Twerps announced on Pitchfork SXSW 2015 parties lineup

Mar 2, 2015

Pitchfork is heading to Austin for SXSW. We’re hosting day parties on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19 at House of Vans at the Mohawk, located at 912 Red River St.

Stream Mild High Club's "Weeping Willow" over at Indie Shuffle

Feb 28, 2015

Released via Stones Throw Records, “Weeping Willow” sees Alexander Brettin aka Mild High Club melting his way through an epic, easy-going walk down memory lane. The end result will likely kick off an awesome vibe for whatever situation you find yourself in.

Happyness premiers an acoustic session with Fortitude Magazine

Feb 27, 2015

Here is an acoustic version of Baby, Jesus (Jelly) by South London’s very own Happyness.

The Gooch Palms expand their tour with Death Valley Girls

Feb 27, 2015

Australian party rock duo The Gooch Palms have expanded their tour with LA riff-n-wailers Death Valley Girls to include East Coast dates as well.

Brooklyn Vegan streams Wand's "Reaper Invert," announces new tour dates

Feb 26, 2015

Wand are offering up another dose of their forthcoming album, Golem which is out March 17 via In the Red. Set to a martial, stomping beat and thick analogue synth drone, “Reaper Invert” is a superior slab of psych.

NME names Twerps' Range Anxiety one of the 10 Awesome Albums Or EPs You Might've Missed In February

Feb 26, 2015

The Aussie band follow fellow countrywoman Courtney Barnett in representing Down Under with a slightly more lackadaisical approach. On their debut album they recall The Velvet Underground’s softest moments and Modern Lovers’ simple stance.

Drowned in Sound puts Happyness on their Brit Playlist

Feb 25, 2015

Happyness- A Whole New Shape

Pitchfork reviews Juan Wauters' "She Might Get Shot"

Feb 25, 2015

“She Might Get Shot” is a song that could’ve been made pretty much any year. Its acoustic guitar, piano, and minimal percussion could’ve been found on a Rodriguez record; its wry humor is analogous to Jens Lekman’s.

Clash Magazine interviews Happyness in "Next Wave" feature

Feb 25, 2015

Happyness have never sought to be part of a scene. Hell, the London trio initially refused to play shows, preferring instead to seal themselves away, to focus on their own universe.

Nola announces new records from Quintron and Miss Pussycat

Feb 25, 2015

The tour kicks off May 14 in Lafayette, the Weather Warlock releases its first album.

Quintron & Miss Pussycat announce new projects and tour dates

Feb 24, 2015

Quintron and Miss Pussycat are downtown idols, but they are certainly not idle. The duo just announced a series of spring tour dates as well as the now expected eccentric mix of new projects.

Odonis Odonis announced in NXNE 2015 lineup

Feb 24, 2015

The multitude of new summer music festivals is going to make it harder for each to stand out, but NXNE always hits it out of the park. The first round of programming, announced Tuesday, February 24, proves that.

Austin 360 features The Zoltars' new self-titled album on "On The Record"

Feb 24, 2015

The Zoltars deliver admirably simple and infectious rock ’n’ roll rooted deeply in 1960s classics on their third album.

The 405 announces Mac DeMarco at Field Day Festival

Feb 24, 2015

It’s Field Day! Returning to Victoria Park the mini-festival will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.  Confirmed live acts for Sunday include Mac DeMarco, Ducktails, Ex Hex and Savages.

Here Comes The Flood

Feb 22, 2015

Happyness announced on the British Music Embassy SXSW 2015 showcase

Feb 22, 2015

The final night of SXSW, March 21, NME and PRS for Music will wrap up things with a showcase featuring Honeyblood, Ultimate Painting and Hinds (formerly Deers), as well as Hector Bizerk, Happyness and Girl Band.

Soundlab interviews Happyness

Feb 21, 2015

South London Trio, Happyness have received praise including The Sunday Times nominating their album Weird Little Birthday as one of the best of 2014, and being in NME’s Best Newcomers List. The lads took time out to speak with Soundblab.

Austin Chronicle reviews The Zoltars new LP, out 2.24

Feb 20, 2015

Eschewing the sunless melancholy of 2013’s outstanding Walking Through the Dark, garage psych eggheads the Zoltars mine carefree nuggets on their third LP. Blue-ribbon songwriter Jared Zoltar adopts the persona of a peaceful acid casualty on Sixties opener “We Missed Out,” his plainspoken treble-talk penetrating three perfect chords and a primitive pounding that blurs lines between oldies-garage and post-punk.

The Ukiah Drag Touring, Playing with Honey

Feb 19, 2015

ew England psych punks The Ukiah Drag put out their bleary In The Reaper’s Quarters last year, and are now getting ready to head out on a string of dates around the US. The tour kicks off here in NYC at The Acheron on March 1 with support from noise duo Uniform (ex-Drunkdriver, The Men), NYC punk supergroup Cheena and psych punk rippers Honey.

Juan Wauters announces new solo album & premieres “She Might Get Shot” single

Feb 19, 2015

On May 12th, The Beets co-founder Juan Wauters will release his latest solo album through Captured Tracks. Entitled Who Me?, the 13-track effort follows his 2014 solo debut N.A.P. North American Poetry. In anticipation, the singer-songwriter’s let loose the album cut “She Might Get Shot”.

Happyness win "Best Lyric" at the NME Awards 2015

Feb 18, 2015

The NME awards, voted for by the print magazine’s wider online readership (an estimated audience of nearly four million) voted for Happyness’ “Montreal Rock Band Somewhere” as “Best Lyric” at the awards this year.

Brooklyn Vegan rounds up Jacco Gardner news

Feb 18, 2015

Jacco Gardner has signed with Polyvinyl who will release his new album, Hypnophobia, on May 5. Over in March for SXSW and Burgerama, Jacco will also be playing a few West Coast dates with his former Trouble in Mind labelmates Ultimate Painting.

Stream Zu's new track "Cortar Todo" at The Quietus

Feb 18, 2015

Roman trio ZU are gearing up to release their first full-length album since 2009’s Carboniferous and tQ are very happy to be offering you the first chance to stream the album’s title track ahead of it hitting shelves on March 23

Kool Rock Radio shares Heaters' "Levitate Thigh"

Feb 18, 2015

Surf rock/psych trio Heaters have shared the video for their new single “Levitate Thigh”.  The 7-inch single, Mean Green/Levitate Thigh, will be out on April 28 on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond. The band are currently preparing their first full-length, which will be out later this year.

CMJ previews B-side to upcoming Heaters 7"

Feb 17, 2015

Grand Rapids, MI, fuzz-rock trio Heaters have a new 7-inch single, Mean Green/Levitate Thigh, out April 28 on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond. The B-side starts in a surf/spy flick vein that soon enough vibrates out into speedy psych-punk riffing then back under the waves. And as you’ll see in the new appropriately thighs-a-flyin’ video for the song, Fred Astaire has no trouble dancing to it all.