UK psych crew Temples share second stream from forthcoming sophomore album Volcano. “Strange Or Be Forgotten” catches the Midlands band in stride with the track a strong example of the band’s hooky big-sounding psych-pop dashed with a tiny bit of crossover/dance-y rhythm to keep things moving. Volcano is out on March 3rd on Heavenly.
Jon Spencer’s (Blues Explosion) Boss Hog project with wife Cristina Martinez will release its first LP in 17 years in March. Brood X which is out March 24 on In the Red Records features the broody creeper blues of track “17” (broody creeper blues pretty much sums up 2017 thusfar) which is available to meet your streaming needs below.
Danish band Lowly preview skittering new track “Prepare the Lake” from forthcoming debut LP. “Prepare the Lake” is cast around a shell of subtle tremolo guitar and synth washes to a cool juxtaposition of a flowing main vocal melody from singer Soffie Viemose and motion-filled rhythm track. Lowly’s LP Heba is out February 10th on Bella Union.
Leeds upstarts Team Picture slug out hulking excellent new exercise in far-off guitar music on “Potpourri Headache”. Set on a circadian groove of considerable punch, “PH” is a multi-layered psych-ish experience on to itself anchored by a great recording and some inventive instrumentation ideas. Well done.
Dreamy Geordie crew Seeing Hands follow-up “I Knew You” from back in August with equally strong (and dreamy), “It’s True”.
Anonymous Dublin-based duo St. Francis Hotel impress on “You’d Gotta Be Alive”. Constructed around a steady syncopated groove and cool minor-keyed guitar leads and harmonies, “You’d Gotta Be Alive” takes the UK dark pop sound of the past few years to a more rock and roll direction. A++.
Manchester, UK’s excellent guitar-driven Spring King gained notoriety as having the first song played on Apple’s Beats 1 radio station. We hung out prior to their first LA show the night before the election, talking about the worldwide response to that spin, their music, their take on UK and US politics, who in the band is most like the dad, and much more.
You can listen to Bruce’s interview with Spring King live on his Indie 103 show on December 9th at 11AM Pacific with further airings in the following days.
