Daily Jam - We Are Safe Inside While They Burn Down Our House

The last few months, i've been going back and listening to a lot of CD's i got back in the '00s.  It's a whole lot of indie rock (which was booming at the time).  I have to be honest that a lot of it has aged like milk, but there are still several albums that ring true to these ears.  One of those is the debut album of German artist Get Well Soon, "Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon."  The record is moody and eclectic and still hits all the right buttons like it did back in 2008.  Check out the almost mournful "We Are Safe Inside While They Burn Down Our House" below, our Daily Jam.

Softcult

Here's another fuzzy new track from shoegaze-tinged alt-rock band Softcult's upcoming new album.  Listen to the dreamy, grungy "Queen of Nothing" below, pay what you want for the song download here, and pre-order the "When a Flower Doesn't Grow" LP here.

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Daily Jam - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye

Let's end the work week with a track from one of my favorites, the one and only Leonard Cohen.  Here's a song from his debut.  Listen to "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" below, our Daily Jam.

Altin Gün

Amsterdam based Turkish psychedelic band Altin Gün are back in January with their 6th album "Garip."  These guys have been going at it for a while now and always bring a wonderful mix of psych, funk, and Anatolian rock for our listening pleasure.  Dig on new tune "Neredesin Sen" below and pre-order the LP here from ATO.

Daily Jam - Initials B.B.

There is a mountain of stuff to get done in front of me, holiday season and all, and i just can't bring myself to get started.  Just going to listen to some Serge Gainsbourg instead.  Check out "Initials B.B." below, our Daily Jam.

Jacuzzi Boys

I did not realize that Miami garage rock band Jacuzzi Boys were still making music, which is not that surprising i suppose as new album "Too Cold to Tango" is their first full length release in almost a decade.  Anyhoo, the boys still got it.  Dig on "Ozone" below and order the LP here.

Daily Jam - The Siren Sings

They were only around for a few years, but Kansas emo-tinged alt-rock band The Anniversary really made a lovely pop record with their second and final album "Your Majesty."  In a lot of ways, it kind of served as proto-indie rock album in 2002, a forebear of things and sounds to come.  Check out the dramatic "The Siren Sings" below, our Daily Jam.

Julian Never

February 2026 looks to bring us the jangliest and poppiest of jangly pop from California artist Julian Never.  Check out the lovely new tune "Push" below and pre-order the upcoming "Everyday Is Purgation" LP here from Mt. St. Mtn.

Daily Jam - Starlight on the Barrow Downs

Here's a short but awesome track from instrumental metal group The Fucking Champs that practically oozes across your eardrums.  Listen to "Starlight on the Barrow Downs" below, our Daily Jam.

Agnes Martian

Sit back, relax, and get ready to explore the universe with the planetarium sounds of Oakland band Agnes Martian.  The group's new album "Elsewhere" fuses electronica, jazz, kosmische psychedelia, new age, and library sounds into a sonic interstellar journey.  Check out "Cycle Heart Echo" below and order the LP here from Centripetal Force.

Echo Instinct

Echo Instinct is the electronic project of Kat Day and Nicholas Wood, the duo behind the synth-laden, shoegazey band The KVB.  New album "Electronic Soundscapes for Post-Industrial Urban Decay" dropped last week and is an icy and meticulous piece of work, music for a cold and gray world.  Listen to "Imagined Order" below and get the cassette here.

Daily Jam - Babylonia Wind

Japanese jazz time!  Here's a killer number from the Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quintet, the title track from their 1972 album "Babylonia Wind."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Emil Rottmayer

And now it's time for some '80s synth wave vibes from electronic artist Emil Rottmayer.  New album "V.O.L.T." is out now.  Listen to the chilled out title track below and order the LP here from Eye Witness Records.

Daily Jam - Kingdom of Doom

Today was one of those days that just got away from me.  It's pushing 9:30pm and there's a ton of shit i still need to do...like post a Daily Jam.  So here's The Good, The Bad & The Queen with "Kingdom of Doom," our Daily Jam.

Dramamine

In between bouts of college football and Christmas shopping today, the wife and i are gonna hit up a Total Wine or Spec's liquor store and imbibe a bunch of free samples.  Wheeee!  Anyway, before that, here's some wonderful psych and shoegaze-tinged alt-rock from Philly band Dramamine's recent "Heights Lake" album.  Dig on "Dearly Beloved" below and download the album here from the band.

Daily Jam - Coldest Night of the Year

English folk singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan released a couple of singles in the '60s and then a full-length LP in 1970, and then left the music business for over 30 years before returning with new music in the mid '00s.  Around that same time, a collection of her singles and demos from the '60s was compiled, and it's one of my favorite things.  Check out a track from said collection, "Coldest Night of the Year," below, our Daily Jam.

Sadness

Ever the prolific artist, here's some astonishing new music from the one-man black metal/shogaze/post-rock/ambient/experimental project Sadness.  Download the artist's new 2-song album "Shimmer" here (pay what you want) and listen to the gorgeous, transcendent title track below.

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Daily Jam - Dear Friends

Here's some wonderful private press '70s folk pop from Autumn Dust to start winding down our Friday afternoon to.  Dig on the mellow, sunset vibes of "Dear Friends" below, our Daily Jam.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Here's a sprawling new track from LA-based electronic artist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.  "I Miss the Way You Swim" channels soothing new age music, a soundtrack to meditation, yoga, or just staring into space.  Check it out below and download it here from Nettwerk.

Xiu Xiu

Long running experimental band Xiu Xiu have been making interesting music for years and years now, and in the mix of all that have been numerous cover versions of songs that the band really make their own.  January sees the release of new album "Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1," a collection of covers from the band spanning everyone from The Talking Heads to The Runaways.  Check out their absolutely gutting version of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time" below and pre-order the LP here from Polyvinyl Records.

Daily Jam - See It? See It?

Here's some barely there lo-fi, experimental indie folk from Minneapolis band Fog.  Listen to "See It? See It?" below, our Daily Jam.

Marine Eyes

I don't want to jinx it, but it's kind of quiet morning today.  And a quiet morning deserves some appropriately tranquil music.  LA artist Marine Eyes just released her new album "Morning Will Come" last week, and it should do nicely.  Listen to the ethereal ambience of "Moonflower" below and download the album here.

Daily Jam - Hopelessly Devoted to You

Growing up with an older sister in the '80s meant that Olivia Newton-John and the soundtrack to "Grease" were unavoidable.  They're some of the first songs i remember listening to outside of what my parents would have been playing.  Here's a sappy love song from it.  Listen to "Hopelessly Devoted to You" below, our Daily Jam.

IDLES Remixed

Over the summer, Bristol post punk band IDLES released the soundtrack to Darren Aronofsky's "Caught Stealing."  Today, the group dropped some remixes from said soundtrack featuring mixes from artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs member Nick Zinner and experimental noise makers Lip Critic.  Check out Interpol's mix of "Rabbit Run" below and download everything here from Partisan Records.

Daily Jam - Possum Kingdom

Were you a teenager in Texas in the mid '90s?  Chances are you or your friend had a copy of the Toadies' "Rubberneck."  The DFW band was a seminal part of my adolescence, their kinda creepy odes to obsession and death delivered with that evangelical twang setting them apart from the rest of that decade's alt-rock acts.  They even got national play with their single "Possum Kingdom," which is either about stalking and killing a girl or being a vampire.  It works either way.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

The Notwist

Long running German indie band The Notwist are set to release their new album in March.  Check out the poppy and frenetic "X-Ray" below and pre-order the upcoming "News from Planet Zombie" here from Morr Music.

Melody's Echo Chamber

Friday brings us new music from Melody's Echo Chamber.  The artist's fourth album, "Unclouded," comes with psychedelic pop aplenty, and album opener "The House that Doesn't Exist" channels the sounds of French pop to delightful effect.  Check it out below and pre-order the LP here from Domino.

Daily Jam - Play with Me

I heard Extreme's "Play with Me" the other day and had no idea it was an Extreme song.  To me, it had always been that song from the Mall scene in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."  It's kind of silly, but it's fun.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Cloud Studies

Here's a wonderful new track from UK act Cloud Studies.  "Last Night I Fell Again" has pieces of dreampop, shoegaze, alt-rock, and just a little bit of jangle pop in a swirly, hazy four minutes.  Check it out below and download it here from Happy Robots.

Daily Jam - Televised

Let's finish the month off with some moody indie rock and post punk from New York band Calla.  From the group's 2003 album "Televise," listen to "Televised" below, our Daily Jam.

Haunted House Party

Haunted House Party has been making wonderful dusty, Halloween-themed, instrumental hip-hop for a number of years now, but more recently has been incorporating other holidays into the mix as well.  Dig on the new Christmas-themed track "Lump of Coal" below and snag the 7" here from the artist.

Daily Jam - Joey

Another Saturday cleaning the house, watching college football, and listening to music...and online Christmas shopping this time of year.  What's next in the rotation?  How about some Concrete Blonde.  Listen to "Joey" below, our Daily Jam.

Rude Films

Manchester post punk band Rude Films already dropped one of my favorite albums of the year with their self-titled effort back in March.  Now they're closing the year out with new single "Through the Light / Horseshoe."  Listen to the moody "Through the Light" below and download it here.

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Daily Jam - Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Just finished eating a bunch of meat, cheese, and crackers, and now i'm about to put up some Christmas decorations.  And i'll be listening to plenty of music while doing so.  To start, here's a track from The Wedding Present's David Gedge and his pop side project Cinerama.  Check out "Hard, Fast and Beautiful" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - True Love Will Find You in the End

Here's Spectrum covering Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You in the End."  Happy Thanksgiving everybody.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Ladytron

All those new singles from Ladytron over the last couple of months were leading up to something.  March brings us a new album from the UK electro-pop group with the upcoming "Paradises."  Check out new tune "Kingdom Undersea" below and pre-order the LP here from Nettwerk.

Danalogue

Time to get those asses shaking with some analog electronic music from London producer and synth enthusiast Danalogue.  Check out the funky disco and techno sounds of "Sonic Hypnosis" below and download it here from Castles In Space.

Daily Jam - Watching the Girl

Here's some '90s Canadian alt-rock for your Wednesday.  Listen to The Gandharvas and "Watching the Girl" below, our Daily Jam.

The Lemon Twigs

Here's a new jangler from New York duo The Lemon Twigs.  The band has a wonderful way of fusing power pop, jangle, college rock, and psych pop into pure sunshine.  And that's all present on new single "I've Got a Broken Heart."  Check it out below and pre-order the 7" here from Captured Tracks.

Pulp Covers Cash

Fresh off of their first new album in over two decades, legendary Britpop act Pulp are back again, this time around covering a late track from The Man In Black.  Johnny Cash's "When the Man Comes Around" opened his final album before his death back in 2003.  And now we have a Pulp version.  Listen to it below and download it here from Rough Trade.

Daily Jam - The Guns of Brixton

I've gotta go and run a few pre-Thanksgiving errands today.  One of those errands is visiting a cheese monger, so it's not all bad.  Anyhoo, here's some music from The Clash to get me out the door.  Listen to "The Guns of Brixton" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - As Long as I've Got You

Here's some soul from The Charmels for your Monday morning.  Listen to "As Long as I've Got You" below.  Hip-hop appreciators will recognize the opening few seconds as sampled in Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M."  Check it out, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - They All Ask'd for You

I have vivid memories of listening to New Orleans funk and soul group The Meters' "They All Ask'd for You" in the car on road trips with my family when i was a little kid.  Hearing the song now immediately takes me back to that station wagon and the long trip between Midland, Texas and New Orleans.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Killjoy

I am starting a much needed week off of work today.  Hopefully a lot of you out there are able to take some time this week as well.  And if you're travelling, be careful out there.  In the meantime, here's The Czars with "Killjoy," our Daily Jam.

Converge

Long running Boston hardcore and metal band Converge are back next year with new album "Love Is Not Enough."  Dig on the thrash metal-tinged banger title track below and pre-order the LP here from Epitaph.

Yara Asmar

Beirut based experimental artist and puppeteer (that's a new one), Yara Asmar, originally recorded music for her various puppet film projects, strange and otherworldly pieces of drone, ambient, and classical minimalism serving as scores for the movies.  Sometime around the beginning of the pandemic, a friend convinced her to start releasing the work on its own, and so here we are with the artist's most recent release, "Everyone I Love Is Sleeping and I Love Them So Much."  The record feels equal parts experimental drone and folk horror, and plays as the perfect accompaniment to a grey and dreary fall day.  Check out "To Die on Any Hill (If It's Easy Enough to Climb)" below and download the album here from Hive Mind Records or here from Time Released Sound & Time Sensitive Materials (the vinyl is long gone).

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