Bondo

LA band Bondo have a very cool, old school post rock thing going for them, with flashes of slowcore alt-rock and plenty of fuzz.  19-year old Tommy is having a field day with this one.  Check out the moody jam "Running Back" below and snag a copy of the band's self-titled LP here from Solid Brass Records.

Silk Fence

Silk Fence is the New York based, experimental instrumental trio of Arian Shafiee (Guerilla Toss), Booker Stardrum (SML), and Justin Frye (PC Worship).  Together, they pull from jazz, post rock, ambient, neo-classical, psychedelia, and more to craft sprawling soundscapes of soothing textures and propulsive grooves.  Check out "(A)RT" below and pre-order the band's upcoming self-titled LP here from Sophomore Lounge.

Yoo Doo Right

Montreal cosmic explorers Yoo Doo Right are back with a new album of interstellar-psychedelia to shake our eardrums and expand our minds.  Check out new tune "Doldrums, Doldrums, Eviler than the Devil" below and pre-order the upcoming "Build and Rest by the Shepherd's Light" LP here from Mothland.

Setting

Here's a trippy, sprawling new track from North Carolina post rock band Setting.  "Your Destiny Distresses Me" is a mix of spacey drone, barely there electronic hum, and improvisational jazz vibes for watching the sun go out.  Check it out below and download it here from the band.

Daily Jam - Space Mantra

It's time to get transcendental with some rhythmic noise from post rock/space rock band F/i.  Dig on the sounds of "Space Mantra" below, our Daily Jam.

Some Became Hollow Tubes

Here's some droney, experimental, psych-tinged noise and post rock from Canadian duo Some Became Hollow Tubes (guitarist Eric Quach of Hypnodrone Ensemble and drummer Aidan Girt of Godspeed You! Black Emperor).  Listen to the practically oozing "Frozen ICE" below and get the band's "Seed Weed Freed Breed Lead Deed Greed" LP here.

JARR

I don't know how the rest of you are faring today (hopefully well), but i am just about ready to collapse.  Think i'll listen to some gentle ambient sounds to sink into the floor to.  Check out "Morning Exposure (Yellow)," from "Afterimage," the new album from electronic and ambient project JARR.  Close your eyes and listen below, and get the album here from Sound in Silence.

Sick Gazelle

I need to go get some lunch, but first some weird post-rock from Chicago quartet Sick Gazelle.  Dig on the no wave jazz fusion sounds of "Hippies" below and grab the band's new "Veld" LP here from Vampire Blues.

Early Moon

I had a very long week with work last week, and while i did get to end it with some drive-in fair with Joe Bob Briggs and a trip to the movies to catch the new "Evil Dead" flick, i'm exhausted down to my bones.  Time to let some gently sounds carry me away.  And sow we have the soothing sounds of Early Moon and new album "Overflowing," a tranquil and wistful mix of ambient, drone, post rock, and slowcore melodies.  Check out "It Takes a Village" below and download the album here from Polar Seas.

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.

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.

Black Duck with Elena Setien

Chicago trio Black Duck have a kind of jazz infused post-rock thing going on for them.  On their new album they pair with Spanish singer/songwriter Elena Setien, adding an element of Americana and almost loungey groove to the sound.  Check out "Land of the Many Eyes" below and grab the appropriately titled "Black Duck with Elena Setien" LP here from Thrill Jockey.

Daily Jam - A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut

Connecticut duo Have A Nice Life have combined all manner of sounds and vibes into their work for the past 20 years, bits of drone and ambient, post punk and noise, goth, post rock, metal, and more.  Here's a lulling, creeping instrumental from the band's 2008 debut full-length.  Listen to the excellently titled "A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut" below, our Daily Jam.

The Interlaken Tapes

Let me go ahead and let Berlin artist The Interlaken Tapes describe his sound: Hypnagogic lo-fi post-rock kraut shoegaze triphop indietronic.  You can go ahead and sign me up for that.  New album "DANCE" is out now and can be picked up here from Bureau Platiruma, but check out "pap9r on, any0ne" below now. 

Strip Joint

Here's some very cool indie rock from Japanese band Strip Joint.  New tune "Mirage (Stranger's Dream)" pulls from American alt-rock and indie folk, along with elements of jazz, post rock, prog, and Japanese pop.  It's quite something.  Check it out below and pre-order the band's upcoming "Prayers in Spiral" LP here from KiliKiliVilla.

Tokyo Shoegazer

Here's a little mix of post rock, post punk, and shoegaze from Japanese band Tokyo Shoegazer.  The group's new album "Remains" is out now.  Get it here and listen to "Wisteria" below.

Daily Jam - Summer (Priority Version)

I vividly remember hearing Scottish band Mogwai for the first time when i was freshman in college, listening to the band's "Young Team" album in my dorm room.  I was blown away.  It was pretty much my first foray into the whole post rock thing.  From the album, here's "Summer (Priority Version)," our Daily Jam.

Mono

Japanese instrumental band Mono are back in June with a new album of dramatic and cinematic post rock to caress you soul and shake your walls.  Check out "Winter Daphne" below and pre-order the upcoming "Snowdrop" LP here from Temporary Residence.

Meejah & HIRAKI

Meejah is a Danish experimental post rock band.  HIRAKI is a Danish experimental noise rock and synth punk band.  The two just recently collaborated on the new "Interwoven" EP combining elements of their preferred genres into a weird and wild sonic stew.  Check out "Preserve/Manifest" below and get the 12" here from Pelagic Records.

Horse Lords

Quirky Baltimore band Horse Lords are back in June with a new album of their weird, angular, and frenetic mix of math rock, post punk, and experimental sounds.  Check out new track "Brain of the Firm" below and pre-order the upcoming "Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!" LP here from RVNG Intl.