Hoorsees releases second new single from upcoming “A Superior Athlete” continuing their whimsical exploration of pop culture touchstones and everyday absurdities, name checking Modest Mouse, Pavement, Rush Hour, Yu-gi-oh cards and of course, Jansport. Previous clip for single Week-end at Bernie’s saw the band head into the great outdoors to take on golfing. With Jansport they head into a bright, huge gym for a not so leisurely game of badminton. Hoorsees says, “Their ‘loser-vibe’ meets an energetic disco beat that results in some sort of ambiguous happy nostalgia.” Reminiscent of Pavement or The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Hoorsees […]

Happy album release day to Blushing! Possessions is available to stream everywhere today and vinyl in stores March 18th. Fans of Lush, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, RIDE, Slowdive won’t be able to resist this album which was engineered and produced by longtime friend Elliott Frazier of Ringo Deathstarr. "Collaboration made in dream pop heaven” KEXP “Blushing make poppy shoegaze that is not unlike '90s greats Velocity Girl.” BROOKLYN VEGAN “Blushing meld together dreamy guitar effects, recalling everyone from early Slowdive to lost 90s Stateside outfit Velocity Girl - with a nod to Ride too, naturally.” CLASH MAG Upcoming Blushing tour […]

Living Hour announces more new shows with BRAIDS and Royal Canoe. Excited to tour and play new songs. Tickets at livinghourband.com MAR 4,5,6 - Columbia, MO - True/False Film Festival MAR 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Original 13 MAR 11,12 - NY, NY - New Colossus Festival MAR 13 - Salado, TX - Northbound & Down Festival MAR 15-18 - Austin, TX - SXSW MAR 26 - Winnipeg. MB - WECC - Real Love 10 Yr Anniv. ^ APR 02 - Thunder Bay, ON - The Foundry * APR 05 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware * APR 06 - […]

Toronto-based Tallies shares "Wound Up Tight" – which arrives with a video directed by Christopher Mills – and b-side, "Heaven's Touch" which will make up a mini-EP alongside last year's single, "No Dreams of Fayres". "Wound Up Tight" continues to deliver on the promises that Tallies debut record outlined pulling on the shoegaze/dream-pop tropes of Lush, The Sundays, The Smiths, etc, placing laser-focused guitar lines below washes of synth and electronics. The accompanying video helps bring to life some of the rushing soundscapes, marrying them with stuttering camera shots depicting car journeys. On "Wound Up Tight" singer Sarah Cogan explains: "This song is about being stuck in a constant rotating vicious […]

"The first single Week-end At Bernie's - a delightfully 90's little indie pop rock candy"  Read more at Rock n Folk “Week-end At Bernie’s” is the first single released from the upcoming album A Superior Athlete (April 22nd), and like the other tracks on the record, it wears the influences and experiences of the last year on its sleeve. A year spent in and out of lockdowns hunkered down with a series of classic 80s movies, including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and this song’s namesake. A year spent rediscovering era-defining records that graced the cd-changers of many a college student’s […]

Mixed and mastered by Mark Gardener (Ride), The Fires is the latest from Blushing's upcoming album "Possessions," which you can preorder here, out February 18, 2022. Forged from thick, moody instrumentation, layered with warm vocals, Gardener added a punch and glimmer to showcase Blushing at their dreamiest. "The Fires" and previous singles "Sour Punch" and "Blame (feat. Miki Berenyi)" are all streaming now. Upcoming Blushing tour dates: 4-16 Austin TX - Hotel Vegas 4-18 Ft. Worth TX - Main At Southside 4-19 Kansas City, MO - MiniBar 4-20 Denver, CO - Lost Lake Lounge 4-21 Salt Lake City, UT - […]

Pearl Charles "Magic Mirror"   Back in February, Pearl released her sophomore album "Magic Mirror." Rough Trade recently included it in their Top 100 albums of 2021, and The Guardian named "Only for Tonight" one of their Top 20 songs of the year! Shindig said it's album "suited for Saturday nights and Sunday mornings" and that is the most on the nose review we've seen this year. "Magic Mirror" is available on blue vinyl, CD and streaming here. If you just discovered Pearl, you'll want to check out her debut Sleepless Dreamer which was reissued on vinyl this year. Buy/Stream […]

“'Sour Punch' leans heavily into the band’s pop talents, enveloping their sweet shimmering melodies with waves of distortion and hazy beauty." Read more about it at Under the Radar Blushing shares "Sour Punch", the latest single and video from the upcoming album Possessions, which is available for preorder now. "Sour Punch" finds the Austin dreamgazers embracing 90s indie pop and wrapping it in a blanket of the heaving reverberated sounds and hazy vocals that have become the band's signature. The DIY visual pays loving homage to the fun and strange low budget music videos the group grew up watching in the heyday […]