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Singles That Mingle 220517

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 The ever-vivacious Captain Stavros is back with another smorgasbord of new tunes.

 

Mr Lunge

Heavy Golden Swim

Brace Yourself Records

Weirdly Wonderful, Wonderfully weird.

 

Tops

Perfected Steps

Empty Seats EP Out Now

Got me with their Carpenters sounds and Rhodes Pian-ah on this trackeroni

 

The Queen’s Head

Your God Owes You Money

Out Now on Speedy Wunderground

Sorta sounds like drugs learned to make music.

 

American Football

Fade Into You

Rare Symetry/Fade Into You June 10 on Big Scary Monsters

Fresh Take on a classic.

 

Cola

Water Table

Deep in View Out May 20 on Fire Talk

A melancholic hook and subdued urgency that reminded us of Elliot Smith

 

Porridge Radio

The Rip

Water Slide, Diving  Board, Ladder to the Sky out May 20 on Secretly Canadian

Dug the Theremin on this track and the vocals reminiscent of Rexy

 

 

The Clockworks

Enough is Never Enough

Out Now on It’s Creation Baby

Dunno why, but it caught our eye. So we’re going to point a finger at The Clockworks, guess which one? 

 

Decisions

Nixer

People Feel – Out May 27 on Blowtorch Records

We really like this, it’s nitty gritty. It’s a bunch of different things slamming into each other like when Gomez would throw the signal and crash his trains. Only this works.

 

Park Motive

Undark

Out Now On Spinny Nights

Not usually our type of thing but credit where credit is due. Enjoyed watching and listening to the song reach critical mass. Tighten that chain though and pump those tyres though.

 

Keg

Kids

Girders EP Out September 2 Via Alcopop! Records / BMG

Hold the Sweaty Spaghetti Freddie. Shit shit shit kids. We love it.

 

Echo Beach

Am I Dreaming?

Out Now

A little poppy for our tastes, but curious enough to sneak through. Your thoughts?

 

Tan Cologne

Topaz Wave

Album Due Soon – Labrador Records

Solid shoegazey dream pop. Pretty good intro to the new Duo from New Mexico.

 

Desire

Black Latex

Out Now – Italians Do It Better

We saw Desire open for Chromatics (RIP), backed by Italians Do It Better, they never let’s us down.

 

Cola

Degree

Deep in View Out May 20 on Fire Talk

It’s got Squid vibes, nothing wrong with that.

 

The Americans

Stand True

Stand True Out Now on Loose

If you’re a fan of Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp or The White Stripes this LA Rock Trio might be for you.

 

 

 

 

 

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Singles That Mingle 20220301

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It’s that time again, when Captain Stavros brings you through the best tunes and new releases.

 

Chubby and the Gang

‘Who Love Ya (Coup D’Etat)?’ 

On Partisan Records – Out digitally 

Another solid track by the Gang that seemingly never sleeps. Great feeling guilt free, thinking of who loves us and getting a Chubby. 

  

 

The Queen’s Head

‘Self Titled’ 

Permanent Creep Records 

Thought this was King Kruel’s new track. It was so weird that at one point we didn’t know if we dug it, wanted to dance, or both. So, here it is instead. 

 

  

!!! (Chk Chk Chk)

'Storm Around The World' (ft. Maria Uzor) 

Warp Records Let it Be Blue, Out May 6 

!!!’s sound continues to evolve with the release of their new single but are consistently putting out listenable material.  Maybe because the drumbeat sounds like it was lifted from Madonna’s Vogue. Just saying. 


  

Dama Scout

‘Emails from Suzanne’ 

Gen wo lai (Come With Me) – Out April 22 on Hand In Hive 

Deerhoof meets GWAR!!! Shut up and take our money!!! 

 

  

Daniel Rossen

‘Unpeopled Space’ 

Warp Records – Out April 8 

Wind down and then wind up when the hook hits on this jazzy beaut of a tune. 

 

  

  

Bodega

‘Statue on the Console’ 

Broken Equipment – Out March 11 on What’s Your Rapture? 

Anxious, feel like getting weird, dongles? You’ve come to the right place. 


 

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