Poolside – “Slow Down”

By: Jack Stein

http://soundcloud.com/poolside_music/poolside-slow-down

While swaths of cloud cover are probably still blanketing my beloved Pacific Northwest, summer has arrived emphatically here in the midwest.

Chromatics – “Kill for Love”

By: Jack Stein

Chromatics show a great deal of audacity on their newest LP, the ethereal yet sublimely immediate Kill for Love.

Beach House – “Lazuli”

By: Jack Stein

The Beach House onslaught continues. As the countdown to their Bloom LP crawls onward, the duo is dropping tracks at a quickening rate. “Lazuli” is the latest, and it is a beaut.

Beach House – “On the Sea”

By: Jack Stein

Raise your hand if you’re excited for May 15th.

OK, cool, I’m not the only one.

Yuck – “Chew”

By: Jack Stein

It’s been a minute since Yuck released their much-beloved self titled debut last year, and now we finally have some new music from the crew.

Mister Lies – “Cleam”

By: Jack Stein

About a month ago, we shared “I Walk”, the pensively seductive debut jam from occult Chicago producer Mister Lies. The man is back with “Cleam” from the gorgeous Hidden Neighbors EP, which you can grab over at his BandCamp.

Dirty Projectors – “Gun Has No Trigger”

By: Jack Stein

“This isn’t weird enough” reads the highest-rated comment on the Youtube video for the first new track in years from our favorite Brooklyn “weirdoes”, Dirty Projectors.

Lotus Plaza – “Strangers”

By: Jack Stein

The dichotomy between Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt, the two principal songwriters of Deerhunter, is tempting to oversimplify. Cox is larger-than-life, donning dresses and playing “My Sharona” for an hour to rile up his detractors; Pundt stares at his feet and meekly mumbles his impressionistic lyrics like the myriad of quietly tortured indie frontmen that came before him. However, to anyone paying attention to the Atlanta quartet’s steady ascent over the last five years, Pundt is truly coming into his own as Cox’s equal half.

Airhead – “Wait”

By: Jack Stein

Remember Choose Your Own Adventure books? London producer Airhead’s head-spinning debut single “Wait” slyly functions like an aural installation in that classic children’s series.

The Men – “Oscillation”

By: Jack Stein

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The Men are a four-piece from Brooklyn that is currently riding a wave of critical acclaim for their recently dropped sophomore LP, Open Your Heart. If the notion of a Brooklyn-based buzz band in 2012 conjures up images of the 500th dudes who are simply content to mess around with Pro Tools in a bedroom while conjuring up hazily nostalgic vibes, you’re forgiven.