The Rishis

I find myself on an Elephant 6 kick every now and then, and Athens, Georgia band The Rishis have some connections to that timeless collective.  Their new self-titled album is dropping next month, and the throwback psych pop melodies look to hit just right.  Check out "Coloring" below and pre-order the album download here from Primordial Void.

Shapes Like People

Here's a little jangle pop, a little shoegaze, a little dreampop, and a little indie folk from UK husband/wife duo Shapes Like People.  New album "Ticking Haze" is out in March.  Pre-order it here from the band and listen to "A New Crown" below.

Chairs

Here's a great new dreamy and fuzzy track from Athens, Georgia band Chairs.  Check out "Not the Same" below and download it here from Primordial Void.

Daily Jam - Blood in the River

I was fortunate enough to get to see the extraordinary metal band Zeal & Ardor last month in Austin.  This song absolutely killed live.  Listen to "Blood in the River" below, our Daily Jam.

The Natural Yogurt Band & The Oracle

UK group The Natural Yogurt Band have teamed up with pianist and organist The Oracle to bring us a new album of jazzy, funky fusion and library sounds.  Dig on "Messages" below and pre-order the upcoming "Nebulous" LP here from BMM Records.

Daily Jam - Sad But True

Metallica's self-titled fifth album, "The Black Album," gets a lot of derision from a lot of metal fans.  I was pretty much immune to it at the time because i was 12, the perfect age to think that the record rules.  But i get it now, especially when comparing the album to its forebears.  That being said, "Sad But True" wails.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Jōetsu Shore

Here's some great, synth-laden shoegaze from French artist Jōetsu Shore.  Listen to the pulsing and soaring "We Moved On (We Didn't Want to Move On)" below and get the new "Dreams & Wrecks" album here from the artist.

Daily Jam - Biscuits for Smut

Ladies and gentlemen...Helmet!  Here's "Biscuits for Smut," our Daily Jam.

SOFTSUN

Here's some heavy, dreamy, and droney music from California based SOFTSUN.  Desert and tundra soundscapes collide on the recently released "Daylight in the Dark" LP.  Grab a copy of it here from the band and listen to the shoegaze and doom-laden album opener "Unholy Waters" below.

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Daily Jam - Who Loves the Sun

And now for a classic from arguably one of the greatest bands to have ever existed, The Velvet Underground.  Here's "Who Loves the Sun," our Daily Jam.  Listen below.

omilgop

Korean artist omilgop just dropped a new album of slowcore tunes called "Funeral."  Check out the lovely and melancholy "fleetingmoment" below and download the album here.

Daily Jam - Opus 40

Here's a track from one of my favorite albums ever, Mercury Rev's 1998 masterpiece "Deserter's Songs."  Listen to "Opus 40" below, our Daily Jam.

Dead Neanderthals

Yesterday, Dutch band Dead Neanderthals dropped new album "Other Worlds."  It's full of pulsing, krautrock-infused synth-prog and really is the perfect way to end a year or start a new one.  Listen to "Through the Clouds" below and get the album from the band here.

Daily Jam - Tektur the Water

New York shoegaze band Antarctica only released one album and one EP during their brief tenure in the '90s, but they were both fantastic.  And, they've both been given the vinyl reissue treatment over the last year or so, which is good news for all of us.  Here's a track from their full length "81:03."  Listen to "Tektur the Water" below, our Daily Jam.