Coast Modern - Pocket full of No - 2017

The LA duo - comprised of Coleman Trapp and Luke Atlas - today release their new song, "Pockets Full of No"- a kicked back and mellowed out track that seeks to have you looking on the lighter side of life.  Speaking of the track, the duo noted; 'Pockets' is a song about having fun with no money. When you got pockets full of no u can still have a life full of YESSSS. 

Iv/An - Zlatni Rez / Ovozemaljske Stvari - 2017

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Iv/An’s newest songs are in Croatian, using his mother language – with which he has found another powerfull way to express himself.

Kim Janssen - Cousins - 2017

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'Cousins', is a pop album, swinging in tone from dark to blinding technicolor, with glossy synths, huge orchestral arrangements and Kim's vocal - at times a Bill Callahan-esque croon, at times a soaring falsetto. Dark strings and steel swells surround hushed ballads and bursts of maximalist pop, as Kim threads memories of Loi Krathong nights, earthquake drills and political turbulence into a domestic landscape of front yards, birthday parties and chinese restaurants. 

Filled with idiosyncrasies, triumphs and tragedies, 'Cousins', is a personal account, about looking back and growing older, about longing and displacement, spiritual doubt, dedication, and obsession.

Billy Moon - SLY - 2017 single

It’s a song that was stuck in my head for about a year before I actually wrote it down and made it real. It was inspired by a lot of Billy Bragg songs, I love how he can write these powerful political pieces but can also do the some of the most tender love songs. To simplify, the song’s meant for people who get caught in downward spirals and feel trapped inside of them. I see some people (mostly girls) who have these awful self-harm scars and it really makes me sad, because no one deserves to feel that way about themselves. We all deserve love.

Fred Thomas - Changer - 2017

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Taken from start to finish, Changer slowly tells a story that is more felt than explicitly narrated. Rather than insisting on finding an answer or some greater meaning in the shifting nature of lives in motion, these songs simply offer vivid snapshots and strange scenes. Even in its darkest moments, however, there’s an underlying sense of hope, that every mundane laundromat trip, every bummer night, every empty gig, hours logged at pointless summer jobs, or even the pain of tragedy could be for something bigger and lead to the next beautiful change.

Slow Decades - Hinterlands - 2017

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"Look no further for dusty songs saturated with an unpolished, melancholy splendour" - NARC.

Eef Barzelay - Toad Session - 2013

songbytoad.com

great bunch of songs recorded a while ago, but the minimalist state is awesome...

New Adventures of TBTCI - 2017

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for all those that crave new music daily - here's a gift!

This compilation is dedicated to all those who say there is no good new music nowdays. 

Here we have 26 wonderful reasons to prove otherwise. 26 new and talented bands that deserve all the attention. 

Sodastream - Three Sins - 2016

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xenon superstar - dreams are for babies - 2017

This fixed my craving for a batch of free songs from the bedrooms of your heart… well done! Hitting all the notes I needed; female, sweet, character, laced tunes.

Skelets On Me - They Come / They Go - 2017

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lo-fi, diy songs built on simplicity and heart… 

Kill Yr. Idols - 1993

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Chapter Music’s second release in 1993 was, oddly enough, a Sonic Youth tribute compilation cassette, featuring the cream of Perth lo-fi pop bands, including O!, Benji, Sulk, Yummy Fur and Torchey Blane, along with a lone Brisbane contribution from Clag. 

Bright Lights, Small City - 1992

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Chapter Music’s first release was not strictly on Chapter Music, but was “A Chapter 24 Compilation”, intended to accompany the fourth issue of Syd Barrett-inspired fanzine Chapter 24, which Chapter boss Guy Blackman began in 1990. The zine never came out but the tape did, featuring the cream of early 90s Perth lo-fi (and grunge, Manchester and shoegazing!) with bands like Mustang!, Yummy Fur, the Wooden Fische and Benji. 

It was a humble beginning to the label, but a beginning nonetheless.

Molly Burch - Please Be Mine - 2017

We're all lucky Molly started writing music simply to complement her voice, as we've discovered a great new American songwriter in the process. Captured Tracks is proud to present this debut album of ten beautiful, wistful love songs of loss, loneliness and reconnecting.

fuvk - almost tuesday - 2017

soft, emotional, hypnotic, acoustic, sweet!

soccer mommy - last girl / be seeing you - 2017

Colin F. High quality guitar pop. Manages to balance being super catchy and also not sound insufferably happy. Just feels authentic. And Sophie's voice is heavenly as usual. 

Rou - Incarnate EP - 2017

Voguing between aesthetics of eastern mandalas into a rare fusion of elegant, minimalist vocal layers and kalimba patterns, Rou has made a world for herself. 

wombat_army - circling - 2017

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'Circling' is the 4th album by London based composer/producer Martin Webb under the name wombat_army. Recorded over the course of 2016, the music was originally composed to be performed live along with rare archive films at a secret film society. Combining live cello through FX and looping pedals with laptop and synths, the intention for the music was to create richly textured atmospheres underpinned by a strong sense of melody and structure that would act as a live score to the visuals, creating an immersive and cinematic experience.

Jay Som - Everybody Works - 2017

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On her first proper album as Jay Som, Melina Duterte, 22, solidifies her rep as a self-made force of sonic splendor and emotional might. If last year's aptly named Turn Into compilation showcased a fuzz-loving artist in flux—chronicling her mission to master bedroom recording—then the rising Oakland star's latest, Everybody Works, is the LP equivalent of mission accomplished. 

French for rabbits - The Weight of Melted Snow - 2017

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French for Rabbits whispering dream-pop sad songs since 2012, with occasional outbursts.