Hey guys! You should be listening to this band I just discovered called Gingerlys. They are from Brooklyn and they play some neat indiepop tunes. One of the reasons why I am in love with indiepop is its distinct summery sound. Gingerly's new EP Summer Camps has that. It so sunny it could turn your white skin red.
15 pop tracks to listen and love this week! I swear these found tracks are all for keeps! #yestopop feat The Proctors, Skittle Alley, The Olive Shoots, Jim Ruiz Set, Love in Athens, etc.
Well, it is here now! :) Weekend tunes for all you guys! Ashrae Fax re-issues their 2003 album and I have a track from it. Also, I discovered two new shoegaze bands that I think we should be giving some lovin, they are Plastic Girl in the Closet from Japan and Eerie Summer from somewhere, it doesnt matter coz they're awesome! I have some sample tracks on the set. Soft Pillow Kisses also have a new track here but it's still the rough version. Cant wait for the new album! Anyway, enjoy the set! :)
Thirteen awesome tracks you need to hear this week! MINKS have this lovely demo. You need to also check this amazing indie-pop band from Indonesia called The Silent Love. The Mary Onettes track is one of my faves here. Rogue Wave is back i think with a new album soon and their new song is pretty catchy.
Here are 13 tracks worth listening this week. Special shout out to The Strange Creatures who are the reason why I have this post. hahaha will make a separate one for this band because they are soooo good. #yourewelcome :)
Check out this indiepop band from Manila called Spirit Ocean. These kids may be too young to have listened to any of the Sarah Records bands but their new single, Always, sounds like it was unearthed from the label's lost catalogue. I LOVE THIS TRACK!!! This is from their upcoming EP Adolescent Summer.
Sea, sand and surf music! Here's my second playlist for this hot season because I want to and summer's the best time to make one! This mix is more upbeat than the first so you might want to download this for your holy week beach-capade(so wrong).
Listen to a one-track continuous mix of the playlist below and DOWNLOAD HERE.
I didnt post a tracklist for this one. You have to listen to the mix to know and It's going to surprise you, I promise. But if you really want the complete track by track mix, you can also DOWNLOAD HERE. Enjoy the sun! Cover art by Nicolo Balao
Eyedress drops a new video today for his track Don't Disappear and uses a Raya Martin film as a visual backdrop. Just perfect! This is still off of his Beko release Hearing Colors which you can order HERE!
Since the Mayan prediction failed us, we've got another day for great music finds! Bee Eyes - Earthworm Jr. and im seeing kaleidoscopes by just listening to this. WOW
Kid Astray - The Mess Let's enjoy these teens from Norway before the rest of the world does. That sounds wrong in so many levels. Furns - Power You've got the power over me like Moises had the power over sea. I could picture a 50 Shades of Grey moment there. The Airplanes - An Inverted Lovesong A cheerful take on heartbreak and longing for someone. awwwww... Our Numbered Days - Carlos If Justin Vernon is going to sing in Filipino, this is how he'd sound. Our Numbered Days aka Ridge Tan is the one half of one of my fave local acts of 2012- Library Kids.
smilelove - Theme Song indiepop + Japanese = cute! I dont understand a single word but this track is way too adorbs to ignore! Plastic Flowers - In You I'm Lost Another track with an abysmal voice.
Gumdrop Season - Buoyant (Acoustic) Another fave of mine this year, Gumdrop Season from Cagayan de Oro playing an acoustic version of the pop tune Bouyant. I kinda like this version better. When Nalda Became Punk - When It'll Come
anyway, i found this Chicago-based indie band on my inbox and their music totally satisfied my burger cravings (not really). The Pear Traps play a delicious mix of folk-pop and indie-rock glazed with lo-fi haze, INSTANT BAND CRUSH! Since I am too lazy to pick up the phone to call mcdonalds delivery, I'm just going to listen to The Pear Traps' Elsewhere EP until I doze off.
Just want to share you these amazing tracks I got from my email! Hope you like em too! :p Cool Rainbows - Reality and a Clue This is my fave from this set! Check out his music here
Couldnt decide which track to post from this band so here's the entire album stream! If you like Letting Up Despite the Great Faults and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, you gonna dig this band. Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Visions Speaking of Letting Up Despite the Great Faults, here's a new track from their upcoming album Untogether. HUSH! - There's Something in the Stars Tonight
Here's another shoegaze sweetness. The vocals kinda sound like Rico Blanco Alpaca Sport - I Was Running CHAPPO - What Are You Kids On?
Sorry, I just had to include this photo. hahaha! It's from the bands NSFW music video for Hell No, but the track below is much better :p Young Cairo - Ghost Trails And Ways – Mtn Tune Van She - Jamaica The Presets - Ghosts
I tend to abuse the repeat button on my iTunes every time I discover awesome tracks. And when I say abuse I mean total exploitation! I could be in death penalty if song abuse is a crime. Anyway, here are the "abused" ones and hope you like em too :p
Alpaca Sports - Just for Fun
Swedish musician Andreas Jonssonjust released his debut single under the moniker Alpaca Sports and hell yeah this guy knows how to have fun. In making music that is. Totally digging the summery vibe of this song. I'm actually making my second summer mixtape (hope i can post it soon) because of this track! BTW, the cover art for his single is made by the Japanese artist Ray Kimura. Thanks for sending this, Andeas!
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POP ETC. - Halfway to Heaven
First time I heard this song I was like "Is this Another Level?" It has 90's all over it and I like it!!!! POP ETC is the same guys from the band The Morning Benders who decided to change their name because, apparently, the word ‘bender’ in the UK and many parts of Europe is a slang term for ‘homosexual' or equivalent of ‘The Morning Fags’ in America. Their official statement says, We simply cannot go on using a name that is demeaning to the gay community. The reason we are making music is to reach and unite as many different kinds of people as possible, and the idea that our name may be hateful towards anyone makes us sick. How can you not admire these guys? Sending my brotherly love and kisses to Chris Chu! :p
Beta Frontiers - Hondo feat. Becky Ninkovic (You Say Party!)
From 90's now to 80's! I love how music nowadays can sound like it's from a different era and stay current at the same time. Toronto-based Beta Frontiers knows exactly how to do it. Their debut EP '....' will be released April 7.
Allan Lumba, you're such a tease! RELEASE AN ALBUM NA!! Here's Multo's new single Upon Returning with an amazing b-side Hallelujah and All Those Things. Both songs will be part of Multo's upcoming full-length album under Number Line Records and I cant wait to hear the rest of it!! You can download the single for free so share!!!
The Flaming Lips trapped in a dream-pop state of lo-fi psychedelia
I dont realty care about the cold reviews of Porcelain Raft's debut full-length Strange Weekend. I loved it and been looping it since Hype Machine posted the streaming (dont ever believe in album reviews. Listen to whatever you like.) The album is atmospheric, full of gorgeous melodies and neatly placed instrumentation that streamlined Mauro Remiddi's preferred direction.
Album to be released January 24 via Secretly Canadian. Though, you can stream the entirety of Strange Weekend below :p
