body / negative Covers Red House Painters

LA dreampop/shoegaze artist body / negative just dropped two new cover songs for our ears with "Covers, Pt. 2," in which she takes on tracks by Britney Spears and Red House Painters.  A very different assortment of songs if you ask me.  Anyway, check out her version of Red House Painters' "Grace Cathedral Park" below, featuring an assist from Justin Maranga, and download it here.

October Horror Trailer - Ghostwatch

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Thriller

I almost didn't post this one because...well...you know.  Not to even mention that the director of the video is very problematic in his own right.  But it's been a Halloween staple for 40 years now, so here's Michael Jackson and "Thriller," our Daily Jam.

Psychic Mirrors

Miami yacht rock band Psychic Mirrors just released a new version of their 2017 track "Charlene," updating it into the more full-bodied, funkier disco jam "Charlene II."  Shake and groove to it below and get the 12" single here from Amnisia.

October Horror Trailer - Alien

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Night Before Halloween

In 1962, American songwriter released a great novelty pop 7" including the songs "Beware" and "The Night Before Halloween."  Both tracks are admittedly goofy, but i love them.  Here's "The Night Before Halloween," our Daily Jam.

Portrayal of Guilt Remixed

On Halloween, Austin metal band Portrayal of Guilt are set to release a remix album of tracks from their 2021 record "CHRISTFUCKER."  The remix album is titled adequately enough, "CHRISTFUCKER II."  Featuring an array of artists like VOWWS, Pictureplane, and more taking on the artist's noisy, aggressive work, it should prove for an interesting and intense listen.  Check out the Anatomy remix of "...Where the Suffering Never Ends" below and pre-order the album here from Run for Cover Records.

October Horror Trailer - The Blair Witch Project

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Twilight Zone

Just a few spooky days left.  Here's Marius Constant's theme to "The Twilight Zone."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Polypores

Here's some new music from UK electronic artist Polypores.  New album "Unlimited Lives" is a mind-expanding mix of new age, kosmische electronics, and ambient psychedelia, music to watch the cosmos to.  Check out "Turtles All the Way Down" below and pre-order the cassette release here from Aural Canyon.

October Horror Trailer - Hide and Go Shriek

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Graveyard

Throw some spooky organ onto a surf rock track, and voila, you have a Halloween jam.  Michigan quintet The Blazers did just that on their 1963 single "Graveyard."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Sorrow

Sorrow was a UK neo-folk group that released two albums in the '90s and then faded into obscurity.  But the good folks at Night School have taken it on themselves to reissue the band's 1999 swan song "Sleep Now Forever," and we're all the better for it. Twilight melodies and elegiac moods abound.  Check out "Soldier" below and get the reissued LP here.

October Horror Trailer - Celia

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Walkin' Through a Cemetery

Halloween is right around the corner now, so here's some novelty soul and R&B from Philly artist Claudine Clark.  Check out "Walkin' Through a Cemetery" below, our Daily Jam.

SiP

Here's a strange mix of electronic, ambient, and new age music from Chicago artist SiP.  New tune "Glowworms" feels kind of like a transcendental raga, albeit one that's full of dubby quirk.  Check it out below and get the "Leos Ultras" LP here from Not Not Fun.

October Horror Trailer - Graveyard Shift

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Back Room

Here's some tense and spooky music from Pino Donaggio's score to the the film "Tourist Trap."  Listen to "The Back Room" below, our Daily Jam.

TRAINING with Ruth Goller

It's time to scratch that jazz fusion/post-punk/alt-rock itch if you get it like i do.  Berlin-based duo TRAINING have teamed with bassist Ruth Goller for new album "Threads to Knot," and they are doing their best to scratch said aforementioned itch.  Check out the hypnotic, but also kind of frenetic, "Finback" below and snag the LP here from Squama.

October Horror Trailer - Night of the Living Dead '90

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Are You Ready for Freddy

I miss pop song tie-ins to horror movies.  A year off of getting hair metal band Dokken to record a track for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors," the producers went a completely different route with the next sequet, tapping hip-hop trio The Fat Boys, along with Freddy Krueger himself, to rap along on "Are You Ready for Freddy" for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam, and don't...fall...asleep.

Ideal Living

Here's a very cool new tune from Brighton post punk band Ideal Living.  "Loving & Still" pulses and spasms on goth-tinged notes, a killer funereal horn section, and a prevailing film on top of everything.  Dig on it below and download the track here from Crafting Room Recordings.

October Horror Trailer - Pin

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Disney's Halloween Treat Theme

When i was a little kid, one of the annual Halloween watches for my family was "Disney's Halloween Treat."  Originally airing in 1982, my parents recorded it on their VCR, and my brother and i wore that tape down.  He watched it almost every day.  Anyway, the theme song from the program has lived rent free in my head for over 40 years now.  So here it is, our Daily Jam.

Cindy Lee

I would be remiss if i didn't inform you all that Cindy Lee's massive album-of-the-year contender "Diamond Jubilee" is finally getting its much deserved physical release.  Pre-order the 3LP here from Superior Viaduct and listen to one of the many album highlights "Kingdom Come" below.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Indie darling Sharon Van Etten has a new album coming our way early next year, this time around in full collaborative spirit with her band The Attachment Theory.  Check out first single "Afterlife" below and pre-order "Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory" here from Jagjaguwar.

Art d'Ecco

The oft androgynous British Columbia artist Art d'Ecco just dropped a new track that's equal parts old Hollywood jazz lounge and glam rock.  It rules.  Check out "Serene Demon" below and download it here from Paper Bag Records.

October Horror Trailer - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Daily Jam (October Edition) - House on Haunted Hill

Work computer is down for the moment, so gonna post some Halloween music instead.  Here's American bandleader Frank De Vol and His Orchestra performing "House on Haunted Hill."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan

Maryland noise and grindcore metal band Full of Hell are always up for a good time, and now they've got a new collaborative album on the horizon with Toronto industrial artist Andrew Nolan.  Check out the nerve racking, teeth chattering "Burdened by Solar Mass" below and pre-order the upcoming "Scraping the Divine" LP here from Closed Casket Activities.

October Horror Trailer - Slaughter High

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Witch Craft in the Air

Here's some early '60s funk and soul with a witchy vibe from Betty Lavette.  I swear, that era had so many Halloween-themed novelty tracks.  It's a real damn shame that's not a thing anymore.  Anyhoo, check out "Witch Craft in the Air" below, our Daily Jam.

Fennesz

Vienna based experimental artist Fennesz has a new album of ambient, transcendent tones heading our way in December with the upcoming "Mosaic."  Pre-order the album here from Touch, check out the ethereal "Heliconia" below and just breathe.

October Horror Trailer - The Wind

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Night the Screaming Stops (Opening Titles)

Starting the week off with some film music from one of my favorite horror movies, Andrzej Zulawski's "Possesion."  Check out Andrzej Korzynski's opening titles, "The Night the Screaming Stops" below, our Daily Jam.

La Femme

French band La Femme have been kicking around for a decade or so now with their particular blend of electronic pop.  Next month brings new album "Rock Machine," featuring the band in full on '80s synth pop mode with English lyrics.  Dig on the album opening, darkwave-tinged "Clover Paradise" below and get the LP here from Born Bad Records.

October Horror Trailer - Castle Freak

Daily Jam (October Edition) - I'm Your Boogie Man

I've always liked the sample from John Carpenter's "Halloween" of all the bully kids saying "He's gonna get you" at the beginning of White Zombie's groovy cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's "I'm Your Boogie Man."  So, here it is.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Nothing Natural

The dream of the '90s is still alive in Oakland.  California four-piece Nothing Natural bring the the throwback alt-rock jams on new album "Cold Star," and it's like i'm 15 years old again.  Check out the killer title track below and get the LP here from Cherub Dream Records.

October Horror Trailer - The Third Saturday in October Part V

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Boogie Man

And now for some spooky soul and doo-wop from '50s Harlem group The Cadillacs.  Check out "The Boogie Man" below, our Daily Jam.

Tombstones in Their Eyes

Here's a noisy and kind of menacing new track from psych-tinged LA band Tombstones in Their Eyes.  The group have a new album heading our way sometime in the near future, but for the time being we'll have to whet our whistles with "I Like to Feel Good."  Check it out below and download it here from Kitten Robot Records.

October Horror Trailer - The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Libra, The Mirror's Minor Self

I'm always going to miss Broadcast, but every Halloween, i can certainly listen to "Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age" and feel right for a time.  Here's a spooky track from said album.  Listen to "Libra, The Mirror's Minor Self" below, our Daily Jam.

Fawn

Fresh off last year's excellent "Flamboyant NonViolent" LP, Fawn (Ida No and Nat Walker) just released new EP "Earthlights," a collection of stripped down and reworked versions of songs from last year's opus with new titles to boot.  Check out the sing-songy "99 Degrees" below and download the EP here from the duo.

Léonie Pernet

French artist Léonie Pernet released somber new track "Réparer le Monde" a week ago.  The title translates to "Repair the World," which is something i think we can all agree would be good.  Give it a listen below and download it here from InFine.

Marie Davidson

Montreal electronic artist Marie Davidson just dropped new tune "Contrarian" via her DEEWEE label.  And it's a moody club banger.  Check it out below, download it here, or pre-order the upcoming one-sided 12" single here.

October Horror Trailer - The Ruins

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Bambole

Here's some music from the Maestro Ennio Morricone from the 1974 giallo "Spasmo."  Listen to the haunting and melancholy "Bambole" below, our Daily Jam.

The Serfs

Part of Cincinnati's burgeoning post punk scene, The Serfs incorporate elements of industrial synth pop and dance floor grooves into their punk sound, feeling like they could have been making heads nod and asses shake decades ago in Manchester.  Last month they dropped new single "Paid in Full b/w Regen" on Trouble In Mind Records.  Both songs are definitely worth your time, but for the moment, dig on the B-side below and get the 7" here.