I am all about the head expanse today, and it continues with the latest from South Korean artist TENGGER. New album "Nomad" is out in June on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records. Watch the video for the soothing and hypnotic "Achime" below and pre-order the record here.
It appears that Swedish psych rock band Flowers Must Die may be kaputt, which is a shame, but it also appears that some members have carried on as OCH, dialing up the spacey cosmos head trips to expand minds and fry noodles. Listen to the expanding "Pelennor's Falt" below and get the new "II" LP here via Rocket Recordings.
It's hard to describe experimental Baltimore band Horse Lords' sound. It's at time microtonal drone, and at others it's angular, mathy punk, along with flourishes of jazz, prog rock, and all around avant garde weirdness. New album "The Common Task" is out now on Northern Spy. Get it here and listen to the sprawling album closer "Integral Accident" below.
Minneapolis dreampop band Dreams We've Had released their latest album, "Everything and You," late last year. Check out the wintry mix of spacey synths and fuzz of "Darling" below and get the record here from Unfortunate Face.
The excellently named Australian garage rock band Dragoons released their new album "Horrorscope" last month on Tiny Town Records. Garage riffs and post punk angles make for an engaging listen. And horns! Hooray! Listen to "Horrorscope II" below and get the album here.
Not a SXSW band, but here's some important information from Wisconsin industrial act Klack. "Distancing" is a rework of the band's "Discipline," and we should all heed it's message. Listen below and download here.
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.
I feel like Austin's Blushing were on the verge of breaking out based on the strength of last year's self-titled album, and i think it can still happen if maybe we all just buy a bunch of music tomorrow...and onward. Check out the gorgeous and floaty shoegaze and dreampop of album intro "So Many" below, download it here, and get the LP here from Wallflower Records.
