Smith Westerns – Varsity
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.
Empress Of – Hat Trick
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
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
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.
