Bellows - May 5 to 12 Songs - 2015

Bellows is the bedroom recording project of Oliver Kalb. 

Bellows' sound is delicate but erupts with frantic wobbling drums and large orchestral sections that defy the limitations of conventional pop and folk. bellows is meant to be encouraging. thanks for listening.

Tiger Waves - Lost Album - 2015

Way back in 2012 Tiger Waves were on the cusp of releasing an album, but sometimes things go awry and plans fall through. The future seemed bleak for that album to ever find its way to your speakers and your hearts, that is until yesterday, when these locals posted this lost album in its entirety on their Bandcamp page for you to delight in the tracks that should have been. In this way, these masters of indie pop have announced that Tiger Waves are back, and we should be paying attention again. Are you? Take a listen to one of the lost songs below, called “Joyous Occasion,” which is a solid pop gem and crosses surf and electro pop with a Shins-esque spin, and lookout for new tracks from the band soon.

The Henrys - Quiet Industry - 2015

Toronto Star: 

"Old instruments, new sounds’ is the way Rooke describes what The Henrys do - they extract from a resonator guitar and other plucked acoustic instruments the harmonics, overtones and oblique noises behind the rustic notes to create landscapes that are aston­ishingly romantic, frightening, sexual, spiritual - and quite beautiful. Brave new music."

From Cover to Cover: 30 Years At Nettwerk

From Cover to Cover: 30 Years At Nettwerk, a brand-new anniversary tribute-in-coverage to the label’s own, and it’s a great one, with versions that run the gamut in selective scope and interpretive strategy. Takes on everything from Coldplay to Barenaked Ladies to Ron Sexsmith to The Be Good Tanyas call to the diversity of Nettwerk rosters past and present; the mix is solid and smooth in transition from track to track, and though only half of the album could truly be categorized under folk, the performances are consistently fine, indeed. CLD

From Cover To Cover: 30 Years At Nettwerk Track List

1. Let Her Go (Cover by Scars On 45; Original by Passenger)

2. Big Jet Plane (Cover by Coves; Original by Angus & Julia Stone)

3. You Me & The Bourgeoisie (Cover by Madi Diaz; Original by The Submarines)

4. World Spins Madly On (Cover by Joshua Hyslop; Original by The Weepies)

5. Wagon Wheel (Cover by Lily Kershaw; Original by Old Crow Medicine Show)

6. In Spite Of All The Damage (Cover by Dave Beckingham (Hey Ocean!); Original by The Be Good Tanyas)

7. Gold In Them Hills (Cover by Admiral Fallow; Original by Ron Sexsmith) 

8. I Hear You Calling (Cover by Dave Vertesi (Hey Ocean!); Original by Gob) 

9. Shiver (Cover by Run River North; Original by Coldplay) 

10. Yellow (Cover by Caroline Pennell; Original by Coldplay) 

11. Jane (Cover by Twin Bandit; Original by Barenaked Ladies)

12. Ice Cream (Cover by William Fitzsimmons; Original by Sarah McLachlan) 

13. What Was Going Through My Head (Cover by Great Lake Swimmers; Original by The Grapes of Wrath)

14. Assimilate (Cover by Radical Face; Original by Skinny Puppy)

http://www.nettwerk.com/news/nettwerk-celebrates-30-years-2015-cover-cover-30-years-nettwerk-out-january-27

The Sun Days - Album - 2015

Tight, linear Swedish indie pop… can it get any better? Nope! Lead by wonderful female vocals layered over happy guitar lines, crisp drums and bouncy bass lines all coated with a Swedish pop sensibility. Excellent release.

Post Modern Team - Today forever - 2015

"We are Japanese indie pop band.

Since 2012

We are inspired by NeoAco, Indie pop, Shoegazer"

PhemieC - Songs for Sad Trolls - 2015

Twelve songs about twelve kids with grey skin, orange horns and complicated destinies.

Beautiful harmonies and so much more… Worth a listen!

Various Artists - A Girl And A Gun - 2015

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A Girl And A Gun is a celebration of the music of 007, come back every Friday to hear and download new interpretations of your favourites for free. 

the schedule so far is: 

27-Mar Jack Hayter Die Another Day 

03-Apr Robert Rotifer GoldenEye 

10-Apr the Weisstronauts James Bond Theme 

17-Apr Simon Fox All Time High 

24-Apr Michaelmas We Have All The Time In The World 

01-May the Sly and Unseen A View to a Kill 

08-May Darren Hayman Goldfinger 

15-May Citizen Helene For Your Eyes Only 

22-May Hummingbird Heart Three Blind Mice 

29-May the Great Electric James Bond Theme 

05-Jun Crock Oss The Man with the Golden Gun 

12-Jun Papernut Cambridge The Man with the Golden Gun 

19-Jun Elderly Live and Let Die 

26-Jun Seks Bomba Casino Royale

CBMC - FOOTWEAR - 2015

Gorgeous bedroom pop; simple, true, clean, innocent pop. When you do it yourself there are no constrains or answer to anyone - this release feels free… oh wait it is free, well what the hell else can you get for a buck? Enjoy.

Hidden Pictures - California Plates - 2015

Richard Gintowt moved to San Francisco, threw a big hissy fit about some parking tickets and decided that making an EP would calm him down. Jason Quever manhandled bass, keys, tracking and mixing in his home studio that narrowly sidestepped an apocalyptic torrent of sewage from a broken pipe up the hill. Melissa Kaitlyn Carter got fired from Uber because she took a day off to sing on tracks one and two. Doug Van Sloun mastered it at Focus Mastering Omaha while cursing the SF Giants under his breath. Patrick Giroux stayed up late to crank out the cover on a "tight deadline" and then we scratched our b-holes for three months before releasing it.

Hospital Sports - Whatever Happened? - 2014

Slashes of Idaho all over this mini release… Truly calming sounds that build upon themselves in the most satisfying way. Have a listen!

Tomiji - Tomiji - 2015

Tomiji is one of Thomas Guilcher's solo projects. A true indiepop lover, the Parisian does not hesitate to mix influences as varied as The Pastels, Acid House Kings, The Field Mice or The Jesus & Mary Chain to write catchy and melodic songs.

Automatically Yours - The Trouble With The World Is Me - 2015

When Ross came to Madison, WI from Australia, a cursory google search of "indie pop Madison" brought up two things: 

1. An indie pop radio show on the local college station

2. some bedroom demos by Luis.

Soon enough after a bar meetup AY came together, later joined by Matt, Alej and AJ.  

tyler burkhart - Sweet spell - 2015

sweet sweet bedroom pop by one of my favourite DIY artists… I'm happy now!

never surprise - w i n t e r s - 2015

The Never Surprise has changed a lot in a small amount of time. Starting as a collaboration between David Gaudet and Nick Eakins in 2011, harmony driven indie folk ideas have given way to more electric indie rock musings. Eakins's departure from the band in 2013 was an identity shift, and Gaudet is now the band's sole creative engine. "winters" is the latest offering from the Vancouver artist. 

TV Girl - Natalie Wood - 2015

Here are two songs that probably won't appear on our forthcoming album "Who Really Cares" 

Although these songs easily stand alone as self contained pieces of art, they also act as a promotional device for our upcoming summer tour. Dates and tickets for said tour can be seen and acquired here: tv-girl.tumblr.com

Hugo Mendoza 'Like We Planned (Ft Madison Acid)' is just so much more different than any of the other songs I've heard from TV Girl. Plus I think this is the first time there's ever been someone else featured on their tracks other than sampled voices from vintage television. Madison Acid needs to be featured on more TV GIRL!

Arbes - Swimmer - 2015

get it!

Love the constantly developing guitar parts, very danceable but also very chill, and a great backdrop for those gorgeous vocals. Tasty drum grooves tie it all together nicely.

supermoon - comet lovejoy - 2015

Halie Miller Catchy songs, lovely vocals. Music to put you in a good mood.

East of Youth - East of Youth - 2015

East of Youth is a guitar pop band from Athens, Ohio

Lovers Turn to Monsters - Hard to be Around - 2015

Lovers Turn to Monsters is a tiny man from West Lothian in Scotland. He wishes he could be one of those guys who tours all the time, but he likes his own bed far too much. So instead he stays in his room and makes lengthy albums of emotive lo-fi nonsense.

The newest lo-fi collection from ol' Lovers Turn to Monsters, to finalize some sort of cassette trilogy alongside "Mumblecore" and "Fireflies" 

Completley recorded at home using a stolen Tascam 424 MKIII, an SM57, a variety of broken instruments and the occasional outboard effect c/o of my Boss br900. Which I also used to record all the (Digital Versions)