Nestled among the ranks of the latest edition of the Raving Pop Blast! Fanzine’s new companion CD is a brand new track from RSTB favorites The Smashing Times. A lovely, low-key jangler…
A new single slides out from Denver’s Honey Blazer. The band drapes their Cosmic American curl in a soft slice of the ‘70s. A gauzy synth padding adds a stage light glow…
Aussies Parsnip instantly jumped onto the favorites list around here with early singles and a debut LP for Trouble In Mind. They double down on their past pop perpetuation with a new…
While I’d often associate Alan Braufman with more abrasive works, there first couple of peeks into his upcoming album, Infinite Love Infinite Tears, finds the jazz luminary molding gorgeous melodies with an…
Time Capsule have been shining a light on lost Japanese gems for a while now. With two excellent comps, Nippon Psychedelic Soul 1970-1979 and Nippon Acid Folk 1970-1980 released in the last…
NZ favorite Jim Nothing has been following his 2022 album In the Marigolds with an excellent sting of singles. With an album on the way sometime later in the year, the slow…
It’s a good week for RSTB faves. Longtime friends of the site Color Green announce a new album today, moving from ORG to New West for the upcoming Fool’s Parade. The first…
What the world needs is a new dose of heavy-hearted indie pop from The Reds, Pinks and Purples. If the past five years have taught me anything, it’s that Glenn Donaldson may…
Program’s debut was an Aussie-pop delight when it hit almost five years back, so it’s great news to hear that the band’s back today with a new album on the way for…
I always love to see a favorite of the site get a bump up, and it does my heart good to see Jake Xerxes Fussell announce a new album for Fat Possum…
If you’ve been dipping into any side of Toronto’s psychedelic-pop potpourri over the last few years, Patrick Leffler has likely been found its the midst. Having worked on or been a part…
I loved the debut from Canadian power pop trio Motorists, so it comes with built in excitement as the band steers into a second album this year. The first single was an…
Another stunner out of RVNG Intl. The label’s roster of artists who straddle the line between ambient and jazz is already strong, and they now add Black Decelerant, prepping a second volume…
A second single slips out of the upcoming Mountain Movers album. “My Holy Shrine” finds the band coiled and calm, a midnight strummer that’s pushed along by hand drums and humidity. The…
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