Drakkar Nowhere is Daniel Collas and Morgan Phalen who you might have known from his work with the Phenomenal Handclap Band have been preparing the dawning of their debut self-titled album for release September 23 from the good people at Beyond Beyond is Beyond and blew our minds with the wondrous organ & bass wailer “How Could That Be Why?”. The questions whose answers only yield more questions are belted out by Daniel & Morgan in falsetto frenzies of emotion that appeals deep to that inner center of unanswered calls & other unrequited items of unrest.
Starchild & the New Romantic just dropped a cool trippy rework of Porches’ “Mood”, following up the debut of their Crucial EP, taking on an instant classic from Pool. The Domino meets the Ghostly crossover brings more snazzy keys & guitar parts that become cooked together in an alternate-dimension version of an 80s melting pot of vibes & feels.
Floating Points present an ambient experience for all with their body & mind elevating “For Marmish Part II” found off their just released Kuper EP. Serenity has indeed arrived as of now.
Touring in fall with Merchandise; allow Public Memory to take you to the golden-goth-gates of percussive lined perdition on “Gate at the End”. Available through the exquisite imprint felte, PM turns the mood into an event where the basement floor drops into a rhythm addled abyss of maudlin intrigue & infinite wonder.
Behold the stunning HD-insta-holiday CGI experiential visuals provided for Haakon Egil Lie and Đorđe Kovačević to decorate the beautiful luxury audio realms heard on Semi Precious’s new ‘”Sun Lounger” single available now via Squareglass that features a remix from !K7 producer Portable aka Bodycode, along with the just released LP Ultimate Lounge available as of today.
With the aforementioned news of Melina Duterte signing to Polyvinyl with plans to reissue the monumental Jay Som album Turn Into November 18; we give you a quick refresher with the breath taking opener “Peach Boy” that has already captured & crushed the hearts of music lovers everywhere-right before Melina presents her following Week in Pop takeover.
