AlunaGeorge - "Bad Idea" (Relatively young, UK electro duo AlunaGeorgia, preimer a new track from their upcoming album, Body Musi,c out July 29th. George Resies provides the cool as ice, synth beats, while Aluna Francis serenades with that sweet as honey voice.) Electronic/Trip Hop
Beck - "I Won't Be Long" (These days Beck finds himself in the awesome position of being able to do whatever the hell he wants. For instance, where most artists would be testing the waters with a new single as per some record label obligation in order to build anticipation for an upcoming album, as far as I can tell, Beck has made no such announcement; other then hinting at a possible two albums in the future with no title or release date. And on top of that he's mum about whether this single is even on either of them. That being said, you'd be crazy to think he'd make a whole album sound like anyone song. Which is sort of a bummer, because "I Won't Be Long" is a nice ambient blending of a simple, hypnotic guitar line with some fuzzy dream pop synth layered over for good measure. But then, knowing Beck, he'll probaly find a way to surprise with something better anyway.) Alternative/Indie Rock/Dream Pop
Andrew Cedermark - Home Life (When Andrew Cedermark's not banging out almost interesting garage rock with his band Family Portrait, he's banging out almost interesting music while going solo. Andrew Cedermark's just still too new to the scene to have an established identity yet, and hasn't done enough to make himself stand out; other then play in a band that frankly, sounds like a family friendly garage rock band. The fact that his voice is dull as dirt is just more salt in the wounds. On the bright side, Home Life does display him sounding more interesting, using some slightly more creative sonic techniques beyond "hit these three chords while I wail over them". So there's that tentative step in the right direction. Also it's free till July 19th on NPR, so there's that to.) Lo-Fi
The Chills - "Molten Gold" (Early 80's power pop band from New Zealand, that was on the verge of making it but never quite did. At least in America. By all means they've always been very popular in their home country and have never not been popualr-ish. "Molten Gold" is the first new song The Chills have put out since 1996, in commemoration of their front man, Martin Phillipps's celebrating his 50th birthday. It's a light, breezy, summery bit of flawless sounding guitar pop.) Indie Pop
Holograms - "Meditations" (The teased single released by from the thrashy Swedish post-punk outfit. Their sophomore album, Forever, is due out on September 3rd through Captured Tracks.) Noise Rock/Post Punk
Torche - "Leather Feather" (Torche are the band that are probably best known for having the term "thunderpop" coined to describe them. They're sludgy, they';re poppy, they're aggressive, they're melodic, and they seem to be incapable of making a bad song. "Leather Feather" is a little more on the sludge metal side of things then some of their earlier work, and finds them channeling the aggressive riffs of The Jesus Lizard with the soloing of Tommy Iommi respectively. The track is a B-side to their song "Keep Up". Now both available for purchase as a single 7'') Sludge Metal/Stoner Metal
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