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.

October Horror Trailer - Murderock

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Our Darkest Sabbath

Man, i sure do miss Broadcast.  I consider myself extremely fortunate that i was able to see them perform about a year or so before Trish died.  Here's a selection from the band's eerie score to the Peter Strickland film "Berberian Sound Studio."  Listen to "Our Darkest Sabbath" below, our Daily Jam.

Moon Cowboy & Krissy Vanderwoude

Portuguese artist Moon Cowboy has seen fit to cover a handful of Mojave 3 songs with the assistance of Krissy Vanderwoude.  They're quite dreamy and lovely.  Check out "Mercy" below and download the "Surfboards and Desert Storms" EP here.

Halloween

Weird, lo-fi Philly band Halloween just dropped their excellent new track "New Connection," a warbly mix of bedroom pop, alt-rock, and shoegaze-tinged, grungey dreampop.  Check it out below and order the cassette, which is set to include some B-sides" here from the band.

October Horror Trailer - Sole Survivor

Daily Jam (October Edition) - "E.S.P." Theme for Shock Theater

Here's some bluesy novelty pop rock from The Weirdos.  Recorded for KTLA TV in Los Angeles in the early '60s, listen to "E.S.P. Theme for Shock Theater" below, our Daily Jam.

Zola Jesus

Apparently, back in 2024, Zola Jesus recorded a score to a horror film called "Saint Clare."  I haven't heard of this one, so i'll probably try to seek it out.  Anyway, the artist saw fit to drop the score, which includes a couple of new original tracks too, just in time for Halloween.  Check out the dark and moody "What I Want" below and download the album here.

October Horror Trailer - Frailty

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Red Moon

It's Halloween season, and you know what that means.  It's time for some dark Pagan folk, this time around from Czech project Nemuer.  Prepare for harvest and listen to "Red Moon" below, our Daily Jam.

Foam Giant

Here's some weird new psych and post-punk-tinged alt-rock from The Telescopes and Flavor Crystals collaboration Foam Giant.  Listen to "Spinal Combiner" below and get the new "Sticker on the Front of an Aquarium" LP here from mpls ltd.

October Horror Trailer - Fatal Games

Daily Jam (October Edition) - This Is Halloween

The last few years, we've taken the boys to Fiesta Texas in San Antonio in October for their annual Fright Fest.  It's a lot of fun.  At dusk, the train arrives in one corner of the park, full of freaks and monsters who then run rampant through areas around the park.  And the arrival is soundtracked with Marilyn Manson's cover of "This Is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas."  It works remarkably well and stays in my head for days afterwards.  Now it can be in yours.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Being Dead

Quirky Austin indie rock band Being Dead just dropped some new music this morning.  Listen to the sing-songy, psych pop-tinged "Man or Myth" below and download it, along with "Aquarium" here from Polyvinyl.

October Horror Trailer - Curse of the Crimson Altar

AKA The Crimson Cult.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Maniac's Theme (Main Titles)

I feel like it's been awhile since i last watched Willian Lustig's "Maniac."  Probably need to remedy during this Halloween season.  Let's get started with some of Jay Chattaway's score to the film.  Listen to the eerie "Maniac's Theme (Main Titles)" below, our Daily Jam.

r.image

San Francisco duo r.image make a sleek mix of trip-hop, industrial, and alt-rock.  They've got a very '90s throwback vibe going for them that's taking me back to high school.  Check out "Igneous" below and get the "Spitting Your Name into the River" EP here.

YAANG

Here's a cool new single from Manchester post punk band YAANG.  Listen to "Leech" below and grab the 7" here from Crackedankles.

October Horror Trailer - Pulse (Kairo)

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Necronomania

Here's some sexy, jazzy psychedelia from Manfred Hubler's and Siegfried Schwab's score to Jesus Franco's 1971 film "Vampyros Lesbos."  Listen to "Necronomania" below, our Daily Jam.

Monde UFO

LA experimental band Monde UFO are in the midst of recording a new album for release in 2027.  To hold us over until then, they just dropped a couple of new tracks from those sessions.  "1159" is a psych-tinged, daydreamy, lo-fi synth pop hybrid that feels like it's being beamed in from some parallel dimension, a piece of pop rock from a soundtrack compilation that never existed.  Check it out below and download it along with "Rangini Drone" here from Fire Records.

October Horror Trailer - Longlegs

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Doctor Spook

As an avid collector or vinyl, i have no explanation for why i don't have a record from Frankie Stein and His Ghouls amongst my collection.  They dropped five fun albums of spooky novelty surf rock back in the '60s.  Maybe i can remedy the situation this weekend at the Austin Record Convention.  Fingers crossed.  In the meantime, here's "Doctor Spook," our Daily Jam.

Geologist & Kyle Simon

Seems the time's about right to trip along with some weird, experimental music, this time around from Animal Collective member Geologist and visual artist Kyle Simon.  Listen to the interstellar sounds of "The Sirens, Part 1" below and get the cassette of "The Sirens" album here from Outside Time.

October Horror Trailer - Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Devil Driver's Theme

Here's some haunted hotrod music from '60s surf rock band The Vettes.  Listen to "Devil Driver's Theme" below, our Daily Jam.

Justice x Tame Impala x SZA x King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

I'm not a gamer and never really have been much of one.  Okay, maybe back in the '80s with the original Nintendo, but there are a million things i'd rather do than play video games.  Anyhoo, i will admit to digging on video game soundtracks.  We've come a long way from 8-bit scores with the upcoming "GTA VI" getting music from French electronic duo Justice.  And on "Flower in a Hurricane," they team up with Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.  That's a hell of a lineup, and the tune is a sleek, '80s-inspired pop gem that sounds like cruising the streets of Miami in a convertible, on the run from Crockett and Tubbs or something.  Check it out below and download it here from Because Music.

A Silhouette

Here's some eerie, staticky music from American artist A Silhouette.  I can't find too much info online about the artist other than the name Denali Nebel, but the mix of lo-fi ambient, drone, and witch house is the perfect kind of spooky sound for the season.  Check out "I Don't Want to Burn with the World" below and dig in to some of the artists other tunes here on YouTube or here on Soundcloud.

October Horror Trailer - Torso

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Demons

Gothy chanteuse Chelsea Wolfe released a new album a few weeks back.  Here's a track from one of her earlier efforts.  Listen to "Demons" below, our Daily Jam.

Robot God

Here's some psychedelic stoner space rock from Australia for your late Saturday afternoon.  Listen to Robot God and "Home Sweet Home" below and snag a copy of the "Curse of the Driven" LP here from the band.

October Horror Trailer - Dolly