Daily Jam - No Dice

For the last three weeks, i have had to coach my son's flag football team of 5th, 6th, and 7th graders.  It's...difficult.  Here's Beirut with "No Dice," our Daily Jam.

Friend of a Friend

Here's some new indie rock / avant-pop from Chicago duo Friend of a Friend.  The band's upcoming new album "Desire!" is out later this month.  Pre-order it here from Earth Libraries and listen to the strange and wobbly "Moonlight" below.

Daily Jam - Mothersun

It is unseasonably cold in Central Texas today and gray and gloomy.  So here's some appropriately gray and gloomy music from Japanese lo-fi synth pop duo Diastereomer.  From their 1989 sole 7" release, listen to "Mothersun" below, our Daily Jam.

French Film

Austin post punk band French Film is one of the bands i meant to catch last month during SXSW but just didn't happen.  Bummer for me.  Anyhoo, the band are readying new album "Yours" for release on Austin record label The Nothing Song Records.  Pre-order the cassette here and listen to the excellent "Crude Charm" below.

Klaus Morlock

Back on my bullshit again with some new faux soundtrack music from Klaus Morlock.  "Fireside Spells" plays like the psychedelic score to some unearthed Eurosleaze B-movie full of witches, satanists, and lots and lots of sex.  Check out "Run Hide Die" below and get the LP here from the excellent Library of The Occult.

FINAL

Justin K Broadrick (Jesu, Godflesh, et al) just dropped some new ambient music under his FINAL moniker.  Download "Giving Up, One Day at a Time" here from Avalanche Recordings and listen to the sprawling, woozy title track below.

Daily Jam - Gone

Here's a gorgeous track from M83's 2003 sophomore album "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts."  Listen to the breathtaking "Gone" below, our Daily Jam.

Aesop Rock

Guys, times are scary right now.  There is a plethora of nightmares out there that we all need to deal with.  But i want you to give yourself a four-minute break and listen to the new Aesop Rock track.  It's not going to fix anything, but we all need to take our brief moments of pleasure when we can.  Check out "Checkers" below and pre-order the upcoming "Black Hole Superette" album here from Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Panchiko

Panchiko is a UK band that was originally around back in the late '90s and early '00s and called it quits for the better part of two decades before the younger generation discovered them via social media and revived them, a la Duster.  The band has now been making music again for the last couple years, and their new album "Ginkgo" just dropped today.  The whole thing is quite good, a poppy mix of different alt-rock sounds and moods, and one of the highlights is "Shandy in the Graveyard," which features a verse by New York rapper Billy Woods.  Check it out below and order the LP here.

L'Eclair

Swiss electronic synth pop outfit L'Eclair make their Innovative Leisure debut with upcoming new album "Cloud Drifter" this summer.  Dig on the beats and synths of "ODESSOS" featuring Phoebe Coco and A Ghost Column below and pre-order the LP here.