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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Return of Hater

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  We are loving and cheery here at WYMA, even when the beer supply is low. But that doesn't stop us from becoming wildly happy to learn ...
Monday, January 26, 2026

"Abundance of Power" by Season 2

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  The "Abundance of Power" has what you want in an indie pop song: Melody, urgency, an abundance of bass, and is both listenable a...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Heavenly News!!!

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  Yes, indeed, it is heavenly news to learn that beloved '90s jangle/twee poppers Heavenly is releasing a new album and embarking on a ...
Monday, January 19, 2026

"The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by Knight's Ferry

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  "The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" is a stirring gem of urgently-pace guitar pop, and also is one of the best opening tunes we h...
Friday, January 16, 2026

"Stationary" by Fort Not

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  If we were to present a seminar on guitar pop, one of our featured bands would be Sweden's Fort Not . We loved their two previous albu...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Two more delicious singles from The Just Joans

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  The two most recent singles from the upcoming LP by Glasgow's The Just Joans  demonstrate the band's versatility as well as their ...

We're back!

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 That was six weeks of vacation, stress, keeping promises, travel, and family (and a bit of work on real careers). But that is behind us now...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Tulpa - Monster of the Week

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  Guitar pop just the way we like it -- loose, warm, well tailored but with some loose threads, and with enough off-kilter themes to be thor...
Monday, November 24, 2025

"Off The Wall"/"Butterfly" by The New Tigers

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  According to our records department, we first covered Turku, Finland's The New Tigers in 2011, so the band and WYMA have been in a no...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Great Lakes - Don't Swim Too Close

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  What musical obsessions have occupied us the last few days, you (should) ask? Thanks for asking. The answer is frequent replans of Don...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Telephone Numbers - Scarecrow II

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  One of the many wonderful things about the current Bay Area indie pop scene is the scope of the output. Whether one is looking for delicat...
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