Good Good Blood "Songs From Where I Live"
Written and recorded during the month of January in 2017, the proper full-length debut from Good Good Blood is something of a diary album. Known to his friends as James Smith, Good Good Blood has been self-releasing music for years before Team Love signed him onto the roster. Haunting, acoustic, sparse, emotive and beautiful. The Bon Iver vibes are strong with James, but his sound is singular; rooted in familiarity but still mysterious. Check out the round for one that is “Fallen Leaves.”
Charly Bliss "Guppy (Barsuk)"
Full of youthful vigor, jangly ‘90s guitars, candy-coated pop melodies, and vintage alt-rock touches, the debut album from Charly Bliss is gonna take you back. Guppy (Barsuk) finds the band 5 years into their career, finally prepared to recorded a full-length album after repeated false-starts. It was time well spent, as this is a rock and roll good time. Obviously influenced by the likes of Veruca Salt, Eva Hendricks’s squeaky vocals match perfectly with the Weezer-y pop strains and the modern production touches. Check out the build of “Percolator.”
The Black Angels "Death Song (Partisan)"
Austin’s psych-rockers The Black Angels are back with their first LP in 4 years! Death Song was written and recorded in 2016, during the endless misery that was the election cycle. This record is the dudes getting rid of all that nervous dread into some hard rocking, drug taking, road tunes. Full of buzz-y bass, rolling drums, and more garage hooks than… um… a garage full of hooks, but like for tools and stuff. You know what I mean. You are also gonna know what I mean when I say check out the Sonny and Cher meets Blue Cheer sounds of “Currency.”
Sondre Lerche "Pleasure"
The handsomest man in indie rock is back and he’s still reeling from his divorce. How is he spending his post divorce time? Seemingly listening to a lot of Pet Shop Boys, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood? Oh RELAX (get it?) the tunes are still there – just check out the super synth pop of “Soft Feelings” and lets assume when the inevitable Sixteen Candles reboot (starring Selena Gomez) comes around that Mr. Lerche will be scoring it.