PREMIERE: Tasseomancy - Diana
From the ashes of Ghost Bees and the current backers of electro-goth queen bee Austra comes Tasseomancy. Toronto twins Sara and Romy Lightman exist on a different plane of sound, mating ethereal voices with a playground of haunting and lush melodies. It’s clear on “Diana” that the two could go sans instruments and be equally arresting, yet the slow drift from ambient croon to celestial pop and back makes for one of the richest tracks of the year thus far. Full-length Ulalume is out today on Out of This Spark.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: RH+ - Curb
With steady pop beat and yet blissed-out atmospheric layers, this track's aural landscape blends right in with the type of Scandinavian ambient dream pop that is birthed from glacial views and barren terrain. Which all makes sense because the group RH+ hails from Santiago, Chile, which is a meandering drive away from the Southern tip of South America and hence the epic glaciers of Tierra Del Fuego, but still boasts all the trappings of a modern metropolis, with high-rises, shopping malls, succulent seafood, and indeed, a healthy dose of rock and electro-dance dens. Their album Quintana Roo is out Feb 3rd on Nacional Records.
Sounds Like: Choir of Young Believers, Air, Blue Fountain, Air France
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: The Submarines - Waiting For a War (The Morning Benders' Cover)
Here comes our second exclusive to inaugurate the upcoming The Submarines and The Morning Benders tour. Leave it to the cute hubby-wife duo, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, to transform The Morning Benders' infectious "Waiting For A War" into a more whimsical, daydreamy pop tune. At times, Blake Hazard even seems to channel Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick's hypnotic contralto, adding a tinge of 1960s anti-war psychedelic folk to the mix. Check out when The Submarines come to a town near you on their myspace.
Sounds Like: Beach House, Mirah And Spectratone International, Jefferson Airplane (i.e. White Rabbit)
The Submarines - Waiting for a War (The Morning Benders Cover)
Previously:
The Submarines - You, Me & The Bourgeoisie
