Toronto-based quintet Alvvays gained notoriety in the last months after sharing only two tracks on the web. Early in 2014 they will release a self-named debut record via Royal Mountain Records, working together with the well-known Chad VanGaalen (producing) and Graham Walsh/John Agnello (mixing). They made a name for themselves thanks to their inspired mixture of dream pop vibes and […]

New Zealand indie rockers Popstrangers roam around their new home of London in the video for their single “Rats in the Palm Trees”. After a number of singles on New Zealand’s legendary indie label Flying Nun Records, Popstrangers released their debut LP, Antipodes, through US-based Carpark Records earlier this year, before packing up and moving to London. Antipodes has been […]

Minneapolis based BNLX released a new single last month and have packaged it with a collection of all of their EPs released over the last few years, as well as all four tracks from their forthcoming 8th EP, due out in 2014. “Opposites Attract” will be the lead track from their new EP, and it’s exactly what we’ve come to […]

The London based quartet has been on the spot since 2011 but it was this year that they started making more noise. They’ve been preparing their audience for a while now, releasing an EP back in July along with some remixes. Last month they officially dropped the first single “Grand Union” (as well as a video) of their self-produced debut […]

In time for the holidays, dream wave synthers Silver Swans decided to treat their listeners to a free download of “Desire”. The track off their second album “Touch” is the perfect demonstration of the pair’s combined musical talents. The duo consisting of songwriter Ann Yu and DJ producer Jon Waters just released their second album “Touch” on Twentyseven Records. Yu […]

Sydney quartet Driffs have delivered the perfect Christmas gift in the form of their new single ‘Back to Bellevue’. Joining forces in a Surry Hills sharehouse, Driffs are made up of a mixed bag of dudes coming from all over Australia’s East Coast. Since realising their shared knack for melancholic jams, Driffs have perfected their own unique blend of psychedelic […]

Will there ever be a bad year in music? Probably not. This year more than 500 songs got played on the radio. We’ve seen so many great releases in 2013 we don’t know where to hide, however this is a serious attempt of summarizing it. Enjoy! Below are nine personal top lists from our editors around the world. The traditional Top 50 […]

Angelic female trio, Mountain Man, hasn’t given us much since their 2010 album Made The Harbor, which makes the new cover they’ve just released all the sweeter. Their eerie and soft hymnal arrangements where born when Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Randall Meath met in college in Vermont. Since then they’ve toured with The Decemberists & Jonsi as […]

Californian Blank Tapes teamed up with tons of bands from Burger Records to create a three hour Christmas-themed compilation. Among more than seventy new tracks, No Gifts This Xmas stands out with a gentle rock’n’roll atmosphere, filled with sleigh bells and delicate arrangements. Telling the story of a man full of regrets at the end of the year, the track […]

Copenhagen-based The Great Dictators explore the power of dreams in their video for Sleep. Sleep is not just some time for your body to rest, it’s also the time when we get to watch our own personal movies a.k.a. dreams and the Danish alternative rock seven-piece The Great Dictators understand this concept quite well. Whenever I want you / Whenever […]