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The swirling, atmospheric, and frankly emotional dreamscape of "Moving" reminds us that the new, self-titled LP by Oakland's Torrey will be here in one week and we are excited to hear it in its entirety. The tracks shared so far suggest that it might be one of our favorites this year.
Torrey are Ryann Gonsalves, Kelly Gonsalves, Sinclair Riley, Adam Honingford, and Susie Chinisci. Torrey will be out March 8 in vinyl, digital and CD formats via Slumberland Records.
Kaspar is John McGregor, Mikael Hakkarainen, and Tuomas Hakkarainen. The released a full album in 2009. Both John and Mikael have worked as solo artists as well.
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The highly anticipated return of The Jesus and Mary Chain via upcoming LP Glasgow Eyes now has a delayed release date of March 22. But any disappointment at the additional wait should be assuaged by the garage rock swagger of new single "Girl 71". For our ears, the song strips back the years and has us searching for our boots and leather jacket. An additional appealing element on this track is the backing vocals of Rachel Conte.
Note that a couple of vinyl versions of Glasgow Eyes have already sold out, so don't be coy about stepping up. The album will be release via Fuzz Club.
Various links to pre-order Glasgow Eyes
Justifiably lauded for deft commentary on such topics as lost love and disappointments set to lovely melodies, Glenn Donaldson's The Reds, Pinks & Purples turns its weary eye towards the music industry itself on upcoming album Unwishing Well. They have Followed up initial single "Your Worst Song Is Your Greatest Hit" with new single "Learning To Love A Band". We really like this song. It has a warmth and love of music as its core theme and, as always, the arrangement tugs at the heart.
For this recording The Reds, Pinks & Purples are Glenn and Kati Mishikian, Lewis Gallardo, Thomas Rubenstein and Daniel Pearce. Unwishing Well will be out April 12 in digital, vinyl and CD formats via Slumberland Records and Tough Love Records.
Slumberland Records page for Unwishing Well
Tough Love Records page for Unwishing Well
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Kindsight are Nina Hyldgaard Rasmussen (vocals/guitar), Soren Svensson (guitar), Anders Prip (bass), and Johannes Jacobsen (drums). No Fame No Shame will be out via Rama Lama Records.
We have covered Bay Area bands Torrey and Aluminum (and will be covering the self-title album by Torrey soon). But today we have a single from the upcoming album by Ryann Gonsalves, who is a member of both bands. The song is "Burrowing", and it also would appear to be the video premier of family dog Max. Good boy, Max, you passed the audition! Oh, and "Burrowing" is a very appealing tune as well -- thoughtful and well constructed bedroom pop with a jaunty bounce.
The name of the album is Ouch! and it will be out February 14 via Dandy Boy Records. We don't want to suggest we know anything about anyone else's romantic life -- but speaking only for ourselves and our experiences -- we think 'ouch' is a perfect name for an album that drops on Vaentine's Day.
Long Shadows was released late in 2023 in digital and cassette formats by Tenth Court Records.
Going Tomorrow EP will be out March 1 in digital and cassette formats via Small Craft Advisory.
For this recording The Reds, Pinks & Purples are Glenn and Kati Mishikian, Lewis Gallardo, Thomas Rubenstein and Daniel Pearce. Unwishing Well will be out April 12 in digital, vinyl and CD formats via Slumberland Records and Tough Love Records.
Slumberland Records page for Unwishing Well
Tough Love Records page for Unwishing Well
We consider any week with a new song from Michael Ramos' Tony Jay project or from Karina Gill's Cindy to be a banner week. So you can imagine the happy vibes at Headquarters when there is a new song from Flowertown, the joint project of Ramos and Gill. And it really isn't just a new song, it is a new song and an announcement of new LP Tourist Language the end of the month. The debut song is "The Ring", featuring characteristic hushed vocals and lovely sounding guitars. It is simple and spellbinding storytelling, and that is what Flowertown does.
Tourist Language will be out February 29 in vinyl and digital formats via Paisley Shirt Records.
Look to the East, Look to the West will be out May 3 via Merge Records.
Various links for "Big Love" and Look to the East, Look to the West
Last month we highlighted the new project from Swedish synth pop masters Red Sleeping Beauty. The jist is that the band will release a song at the beginning of every month this year. A purchase at Bandcamp will entitle the listener to an album in progress. At the close of the year, the album will be complete. The February song is "Free Cake For Every Creature". The tune trades the soaring highs of the January offering for a fun and delightfully constructed pop song. We think this project is progressing very nicely.
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