Russian Circles

Chicago band Russian Circles are back next month with a new album of post rock / post metal to rattle our eardrums and shake our brains.  Check out "Empath" below and pre-order the "Nine" album here from Sargent House.

Friday Horror Trailer - Hex

Daily Jam - さよなら砂山

Here's a beautiful and lounge-tinged exotica track from Japanese composer Takeo Yamashita.  Because we live in a society of prudes, you'll have to verify your age to listen to our Daily Jam, "さよなら砂山," or "Goodbye, Sand Mountain" below.  But you definitely should.

Bodywash

Montreal indie rock band Bodywash dropped a new single for our listening pleasure a couple of weeks back.  Check out the sweet and reverby "Come and Go" below and download the track here from the band.

Soft Science

Here's some dreampop-tinged new alt-rock from Sacramento band Soft Science.  Bop along to "Spinning" below and pre-order the group's upcoming "Sand" LP here from Shelflife Records.

Daily Jam - John

Deep diving on a bunch of weird old music on YouTube the last few months, and i've discovered a ton of Japanese stuff (jazz, psych, prog, city pop, etc.) that's been filling my earspace.  Check out this cool and dramatic psych rock track from Goro Inoue called "John" below, our Daily Jam.

Cor de Lux

Before i make myself a cocktail and check out for the night, here's some cool new post punk from North Carolina band Cor de Lux.  The group's new album "Year of the Horse" is out in September on Ipecac.  Pre-order the LP here and listen to the noisy, and kinda trippy, "The Cringe" below.

Daily Jam - Country Feedback

Work is gonna kill me this week.  Here's some R.E.M.  Listen to "Country Feedback," our Daily Jam.

The Bug + Dis Fig

UK producer and electronic musician The Bug just launched the "LADYBUG" singles series on his PRESSURE imprint label, and is starting the whole thing off with a trippy and transcendent collaborative track with Belgian electronic artist Dis Fig.  Check out "Vanishing" below and download it, along with four remixes, here.

Whirr

Shoegaze band Whirr and Luster are releasing a split 12" for our listening pleasure in September.  Check out one of the swirly, dreamy contributions from the former below with "Spiral Again" and pre-order the record here.

Daily Jam - Porto Venere

Blistering heat today in Central Texas, so now i'm cooling down with some dreamy, melancholy electronic pop from French group Niro.  Listen to "Porto Venere" below, our Daily Jam.

Dinosaur Jr.

I didn't realize we were getting new music from Dinosaur Jr. this year.  Finally some good news.  Listen to "Several Got Away" below and pre-order the "There Near" LP here from Jagjaguwar.

Daily Jam - Ricochet

I have watched more soccer in the last three weeks than i have in my entire life before that.  And i just finished watching the USMNT look like total dogshit for 90+ minutes.  Trump really does turn everything he touches into shit, like some sort of turd-man Midas.  Anyhoo, after a sports debacle, i like to soothe myself with some music, like the gentle, jazzy, ambient, neo-classical sounds of French trio Human.  Listen to "Ricochet" from the group's sole 1985 long player, our Daily Jam.

Winter

At the end of June, the now New York based indie pop artist Winter released "Hollow (Mixtape Version)," a '90s alt-rock throwback that bobs and crunches along like something blaring from 1995 Honda Passport tape deck.  Check it out below and download it here from Winspear.

Holy Motors

October brings us new music from Estonian alt-rock band Holy Motors.  Check out the dreamy new track "Tough Crush" and pre-order the group's forthcoming album "Heaven's Night" here from Wharf Cat Records.

Daughter of the Vine

Cambridge, Massachusetts band Daughter of the Vine make a dusty kind of psychedelic rock, with elements of folk, Americana, shoegaze, and staring westward into pink and orange skies of the setting sun.  Coincidentally, their new album is called "Holy Is the Sun."  Check out the alt-country psych vibes of the title track below and get the LP here from the band.

SONS OF ZÖKU

Australian psych rock group SONS OF ZÖKU dropped a great new track a few days ago, with the trip-hop-tinged "In You."  It's awesome.  Take a listen below and download it here from the band.

Daily Jam - Pity the Child

Here's some very cool, jazz-infused psych, blues, and soul for your Sunday from The Albert.  Dig on "Pity the Child" below, our Daily Jam.

Heavy Meddo

A couple weeks ago, Austin band Heavy Meddo, the project of former Sound Team member Bill Baird, dropped a proper full-length LP with "Spiritual Stripmall."  It's nice and crunchy.  Listen to "Cycle Says the World Is Ending" below and grab the album here from Spaceflight Records.

Daily Jam - A Change Is Gonna Come

There are a lot of great things about this country.  Don't let the assholes have it.  It belongs to you.  It belongs to us.  Happy 4th.  Listen to Sam Cooke and "A Change Is Gonna Come" below, our Daily Jam.

Bleu Reine

And here's some pretty and dreamy new shoegaze-tinged bedroom pop from French artist Bleu Reine.  Check out "Cavalier Seul" below and download it here from Geographie.

Friday Horror Trailer - House on Haunted Hill

Daily Jam - ‎舞水の調べ

Here's an awesome, proggy new age track from Japanese composer Akira Ito for you Friday evening.  Listen to "‎舞水の調べ," or "Melody of Dancing Water" below, our Daily Jam.

Vitalic

A lot of the time, i'll check out an album based solely on the album art.  And so we have "Voyager" from French artist Vitalic.  Just look at that thing above.  How could i not listen to this, a groovy blend of techno, Italodisco, darkwave, and electronica.  Dig on "Levitation" below and get the album here from Citizen Records.

Boy Harsher

Here's a new track from Boy Harsher.  "Jeans" is probably the poppiest thing the duo have ever made, leaning less towards the darkwave sound they typically do.  Check out the video below.

Paycheque

LA band Paycheque make a mix of synth pop, new wave, vaporwave, and electro-pop that feels like it's being beamed in from some alternate past.  Check out the vintage-looking video for "Heatwave" below and grab the band's self-titled debut here from Mansions and Millions.

Daily Jam - Violet

Feeling in a '90s mood at the moment, so here's a classic from Hole.  Listen to "Violet" below, our Daily Jam.

Fat Dog

Aw yeah, that new Fat Dog song that dropped back in May was a harbinger of things to come, as the UK band has announced forthcoming new album "Cancel Me (I'm Tired)" for release in October.  Dig on the bouncy, propulsive title track below and pre-order the LP here from Domino.

Daily Jam - Your Love

Is there anybody out there that doesn't like the song "Your Love" by The Outfield?  If there is, i probably don't want to know you.  It's basically a perfect pop song.  Let's all listen below, our Daily Jam.

Tele Novella

While i was at the beach last week, Austin's Tele Novella dropped new tune "Ring of Stones."  And it's lovely, a mix of psych folk, spaghetti western vibes, and indie pop.  Check it out below and download it here from Kill Rock Stars.

Maya Ongaku

Japanese psych band Maya Ongaku mix in a little jazz, a little lounge, and a little pop on "Astral Echoes," our first mellow taste of the group's upcoming new album, "Nothing Space Music."  Check the track out below and pre-order the LP here from Guruguru Brain.

Dallas Good + Richard Reed Parry

Here's some alt-country-tinged indie rock from Dallas Good of The Sadies and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire.  Check out "Echo the Part" below and snag the new "Were the Watchtowers" LP here from Yep Roc Records.

Daily Jam - Flagpole Sitta

And suddenly i'm 18.  Here's Harvey Danger with "Flagpole Sitta," our Daily Jam.

Diary

Dig on the old school, shoegazey, Madchester-tinged sounds of Brooklyn band Diary and new track "Keep Comin' Up."  New album "Spiral Bound" is due in September from Kanine Records.  Pre-order the LP here and check the song out below.

t e l e p a t h

Ambient vaporwave artist t e l e p a t h has been dropping all kind of new music lately, like the hypnotic new album "静かなのにすべてを貫く愛," which roughly translates to "A Love that Is Quiet Yet Pierces Through Everything."  The album is divided into two sprawling 37-minute long tracks that you can snag on cassette here from Geometric Lullaby.  In the meantime, listen to side A's "いつも強く抱きしめて、決して離さないで," or "Always Hold Me Tight, and Never Let Me Go" below.

Daily Jam - Something New

Here's some groovy, poppy soul from the '70s from The Philippines.  Check out "Something New" from Please below, our Daily Jam.

PJ Harvey

Earlier this week, PJ Harvey dropped an icy, ethereal, and cosmic new track with "Voyager."  It's lovely and haunting and beautiful.  Check it out below and pre-order the 7" single here from Partisan Records.

Grivo

Just to the southeast of Austin, Lockhart, Texas is home to some of the best BBQ you'll ever taste.  It's also home to Grivo, whose new "Impose" album is a wonderful and stomping mix of shoegaze, stoner, and post rock.  Check out the title track below and download the album here from the band.

Chelsea Wolfe

As is usually the case, i take off for a week and a whole bunch of cool music drops.  Like these two new tracks from Chelsea Wolfe.  Listen to both "The Dark" and "Death Is Not the End" below and download them here from Loma Vista Recordings.

Hawksmoor

Having already released one of my favorite albums of the year with March's analog synth opus "Am I Conscious Now?," Bristol artist Hawksmoor is back again with new album "Yclept Thorn."  The new record has a more ritualistic dungeon synth vibe going for it, as evidenced by the slow and crawling dirge of the title track.  Check it out below and pre-order the LP here from Library of the Occult.

Daily Jam - Bingung

Here's an excellent mix of psych and soul from Indonesian band Shark Move's 1973 opus "Ghede Chokra's."  "Bingung" has a particularly yearnful tone that just gets to me.  My first time listening to the song, at the 2:37 moment, i think i actually said, "oh shit," out loud.  Anyhoo, check the tune out and see if your reaction is the same.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Emma Ruth Rundle

Here's some new music from Portland based artist Emma Ruth Rundle.  New album "These Killing Times" is out later this summer.  Pre-order the download here and listen to the album opening "Powerless" below.

Daily Jam - Leave It Alone

And i'm back.  Beach and ocean sounds, i will miss you.  Here's some NOFX.  Listen to "Leave It Alone" below, our Daily Jam.

Friday Horror Trailer - Dead Alive

AKA "Braindead"

Daily Jam - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

You may know this song from Beck's version recorded for the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" soundtrack.  Honestly, i heard that version first.  But it led me to the original 1980 track by UK band The Korgis.  And i think i might like it better.  Check out "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Hurt So Bad

Dig on some groovy, jazzy pop from American ex-pat Nancy Holloway and her 1970 track "Hurt So Bad."  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Moon Light

You maybe didn't think that you were going to hear Japanese composer and guitarist Shoji Yokouchi and Japanese violinist Shigeru Toyama play a jazzy neo-classical rendition of Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 14," AKA the "Moonlight Sonata," today, but here we are.  Listen to "Moon Light" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - I Feel It Starts Again

Here's some self-released dance and folk music from Danish artist Suzanne Menzel's sole 1981 release, "Goodbyes and Beginnings."  Listen to "I Feel It Starts Again" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Hardest Walk

Do something good for yourself today.  Listen to more Jesus and Mary Chain.  Here's "The Hardest Walk," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)

Last month, electronic duo Boards of Canada dropped their first new album in 13 years.  I'm a big fan, and that release has had me revisiting the group's older material ever since.  Like this track from 2006.  Listen to Odd Nosdam's humming remix of "Dayvan Cowboy" below, our Daily Jam.