Smith Westerns – 3am Spiritual

Dylan Alexander — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:06 +0000

We’ve heard “Varsity,” now here’s the latest from Smith Westerns. The new album Soft Will comes out June 25 on Mom+Pop.

mp3: TV Girl x Monster Rally – Average Guy (Blame)

Dylan Alexander — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:12:48 +0000

To hype for their upcoming LA show together, TV Girl and Monster Rally hooked up for this new song “Average Guy (Blame).”

mp3:
TV Girl & Monster Rally – Average Guy (Blame)

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Superhumanoids – So Strange

Dylan Alexander — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:42:47 +0000

We’ve already heard “Geri” and “Too Young For Love,” now, Superhumanoids have put out another song titled “So Strange,” from their much anticipated forthcoming album, Exhibitionists. Exhibitionists is out June 11 on Innovative Leisure. You can catch them on tour with Local Natives.

mp3: Joywave – Tongues Feat. KOPPS

Dylan Alexander — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:58:43 +0000

Forgot to post this when it came out a few days ago, but here’s Joywave‘s newest jam “Tongues,” that features KOPPS. Catchiest track I’ve heard in a minute; it’s no wonder it’s already #1 on hype machine. “Tongues” comes from Joywave‘s second mixtape, 88888, out tomorrow.

mp3:
Joywave – Tongues (feat. KOPPS)

mp3: Let Em Riot – I Know

Dylan Alexander — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:17:04 +0000

Let Em Riot comes through with another smooth track, “I Know.” Download it in exchange for an email address here.

video: Blu & Exile – Ease Your Mind Feat. Andy Allo

Dylan Alexander — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:21:45 +0000

Smith Westerns – Varsity

Dylan Alexander — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:18:06 +0000

Smith Westerns put out one of my favorite albums of 2011, with Dye it Blonde. Now they’re back with the new single “Varsity,” from the forthcoming album Soft Will (tracklist after the jump), out June 11 on Mom+Pop.

Soft Will:

01 3am Spiritual
02 Idol
03 Glossed
04 XXIII
05 Fool Proof
06 White Oath
07 Only Natural
08 Best Friend
09 Cheer Up
10 Varsity

Empress Of – Hat Trick

Dylan Alexander — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:19:03 +0000

Lorely Rodriguez first introduced her self as Empress Of with the super-promising “color minutes” — snippets of songs one would assume are slated for her full length release — and has since put out a couple full songs- this being the latest, titled “Hat Trick,” which will be part of the Systems EP, out April 2 on Terrible Records/Double Denim.

Force Publique – Hunger + Pale

Dylan Alexander — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:46:01 +0000

Stream the new tracks “Hunger” + “Pale” from Denver’s best dark-wavers Force Publique.

American Tomahawk – So So Slowly, The History of a Perfect Spiral

Dylan Alexander — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:23:23 +0000

American Tomahawk put out one of my favorite releases of 2010, Contradictions, Generalities, and Future Criminals. Stream the L.A.-by-way-of-Denver project’s second album: So So Slowly, The History of a Perfect Spiral, here.