Sky Problem

Ooh, i wish i had caught this one a couple of weeks back.  Eerie, autumnal vibes abound on the ethereal "Sky Problem" by Sky Problem.  I love when a band has a song that's their name.  Check it out below and download it here from Geographie.

Bleu Reine

Here's a cool and moody new alt-rock track from Paris-based artist Bleu Reine.  Listen to "I Bet You Bet on Me" below and download it here from Geographie.

untitled (halo)

LA;s untitled (halo) is one of those band names i've seen bouncing around at SXSW before that i make a note to check out, but for whatever reason, just never seem to catch.  I'll have to remedy that if they make it back as i'm really digging the throwback '90s alt-rock/pop/electronic hybrid thing they've got going for them on their just released debut full-length, self-titled album.  Check out "Aimee Lou Wood Freestyle" below and get the record here from Dirty Hit. 

Daily Jam - Dare to Be Stupid

Back in September, we took the boys to go see Weird Al live at the Moody Center in Austin.  I've seen him a few times before, but this was the first for my kids.  And it was kind of amazing just how many aging Gen X and Millennial parents were there with their children in tow.  We're all trying to bond.  Anyway, "Dare to Be Stupid" is probably one of my favorites of the artist because it sounds more like Devo than Devo sounds like Devo.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

DEAFCULT

Brisbane's shoegaze-tinged noise rock band DEAFCULT have a new album heading our way later this month with the forthcoming "Collapsing Empires."  Pre-order it here from Hobbledehoy and listen first taste "Daily Rothko" below.

TVAM x Sharon Van Etten

UK darkwave synth and  dreampop act TVAM are teaming with American indie rock artist Sharon Van Etten for new anthemic single "Every Building Casts a Shadow."  Check it out below and pre-order the 7" here from the band, which is also set to have Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan remix on the B-side.

Floating

February brings us new music from Swedish band Floating.  The group's mix of prog, doom, and death metal plays like a cinematic score to clouds darkening over some countryside vista.  Check out "Wet Grass" below and pre-order the upcoming "Firewatching" LP here from Transcending Obscurity Records.

Nina & The Fireflies

Old school goth vibes abound on "She's My Witch (VDCR Version)" from UK group Nina & The Fireflies.  Dig on the track below and pre-order the forthcoming "All That Bluster" LP here from WRWTFWW Records.

Daily Jam - As Serious as Your Life

Here's a little hybrid of post rock and electronic from British musician, producer, and DJ Kieran Miles David Hebden, also known as Four Tet.  From 2003's excellent "Rounds" LP, listen to "As Serious as Your Life" below, our Daily Jam.

The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream

The wonderfully dreamy and excellently named Taiwanese shoegaze band The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream just released their debut full-length album with "Far Motor Luminescence."  Check out the deliriously hazy album opening track "Heaven" below and download the whole thing here from the band.

Daily Jam - Talkin' 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever)

I think that the early-mid '90s version of The Flaming Lips is my favorite.  The trifecta of "Hit to Death in the Future Head" (the last record to feature Mercury Rev front man Jonathan Donahue) through "Transmission of the Satellite Heart" and "Clouds Taste Metallic" (featuring guitarist Ronald Jones) just hits all the right buttons for me in a way the rest of the band's output never quite does (even on records i think are phenomenal).  So, let's start our week out with "Talkin' 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Want to Live Forever)," our Daily Jam.

Black Taffy

Dallas ambient electronic musician and producer Black Taffy released probably my favorite album from last year with the eerie and surreal "Out Moon."  "Consensual Silence" is his new, but not really, album.  Consisting of material recorded from 2010 through 2014, the songs were originally supposed to be the artist's debut, but he shelved it.  I'm sure he had his reasons, just like he does now for finally bestowing it upon our ears over a decade later.  Check out the dreamy album opening "As Light Bows" below and get the cassette here.

Daily Jam - So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe

It's been steadily raining here in Central Texas since about 8PM last night, and i've got an outdoor food and wine festival to attend in about four hours.  Trying to look on the bright side of walking around wet in the rain and mud for an afternoon.  Just thinking about how good all the food will be and that maybe the weather will keep the crowds at bay.  In the meanwhile, here's some organ-heavy garage pop from '60s upstate New York band The Kynds.  Listen to "So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe" below, our Daily Jam.

The Stargazer Lilies

Shoegaze/dreampop band The Stargazer Lilies have dropped a whole bunch of new tracks over the last few days, alternate mixes and brand new tunes.  I think this one's my favorite.  Listen to the hazy reverb of "Setting Sun" below and download it, along with the rest, here from the band.

Daily Jam - Lonely Sea

Here's an early, melancholy track from The Beach Boys for our Saturday morning.  I've got a bunch of plans for the weekend and there's some encroaching storm clouds on the horizon.  Here's hoping i just get a little wet.  Listen to "Lonely Sea" below, our Daily Jam.

Death Parade

Portland, Oregon band Death Parade, formerly known as Laura Palmer's Death Parade, have a new album heading our way in February next year, a mix of doom-laden shoegaze and death rock.  Check out new track "Doomhorses" below and pre-order the forthcoming "Vernaissance" LP here from the band.

Howlin Rain & Ty Segall Cover Scott Walker

Next week, Oakland band Howlin Rain is set to release new album "Watermelon," featuring a whole slew of guest appearances and cover songs.  One of those covers is Scott Walker's "30 Century Man" featuring an assist from Ty Segall.  Check it out below and pre-order the LP here from Silver Current Records.

Friday Horror Trailer - X

Daily Jam - On the Way to the Club

I guess it's kind of a lesser Blur album, but i still really dig "Think Tank," even with Graham Coxon's absence.  It's got a certain kind of groove to it that separates from the rest of the band's output.  Listen to "On the Way to the Club" below, our Daily Jam.

Zetra

UK metal-tinged goth synth pop duo Zetra just dropped new track "Adrena" yesterday along with a couple of remixes.  Listen below and download it all here from Nuclear Blast.

Daily Jam - I Saw a Ray

Here's some lovely drone from Grouper to...well, not to get you started this morning.  This kind of dreamy fuzz isn't really meant to get you moving or anything.  Let's say it's to get you settled in.  Listen to "I Saw a Ray" below, our Daily Jam.

Genital Shame

I love that i saw that there is an artist called Genital Shame and pretty much guessed exactly what they would sound like.  I don't meant that derogatively at all either.  I do love it, a mix of death and black metal from LA's Erin Dawson.  Listen to "I Want to Die Before You" below and get the "Wellness Plan" LP here from The Flenser.

Daily Jam - Sleeping Bag

Feeling a tad overwhelmed today after last night's election results.  I'm really proud of my state for finally (finally!) voting a lot of those horrible fuckers out of office.  And i'm going to celebrate, at least for a couple of minutes, with a song from one of my favorite Beck albums.  Listen to "Sleeping Bag" below, our Daily Jam.

The Cat's Miaow

Australian band The Cat's Miaow began over 30 years ago as a project between friends, recording lo-fi bedroom pop songs onto a 4-track recorder and playing shows in their native Melbourne for a few years.  Then they faded into obscurity, revered by those few in the know (not me unfortunately) until their material was compiled and released a couple years ago.  A reunion followed and now we've got a new album, the band's first official full-length release, with "Why You Smiled and Turned Away."  The whole thing is lo-fi, psych-tinged, jangle pop bliss.  Listen to the wonderful title track below and get the LP here from Slumberland Records.

The Thorn

Here's a cool and fuzzy new track from UK psych folk outfit The Thorn.  "Darkest Part of Winter" leans more into the psych side of things and feels like autumn between bursts of crunchy guitar riffs.  Check it out below and download it here.

Daily Jam - Hello Rain

Here's a wonderful track from the '90s for your Tuesday afternoon.  Listen to the sweet and lo-fi sounds of The Softies and "Hello Rain" below, our Daily Jam.

HENGE

Here's some wild new music from Manchester artist HENGE.  "Brains" is a frenetic mix of prog, funk, psychedelia, krautrock, synth pop, and all around hyperactive weirdness.  Fry your brain to it below and pre-order the upcoming "Humans" LP here from Cosmic Dross Records.

Daily Jam - Spin Spin Sugar

I heard this one on the radio the other day, a track from my late teenage years i had completely forgotten about.  I really don't know why it faded from my memory because it rips.  Listen "Spin Spin Sugar" by Sneaker Pimps below, our Daily Jam.

Atlas Sound

Whoa!  Just the other day i was wondering whatever happened to Bradford Cox and Deerhunter and Atlas Sound.  It seems like it's been forever since we got any new music from the artist or either of his bands/projects.  And today i see he dropped a brand new track as Atlas Sound on Friday with minimalist and eerie "Octoberland."  Here's hoping there's even more on the way.  Listen to the track below and download it here from 4AD.

Mozaik Ses

Here's some very cool new music from the studio assembled group Mozaik Ses.  Both tracks on "The Last Shootout / Wormhole" 7" feel like they were pulled from old '70s Euro-crime flicks, mixes of cinematic funk, psych, and krautrock.  Dig on the B-side "Wormhole" below and get the record here from Delights.

Daily Jam - Take the Time Train

My favorite time of year has drawn to a close, so things will be a little less spooky around here.  But we must carry on.  And today, we're doing so with some jazz fusion from Japanese artist Yasunori Tsuchida.  "Take the Time Train" plays with a soothing and groovy mix of jazz and funk.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Dream Division

There are times when i come across a faux soundtrack, that it's sound and design are so convincing that it fools me for a moment.  Such is the case with "Scream Queen," the latest from UK synth wave project Dream Division.  A bunch of short tracks titled "Cue 1," "Cue 2," etc. with one longer track as the theme along with some convincing old school '80s soundtrack album art...you got me guys.  Anyway, it still rips for what it's worth.  Listen to the dark and pulsing "Theme from Scream Queen" below and get the download, 5" lathe cut single, or cassette here from Library of The Occult.

The Bug & Friday Night Plans

Here's the latest transmission from UK electronic artist The Bug's "Ladybug" series, this time around featuring a collaboration with Japanese artist Friday Night Plans.  Listen to the hissing, warbled, post-dub pop sounds of "If" below and download it here from Pressure.

October Horror Trailer - Haunt

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Ghouls Night Out

Happy Halloween!  Be careful out there tonight kiddies, and listen to The Misfits with "Ghouls Night Out" below, our Daily Jam.

Prurient

Dominick Fernow has been making noisy, unsettling music as Prurient for a long time now, and he just dropped his new "Death Ace Objectification" 7" yesterday.  And it's already sold out.  But you can still download it here from Hospital Productions.  In the meantime, listen to the spooky A-side track "The Things They Carried" below.

October Horror Trailer - Lady in White

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Laurie's Theme

It's not officially Halloween time until you listen to John Carpenter's score to his 1978 game changer.  Here's "Laurie's Theme," our Daily Jam.

Boyhood

Canadian indie pop artist Boyhood just dropped her fantastic new album "I'll Dream Instead" a few days ago, a quirky and infectious mix of psychedelia and bedroom pop.  Listen to "Sparkle Dub // I'll Dream Instead" below and get the 12" here from Hand Drawn Dracula.

Graham Hill

Former Beach House and Papercuts drummer Graham Hill has a solo album coming out in January.  Pre-order the "Taking in Stars" download here from the artist and listen to the psych folk and dreampop-tinged soft rock of "Monster in My Head" below.

October Horror Trailer - The Devil's Exorcist

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Wait for the Rain

Here's a folk rock track from actor and musician David Hess, taken from the soundtrack to Wes Craven's "The Last House on the Left."  Like so many horror films of the '70s, the difference between the often gentle or beautiful music heard and the horrific, disturbing images seen on screen is quite jarring.  Listen to "Wait for the Rain" below, our Daily Jam.

Factory Floor

After a string of excellent singles over the last year and a half, UK electronic group Factory Floor are all set to drop their first new full-length album in 10 years.  Pre-order next month's "One Trip" LP here from Phantasy Sound and listen to the divine album opener "Continuation" below.

October Horror Trailer - The Other Hell

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Trick or Treat

On Friday, there's going to be a screening of the goofy 1986 heavy metal horror movie "Trick or Treat" near by, and i want to go.  Extenuating circumstances may make it that i'm going solo, but it's probably worth it, right?  Anyhoo, here's a track from the soundtrack by Fastway.  Listen to "Trick or Treat" below, our Daily Jam.

Bicep

January brings us new music from London electronic group Bicep.  Listen the lovely, ethereal, IDM of "Lemonder" below and pre-order the upcoming "SLUG" LP here from CHROMA.

Ken Lusk

Inspired by the nature and landscapes of the Zuni Mountains, New Mexico based artist Ken Lusk crafts beautiful and transcendent synth soundscapes that feel kind of like staring into the eternity of the cosmos.  Planetarium vibes to be sure, but those soothing, ambient tones do wonders for the soul.  Listen to "Waveguide" below and download the "Return from the Stars" album here from the artist.

October Horror Trailer - May

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Children of the Grave

Here's White Zombie covering Black Sabbath.  Because it's Halloween time.  Listen to "Children of the Grave" below, our Daily Jam.

The Chemistry Set Cover Love

Here's UK psych band The Chemistry Set covering classic American psych rock band Love.  Check out "A House Is not a Motel" below and download "The Chemistry Play 'Love'" here.