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DOWNLOAD: Permanent Collection - It’s Alright
San Francisco band Permanent Collection is preparing to release a new LP on August 7 via Loglady Records. The album, titled Newly Wed Nearly Dead, is a fuzzed-out collection of shoegazy rock numbers led by debut single “It’s Alright.” The track, a hazy, static-laced rocker, is reminiscent of groups like Autolux and Blonde Redhead, although certainly this has a little more bite behind its introspective melodies.
DOWNLOAD: New Beard - Doom
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New York’s New Beard will release its debut album, New Beard City, on June 26 via Shoulder Tap Records. And while you may not recognize the band yet, you will likely know its recent collaborator, Dungen’s Gustav Ejstes, who co-produced the effort with frontman Ben Wigler. Ejstes also appears on here on “Doom” – the album’s flagship single. It's an eclectic, folksy indie rock number that marries vintage instrumentation with a modern melodic swing.
DOWNLOAD: Future Of What - I Wait For You
Future Of What, a new band from Brooklyn, will release its debut EP, Moonstruck, on June 26. The EP, which was recorded with Daniel Schlett (Here We Go Magic, DIIV) in Brooklyn earlier this spring, is composed of keyboard-driven indie pop. “I Wait For You” is a dulcet, hypnotic track that teeters between electro-pop and an emotive rock ballad.
STREAM: Metric - Speed The Collapse
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Metric’s new album, Synthetica, is nearer than ever and the band has finally released another track from the LP. “Speed The Collapse,” which follows first single “Youth Without You,” is a mid-tempo rocker that showcases the group’s less urgent side. The track pairs a slick, synth-tinged melody with singer Emily Haines’ whispering croon. It certainly makes me wish the album’s June 12 release date was just a little bit closer.
DOWNLOAD: Torches - I Want Something
Los Angeles trio Torches just self-released its new album, Heads Full Of Rust, earlier this week. The effort, produced by Raymond Richards (Local Natives) and David Newton (The Soft Pack, The Henry Clay People), is a collection of lush indie rock numbers that feel like distant cousins of The Shins and Death Cab For Cutie. Check out “I Want Something.” It's an earnest track with catchy melodies and an underlying sense of yearning – just in case you’re feeling a little angsty today.
DOWNLOAD: Morning Parade - Us & Ourselves
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Essex, England group Morning Parade will release its self-titled debut album on June 19 via Astralwerks. The LP, produced by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything), has been a long time coming as the group has built a fanbase touring (they will continue on the road this summer with Walk The Moon). Album track “Us & Ourselves" is an urgent indie rock number that veers in tempo and emotion. Be patient: the slow rise builds up to a burgeoning chorus.
DOWNLOAD: The Blakes - Art Of Losses
Seattle indie rockers The Blakes, which formed back in 2001 and has released a slew of EPs and albums, will release a new one called Art Of Losses on July 24. The album, which the band is releasing and funding via PledgeMusic, is a terse collection of alt-pop numbers. The title track is a swaggering rocker that pairs grungy guitars with pensively mopey vocals, throwing back to ‘60s-style rock.
DOWNLOAD: Crass Mammoth - What’s Left
Georgia group Crass Mammoth was technically formed back in 2004 by Joseph Crowe, Matthew Crowe, and Trey Epperson III, but the band has been jamming together since 2002. The group will release its debut full-length later this year via 3qtr, and you can get a sense of the band’s slow-building rock on “What’s Left.” The sparse, largely-acoustic number is an introspective, raw track will have you wondering what’s next.
