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Chicago 4-piece Negative Scanner beats you into submission with their ferocious brand of post-punk. Guitarist/vocalist Rebecca Valeriano-Flores’ Jello Biafra-esque howl blows minds and melts eardrums. Dig the blistering single “Would You Rather” (below) – you will be glad that you did.
Negative Scanner’s self-titled debut is out now on Trouble In Mind Records. It’s one of 2015’s albums not to miss.
Negative Scanner – Would You Rather from S/T (2015)
Philadelphia rock ‘n’ soul combo The GTVs just dropped their newest instrumental, organ-driven, rump-shakin’ single, Organ Donor b/w Here’s A Thing on Hidden Volume Records. You can stream it’s goodness below.
I highly recommend getting your hands on the 7 inch as Hidden Volume has raised the bar when it comes to the vinyl/packaging experience. Also included below, for your listening pleasure, is “Sh’Bang!” from their debut LP with Teen Sound Records.
Hamilton, Ontario’s Kathleen Munroe has one of those great smokey voices that instantly captivates. Add some warm, dreamy guitar tones and a driving backbeat, like on “Summer” (below) and you have one of the best songs of 2015.
Munroe’s self-titled EP is out now on Hidden Pony Records and available on iTunes.
Munroe – Summer from S/T EP (2015)
I don’t know if multi-instrumentalist Dustin Lovelis intended for his debut solo LP, Dimensions, be listened to in a dimly lit room with the listener in a relaxed position, but that is how I have been enjoying this record. So turn down the lights, maybe light a candle or two and chill out to the dusty vocals and warped guitar of “Idiot” below.
Dimensions is out now and available through Porch Party Records. Enjoy.
Dustin Lovelis – Idiot from Dimensions (2015)
15 tasty tracks to kick off your summer with. Enjoy.
1. RUMTUM – It’s Okay Now
2. L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae – Taken By The Night
3. Monster Rally – Swami
4. Indian Jewelry – Hello Africa
5. Diamond Mind – Hark
6. Koala Temple – Boy of Stone
7. Azores – Lights Out
8. SCENIC VOID – Blue Lamp
9. Thee Oh Sees – Lupine Ossuary
10. Geisha Girls – Gray Matters
11. Tyburn Saints – A Way With Her
12. +/- – One Day You’ll Be There
13. Suburban Birds – Eat You Alive
14. MC Nelson – Rabbit Hole (Prod. L’Orange)
15. L’Orange – The Audtition
The late, great 7 Inches blog (RIP) is where I first heard Virgina 3-piece Lady God. Coincidentally, the very day I read about them vocalist/bass player Chrissie reached out to me about posting their new 7″, Lady God Presents: The Pebbles!. It was meant to be.
Lady God play a grimey brand of butt shaking, reverb-soaked, surf guitar driven, garage rock. The 7″ has barely left my turntable since it arrived in my mailbox. Check it out below and snag yourself a copy of the digital single or the 7″ from their Bandcamp page before it’s long gone. Enjoy!
I can’t get enough of Vancouver electro-pop duo Cafe Lanai. The tropical sounds, hushed vocals and throbbing beat of their first single, “Lanai” (below), is quite intoxicating and I find myself listening to it over and over again.
Cafe Lanai’s debut EP, Paradise, is out June 3oth on Hybridity Music. It’s the perfect soundtrack for your cruise around town. Make sure the volume is up and your windows are down.
Cafe Lanai – Lanai from Paradise EP (2015)
Brooklyn based trio, ADVAETA, play a loud, heavy, melodic brand of rock and roll. Their sound is layered and complex, which makes it hard to believe that there are only three members in this band.
You can sample the complexity on album opener “Angelfish” below. The lush, shoegazey vocals, distorted guitars and ear-pummeling drums combine to make it a standout track on the album.
ADVAETA’s debut LP, Death And The Internet, is out now and available from Fire Talk Records. I highly recommend it.
ADVAETA – Angelfish from Death And The Internet (2015)
This split 7″ single from Switzerland’s Magic & Naked and Duck Duck Grey Duck arrived in my mailbox the other day and it couldn’t have come sooner. It’s been very rainy and dreary here in my neck of the woods, and these instrumental surf rock tunes were just what I needed to get me out of the weather-induced funk I was in.
You can stream both songs from the single below. You can also pick up this single in physical or digital form from Six Tonnes De Chair’s Bandcamp page. Enjoy.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is set to release Multi-Love, their 3rd LP and 2nd with Jagjaguwar Records. Multi-Love, showcases the wonkier side of UMO, similar to their 2011 Fat Possum self-titled debut.
Check out “Can’t Keep Checking My Phone” below. It’s a funky, head-nodding slab of psych-pop goodness.
Multi-Love is out now and available to buy from Jagjaguwar or your favorite record store. Enjoy.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Can’t Keep Checking My Phone from Multi-Love (2015)