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 […]

Punchlove's debut album Channels is out March 1st with an already announced release show at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, followed by a US tour. Dates below. Preorder the limited blue vinyl and stream Dead Lands, Screwdriver and Guilt today. 2/28 Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right (Album Release) Tix 3/02 Brooklyn, NY - Fire Talk Record Store 3/07 Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana 3/08 Ashville, NC - Static Age Records 3/09 Atlanta, GA - Inner Space 3/10 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Downstairs 3/11 New Orleands, LA - The Goat 3/14 Austin, TX - Dedstrange x Vancerts 3/15 Austin, TX […]

Today, Brooklyn Vegan shared the new single "Guilt" from Punchlove's upcoming album debut Channels. “Guilt” begins to lead the record towards its conclusion by plunging into one of the least comforting emotions. Jillian says, “When you're a people-pleaser, people take advantage of you.”  Written between long drives during a strange and isolating summer in Nashville, this track examines the vicious cycle of guilt--from the lens of anxiety itself; guilt emanating from a perception of wrongdoing, then further guilt arising from the people who take advantage of that feeling. A warp of frustration and blame likely familiar to all of us, […]

Today, NYC quintet Punchlove announces Channels out March 1st and available on limited edition blue vinyl. Preorder today, first 40 orders will include a signed postcard. You can stream Screwdriver today. It sets a distinct tone for the album with the pace of a rock song and the melody of something approximating pop. “Memory’s a minefield,” Jillian sings, recalling the uncanny ability of the brain to change memories from nuanced to nostalgic and from complicated to unrealistically simple. Nostalgia and memory hold each other together in a twisted way, much like the crunching, frantic guitars and the sweet vocal melodies of this […]