Bandcamp Friday Oct Suggestions

Star Party - Demo 2020

Indie pop, in recent years feels like it mostly leans into the twee jangle side of things but I prefer the really blown out feedback drenched version. So, much to my pleasure I was sent this killer demo by Star Party, 4 noisy as hell shrieking pop songs that hit you with Shop Assistants, JAMC, Henrys Dress or a more current  band UV-TV vibes. All go, no slow, pounding indie pop, more of this please!

https://starpartyrocks.bandcamp.com/releases

Omni Gardens - Moss King

Moon Glyph records is a fantastic label based out of PDX, they specialize in new age, ambient, and psychedelic music. I first came out them from one of their earliest release by Magic Castles, which was extemely experimental 60s indebted pysch,  but only recently dove into their release history.  Ommi Gardens is the project of the label runner of Moon Glyph. Moss king is beautiful collection meditative kosmische. Any fan of Roedelius, Moebius, Cluster, Eno and the more chill side of Harmonia should take note. Definitely skyrocketed to one of my favorite releases of the year. 

https://moonglyph.bandcamp.com/album/moss-king

 

Lifeguard- Dive

Blasting out the gate with 3 releases in under a year, these young Chicago kids(seriously there between 14 and 16) are spitting out more creatively adventurousness indie rock than 90% of current bands and their whole discographys. There are moments of pure joy that only unpretentious could make, and that bounces off zoned out noise, feedback and what I assume is alot of free form experimentation. There are hints of SST, Touch n Go and early Sub Pop  records  running through the DNA of Lifeguard's grungey, post punky, pyschdelic rock n roll. I feel like this band is gonna have an exciting progression, the more they hone and tighten their craft to create something truly great in the future, here their are hints of brilliance...so keep em on yr radar.

https://lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/dive

Red Tunic - Tumbler c/w Angel Lamp

Ezra of the late/great Cross Country comes through with a digital 7inch, "Angel Lamp " nervy post Women indie rock but the real gem is the A-Side "Tumbler". This songs is one of the most tense, anxious and winding pieces of post punk I've heard in awhile, and I actually BELIEVE the feeling its conveying...which is dread. The opening drums pound with purpose, guitars weave inbwteen atonal thrashing and circular melodies that all keep pulsing forward in a jammy zone out till the end. If you did Women, earlier Sonic Youth, and Wire youll dig this.

 https://redtunic.bandcamp.com/releasesl

KeiyaA - Forever, Ya Girl 

The loose (?) scene about MIKE, and Standing On The Corner has produced some of the most exciting hiphop/R&B going right now, and the debut album by KeiyaA is another new one to add the list. Produced mostly by KeiyaA, this record teems with life, soul and longing. The production is perfectly dreamy, meditative and at times abstract. It has the same lineage as Erykah Badu, Solange, Ann Peebles, or more recently Liv.e and King. I can't imagine anyone who digs alternative r&b, litely psychedelic lofi-ish production,wouldn't dig this a ton!

https://keiyaa.bandcamp.com/

Idi Et Amin - A Phone In Kyoto

Another digital single, this time from Arizona band Idi Et Amin, who bring no bullshit bendy noise of in your face shoegaze ala "Isn't Anything". These 2 songs burst out the gate, no overly used effects, oozing melodies and just absolute bangers. There isn't much to say other than that, on a world filled with weak ass shoegaze they are one of the bands that "get it".

https://librarygroup.bandcamp.com/album/a-phone-in-kyoto

Anna Roxanne - Because Of A Flower

I saw Anna open for one of my favorite electronic artists Craig Leon at one of the "Ambient Church" shows that happen here in LA, which is one of the coolest series of shows I've been too. This is their debut LP, out on legendary Kranky Records (Deehunter, Grouper, Jessamine), only one song is avail to listen but its a beaut. The first single is a lovely mix of Krankys brand of meditative "post rock", Annas absolutely stunning vocals and Japanese influenced ambient/new age. I was very curious what direction their LP would go, and this song is very different from their EP that came out on Leaving Records. Anyway you can preorder digital/vinyl, and they have a new single coming out soon!

https://anaroxanne.bandcamp.com/album/because-of-a-flower-2