Fresh Track: Girls Names “A Troubled See”
Belfast’s Girls Names will be releasing their first single since last year’s debut LP Dead to Me. The b-side will feature a single from fellow Tough Love Records labelmate Weird Dreams. The former trio and current quartet expands on their blend of reverb-heavy garage/surf/pop fun with “A Troubled See” by displaying more polished songwriting and arrangement. Whereas several of the songs on Dead To Me drag to depressingly into psychedelia, this track features a bit more liveliness and enthusiasm. Girls Names recently announced via Facebook that they will soon head into the studio to begin working on their sophomore LP. Hopefully the group’s sound continues to develop and, with a bit of luck, we hear a new album before the end of the year. Scope the track below and pre-order your limited edition (1/300) pressing.
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Written by Greg Dahman
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Fresh Track: Xylos “Summerlong”
Last summer there was a certain feel that Dirty Gold’s “California Sunrise” offered to my rotation. This track was fresh and it’s top down approach provided me with an anthem to heal the burn of countless hours in the summer sun. As I spent a recent afternoon thinking about this track I sat and wondered what was going to be offered to me in the same capacity this year to put my summer mind at ease. Enter Xylos “Summerlong”.
Xylos are five-piece electro-pop group from Brooklyn and their recent track “Summerlong” offers a similar quality to “California Sunrise”. The track enters with singer, Monika Heidemann’s smooth vocals and then quickly pops over to a healthy vibe that is baked with layers of powerful synthesizer riffs. I have been playing this song non-stop and feel like it can serve as the perfect elixir for anyone that regularly adopts a case of summer time blues.
While I look for the next summer time track to stick I will lean heavily on the “Summerlong” whenever I am looking for a quick moment of summer escape. If you are looking for a weekend extender then make sure you turn this one up loud as you get to your desk on Monday. I hope this is the first of many get a ways that I can introduce as the temperatures heat up.
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Written by Brett McGrath
Video: Fiona Apple “Every Single Night”
Over the weekend, Sundance debuted the official video for Fiona Apple‘s new single “Every Single Night”. The video features Apple sporting a crown of tentacles.
Fiona’s mouthful of a new album, The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords will Serve You more than Ropes will ever Do will be released on June 19th. But NPR is currently offering fans a first listen. Enjoy the video and pre-order your copy of the release from iTunes.
By Rob Peoni
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