here from Heartworm Press.

Daily Jam - This Unrest

My Siouxsie & The Banshees t-shirt is fading, and before long there'll be nothing left.  That makes me sad.  Here they are with "This Unrest," our Daily Jam.

Bolt Gun

I just posted about Australian black metal band Bolt Gun a couple of days ago, and now they've announced a new album coming our way next month.  Bring the noise.  Check out the ominous "The Sacred Deer" below and pre-order "The Tower" LP here from Avantgarde Music.

Daily Jam - Slip Slide Melting

A staple of my 9th and 10th grade listening and beyond, the soundtrack to "The Crow" is one of those CD's (it was the '90s) that i know by heart from front to back.  Every song is a winner.  And i jammed "Slip Slide Melting" by Oklahoma band For Love Not Lisa all the time, even as i've never heard a single other track by them.  Anyway, check out some '90s alt-rock below for our Daily Jam.

Feeling Figures

Here's some excellent new music from Montreal band Feeling Figures.  There's a little bit of jangle, a little bit of lo-fi, a little bit of garage rock, and some cool vibes.  Check out "Across the Line" below and pre-order the band's new "Migration Magic" LP here from Perennialdeath.

Daily Jam - Dirty Black Summer

Starting the week off with a little Danzig.  Here's "Dirty Black Summer," our Daily Jam.

OSEES

John Dwyer and Co. are back this month with a new OSEES album, this time around throwing some new wave and synth punk into the usual mix of garage rock and psychedelia on "Intercepted Message."  Get the album here and listen to the title track below.

Daily Jam - The Moon

There was a really cool lo-fi folk movement in the early '00s that eventually got swallowed up by the larger indie rock boom happening at the time, but i loved those early scratchy records and tapes, by The Microphones in particular.  Good stuff.  Here's "The Moon," our Daily Jam.

Leah Senior

It's so unbelievably hot outside, and has been for weeks and weeks and weeks, that i'm trying to keep things cool, calm, and collected inside with the gentle, dusty folk and country sounds of Australian artist Leah Senior.  New album "The Music that I Make" dropped yesterday on Poison City Records.  Order it here and listen to "Pony" below.

Daily Jam - I Fall to Pieces

And now for some Patsy Cline for our Saturday.  Listen to "I Fall to Pieces" below, our Daily Jam.

Wild Nothing & Hatchie

Indie artist Wild Nothing is back this Fall with a new album of dreampop and danceable new wave.  And the first single features as assist from fellow dreampop artist Hatchie.  Check out "Headlights On" below and pre-order the upcoming "Hold" LP here from Captured Tracks.

Friday Horror Trailer - Basket Case 2

Daily Jam - Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo

My current vinyl obsession and quest is for an original pressing (mono or stereo) of Milton Nascimento's and Lô Borges's 1972 album "Clube Da Esquina."  Someday.  Anyway, here's a track from the record for your Friday.  Listen to "Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo" below, our Daily Jam.

Wolves in the Throne Room

It looks like we've got new music heading our way from Wolves in the Throne Room in September with the upcoming release of the "Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge" EP.  Atmospheric black metal, dark folk, and more.  Listen to "Twin Mouthed Spring" below and pre-order the EP here from Relapse Records.

Bolt Gun

Australian band Bolt Gun make a noisy and entrancing mix of black metal, ambient, and doom.  There's even some noirish, free-form sax in there.  Last month, they released the new 2-part single "The Warren."  It rules.  Check out both parts below and download it all here.

Daily Jam - Dawn Chorus

Digging through some stuff to listen to while i get some data entry done today and settling on Boards of Canada.  Here's "Dawn Chorus," our Daily Jam.

Upchuck

I did not get the chance to check out raucous punk band Upchuck last March during SXSW, although it seemed like they were playing everywhere, which is too bad, because i'm digging on the frenetic energy of "Freaky" from the band's upcoming "Bite the Hand That Feeds" LP.  Check the track out below and pre-order the album here from Famous Class Records.

Daily Jam - Gold Splatter

And now for the drippy, woozy, psychedelic sounds of Black Moth Super Rainbow to wash my mind and cares away.  Listen to "Gold Splatter" below, our Daily Jam.

STOMP TALK MODSTONE

I swear, sometimes it seems like Japanese shoegaze band STOMP TALK MODSTONE release a new track every month, which alright by me, as they're all lovely.  Check out new tune "Drive" below and download it from the band here.

Daily Jam - Megalomania

I've copped to the fact that i'm not super versed in the musical stylings of Black Sabbath in the past, outside of the stuff that everyone knows, and a friend of mind humbly suggested i give the band's 1975 album "Sabotage" a spin.  Doing so, i think "Megalomania" may be my favorite from the record.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

DEAFCULT

Things get a little noisy on the latest release from Australian band DEAFCULT.  Elements of shoegaze, alt-rock, and noise rock abound, all the better to pierce those eardrums and rattle those skulls.  Check out the timely titled opening track "Oppenheimer's Regret" below and get the "Future of Illusion" LP here from Hobbledehoy.

Daily Jam - The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Absolutely, positively delirious with how busy i've been with work lately.  Here's some Queens of the Stone Age to center me again for a moment.  Listen to "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" below, our Daily Jam.

White Poppy

October brings us a new album of intoxicating dreampop from White Poppy.  Float around on the daydream sounds of "Apathy" below and pre-order the upcoming "Sound of Blue" LP here from Not Not Fun.

Precocious Neophyte

I listen to a lot of shoegaze music both old and new, and it really seems these last few years that the shoegaziest stuff is coming from artists out of Asia.  Seoul's Precocious Neophyte is one of those artists.  New album "Home in the Desert" is out next month.  Get it here from Graveface and listen to "My Electronic Idol" below.

Daily Jam - Hooray for Tuesday

There's an Elephant 6 documentary making its way around the film festival circuit, and i'm really hoping i get to catch it at some point.  Their scene was a seminal part of music education when i was in college.  Here's a track from one of the groups in their circle.  Listen to "Hooray for Tuesday" by The Minders below, our Daily Jam.

Goat

Swedish band Goat have been kicking around for a long while now, leaning into the psychedelic sounds of the past and future.  New album "Medicine" is due in October.  Pre-order it here from Rocket Recordings and listen to "I Became the Unemployment Office" below.  Take your medicine.

Daily Jam - Kids Are Little People

Here's some weird '60s psychedelia from Denver band Lothar and The Hand People.  I can totally hear the influence on many an Elephant 6 band.  Check out "Kids Are Little People" below, our Daily Jam.

Friday Horror Trailer - The Boogeyman

 

Daily Jam - Bright Lights

Somewhere in the past, i'm stoned off my ass and listening to "Bright Lights" by Black Mountain.  Not currently stoned as it's very early in the morning and i have a whole day of work, etc. ahead of me, but still listening to "Bright Lights" by Black Mountain.  You should too.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - D-7

Like a lot of people my age, i discovered the great Pacific Northwest punk band Wipers through the touting of Kurt Cobain and the covers of the band performed by Nirvana.  Here's one of them.  Check out the Wipers and "D-7" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Tananore

We're big Nico fans around these parts, so here's a track from the artist's final studio album made with The Faction before her death in 1988.  Listen to "Tananore" below, our Daily Jam.