
Our friends at Analog Edition / Everybody Taste are back with a brand new vinyl single from D.C.-based quartet Shark Week . You may remember these swaggering garage rockers from our October 2012 mix (their track "Get High" was a highlight). Shark Week's latest offering features a pair of bluesy, sunburnt grooves the four piece recorded in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The a-side "Go West" is a propulsive, side-winding psych-rock track that burnishes sharp, glistening guitar riffs and throaty, snarling vocals. If you're looking for some lively, sun-drenched rock n' roll [...]

If you're looking for a new artist to get excited about, you need look no further than 22-yo London-based Oscar Scheller. He's released only three tracks so far, but they are damn good. "Never Told You" opens with a chugging rhythm (likely pinched from " Paid In Full ") balanced alongside bright, shuffling keys. When they enter, Oscar's vocals, which can alternatively call to mind Morrissey or The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, take center stage. It makes for a deliciously catchy slice of confessional bedroom pop. Meanwhile, "I Don't Care" relies on a blown-out beat and snarling buzzsaw guitars riffs to form [...]

New album Alert: Frank Schweikhardt has just released his newest album 'Kitchen Table'. While the album was expected and I am aware of FS due to his incredible previous album "Life But No More" I was more than pleasantly surprised to hear this new project. The album isn't a departure from his previous sound yet it still sounds like a completely new beast...I can't really convey my thoughts clearly (maybe it is a larger sound?) but hopefully you get a little bit of what I am saying. His sound is not folk and not indie-pop but yet [...]

Los Angeles' duo BoardWalk , Mike Edge and Amber Quintero, started recording music together last summer. The dreamy and ethereal "I'm To Blame" is the first release and calls to mind early releases by Beach House or Tennis. In other words, despite sounding pretty minimalist and DIY in nature, the tune is nonetheless atmospheric and lovingly melodic. Take a listen and let me know what you think. The track is available in a limited-edition flexi from Stones Throw .