yvynyl:

White Birds - Waters

James Harvey has a sort of magnetic charm - this sort of force that draws you into his songs like a ex-lover you know you shouldn’t speak to any longer but you can’t help yourself. There’s only a matter of time before the seduction pulls with enough force that we’re all playing his game. 

Get this on the When Women Played Drums EP limited edition cassette from Grizzly Records on July 10th.

Previously: “When Women Played Drums”

Farzad Houshiarnejad and Mike Cammarata from WHITE BIRDS’ new project:::

yvynyl:

Night Panther - Snudge

Look at this cover art!  Just look at it!  ”The sexy” is feelin’ you, bb. But don’t take this tongue-in-cheek artwork as a joke. While it may be “fueled by sex, synths and Phil Collins,” duo Farzad Houshiarnejad and Mike Cammarata are zoned into a sound that feels about as velvety as their jackets. This is hot pop. Look out for more from these Philly boys soon.

Heard that people “flipped their shit” at their debut house party show a couple weeks ago, so I highly advise that you catch them tomorrow night at Johnny Brenda’s in Philly opening for We Are Serenades. Stay up to date on their Tmblr.

letsgetbent:

By Mariana Timony

Back in the early 90s, Slim Moon started a small indie record label out of his home in Olympia, Washington to put out records by local bands because nobody else was doing it. That label, Kill Rock Stars, remains to this day a model for upstart indies everywhere. One would think after 20 years, in the age of the Internet, creating a label in the mold of KRS would be easier than ever. After all, prospective owners can now contact artists, promote new releases, and send mp3s all over the world at the click of a button. But, for Volar Records’ Craig Oliver, it’s been a bumpy road to indie labeldom.

Like Kill Rock Stars, San Diego-based Volar was started in 2009 as a way for Craig to release a 7-inch by his own band. He took the name from a Spanish word which means both “to fly” and “to blow up”, and made the logo a scowling cartoon picture of his cat, Anton LaVey. He had some label experience having worked for Cargo Music, the small San Diego label most famous for putting out Blink-182’s first record. But Craig’s heart was always in the underground.

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DUDES & Lil B

flashlighttagmusic:

Nature’s Kid- ” Alwyz “

see you soon.

Ryan Solomon (lead singer of the San Diego band DUDES) recently sent over a dope new track from his laid back solo/side project Nature’s Kid. It had been a really long time since I heard some of his classic sample-based loops, so this tripped out R&B piece immediately struck a chord. 

Be sure to check out his previous albums LOOPS, LOOPS 2, AND LOOPS 3. 

LOOPS 4? Maybe??

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tuneage:

KYNAN - I Fly So High

This song randomly appeared on my dash a couple of days ago. It’s weird, it’s funky (pop-y but also retro and electronic). The music video is so l-phi I’m not sure what to make of it but I think that’s kind of the appeal; and the truth is I Fly So High has been stuck in my head for the last 48 hours. It’s super catchy.

The stop-motion quality of its music video is actually kind of endearing - it fits the vibe of the sound perfectly. Plus, the concert footage reminds me of a lot of basement shows I attended in college. 

Kynan has the song for free on his SoundCloud page.

p.s. the internet rumor mill tells me this kid might be the little brother of Wavves frontman, Nathan Williams.

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