Hailing from just outside of Amsterdam comes the multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner, who will send you back to the 1960's with his cloudy baroque pop. Recently releasing his debut album, Cabin of Curiosities via Trouble in Mind, it becomes obvious Jacco can effortlessly work his way around a studio as he plays every instrument on his debut except for drums. His entire album creates an escape from the contemporary into a time where music was filled with psychedelic themes and notions. The highlight featured off of...
The Bees Knees Your life will be much easier now. These are the creamiest tracks of the week, one each from the three sections. These are here for those who only wish to sip. Yes, I'm looking at you, with your impenetrable ADHD and fascination with with Country Time Lemonade products. You and your inability to listen to more than just a few tracks because you have 1 new Facebook Notification and a Twitter Message. This is for you, you beautiful, busy bastard. The Pasture: Ghost Beach - "Close Enough (feat....
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The Indie culture of today seems dominated by Folk, any variation of Surf Rock/Pop, and female-lead vocals—the latter acting as a sort of new kid on the block. We've had our share of feminine leads in the past, many of whom still run vibrant in the present such as Cat Power, but in the past few...
Sit back, put on your headphones and spoil yourself with Youth Lagoon's beautiful new indie anthem "Mute". If you hadn't noticed, Trevor Powers has taken his music in a new direction from his reserved lo-fi debut, a brighter direction filled with optimistic textures. What remains the same is the...
If all rock music were made in the upper stratosphere, it would all sound like La Big Vic. The title track from the Brooklyn trio's new album Cold War soars and sparkles like so many blue-sky sprites. Emilie Friedlander's vocals bloom above synthetic choirs, lilting strings, ghostly synths, and...
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I don't care how cold it is where you are. The new single from Sweden's Summer Heart (the least ironically titled production act to date) will cut through the frost to draw you back to your fondest memories of the ocean in June. The self-proclaimed "summerwave" of David Alexander shimmers and...
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Baltimore's Secret Mountains deal in the kinds of dreams that stick to your skin all day long. Dewy and wistful, their new single "High Horses" dives into deep, foggy woodland. Its accompanying video, directed by Brian Papish, casts a careful eye on the natural world, absorbing the motion, texture...
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Welcome Bliss Club! A new dream pop collective from Vancouver that is debuting their first ever release on EARMILK. Though the band, Bliss Club, is a fresh project, one of the two artists makes music under Shaky Snakes and he has made an appearance here before. We premiered a hazy experimental...
