brave bird — “scared enough”

Just recently signed to Count Your Lucky Stars, brave bird is from michigan. they’ve got this post-hardcore thing going. like castevet, this town needs guns, maybe a slower moving mountains. like brand new in their earnestness. surprisingly good and complex, restrained in the right places, powerful in all the rest.

you can find a link to their free ep over here.

slam donahue - “no more talking”

had no idea what this was. crazy falsetto with maxxed lo-fi over cheap beats. the sound you hear in any 20-something dive. but there’s beauty in the debasement of our good tastes here, and slam donahue has the anthems to make our summer feel good.

get their new mixtape for free. 

futurebirds - “megachills”

futurebirds is from athens, ga not north carolina like i have mistakenly believed in the past. lo-fi noise americana. super nice. they’ve got a new record popping on Record Store Day, so find it find it if you can.

old bricks — “anthem”

north carolina’s old bricks has driving atmospherics with a comfortable duo familiarity. their pals are gross ghost and love language, which is awesome company. glad to have found this.

their new album “city lights” comes out on may 8 via grip tapes.

heavy cream — “john johnny”

nashville basement punx sending out mega-blisters of awesomeness. album comes in may. fans of jeff the bro’hood, diarrhea planet, bad sports.