Portland's Melville see the release of their new video for "Televised" today at Glide Magazine, who say, "The song is reminiscent of 90s alt. rock and power pop acts like Gin Blossoms and R.E.M. As a single it captures the power and depth this band is capable of." Check it out below and keep your ears peeled for the full-length due August 18.
"'I Can See it Now' is sort of an ode to society’s outcasts, and the gradual realization that perhaps there is a reasonable explanation for the way this 'weirdo' chooses to live," says Frank Calcaterra of the new DieAlps! video and single. Watch a homeless astronaut search for meaning in life in this "wistful visual odyssey with a universal message," as put by The Big Takeover who premiered the video today. Grab the album from New Granada Records when it's out this Friday, August 4.
Flood Coats have just dropped a new video for "Don't Hold The Door" and shared the full stream of their LP, Vaquita, over at Tom Tom Magazine. The video is a conglomeration of various dogs in their natural habitats -- who doesn't want to watch that? What will also brighten your Friday is the full stream of the band's debut LP, full of bright synth pop with soaring vocals. Go take a listen!
Vaquita is out now: go pick up your copy at Bandcamp.
Oakland's PARENTZ have just released a new single as part of Popgang Records' Last Fridays series in which they drop a new track every last Friday of the month. The aptly titled, "Single" is about the perils of being into someone when they're already taken. Buzzing synths and a catchy as hell chorus light the way for the track, creating a bouncy lament that you can still jam to. Check it out below or over on their SoundCloud page.
Nashville's Becca Richardson has just premiered her new single, "Wanted" over at Breathe Heavy. The track is sleek electro pop, with Richardson's honey sweet vocals taking center stage above the simmering groove of the instrumentation. This track is taking from her upcoming LP, We Are Gathered Here, which will be self-released. Take a listen below and head over to Breathe Heavy to read more about Becca and the track-- you can pick up the single here.
Electric Djinn, the part musical, part performance art, project of NY's Neptune Sweet, has just dropped a new video that will probably be the most far-out thing you'll watch all day. Tiny Mix Tapes has the premiere of the video, which was a year long culmination of creativity and reworking. The result is "Deer X-ing;" a visual companion to the the sonically different, yet totally transfixing synth-centered song. Take a peek below and head over Tiny Mix Tapes to read more.
