Robber Robber

Here's some cool and crunchy, and kind of off-kilter alt-rock from Vermont band Robber Robber.  The band released their new full-length album "Two Wheels Move the Soul" earlier this month.  Listen to the excellent "Pieces" below and grab the LP here from Fire Talk.

Wombo

Louisville, Kentucky trio Wombo make post-punk-tinged indie rock, the kind that gets many a pop music writer salivating.  Their sound is, in my opinion, not half bad.  New album "Danger in Fives" is out in August.  Pre-order the LP here from Fire Talk and listen to the title track below, one of those tunes that will resurface in your mind again and again.

Bnny

I missed this one when it dropped a month ago, but here's a fuzzy new jam from Chicago alt-rock artist Bnny.  Listen to "Love Trap" below and download it here from Fire Talk.

Set Dressing

I posted a little bit ago about Mandy, Indiana member Scott Fair's new solo project Set Dressing.  The project has now announced upcoming EP "I Can't Be Alone Tonite" and dropped new tune "Date Line."  Dig on the weird and synthy pop below and pre-order the vinyl here from Fire Talk.

Set Dressing

Mandy, Indiana member Scott Fair is going solo for a bit with new project Set Dressing.  Our first taste is the ominous and haunting instrumental "Class Valedictorian."  Give it a listen below and download it here from Fire Talk.

Bnny

I really need to get to work, but i'll leave you with a new song from Chicago alt-rock artist Bnny.  Listen to the melancholy "Good Stuff" below and get the new "One Million Love Songs" album here from Fire Talk.

Cola

Canadian post punk band Cola arose from the ashes of now defunct band Ought in 2022, and now have their sophomore effort "The Gloss" heading our way this summer.  Check out the cool and meandering "Bitter Melon" below and pre-order the LP here from Fire Talk.

Mandy, Indiana

Here's a weird and unnerving new song from Manchester band Mandy, Indiana.  Check out the disjointed, nervous tic of "Idea Is Best" below and download the track here from Fire Talk.

Mandy, Indiana

I posted about Manchester band Mandy, Indiana back in March when i was hoping to catch them during SXSW.  Unfortunately that didn't pan out, which is all the more upsetting now that their "I've Seen a Way" LP is out.  It's the kind of experimental noise that burrows its way into your skull and stays there, creating a strange and foreign soundscape to wander around in for a while.  Check out the album closing "Sensitivity Training" below and get the record here from Fire Talk.

Bnny

Great days at SXSW often involve multiple audibles being called, changing plans, abandoning one venue for another on a whim, and whatnot.  That's what led me to Chicago's Bnny yesterday and a 30 minute set of tranquil, dreamy slowcore shoegaze.  Her latest is a single from last November.  Listen to "Breaking Up" below and download it here from Fire Talk.

Strange Ranger

I took the day off and i'm venturing out into the gray to see some music at SXSW today.  Who will i see?  Who knows?  Anyway, New York's synthy indie pop band Strange Ranger are around town this week, so maybe them.  Check out their latest single "Rain So Hard" below and download it here from Fire Talk.

Mandy, Indiana

Here's some experimental noise from Manchester band Mandy, Indiana that kind of industrial, kind of worldly, kind of something else.  Check out "Pinking Shears" below and pre-order the band's upcoming "I've Seen a Way" LP here from Fire Talk.  And be on the lookout this week for them at SXSW.

Cola

Here's one i missed back in May.  I knew that post-punk band Ought had broken up, but did not know that lead singer Tim Darcy was back with a new group called Cola.  While i still prefer Darcy's solo work to either of his full-time projects, "Deep in View" has a real cool and steady post punk vibe to it.  Check out "Blank Curtain" below, and get the LP here from Fire Talk.

Erasers

Here's some very cool, droney and minimalist music from Perth, Australia's Erasers.  The duo blend elements of kosmische psychedelia and post punk for a earthy sound that oozes and intoxicates.  Check out "Constant Connection" below and pre-order the upcoming album of same name here from Fire Talk.

Young Prisms

Young Prisms was one of those names i saw thrown around a bunch over a decade ago during the quasi indie boom of the late '00s, pushed by a bunch of music blogs at the time.  They were good, but i haven't thought about them in years.  But now it seems they have a new album heading our way in March.  Check out the reverb-heavy shoegaze of "Yourside" below and pre-order the upcoming "Drifter" LP here from Fire Talk.

Bnny

I am absolutely hypnotized by the opening track of Chicago artist Bnny's new album "Everything."  "Ambulance" sounds like some subdued, '60s-inspired doo-wop track as performed by a reverb-heavy shoegaze or dreampop act from the first half of the '90s.  Think Mazzy Star or Cowboy Junkies B-side vibes, and you're getting close.  Excellent dreamy and dusty stuff.  Check it out below and get the album here from Fire Talk.

Pure X

Having already released an excellent comeback album earlier this year, the good dudes in Austin's Pure X have another new album of music coming our way next month, this time in the form of a rarities collection.  "Rare Ecstasy: 2009-2019" spans the last decade back to when the band was still called Pure Ecstasy and includes this wistful, reverby cover of Willie Nelson's "One Day at a Time."  Check it out below and order the record here from Fire Talk.
 

Pure X

It's been a spell since we last heard from Austin's Pure X, and after a 6 year hiatus we're getting a new record from the band next month.  Always great at blending elements of shoegaze, dreampop, Americana, and classic rock, that trend looks to continue with the new self-titled LP.  Listen to "Middle America" below and pre-order the record here via Fire Talk.

Gold Dime

Another band i was getting myself pumped up for this week upon discovering them during showcase research is New York's Gold Dime.  Weird and noisy post punk for the masses!  Watch the video for "Hindsight II" below and get the band's "My House" LP here from Fire Talk.

Deeper

Chicago quirky, alt-rock band Deeper have a new album coming our way in March.  Listen to "This Heat" below and pre-order the "Auto-Pain" LP here from Fire Talk.