Earlier in December, POP ETC [from New York, California, etc.] released their holiday EP, “A POP ETC Christmas” via MXDWN. The new Christmas collection is a gift to fans, and includes two covers, “Christmas Time Is...
Nekodex: Aureole
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s festive Dose is the Xmas 2017 theme from online game osu! by Japan-based DJ/Remixer nekodex, which is a free download from SoundCloud. He says on his page: “Heyo, back again with an updated Christmas...
Harmony Dischord: Ce...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Small Bear Records, based in Douglas on the Isle of Man, have released their 2017 Xmas compilation called ‘unknown presents’. Today’s seasonal Dose is the lead track on the comp, by Harmony Dischord,...
Psychopathic Romanti...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Psychopathic Romantics, the folky, acoustic, slow punk band performs their original Bread and Circuses album. You are in for a treat as the guitar players put down their guitars and plug in the bouzouki, mandolin and...
Margaret Chavez: Cal...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“A Loupe” (to be released via Goliad Media Groupon 19 Jan 2018) is a 32-minute, continuously mixed ten-track song cycle arriving under the name Margaret Chavez, a pseudonym that acts a memorial tribute to the mother...
Dream System 8: Shin...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Los Angeles based duo Dream System 8 release the second single ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Music from The Dream System’ (Feb. 9th, Minty Fresh). Dream System 8 is a newly-formed, synth-based pop...
Ambiere: I See Faces
posted by Stuart Morrison
Manchester UK electronic pop trio Ambiere have announced the release of their brand new single. Capping off an impressive first twelve months for the band with widespread online acclaim greeting their arrival on the indie...
Seazoo: Dig
posted by Stuart Morrison
Welsh indie pop maestros Seazoo have announced the upcoming release of Dig, the third track taken from their debut album out 26th January 2018. This latest effervescent number, concerning a re-occurring dream that...
Jeremy Bass: Trees f...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The most striking thing about the upcoming new album by Brooklyn-based artist Jeremy Bass is his adept and powerful lyrics. ‘The Greatest Fire’ (out Jan 19 2018 via Jungle Strut Music) contains numerous turns...
MOTORCADE: Desertion
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dallas TX MOTORCADE release their debut album January 19th 2018 on Idol Records. Hitting on every pressure point of late 80s-early 90s button-the-top-button songcraft ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen,...
Daddy Lion: Future T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Network favorites Daddy Lion release new track Future Tense Originally started as a solo project from founding member Jeremy Joseph, Daddy Lion adopts the DIY ethos that he learned growing up in the Washington, DC area...
Thyla: Tell Each Oth...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brighton UK based Thyla – Tell Each Other Lies (single) released 29th November. You’d be hard pressed to find a city that possesses quite as much exciting emerging talent as Brighton right now, and dream pop outfit...
J Hacha de Zola: Lig...
posted by Stuart Morrison
When Rahway, New Jersey’s J Hacha de Zola released Picaro Obscuro, the second of his two “urban junkyard” albums of 2016, he insinuated that he might not continue on to make a third, and if he did, his plan was to...
White Room: Twisted ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brighton UK band White Room unveil Twisted Celebration, the penultimate track from forthcoming double EP Eight & first part of 4th AA release. Having risen into 2017 nestled atop a wave of increasing attention with...
Moon Darling: By The...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Seattle-based band Moon Darling release their EP “By The Light of The Moon” on 26 Jan 2018. The band members are Michael Julian Escobar guitar, Michelle Nuño drums, Jack Jay bass and Matthew Buckner...
Childcare: Put Down ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
London UK quartet CHILDCARE unveil slinky new single Put Down Your Pen, released 24th November via Elephant Records. CHILDCARE strike a more sombre note on their latest single Put Down Your Pen, a muscle shuffle of a...
Italian Beaches: Tor...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Debut album from Lexington-based trio Italian Beaches creates “a brand of electronic music that essentially flips the genre’s design.” “Balances ’90s-era trip-hop a la Portishead with the glitchy...
The Academic: Why Ca...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Academic release Why Can’t We Be Friends? & unveil tracklist for debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’ out 12th January. Irish breakout four-piece The Academic share new single Why Can’t We Be...
Someone: Forget Forg...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dutch artist Someone (AKA Tessa Rose Jackson) unveils delicate new single Forget Forgive, out via [PIAS] Holland. The former cutesy singer-songwriter shakes off her previous self to explore the rockier depths of pop...
Cavalry: Black
posted by Stuart Morrison
Emerging outfit Cavalry unveil latest cinematic number Black, taken from their forthcoming debut EP ‘See The Night Perform’ out 1st December via Fierce Panda. Led by a bruising and intimate lead vocal,...
Sad Palace: Melody C...
posted by Stuart Morrison
South Coast quartet Sad Palace unveiled their latest single, ‘Melody Crux’, via Kissability on November 10th. Brimful of grooving attitude, the single is a continuation of the icy pop Sad Palace have already...
MOTORCADE: Recover
posted by Stuart Morrison
Hitting on every pressure point of late 80s-early 90s button-the-top-button songcraft ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and so on, the 11 songs in 40 minutes on the debut...
Stereo Soul Future: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Stereo Soul Future announces the release of new video for Remember Alaska, a new vinyl single to accompany digital release on November 10. Stereo Soul Future have released the official video for “Remember Alaska” a...
Coma Row: Famous
posted by Stuart Morrison
Coma Row, the New Wave/Post-Punk project of Andy Buchanan, started in County Durham in the UK, and is now based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. They recently released a demo EP called Yesterday’s and...
ATTEMPT: Against The...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Against The Light” (released on Desperate Spirits, Oct. 27th) is the new four-song EP from ATTEMPT, the Lexington, Kentucky-based recording project of Trevor Tremaine, best-known and most-adored as the drummer of the...
The Academic: Perman...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Irish indie rockers The Academic have announced details on their eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’ out 12th January. Today’s Dose Permanent Vacation, produced by Tim Pagnotta (Dreamcar,...
Foxtails Brigade: Pe...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The third in our short series of posts leading up to Halloween from Oakland based Foxtails Brigade is a horror-themed, synthwave remix for their song “Perfect Execution”. Dip back into 80’s fright-night...
Mellow Harmony: Haun...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The second in our short series of posts leading up to Halloween is by Mellow Harmony which is a union of three composers who have come together to craft successful music for film, TV, and video games. All three artists...
Document: Hustle
posted by Stuart Morrison
A brooding, slinky affair, Hustle showcases a new side to scuzzy Tel Aviv quartet Document. Understated, but bristling with the same electric energy as previous single Habit, it’s a swampy call to arms for disaffected...
New Luna: Opinionate...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Manchester UK alternative outfit New Luna have released their latest single Opinionated ahead of their UK tour, further establishing themselves as an act pushing modern dream pop and post-indie in a forward...
FEVA: Blind
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle indie quartet FEVA announce themselves with debut single Blind, a blistering, no-holds-barred introduction to a band who’re already drumming up plenty of attention across the UK. With a flurry of demos...