Froth - 'Distant Ties'

GARAGE SURF ROCK

In a daze of summery rock. Swimming guitars and present chords of keys.

"I believe all the lies."

from Saccharine Sunshine B/W Distant Ties. 2014.

Upset - 'Home'

POP PUNK

Delay delay reverb reverb on them vocals. Wonderful pop punk with lots of air. Begging for a good moshing?

from '76 EP. By Lauren Records. 2014.

Cody Crump - 'I Hope I Die Before I Get Too Old'

ANTHEMIC FOLK

Mellow acousticness paired with thumping percussion parts like shaky tambourines. Ephemeral croons like our lives.

"I keep my pleasure in the past..."

2014.

Allah-Las - 'No Werewolf'

ALTERNATIVE INDIE PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

Steady drums with twangy guitars. The hypnotizing video compliments the music perfectly. The tune is reminiscent of the dry desert that is Los Angeles. 

From Worship The Sun by Innovative Leisure. 2014. 

The Bots - 'All of Them (Wide Awake)'

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Rousing tune with lots of air from the tambourine and overheads. The melody on the guitar is melodic and held up by the riffing guitar and simple bass line. Dreamy sounding vocals will have you drifting in your mind.

From Pink Palms by FADER Label. 2014.

Post Modern Team - 'I Just Wanna Make Love To You'

ELECTROCLASH POP

Dance track with funky guitars.

I also recommend an early indie pop rock track, Heartbreak.

From Japan - the country, not a record label.

White Reaper - 'Cool'

GARAGE PUNK ROCK

Dash of surf rock. Simple song with heavy guitars, claps, and - it's just cool.

From White Reaper (2014).

Terry Malts - 'Don't'

PUNK ROCK

Furious guitars with verb-y solos and vocals. Profound progressions.

Don't go away.

From Insides EP (2014) by Slumberland Records.

The Peach Kings - 'Mojo Thunder'

INDIE ROCK

Sexy track that will make you sway. The guitar distortion complements the breathy vocals to create the right groove. 

"Fever in my veins. Fever in my veins."

From Mojo Thunder EP (2014)

SAINT MOTEL - 'My Type'

ALTERNATIVE POP ROCK

Exciting music with a great sax+trumpet intro. Flirtatious lyrics with great dance elements. The whole EP maintains this excitement.

"I can't help myself but stare...I'm a man who's got very specific taste."

From My Type EP (2014) by Parlophone.

Y LUV - 'Jacques Cousteau'

ALTERNATIVE INDIE ROCK

Bass line beauty with squealing guitars. Raspy yet clear vocals demanding more from life. Quite liberating.

The Bixby Knolls - 'Tomorrow Never Comes'

GARAGE ROCK POWER POP

Fuzzy guitars and a jumping snare with a solid bass. And lyrics strung together like pearls of honesty.

"Got me hiding from the sun..."

From Tomorrow Never Comes (2014) by El Camino Media.

(Magic In The Moonlight) - Bix Beiderbecke - 'Big Boy'

FILM (MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT)

Woody Allen's "Magic In The Moonlight" has a wonderfully supervised soundtrack. While "You Do Something To Me" composed by Cole Porter but performed by Leo Reisman & His Orchestra functioned as the main theme to the film, "Big Boy" really made driving scenes memorable and fun.

Simply listening to the tooting trumpet and bouncing bright piano reminds me of the sunny scenes of the characters driving top-down by the South France seas. Now THAT is coasting.

Babes - 'Isn't It Love'

POP ROCK

Melancholic sound to the end-of-summer melancholy. The track includes sweet vocals accompanied by a soft acoustic guitar. A lazy guitar, keys, and drums sneak in...eventually.

From Babes (2014) by Harvest Records.

DEAD FE†US - 'Give Up'

WITCH HOUSE

Mewling and pulsating synths with buzzing drops. Drift into a trance with this witch house track.

iamamiwhoami - 'hunting for pearls'

ELECTRONIC 

A relaxing track with piping vocals. iamamiwhoami apparently creates great videos.

The video perfectly captures the relaxing vibe. Or vice versa...?

Kera and the Lesbians - 'Gypsy Song'

BIPOLAR FOLK GARAGE ROCK

What is a gypsy song without a tambourine? Besides great percussion that adds space to the track, the guitars mesh together to cooperate the formation of an alternative genre rhythm.

The introduction will take you to another place where the gypsies roam.

From Year 23 (2014).

Corners - 'Pressure'

NEO-SURF PUNK ROCK

"Feel the pressure" from the chronic hyper riffing of the guitars on top of the running drums.

The music video not only has great cinematography, but adds a layer of meaning to the lyrics. And who doesn't like watching people skate downhill.

By Mono Records

Criminal Hygiene - 'Bye Bye'

GARAGE PUNK ROCK

"Forget what you said."

From Withdrawn EP (2014)

De Lux - 'Make Space'

ELECTROCLASH, POST-DISCO POP

Funk all around.

From Voyage (2014) by Innovative Leisure