The Serfs

Dancey Cincinnati post-punk band The Serfs just dropped a new single today with the delightful "Bodies of Water."  This one veers into synth pop territory a la New Order, and it's lovely.  Sway to it below and pay what you want for the download here from Future Shock.

VOWWS

It's been a few years since we last received a full-length album from LA alt-rock band VOWWS, but they've seen fit to release a string of singles over the last couple of years.  "Hurt You" is the latest.  Dig on the moody, synth-laden death rock below and download the tack here from Out of Line Music.

Daily Jam - I Will (Los Angeles Version)

Here's an alternate version of a track from Radiohead's "Hail to Thief."  Listen to "I Will (Los Angeles Version)" below, our Daily Jam.

THiQ

LA duo THiQ make a warbly, lo-fi kind of new wave synth pop with new song "Yes/No," the opening track to their upcoming debut album "The New Cats."  The track feels like it was assembled from random pieces of forgotten and decaying sonic detritus, throwback pop to a time that never really existed.  Check it out below and pre-order the LP here from the band.

The Royal Arctic Institute

New York's The Royal Arctic Institute make ambient-flavored cosmic country for stargazing and long journeys through plains and prairies.  Listen to "Twigs of Cries, Feathers of Sobs" below and pre-order the band's upcoming self-titled LP here from Centripetal Force.

Daily Jam - I Am a Part

And now it's time for some psych-tinged country folk pop from Lee Hazlewood.  But then again, it's always time for Lee Hazlewood around these parts.  Listen to "I Am a Part" below, our Daily Jam.

Gus Englehorn

One more SXSW post (i think).  On the last day of the festival i caught the quirky alt-pop stylings of singer/songwriter Gus Englehorn.  Lo-fi whimsy straight outta the garage.  Dig on "The Itch" below and grab one of the last few cassettes of new album "The Hornbook" here from Secret City Records.

Coma Pony

One of the bands that i caught a week ago at SXSW with no previous knowledge of was the excellently named Mexican post-rock duo Coma Pony.  Their mellow and precise instrumental sounds played perfectly on a cool and sunny day in Austin.  Download their "Mientras Todo Siga Cresciendo Como en el 2018" single here and listen to the title track below.

Magic Wands

Kicking off the work week with some some dreamy, shoegazey darkwave from LA duo Magic Wands.  Listen to the murky "Moonshadow" below and download the track here from Metropolis Records.

Daily Jam - Samishii Sobyou

I discovered the wonderful melancholy sounds of Japanese artist Doji Morita a few years ago.  And though her tenure was brief (1975-1983), i have become a bit obsessed with tracking down here catalog of string and synth laden pop folk.  Here's a track from her third album, "A Boy," from 1977.  Listen to "Samishii Sobyou" below, our Daily Jam.