Ryan Garbes - Tabbed View
Over the last year Moon Glyph records has become one of my favorite active labels, one that I will always listen to whatever release that is coming out next. Late last year, they released "Tabbed View" by Ryan Garbes, a mutant fried psychedelic pop record that is far weirder and creative than 99% of pysch rock you will hear. The rhythms are off kilter, the guitars strings feel like their being attack and vocals coast along the mix as a source of gravity pulling it all together. Its like an even more whacked out Elephant 6 record but with no beach boys/Beatles worship. My favorite song is "Reverby", which is like Cluster on speed, it moves so franticly, like a funhouse on acid but in a good way. This shit rocks.
https://moonglyph.bandcamp.com/album/tabbed-view
Landing - Bandcamp Subscription Series
Landing is one of those underrated, hard working bands thats been around forever, who never have gotten their due, but aren't in it for that reason. This year they are doing a subscription series where each month they will drop a long form piece of music, if you pay into it. The first song has been released called "Sow" which is a beautiful slow moving peace of dreamy drone, minimal drums and walls of gorgeous sound. Contextually Landing is from the Wendy and Carl, Fuxa and Azure Plane scene of psychedelic droney dreamy space rock, and continue to push themselves to experiment to uncharted places. Also, check out "Oceanless" its a perfect combo of rural psychedelia, ambient drone and noisy pop.
https://landing.bandcamp.com/subscribe
Erasers - Pulse Points
This Australian duo are easily the most underrated Fire Talk records band, meditative kosmische pop(?). There aren't to many bands doing this vibe at all, similar to early Beach House, Zomes and Smoke Bellow, these songs envelope you on warm trance like atmospheres. Organs drone, beats pulse....and vocals guild you through this cosmic outback. This is so fully my shit. Excited to see what they do next, hopefully go further out.
https://erasers.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-points
Insides - Soft Bonds
Insides haven't released a full LP since 1993, that album "Euphoria" was minimalist dream pop at its finest, with evocative lyrics, sensual ASMR type vocals and triphop skittering beats. Almost 30 years later they return with "Soft Bonds", an even weirder record that pushes the more abstract bits of their minimalism while retaining the dreamy/other worldly quailty of the debut. Something about this reminds me of the most recent HTRK LP, I wonder if they are at all influenced by Insides? Truly unique vocal delivery that feels like she's whispering right into your ears, its mixed very similarly to early Bjork LPS. If your a fan of minimalist ambient pop, you'll dig this!
https://insides1.bandcamp.com/album/soft-bonds
Terminal Bliss - Brute Rrr/Ata
Chris and Mike Taylor at this point are an institution of great music, from Pg99, Mannequin, Hissing Choir, Pygmy Lush and now Terminal Bliss, who's debut is a chaotic and blistering masterclass in punk rock in the right hands(😉). There's a beautiful unhinged euphoria to these songs, pure energy, distilled down to its bare bones. Like their hero's Born Against, Disclose and Crossed Out, this is punk music with purpose, that pummels. Its been very cathartic listening to this LP.
https://terminalblisscult.bandcamp.com/album/brute-err-ata-2
Lionmilk - I Hope You Are Well
Ah, Leaving Records, you have become such a consistent in my life for peaceful and meditative music, and Lionmilk's new album is no different. Originally made exclusively for friends in LA who were feeling anxious and depressed due to all the isolation, is now released for us all to enjoy. Most of the release is made up of exploratory Rhodes playing, thats so serene and warm you feel like yr floating down an endless stream. Jazz, ambient and hints of new age course through this lofi cassette, and its perfect for cleaning house, reading and walking at dusk. Sonic therapy for this absolute hellscape.
https://lionmilk.bandcamp.com/album/i-hope-you-are-well
