Sweden's Agent blå trade in dark soundscapes with urgent, lush, haunting melodies overlayed with emotive vocals. The third single from upcoming album STAB!, The Fascination of Self-Sabotage, is about total darkness. A darkness that must be embraced to stay alive - how mental exhaustion shuts you down and locks you in.  A longing to burn everything around you because dissolution is the only that that will give you peace. STAB! is out next week. You can order gatefold, black vinyl here. It brings a wider musical array with influences from krautrock, instrumental & psychedelic music, while still staying true to […]

Blushing's new album Sugarcoat is out on May 3rd. The limited edition "bubblegum ice cream" splatter vinyl preorder is going fast!  Grab one here or at bandcamp. Red vinyl is also available and will be in stores May 3rd. Following lead single Tamagotchi, Blushing shares Seafoam today. Flood Magazine has a first listen and details on the track, an intoxicating blend of post-punk, dark dream pop and nineties riot grrrl, featuring former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder, who was able to record lead guitar during some down time while on tour with Smashing Pumpkins.  The moody track was mastered by […]

Going to SXSW next week?  Here are your chances to catch Dust (Australia), Blushing (Texas), Diary (NY), Punchlove (NY). ***SXSW*** Blushing 3/15 | Hotel Vegas 4:30pm dust 3/14 | Empire Garage 1am (Monster Children) (showcase starts Wed 3/13) 3/14 | Lucille Back Yard 3:45 (Sounds Australia) 3/16 | Sawn Dive Patio 10pm (Chris Hawkins Awesome Friends) Diary 3/14 | TINY VAN CONCERTS  3:00PM(DM FOR ADDRESS) 3/14 | @icenhauers brought to you by @gillianjeancreative 8:00PM 3/15 | @newcolossusfestival X @vancertsatx 3:30PM 3/16 | @sunnysbackyard brought to you by @wayneirl 6:00PM 3/16 | @hitw brought to by @psychedradiosf X @howdygalspresents Punchlove 3/13 […]

Punchlove's debut album Channels is out today and streaming in full everywhere. Limited blue vinyl pre-orders are shipping and black vinyl is available to pick up in stores now. Punchlove is touring and released a new video for Birdsong. “A distinct and raucous blend of shoegaze and indie-rock made for the internet age” PASTE MAGAZINE “Delightful and delirious shoegaze from this NYC group, with syrupy guitars and dreamy vocals” BANDCAMP New & Notable “Super loud and super sweet” Flake Records Japan “Sounding like they have emerged out of an early 1990s rehearsal room, the Brooklyn four piece have the indistinct vocals, enormous […]

Blushing — the Austin, TX-based dream pop band consisting of the double husband and wife pairs of Christina and Noe Carmona and Michelle and Jacob Soto — announce their new album Sugarcoat, out May 3rd via Kanine, and a North American tour. In conjunction, they present an infectious lead single/video, “Tamagotchi.” On Sugarcoat, Blushing’s dynamism is on full display, flitting effortlessly from spacey psychedelia to twee pop jangle with finesse and panache. Having enlisted Elliot Frazier (Ringo Deathstarr) and Mark Gardener (Ride) for engineering, mixing, and mastering duties, Sugarcoat is a dense, reverb-laden exploration of alt-rock’s 40 year history that […]

Hong Kong dream poppers Lucid Express reimagine "Hotel 65" from their 2021 debut. Beyond being a much slower version, the vocals are fully re-tracked with new harmonies, alongside new layers of drums and guitars. "We wanted to make it sound like you're in the middle of a storm  (instead of the sweet nature of the original version)." Stream Hotel 65 (Drowned Version) today. “Shimmering guitars and whirring synthesizers,” NME “Ethereal grace” DROWNED IN SOUND "Another piece of wistful, lush and atmospheric shoegaze is Hotel 65" DESTROY/EXIST "An album of swirly, shoegazey goodness" THE QUIETUS

Agent Blå came back with full force just over a month ago with the single "Discount", which was described as heavier and harder, even though the band avoided losing speed and pace. It was the first release in four years and for the first time in a really long time, it felt like the ground on which indie Gothenburg rests was moving a bit. Today, they share new single "Rain To You," like a steamroller that runs over everything. If the arrangement can be described as lively, Emelie Alato's voice drags itself forward over the loops with both melody and […]