tinmouth: anxious darlin’
Today’s featured delicious new track “anxious darlin’” comes from the 11 track LP ‘surprise time‘ released in June of this year by tinmouth, a three-piece indie rock band from Philadelphia who we first featured back in late 2013. Influences for the group are listed as bonnie prince billy, low, mission of burma, yo la tengo. […]
3m Sep 25, 2017
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Adwaith: Lipstick Coch
Carmarthen, Wales band ADWAITH have returned in the last month with their latest single ‘Lipstick Coch‘ (Red Lipstick) on Libertino Records. The band is currently Hollie Singer, Gwenllian Anthony, and Heledd Owen, three songwriters who’ve quickly shown that they have their own distinctly creative voice, with a nice traditional flare to some of their songs […]
4m Sep 23, 2017
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Honey Lung: Stuttering Mind
London UK alt-rockers Honey Lung have announced the upcoming release of their brand new single Stuttering Mind, a hugely infectious, reverb-laden number that follows their triumphant headline performances on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds. The shoegaze outfit, composed of Jamie Batten (vocals, lead guitar), Charlie Gardner (guitar and synth), David Sherry (bass) […]
4m Sep 22, 2017
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The Morning Yells: She Got Time
Venice Beach, CA based band THE MORNING YELLS evolved from the brother-sister duo Phil and Lu (Phil and Laura Stancil), and released their debut album “Mood Rock” in late 2016. The siblings, who have been playing music together their entire lives, are now joined by fellow multi-instrumentalists Trevor Smith and Curran McDowell. The foursome will […]
4m Sep 21, 2017
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Martin Luke Brown: Opalite
Opalite is London UK-based Martin Luke Brown’s second single on Manchester indie label LAB Records, and the follow up to the brooding slow-burn of Into Yellow. With marked tastemaker buzz affirmed following previous acclaimed releases, and an ever-expanding fan base, MLB continues to step out into a fresh sound with a growing sense of purpose […]
4m Sep 20, 2017
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Paper Thieves: 25 day war
Paper Thieves are a five-piece indie pop group currently based in Berlin but with members that have diverse roots noted across several countries, notably New Zealand, Turkey and Germany. They’ve recently finished their excellent debut EP “Headlights” in 2016 and are reportedly working on their new album which is to be completed this year (2017). […]
4m Sep 19, 2017
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Party Hardly: Mindchanger
Leeds UK foursome Party Hardly, the latest export from the city’s thriving music scene, have announced the release of their forthcoming new single Mindchanger ahead of a series of autumn dates. With early support from the online community, combined with tour slots alongside acts including The Magic Gang, INHEAVEN and Trudy and the Romance, the […]
4m Sep 18, 2017
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Llovers: I Don’t Mind
North East UK outfit Llovers have announced the upcoming arrival of their brand new single I Don’t Mind, the first in a series of releases planned over the coming months. The indie four-piece, comprising of Jack Brooks (vocals/guitar), David Macnab (vocals/guitar), Joe Connor (bass/backing vocals) and Matthew Jenkinson (drums), have already landed support slots with […]
4m Sep 17, 2017
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Nevada Base: Foresight
Glasgow UK based electropop funk and disco outfit NEVADA BASE released what appeared to be their debut single “Foresight” in late April of 2013, alongside two adept remixes of the same track – all released on the UK label, Black Lantern Music. It’s a stunning single although unfortunately it doesn’t appear the four-piece released anything […]
5m Sep 16, 2017
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Seazoo: Shoreline
Welsh five-piece Seazoo have announced the forthcoming release of their latest single Shoreline, the second track taken from their debut album out in November. Recorded between a decommissioned nuclear bunker and their home in Wrexham, North Wales; the DIY quintet have conjured up another majestic indie pop number bursting with all the exuberance and infectious […]
3m Sep 15, 2017
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Flaccid Ashbacks: Tie My Shoes
“Tie My Shoes” is the first single from the recent 2017 release entitled “Try the Soup” by four-piece Middletown Connecticut indie pop rock band, FLACCID ASHBACKS. Jeff [guitarist/vocalist] had the following to say about their heartfelt first single, which can currently be picked up at BC under a name-your-price model along with the entirety of […]
4m Sep 14, 2017
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Sad Palace: Frostbeat
South Coast UK based Sad Palace unveil their new single Frostbeat, out via Kissability September 1st. Affirming the given name, the track is a soulful gem, built on icy grooves and jazzy breaks before descending into the crispest killer riff you’ll hear this side of good taste. The space afforded and isolation hinted at by […]
4m Sep 13, 2017
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P.SUS: Happily Ever After
Tampa Bay Florida experimental electronic and hip-hop artist P.SUS released the following track “Happily Ever After” on his five-track EP “Heart Beats” back on July 4th, 2011. Its a bright and hopeful track, perfect for buoying the spirits of those looking for a little sunshine after the recent storms. The EP can be purchased for […]
2m Sep 12, 2017
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Time in Antarctica: Remembered Snow
Nottingham UK based Time in Antarctica (the project of Stewart Cuthew) has released a new EP Return to the Sad Parts volume 2. Following on from Return to the Sad Parts volume 1, it is a set of remixes and re-re-imaginings of tracks from the first EP – To the Sad Parts, released in June […]
5m Sep 11, 2017
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Sour: Keep It Classy
“Keep it Classy” is the powerful closing track from the stunning six-track EP “Death on Jefferson St.” via Pensacola, Florida based punk trio, SOUR. The EP came out in late November 2016 and is available for a low price of $5 at their BC site below. The band sums up best what might be considered […]
3m Sep 10, 2017
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Thee Irma & Louise: Emily Mae
Thee Irma & Louise reportedly crawled out of the tundras of northwestern Switzerland in 2002, choosing to settle in Berne, city of love and swiss garage punk capital. While they cut their fangs on instrumental garage punk, they have since added blues, country, dark psychedelia and more vocals to their efforts. Emily Mae thankfully came […]
3m Sep 09, 2017
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Colaars: To The Roofs
Colaars are a four piece indie pop band from Kyiv [Kiev] in Ukraine, who formed in 2010. Today’s Dose is from their EP ‘Underheart’ which they released in April on SoundCloud and Jamendo. This seems to be their second release after the EP ‘Wood Arsenal’ released in 2012. Band members are Dmitry Tkach, Alexandr Uspenskiy, […]
4m Sep 08, 2017
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AIRGLOW: Memory Bank
John Reinke is AIRGLOW, an electronic artist from Oklahoma City who specializes in synthwave, with his last release being the stunning ten track LP “Memory Bank” from late October of 2014. The LP was issued by Del Mar, California based label Stratford Ct who have the release up over at BC under a name-your-price model. […]
5m Sep 08, 2017
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Plants: The Hill
Plants is a collaboration of cousins, Alex Valenzuela and Gabe Lefno, from Surrey, BC [Canada]. Plants mainly works with the psychedelic genre but also dips into indie rock as well. Both Alex and Gabe have been involved with playing and recording music for the past 8 years, they both have the full ability play guitar, […]
2m Sep 06, 2017
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Calum Muir: Hand
Scottish musician and music therapist CALUM MUIR released his newest five-track EP “Shukla Paksha” earlier this year, which is a inspiring and beautiful collection of songs written after he picked up his life and made the move to Manchester. This excellent EP also features a few of those musicians he met after he came over, […]
4m Sep 05, 2017
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Kinematic: Peyote
Today’s Dose is from the album ‘Kites’ released in April by Australian band Kinematic. Kinematic (pron. Kin-ee-mat-ick) – not the branch of dynamics related to motion, but an indie pop/rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Kinematic are Michael Owen, Gordon Clarke, Michael Clarke and Mark Olszewski. Peyote by Kinematic is licenced under an Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND) […]
3m Sep 04, 2017
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The Glass Child: Sister
Today’s Dose by Swedish songwriter Charlotte Eriksson (AKA The Glass Child) is one of a few tracks that she has up on Jamendo for free download. It is from her April 2017 album ‘This Silence Now’ which is available from BandCamp for £4.49. The Glass Child mostly performs and records in the UK, look out […]
4m Sep 03, 2017
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Cubbage: False Alarm
“Here & Now” the debut late 2016 EP from Philadelphia self-produced folk & pop singer-songwriter, Anthony CUBBAGE, who uses the opportunity to express in each song on the EP the importance of capturing a moment. The beautiful song that leads off this effort, “False Alarm“, specifically starts with expressing the regret of allowing your past […]
4m Sep 02, 2017
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Tracing Arcs: And So…
In December 2016 the Swedish 23seconds Netlabel released ‘Waste not, Want not – Wasteland Remixed’ the 6th and latest album by seminal UK band Tracing Arcs. It contains eight remixes (from their 2014 album Wasteland) and one new song, which is today’s Dose. Tracing Arcs’ trip-hop sound is a smooth blend of different musical styles, […]
9m Sep 01, 2017
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Quantum Milkshake: The Crazy God Pig From The Turkish Banana Store (feat. William T. Sopp)
And now for something completely different! Experimental cinematic dance outfit from Melbourne Australia, Quantum Milkshake, is a self described “surreal, soundtrack inspired, dance band flowing through the realms of heartfelt fantasy“. The 2016 six song EP release “Determination” is a chaotic blend of various sounds, with today’s feature being “The Crazy God Pig From The […]
7m Aug 31, 2017
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Happy Abandon: Severed Seams
North Carolina based indie retail store and label, Schoolkids Records recently signed Chapel Hill NC trio Happy Abandon and announced the Pledge Music/pre-order campaign for the debut album from the band titled ‘Facepaint’. Today’s Dose is a track from it, available from the SoundCloud link below. The band just recently returned home from a successful […]
5m Aug 30, 2017
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Jardín de la Croix: Intermareals
Jardín de la Croix is a Spanish instrumental rock group that came together in 2007 in Madrid. The band is known for their long-span complex compositions that are in the instrumental progressive rock vein and would also interchangeably fit into the math and post rock genres. In October of 2016, the band released the breathtaking […]
8m Aug 29, 2017
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Dumbo Gets Mad: Radical Leap
Whilst on the Free Music Archive recently, I noticed that one of the most frequently played tracks was by Italian duo Dumbo Gets Mad, and remembered that we featured them on the Daily Dose in 2010 and 2011. On looking further I found no recent material, but a November 2012 release worthy of sharing today. […]
4m Aug 28, 2017
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Boys Climbing Ropes: Snow Blind
As their final farewell as a band, Shanghai China based BOYS CLIMBING ROPES released the EP “All They Have To Say” in August of 2014 featuring some of their strongest tracks to date since our feature of the single “Dirty Bots” back in 2011. The entirety of the fantastic six-track release can be picked up […]
3m Aug 27, 2017
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Concatenate: Relate
Emmanuel Mayor, 21, is CONCATENATE, a solo metal project based out of Esquel Argentina since 2012. Today’s feature is the high-octane powered third track from the early 2017 LP, “The Tragedy of the Self“, which can be picked up under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. Tragedy is his 10th release as Concatenate […]
4m Aug 26, 2017
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Pisces: Dear One
Today’s Dose Dear One is the lead off track on the album A Lovely Sight by Pisces. The album, released in July, is available from Apple Music and iTunes, this track is their only one of the Free Music Archive. Described as ‘Straight outta Rockford, IL Pisces [is] a cool loose affiliation of musicians who […]
3m Aug 25, 2017
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Coastals: Nervous
“Nervous” is one of five new tracks from the debut EP “Figure It Out” released by Tampa, Florida’s COASTALS on August 12th. The EP is available on all major platforms [Spotify/Apple] and through BC below for $4. While the single and EP closer “Figure It Out” strikes a definite chord, we ultimately found ourselves drawn […]
4m Aug 24, 2017
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Soft and Furious: Violet Son
Today’s Dose is by French project Soft and Furious who released the album Shine Burst on French Netlabel Monplaisir & Cie in July. It is available for free from Bandcamp, or the Free Music Archive, where there are three more free albums released in 2017. There is not a lot of information out there about […]
4m Aug 23, 2017
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musicformessier: Eclipse
Returning back to earth from his recent musical odyssey through the constellations, the Hungarian post-rock talent MUSICFORMESSIER has recently released his newest beautiful EP titled “Eclipse“, with the lead-off atmospheric self-titled single arriving this past month at the beginning of July. Beyond a brand new single, the EP reportedly contains several of musicformessier’s best reworks […]
3m Aug 22, 2017
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Ethers: The Nothing
Ethers is a Russian rock band formed in Krasnodar in 2016. Originally was making dream-pop music at home. Then changed genre to indie rock and released their debut studio album No Karma with minimalistic sounding of post-punk in October of 2016. For now band is experimenting with sounds and rhythms and working on a new […]
4m Aug 21, 2017
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The Kiss That Took A Trip: Kill The Pole Dancer
Leaving a long tradition of semi-concept albums behind (or, at least, albums with a big sense of consistency and self-awareness), The Kiss That Took A Trip takes a deep breath and releases what is just a collection of songs. Fresher and more to the point than past LPs, “Punk Cathedral” is the best possible snapshot […]
5m Aug 20, 2017
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Sightlines: Life and Death of a Star
Today’s excellent feature “Life and Death of a Star” comes from Canada’s SIGHTLINES, a Pop-punk/power-pop group from Vancouver. This past year they released their most recent LP on Alarum/Big Smoke, “North” available via BC for $6 CAD or a per-track basis. The short but sweet video for their track ‘Commiseration‘ From the 7″ split w/ […]
3m Aug 19, 2017
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The Boxing: Tame
Leeds UK psych trio The Boxing release ‘Tame’, the follow up to acclaimed single ‘One By One’. Traditionally conjurers of dark tones and brooding soundscapes, The Boxing embrace the kaleidoscopic potential of their psychedelic flourishes with latest release ‘Tame’. As lead-singer and guitarist Harrison Warke elaborates: ‘Most of our songs are written in a dark […]
3m Aug 18, 2017
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Clinton Curtis: Wounded City Night
Getaway Car is the third release from NYC based songwriter and rocker Clinton Curtis, issued in October of this past year. Recorded in just three days the LP features an impassioned selection of rock, folk, blues and more. This is notably Curtis’ most personal album, which reportedly covers love, loss and a dream of redemption […]
4m Aug 18, 2017
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White Room: Tomorrow Always Knew
Brighton, UK based White Room release their latest A/A single ‘The Blue’ / ‘Tomorrow Always Knew’ from forthcoming double EP ‘Eight’, via Liverpool label Deltasonic Records. Recent signees to the legendary Liverpool label, White Room’s nod to 60s psychedelic rock alongside more contemporary influences (Pond, Temples, Cage The Elephant) is evident throughout their new record […]
3m Aug 16, 2017
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Winter: Dreaming
‘Dreaming‘ is the Oct 2016 single from one of our favorite Los Angeles shoegaze bands, WINTER. The track was actually written during Samira Winter’s 30-day songwriting challenge that was held in 2013. From this song-a-day project ten songs where chosen for the first album ‘Supreme Blue Dream‘, however ‘Dreaming‘ never made it onto that record. […]
3m Aug 16, 2017
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Motherhood: Save Me
The shimmering, summery sounds of Liverpool indie outfit Motherhood are set to be unleashed once more with the release of their brand new single Save Me, fresh off the back of highly praised shows alongside fellow emerging Merseyside elite Paris Youth Foundation and Her’s. The four-piece, comprising of Evan Torrente (lead vocals, guitar), Dan Sullivan […]
3m Aug 14, 2017
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Tetarise: Addicted
Tetarise is a Kursk (Russia) experimental entity that is noted as not being chained into one specific genre of music. The artist’s website mentions that the songs cover mostly trance (melodic, progressive, psychedelic), although with chillout and ambient parts also being found throughout the catalog. Today’s feature, the enlightening song ‘Addicted‘ comes from the multifaceted […]
8m Aug 13, 2017
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Trust Fund: 4th August
4th August is the brilliant third track from the Oct 2015 LP release of ‘Seems Unfair‘ by Bristol UK indie rock group TRUST FUND. The group has several albums up over at Bandcamp with each available at £4 and even a name-your-price model. The Dec 2014 video for the single ‘Cut Me Out‘ from the […]
3m Aug 12, 2017
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J Hacha de Zola: No Situation
Antipatico (out October 6th, 2017) is the third album from J Hacha de Zola in just over two years and throughout that time, listeners have had the opportunity to hear an artist consistently gaining ground on his own vision and voice. Some artists change immeasurably over the course of three records, whereas Hacha de Zola […]
4m Aug 11, 2017
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Porter Robinson: Divinity (Airborn remix)
Airborn is Martin Belousov, a 28 year-old remixer, composer, DJ and electronic music teacher from Burgas, Bulgaria. He’s recently remixed and released an inspired version of the song ‘Divinity‘ from North Carolina (USA) artist Porter Robinson which released yesterday and is a free download over at the BC link below. This soothing trip-hop oriented track […]
4m Aug 10, 2017
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The March Divide: Cherry Bomb
San Antonio’s The March Divide gets Major on almost-grim “Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona”, his fifth EP, among three LPs, since 2013, released August 4th. “I’ve had this song ‘Cherry Bomb’ for a number of years, and after talking with my producer Mike Major about the direction of the EP, I knew it fit […]
3m Aug 09, 2017
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Talk Less Say More: Repeating
The full length album ‘Bonfire Night‘ is the final effort from London UK electro-pop artist TALK LESS SAY MORE [aka Matthew Jennings], the third part in a series of albums and five years of dedication (including a decade for the title track). This stunning LP is the final part of his art pop trilogy of […]
3m Aug 08, 2017
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Tree Machines: Fade On
Relocated from Lawrence, Kansas, Tree Machines built a safe room in Los Angeles. Not for security of the conventional kind, but for a place to unleash, and make the kind of music that is at once vulnerable and strong, without fear of consequence. Anthems for times that don’t make sense, but carve a path forward. […]
3m Aug 07, 2017
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Stephen Doster: Shooting For The Stars
New Black Suit, the latest album from Stephen Doster arrives via Atticus Records on August 25th, 2017 preceded by the single Shooting For The Stars. “Many of the songs on this record are speaking about friends of mine that have passed, but taught me a lot while they were here,” explains veteran Austin-based songwriter and […]
4m Aug 06, 2017
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