Chillwave artist Divorce Court released two singles, 'Spill' and '140', and music videos from their forthcoming 'Two Hours'.
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London indie pop artist The Japanese House announced their sophomore LP 'In The End It Always Does', to be released on June 30. Two singles are out so far.
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Bodywash release their fourth single four days before 'I Held the Shape While I Could' full-length comes out. Expect an expanse of dream pop to fuzzy shoegaze on this LP.
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Lo-fi bedroom pop artist Niall Summerton announces debut LP 'What Am I Made Of?', to be released on Far Caspian's Tiny Library Records.
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The brilliant indie artist Barrie released '5K' EP via Winspear, and it's one you'll want to put in the player.
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DM Stith discusses his forthcoming album 'Fata Morgana' and working with producer Thomas Bartlett.
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TOLEDO has a new EP coming out Friday; their single Patch is outstanding. NewDad are close to releasing new music (debut LP on the way).
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Dream pop band Cathedral Bells has a new single out called All Under The Sky. It's a banger that carries their sound further.
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Kelz released a new single 'Sometimes' that features a collaboration with Alex Siegel, an experience that "push[es] sonic boundaries."
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New music coming out this week (3.19.23). Kelz, Cathedral Bells, Benedikt, The Natural Lines, Depeche Mode, and others.
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ANIMA brings us dreamy indietronica from Rome in their new single 'what I saw was real'; edgy synth tones, dreamy guitars, funk bass and electronic drums.
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Bandcamp is a great tool for discovering new music. Here are three artists to listen to: Thaos, MARBLES, and Dråpe.
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Beach Fossils release 'Don't Fade Away', a beautiful jangle pop single from their forthcoming 'Bunny' LP.
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Tokyo Tea Room has a psych pop sound that is the perfect meeting of melodic bass lines woven with hypnotic guitars and dream poppy synths to form one unique sound that is sure to delight your ears.
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Barrie released their third single, 'Empty', from their '5K' EP coming out March 31. Catch Barrie on tour in March!
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Benedikt have released three singles from their forthcoming album, 'Why Are You Dreaming'. The album drops April 28.
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French Police latest album 'Bleu' is beautifully crafted new wave that sounds like a romantic and haunting meld of soulful styles.
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Listen to the new single from Damien Jurado, preorder a limited edition cassette from Leon in the Wild, and new Far Caspian coming!
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Husbands release a superb bedroom pop single, 'Wishbone'. Samantha Crain joins them on vocals, while Wil and Danny contribute synths, guitars, and drum machines. Catch them on tour, starting later this month.
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Midi Memory released their debut full-length 'Sensory Overload'. Collaborations involve the amazing talents of CD Ghost, COOL HEAT, and Doorbells. Mixed and mastered by Puddlegum.Studio.
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King Hannah released their second single and music video, 'All Being Fine', from their forthcoming February album, 'I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me'. The song is a blend of shoegaze and americana.
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Valley Palace released a new guitar pop single, 'Patch', his third single of 2021. Nathan Taylor has been releasing music as Valley Palace since December, 2019 that he records in his bedroom. He signed with Run for Cover Records this summer after releasing his impressive 'Pastel Mood' EP, and a single in March called 'Contact'.
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Midi Memory released'Gone', featuring CD Ghost. Released. by Spirit Goth, mixed and mastered by Kevin Flick of Puddlegum.Studio.
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SALES independently release their first single since 2018, 'Can't Be Yours Forever', when they released 'Forever & Ever'. Be Yours Forever' retains the smooth vibe that their last full-length had. The song loops multiple elements, with simple guitar melodies playing over the loops.
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Irish band NewDad has a new single and music video called Ladybird, out via Fair Youth, produced by Chris Ryan, and mixed by John Congleton.
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Honeywhip released a bedroom pop groove called 'Pineapple Cloud'. The track was produced entirely by Honeywhip and self-released.
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Iranian artist Tame Werewolf released a chillwave EP called Phasermania. Keivan Hosseini is the musician behind the project mixes retrowave and vocoder sounds in interesting arrangements.
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VHS Ghost and Ghost Orange collaborate on a new lofi dream pop single, called 'Night So Small'.
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Orchid Mantis released their sixth full-length, 'Visitations'. This new album reflects on new beginnings, following 'Far From This World' LP.
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Dead Rituals and Francis Moon collaborated on the 'Tangled Up' single, and released an acoustic version after it hit Fresh Finds: Indie.
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Hovvdy released their fourth single and music video, 'Blindsided', from their 'True Love' LP, which drops October 1.
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While so many albums today feel like a conglomeration of singles, JW Francis' WANDERKID full-length is a phenomenal cohesive piece.
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New dark and beautiful singles from King Hannah and Orchid Mantis. Both artists will be releasing full-lengths soon.
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Good Posture released a bedroom pop tune called Last Time, his first single from CHANGIN EP, coming October 22. Good Posture is Joel Randles from Leipzig, Germany.
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A surprise EP from Vern Matz, a limited cassette from Secret Attraction, the debut LP from Mini Trees, and a single + video from The Forms.
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Barrie released 'Dig', her first single since being featured on ford.'s 4:38am track. 'Dig' is fairly stripped back and percussive.
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Family Time released their first single in three years today, dropping New Positions. The single is a jazz and indie blend, utilizing space for each layer to fully develop.
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New music Friday brings two singles from CASTLEBEAT and Tide Rider, and new LPs from Eagle Eyed Tiger and Ruby Haunt.
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NewDad released a music video for 'How', their debut single that they released in March, 2020.
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Stevie Nel released his third bedroom pop EP of 2021, called 'We Were Once Wildflowers'.
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Fair Visions is a new wave project from Brooklyn by artist Ryan Work. He released 'Channel', from his forthcoming EP, Modern Kids.
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Jason Martin is preparing to release his twentieth album called 'Vanity' through Cloud's Velvet Blue Music. He released the third single called Sunrise on August 20.
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Hovvdy released two singles and music videos, Junior Day League and Around Again. Both are fantastic, and will be on True Love, October 1.
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Foliage released a new jangle pop single 'Start a Fire' that features Andrew Younker. The two released a split EP in 2018 called 'Split'.
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Secret Attraction released a new dream pop EP called Sensitivity/Drifting. This EP fits perfectly with A Love That Never Fades EP, released earlier this year.
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Ruby Haunt released 'Roman candle', the second single from their forthcoming 'Watching the Grass Grow'. They also released a music video.
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300D is a bedroom pop duo from Oakland. Grocery Vaping has lush vocal layers, light acoustic, organ-toned synth, light percussion, chamber pop strings.
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Black Marble released 'Somewhere', the first single (and music video directed by Théo Sixou) from his fourth LP, 'Fast Idol'. The album will be released on October 22 through Sacred Bones.
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Eyeclimber has a new dream pop single called Doomed. The band also has a new EP coming out in August, 2021.
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Hovvdy returns with True Love, their first studio single in 2021. True Love is the first single, a title track from their full-length.
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Dead Rituals, the moniker of Italian artist Andrea Caccese, released a new dreamy dark pop single, 'Forget Me'.
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Sungaze released their second dreamgaze single, 'Body in the Mirror', from their forthcoming 'This Dream' LP. This guitar-driven song has a dreamy and a spacious 60's psychedelic sound with dreamgaze undertones.
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Slow Pulp is releasing a 7" on Friday, June 25, called 'Deleted Scenes'. The vinyl will have two tracks: 'At It Again (Again)' and 'Iowa' (a version of 'Idaho').
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Coolhand Jax released 'You and Everybody', a summery lo-fo psych pop single. This high energy guitar driven track is the second single from Jake Weissman's forthcoming sophomore release (out on Spirit Goth).
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Orchid Mantis released 'Samples & Patches - Vol. 1', a collection of 170+ royalty free samples. The samples range from synth melodies, drum loops, field recordings, synth presets for Ableton Simpler, sampled Casio SK200 drums (ideal for Ableton drum rack), and many others.
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Hotel Pools released their fourth dream-synth pop LP, called Palmscapes. Ben Braun of Portland, Oregon, is the artist behind Hotel Pools has consistently created incredible instrumental electronic tracks since he began in 2018.
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Husbands released their first songs of 2021: 'Must Be A Cop', and 'Burn The Witches'. Both of these songs are golden.
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If you enjoy minimalistic bedroom pop, you'll love 'Unreliable Narrator' by Jeshua. These are straightforward songs with honest sounds.
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Eagle Eyed Tiger released 'Descend (The Inverted Pyramid)' as his first single from 'Untether, Unravel' album. Tuvaband released 'Growing Pains & Pleasures', her third LP.
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Yot Club released 'SaveYourProgress' on SoundCloud and BandCamp. Ryan's songs have had recent success with over 26 million streams of 'YKWIM?', putting him in Rolling Stones' Breakthrough 25, leading to him signing to Elektra Records.
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Music videos by Hause Plants and TEEN BLUSH. Hause Plants release their third single, 'Only You' from their forthcoming EP. TEEN BLUSH releases 'Ghost', his second music video of 2021.
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Debut single from Ghost Prom, a new new song by S. E. Webster, an acoustic version from Francis Moon and The Hollow Men, and a single from Martin Inghardt
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R. Missing releases an electro noir pop single, 'Crimeless', and remixes by GusGus and The KVB through Sugarcane Records.
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New lo-fi bedroom pop singles from Joyce and Mons Vi, and debut chillwave tracks by Trankilo and Boo.
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Jaguar Sun and Jesse Maranger teams up to release a split EP called 'Blooms'. This EP is a special experience that feels seamless. It's remarkable EP, a unique split album that feels cohesive in every note.
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New dreampop and bedroom pop singles from Talkie, Mini Trees, Cousin Luke, Carey Clayton. We're confident you'll enjoy these artists.
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Stray Fossa's 'With You For Ever' full-length is fantastic, from beginning to end. Their debut album is evident of countless hours of jamming and performing together, and allowing each member to contribute holistically.
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New single from Josh Fudge, a track from NYIKO's debut LP, a single from Le Forte, and a music video/single from Moon Panda.
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Old Sea Brigade released a new single and music video, 'Mirror Moon', on April 9. This is the fourth single that has been released from his forthcoming album 'Motivational Speaking', which will be released on May 14 through Nettwerk.
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New music from Pala Zolo, Bloom Phase, Utopian Dictator, Holy Ship. Three of these artists mix elements of synthwave, and one is a shoegaze artist.
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Henry Nowhere’s No Place To Be begins as an easy, breezy surf rock gem. Play it at a summer party and everyone will nod their heads in agreement - this is good stuff.
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Phantom Handshakes discuss their collaboration, how they formed, their writing process, and their forthcoming album, 'No More Summer Songs'.
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Caveman released New Wave 'Helpless' single, from their forthcoming 'Smash' LP. They're releasing 'Smash' in July via Fortune Tellers Music.
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Jaguar Sun and Jesse Maranger release their second single, 'Autumn Fire', from their forthcoming 'Blooms' EP.
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Blue Tomorrows’ record is a cozy, centered puzzle box with a surprising amount of mechanics under the hood. With a clear dream pop impulse at its core, Future Proof' utilizes a clever array of instrumentation, which often blend into a snug wall of sound.
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Vern Matz's 'Funny Water' has less of a folk sound, and more of a loose indie rock feel. The song is pure lo-fi grit, driving yet relaxed. Their new material is more exploratory, with bendy tones, and loose jams.
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Hause Plants release a shoegazey single 'Summer Salt', and a brilliantly directed music video. The song is "a witty take on modern day boredom."
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Velvet Vision released their debut self-titled synth pop EP. Velvet Vision is the solo moniker of the talented Santa Fe artist Betty Taylor.
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New JW Francis single, 'Maybe', that was years in the making. And Norwegian band Remington super 60 released Nouvelle Nouveau EP.
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Following up on their debut full-length they released in November, Beach Vacation released a single today, Lost In Sight.
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Gregory Jameswood of Nossiennes talks with Puddlegum about his solo project The Leontini Vernacular, shoegaze, guitar pedals, and his love for philosophy.
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There's a new dad sports music video for their fifth single, 'MANY FACES'. This is a fun home video, filmed with camcorders, and intentionally lo-fi. 'MANY FACES' is off their forthcoming EP titled 'I AM JUST A BOY LEAVE ME ALONE !!!'
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Kevin Flick (Puddlegum) talks with Riarosa's Maria Gough and J.T. O'Neal about their goal of writing 100 new songs. We discussed their writing and recording process, and how the band formed.
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New singles and videos from New Dad, Post Sixty Five, Wy, and Major Murphy.
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Blue Canopy released a psych pop EP titled Sleep While You Can, their second in eleven months. The three songs on this EP cross between dream pop and a technical psychedelic sound.
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Dad Bod released a really chill downtempo bedroom pop single called The Drifter via Nice Guys.
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Phantom Handshakes release their second dream pop single, 'Cricket Songs', from their forthcoming LP, 'No More Summer Songs'.
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Japanese Breakfast released the first single and music video, 'Be Sweet', from their forthcoming album, 'Jubilee'. Also, Michelle Zauner is releasing a memoir, 'Crying In H Mart'.
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Yot Club released two singles and an EP on BandCamp: 'normal / ideal', 'bleach beach EP', and 'how can i complain'. We review all six songs.
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Berlin artist Adrian Prath released Vancouver Dreaming, a soothing and smooth dream pop single.
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Brighton artists RALPH TV released a new dream pop song, '4 U', through Nice Guys. '4 U' is about the give and take of love and "mundane repetition."
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Kevin Flick (Puddlegum) talks with Henry Armbrecht and Bradley Thomas Turner of Ösla about their album 'Elko'. They talk about their minimalistic approach in instrumentation, their love of the Mellotron, and Bradley Thomas Turner's 'Major Motion Picture Original Soundtrack'.
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Vern matz released a new single, 'Fish Tank' through Nice Guys. The song is accompanied by a music video of cold winter scenes in Minnesota.
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José González released his first single in five years, 'El Invento', accompanied by a video. New music from FM Towns, and Thunder Dreamer released a single via Instagram and Facebook.
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Secret Attraction released a luscious three-track EP, 'True Love EP', his sixth EP since 2018.
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Kevin Flick (Puddlegum) talks with Zach Blount and Will Evans of Stray Fossa about their new single 'How Come? and their forthcoming debut LP, 'With You For Ever'.
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New music from Phantom Handshakes, video from TESSEL, new single from Major Murphy (and an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Waxahatchee), and a stripped down live acoustic video by Dead Rituals.
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Unwed Sailor announces full-length, 'Truth or Consequences', and releases first single, 'Blitz'. The LP will be released on Spartan Records.
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Kevin Flick (Puddlegum) interviewed Eric Martin and Chris Isaacs of Talkie, discussing their new single, Love Me, Baby. They also talked about recording during the Pandemic, their 38 track EP, and favorite albums by The Beatles.
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New singles from Hause Plants, Benedikt, and Henry Nowhere! Hause Plants is a dream pop artist from Portugal. Benedikt is a nine-piece band from Norway, and Henry Nowhere is a Los Angelas songwriter.
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In Puddlegum Podcast: Episode 1, Kevin Flick (Puddlegum) interviewed Matthew Messore of Cathedral Bells, discussing their new album, 'Ether'.
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The Innocence Mission reissues their 1999 album 'Birds of My Neighborhood' on vinyl, a foundational album of theirs that began to set the tone future albums.
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Saintseneca releases single 'All You've Got Is Everyone', their first in fourteen months, reflective on missing his friends at the end of 2020.
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Matthew Messore of Cathedral Bells talks with Puddlegum about the writing and recording process of creating 'Ether'. We also look closely at the tracks.
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New singles from Cathedral Bells, Talkie, Niall Summerton, and ICELANDIA!
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New dreampop and electronic music from Vilde, Rehearsed Living, R. Missing, apocolypse l8er.
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Ferdous releases debut EP, Cathedral Bells releases music video for Dark Aura, Yot Club drops Rental Car, and Yumi Zouma goes unplugged.
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Major Murphy released the first dreamy shoegaze single from their forthcoming sophomore album, the title-track 'Access'. 'Access' is a fuzzy guitar-driven anthem that is one of hope and discovery.
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Starting 2021 right with ew music from Cathedral Bells, Molly Burch + Wild Nothing, Hovvdy, and Aero Flynn.
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Del Claro mixes programmed beats and layers of synth tones, with warm and dreamy guitars. Puddlegum reviews Del Claro's Been Dreaming EP.
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Yellow Dudes release their third EP, Ordinary Films, an EP of memories and reflection. This is an ambient collection of songs that is thick and full of mood.
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Prolific and utterly moving, you’ll be hard pressed to find modern songwriters this good and this crushing as waveform*. Reviewed by Daniel Belgrad of Vern Matz.
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French Cassette's 'Rolodex' is an immediate standout album of 2020, brilliant in every moment. Don't miss this it.
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Puddlegum interviews Ryan Kaiser of Yot Club, talking about his recording process and a new Yot Club project.
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Puddlegum interviews Hans Olav of Benedikt about his single with Tuvaband, co-producing with Simen Mitlid, and the creative community in Oslo.
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Vern Matz's 'Minnesota Dancing' is a great album you'll want to traverse through while intentionally listening. These songs evoke strong emotions and feels intimate, vulnerable, and complete.
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Three new artists and bands: King Hannah, Ben Kingston, and Teethe, each releasing their debut EP, single and LP (respectively).
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Adrian Prath has a music video for Vancouver Dreaming, Tide Rider released Santa Barbara Heartbreak single, and Honeywhip has a single called Vacation, and a new one out 12/3/20.
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Husbands talk with Puddlegum about recording covers, a Roland synth they picked up, and their recording process (LP 3 is in the works).
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Debris Discs released a new electropop single, Save My Life, which has an intriguing chilllwave sound. The song is both energetic yet soothing at the same time.
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Videos and singles from Vilde, Dad Sports, Far Caspian, and The Weather Stations.
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Slow Pulp is strikingly reminiscent of 90s bands, while also standing in as a poster child for a fast developing branch of indie music that was born from the world of bedroom pop.
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News updates: Vern Matz has a new album, Cathedral Bells is releasing a new single, Kevin Morby just released a music video, and Orchid Mantis has a full-length coming on Friday. New albums, singles, and a music video.
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Angelo De Augustine continues to build on his impressive catalogue of work with the release of Blue. His ability to create innocent, soothing, and emotive songs with his rounded nylon guitar, high falsetto, backed by Sufjan's voice, reveal his musical genius.
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Dream pop singles from French Cassettes, Oslo Parks, and Talkie.
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New dream pop singles from Ferdous, Benedikt, Orchid Mantis, and Far Caspian.
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Three dream pop music videos to not miss, from: Thunder Dreamer, Dead Rituals, and Monad. Thunder Dreamer released a video for Of A Million, a standout song from their new EP. Dead Rituals hails from Naples, Italy, and their latest EP was tracked while traveling the US, Australia, and Europe. Israeli artist Monad covers Cocteau Twins, 30 years after Heaven Or Las Vegas was released.
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The music of Melodrama has the feeling of rushing past you, moving from the front of your ear to the back until it releases in a fog. The blurriness of the record is a peaceful high, but the faded catharsis also belies a certain pain. As Melodrama becomes progressively pensive, the brightness of CASTLEBEAT gives way to a muted melancholy.
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Eagle Eyed Tiger released an incredible dreamwave LP titled Smile for the Camera. A producer from NYC, Eagle Eyed Tiger crosses genres that blend as a throwback, mixing synthwave, retro sounds, reverb drenched guitar licks, funk, and tweaked out beats.
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Simen Mitlid is a songwriter from Oslo, who writes incredibly beautiful dream folk songs, capitalizing on the art of subtlety to create an immense dreamscape. "Birds; or, Stories from Charlie B’s Travels From Grønland to the Sun, and Back Again" becomes more brilliant with every listen as you digest the songs, sounds, and the movement between the tracks.
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New music from Alex Siegel, Bed Scene, Adolscentes Sin Edad, and Sebastian Mayor
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New music from Adrian Prath, Small Forward, Tipling Rock, and Josh Fudge.
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by PUDDLEGUM.TAPES: ANALOG GEMS (@puddlegum.tapes) on May 27, 2020 at 7:00am PDT Lev Snowe mixes dream pop elements of chorus-laden guitars with psych-pop and a propensity of washed-out sounds. Snowe is another reason to believe that Canadians are leading the dream pop movement. You’ll find him in his home studio in Winnipeg, creating danceable songs that are easy to drive to or crank on the speakers while your friends are over. Someday Soon is the title track from his recent January release. You’ll find fuzzed-out guitars, electronic beats mixed with saturated drums,…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by PUDDLEGUM.TAPES: ANALOG GEMS (@puddlegum.tapes) on May 25, 2020 at 8:05am PDT Orchid Mantis might not need much of an introduction. Thomas Howard of Atlanta, Georgia began this experimental project in 2014, and his music has been widely embraced. On May 20, he self-released Compositions on Midi & Tape, a six-track EP that finds Howard entrancing his listeners for 22 minutes. He has released seven EPs and five LPs in just six years, and this is his third EP in 2020. Where Long Division (his first EP of 2020) tweaked guitar, synth,…
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Plume by Shimmertraps is a psychedelic dreampop single with an addicting melody that plays off a pumping effect, creating a serious hook.
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by PUDDLEGUM.TAPES: ANALOG GEMS (@puddlegum.tapes) on May 24, 2020 at 8:26am PDT Secret Attraction is working on their next full-length due out later this year. They just released demos of three songs, Summer Demos EP, as a taste of what to expect. We’re happy to share a sample of Secret Attraction’s True demo as our second installment of Puddlegum.tapes. Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Secret Attraction’s Summer Demos is their sixth EP since they started releasing music four years ago. Their forthcoming full-length will be their third LP, and will be released by…
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Swedish band, I Break Horses have released their first album in six years, called Warnings (Bella Union). This album acts as a soundtrack to our difficult times.
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Denison Witmer is a sincere and sensitive storyteller, a genuine songwriter, and American Foursquare is a calm and soothing masterpiece. Everything about this album feels natural and unforced.
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Puddlegum talked with Lexi Vega of Mini Trees about her new bedroom pop single, Want Me To Stay, and forthcoming EP, Slip Away. Her new downtempo single is brilliant and is one of the best songs I've heard recently.
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Puddlegum had the opportunity to talk to Josh Gordon about his work and friendship with Damien Jurado, about studio sessions, and Richard Swift.
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A number of artists released singles, EPs, and albums today, some as a surprise release. Here are a few releases from artists I love.
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