New Track: White Prism – “Play Me, I’m Yours”
We told you last week about the White Prism EP, which will be self-released April 23rd, and brought you the track “Dance On.” Now, White Prism has issued a second track from the forthcoming EP….
The National Shares Another New Track “Don’t Swallow the Cap”
After just releasing one song, “Demons,” from their forthcoming album Trouble Will Find Me, somber indie-rock outfit The National have released a second new track, “Don’t Swallow the Cap.” The song features elegant piano…
Cayucas Shares Echoing New Track “East Coast Girl” from Bigfoot
Despite their breezy, laid-back LA sound and moniker that references a town in Southern California, Cayucas’ new song “East Coast Girl” transports us to a different region of the country, telling the “story…
New Track: W.H.I.T.E. – “I Wasn’t Afraid”
W.H.I.T.E. is the recording moniker of Thomas Hanson, and LA resident who creates dreamy pop. “I Wasn’t Afraid,” one such track, employs quick percussion and sustained synth-string notes. The song will be on III,…
New Track: Dungeonesse – “Nightlight”
Dungeonesse, a collaboration between Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner and White Life’s Jon Ehrens, has released a third track from their forthcoming eponymous LP out May 14th on Secretly Canadian. Like the two tracks before…
Lightning Dust Announces Fantasy Shares New Synth-pop Track “Diamond”
Lightning Dust will release their third studio effort, Fantasy, on June 25th on the Jagjaguwar label. The first single from that album is the minimal and dark synth-pop track “Diamond,” which is constructed around…
CSS Shares New Single “Hangover” from Forthcoming Album Planta
Brazilian electro-pop group CSS have announced the release of their 4th studio album, Planta, which will see release via SQE on June 11th. The band has steadily diverged from its punky, electroclash roots and steadily…
The Pastels Share New Single “Check My Heart”
The Pastels are more like a legacy than a band. Forming in the 80s, the group’s history and status has been murky for the past several years, but in February, the band announced…
Experimental Artist Colin Stetson Shares Three New Tracks
Colin Stetson, experimental saxophonist, will release his new effort New History Warfare Volume 3: To See More Light, out on Constellation April 30th. The label, which as release albums from the likes of Godspeed…
The National Releases New Single “Demons”
The National previously announced the release of Trouble Will Find Me and shared artwork from the album. Now, the band has released the album’s first single, “Demons.” Hinged on singer Matt Berninger’s bass vocals,…
Last Good Tooth Sign to Team Love, Announce Album, Share Track
Today brings a slew of news for young indie-folk band Last Good Tooth. The New York-based band has signed to Team Love records for the release of their debut album Not Without Work and…
New Track: White Prism – “Dance On”
NYC’s White Prism will release a self-titled EP on April 23rd and has shared “Dance On,” a cut from that debut effort. White Prism is the project of Johanna Cranitch, who creates light,…
Deerhunter Releases New Song “Monomania”
Some hail Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox as a genius while other lose interest with the changing tides. However, what’s for certain is that Cox never sits still for very long. Monomania refers to…
Marmalakes Share New Track “Wells”
We’ve written about Austin indie-folk-pop trio Marmalakes more than a few times here at Pop Press International. Today, we’re thrilled to bring you news that the band has released a new single entitled…
Reservations Release EP, Celebrate with Show on April 13
Austin’s Reservations is a band fronted by Jana Horn, who began writing songs as a solo project. After recorded with Paul Price of Good Field, the band added Jason Baczynski and Alán Uribe, both…
New Track: Dark Dark Dark – “What I Needed”
At the center of the new track from Dark Dark Dark are the soulful vocals of Nona Marie Invie. This is a common feature of the lean, nonchalant pop of this indie pop outfit….
New Track: Hausu – “Leaning Mess”
The Pacific Northwestern cities of Seattle and Portland were in the front seat of the vehicle that drove 90s alternative and indie music to new heights, which gives those cities a unique ability…
Radiation City Shares “Foreign Bodies” Ahead of Animals in the Median LP
Radiation City is on the shortlist of bands I’m bummed about missing at SXSW. Not only does the new single from their forthcoming LP sound great, but their live show was recommended to…
Mikal Cronin Shares “Weight” from Forthcoming LP
We were impressed with Mikal Cronin’s set when we caught him at SXSW this year, and we’re looking forward to the release of his new album, MCII, in May on Merge Records. The first single…
New Track: Joanna Barbera – “Tempt Me”
Joanna Barbera creates smoky folk rock in the vein of Sharon Van Etten and Neko Case. As a follow up to last year’s debut Carnival Beginning, Barbera will be releasing her sophomore album Forget this…
The Strokes Release B-side, Album Comedown Machine Out Today
Today, The Strokes release their 5th studio album, Comedown Machine. Along with that, the group has released “Fast Animals,” a B-side for album single “All the Time.” The B-side’s title plays on the fact…
Pure X Shares New Song, Announces Tour
Those enigmatic and reclusive boys Pure X have shared “Someone Else,” another song from their forthcoming LP Crawling Up the Stairs, which is due out May 14th on Acephale Records. As ever, the track…
New Track: Hospital Ships – “Come Back to Life”
Jordan Geiger has been an integral and stalwart member of the music community for years, fronting the band Minus Story and playing in Shearwater. His newest project Hospital Ships has announced a new…
New Track: Caveman – “Where’s the Time”
In advance of their impending, self-titled, full-length album out April 2nd on the excellent Fat Possum label, Caveman has released the song “Where’s the Time.” The band has already shared “In the City”…
New Track: Sonny and the Sunsets – “Dark Corners”
Culled from the forthcoming LP Antenna to the Afterworld, out in June on Polyvinyl, Sonny and the Sunsets’ new song “Dark Corners” is an aptly titled tune. Stretching out over five minutes, the song…
Future Bible Heroes Announce Partygoing, Share New Song
Future Bible Heroes is just one of the several projects developed by Stephin Merritt, who has seen his greatest notoriety from his band The Magnetic Fields. Future Bible Heroes has announced that they…
John Vanderslice to Self-release Two New Albums
Alt-folk artist and sound engineer extraordinaire John Vanderslice has plans to self-release two new albums this year. The first, Dagger Beach, will consist of new, original material while the second will be cover of…
Austra Announces Album, Shares Track “Home”
Art pop group Austra is all set to release a new record, Olympia, on June 18th via Domino. It has been two years since the release of their last album, Feel It Break, and since…
Streaming Now: Phosphorescent – Muchacho
We adore Phosphorescent. A Hundred Times or More, their debut dropped when I was in college at a time when alt-country and folk rock were exploding within independent music. I have been hooked ever…
New Track: Yellowbirds – “Young Men of Promise”
Yellowbirds have released an outstanding new pop song that channels 60s psych-pop greats The Zombies. “Young Men of Promise” will be featured on the bands upcoming full-length album Songs From The Vanished Frontier, due…
New Track: Smith Westerns – “Varsity”
I remember hearing Smith Westerns faraway, garage track “Diamond Boys” some years ago. The band has changed a lot, and they sound as solid as ever on their new song “Varsity,” from their…
Shannon and the Clams Sign to Hardly Art, Share Track “Rip Van Winkle”
It’s only March, and the amount of times I’ve written ‘Hardly Art’ and ‘pop gem’ in the same post is criminal. Shannon and the Clams will be bringing their 50s pop-infused, garage-leaning tunes…
New Colleen Green Track “Heavy Shit,” SXSW Appearances
Previously, Colleen Green shared the upbeat surfy track “Time in the World.” Now, she’s given us another pop gem in “Heavy Shit,” with its distorted guitars and quick synthetic drums. Colleen Green’s Sock…
Frank Smith Shares “How Many Ways” Ahead of New Album
We couldn’t be more excited about the new record from Austin’s Frank Smith (not a guy but a band), fronted by Aaron Sinclair. Frank Smith has been one of Austin’s most stalwart bands…
Small Black Announces New Album, Shares “Free at Dawn”
Small Black has announced their new album Limits of Desire, set for release on May 14, 2013 via Jagjaguwar. On the album’s first single “Free at Dawn,” delicate mix of synths and guitars…
New Track: Akron/Family – “Until the Morning”
We’ve already reported about Akron/Family’s new effort Sub Verses out April 30th on Dead Oceans. Now, another outstanding cut has been made available from that album. “Until the Morning” represents an excellent rendering…
Baptist Generals to Release New Album on Sub Pop
Man, it feels like years since I’ve heard the Baptist Generals. I remember a great show in 2003 with the Mountain Goats back when Austin’s venue The Parish was The Mercury. At any…
New Track: Still Corners – “Berlin Lovers”
“Berlin Lovers,” the first track to surface from the sophomore album by Sub Pop band Still Corners, employs an equilibrium of foreground 80s sythns and a softer, higher backdrop of a minimal whine. Tessa…
Black and White Years Return with Great New Track, “Just Like Old Times”
Austin’s Black and White Years, fronted by Scott Butler, soared to incredible heights around the end of the last decade, receiving “Song of the Year” accolades for “Power to Change” at the Austin…
Mikal Cronin Announces Tour, Hear “Shout It Out” Now
Mikal Cronin is one of those artists who has managed to do a tremendous amount and still stay fairly under the radar. Adamantly followed by some, others may only know his collaborations with…
New Dirty Projectors B-side “There’s A Fire”
Man, that guitar tone. Dave Longstreth and co nail it again. It’s hard to believe that a song of this quality can get left off of an album. “There’s A Fire” is the…
Stream New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Track “Sacrilege”
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an art-punk, indie rock band fronted by Karen O…kidding! You know who Yeah Yeah Yeahs are, so I’ll shut up and get to the real reason you’re here–a…
New Track: We Are Loud Whispers – “Western Town”
Okay, we admit it! We pretty much adore everything that comes out on Hardly Art. How do these guys keep finding these quirky hidden gems of pop bands? The label has announced the…
The Men Share New Track “I Saw Her Face”
We’ve reported previously that the new album from punk outfit The Men will drop via Sacred Bones records on March 5th. The band has moved increasingly toward more accessible power pop and punk…
Bill Baird Announces Album Release Show, Shares “Spring Break of the Soul”
Bill Baird is back with a new LP, Spring Break of the Soul, that will see release on March 5th through Pau Wau Records. From that record, we have been given the epic, sprawling…
Brazos Announces New Album, Shares Video
Brazos, the brain child of creative force Martin Crane, has announced the release of sophomore effort Saltwater on the Dead Oceans imprint, a sister label to Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian. “How the Ranks Was…
New Track: Marnie Stern – “Nothing Is Easy”
Marnie Stern is a lady who has built a reputation for herself as an excellent guitarist who does some serious thrashing over the course of her three albums released on the luminary Kill…
New Track: Pure X – “Things In My Head”
What happened after Pure X released their widely acclaimed debut album Pleasure? Did the Austin electronic pop group go into hiding for fear of unhinged bloggers attacking them in a crazed state of fandom?…
New Track: The Blank Tapes – “Coast to Coast”
Pop Press International loves The Blank Tapes, the jangly psychedelic pop project consisting of frontman Matt Adams, who’s backed by Pearl Charles, DA Humphrey, and Will Halsey. We’ve been impressed by the band’s recent…
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Streams New Album Ripley Pine
A few months ago, we brought you a track from Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, and we liked what we heard. Now, WNYC is giving us a chance to stream the band’s whole new…
New Track: Helado Negro – “Junes”
We loved “Dance Ghost,” the first track released from Helado Negro’s forthcoming LP, Invisible Life, and we’re excited to report that a new song from the album has emerged. Roberto Lange’s vocals begin crisply…
Canada’s Stars Offer Free Download of New EP
Indie pop veterans Stars have announced a new EP that you can procure for free! Since the album is in part a thanks to fans, it has bee aptly dubbed the You Guys…
New Tracks: Dungeonesse – “Shucks” and “Drive You Crazy”
Boy, do I love Jenn Wasner! I’ve been hooked on her music since first seeing Wye Oak years ago at SXSW. She has a commanding presence onstage and her songs are powerful in…
Second Gritty Synth Track from Grave Babies’ Crusher
Grave Babies are set to release their second full-length album on Seattle’s Sub Pop subsidiary (say that 10 times fast) Hardly Art Records. The new jam, “No Fear,” leaves the guitars of the first single…
K Records’ Joey Casio Releases Single “Ignite”
Many of you dear readers know that Pop Press International possesses an eternal affinity for stalwart indie champions K Records. With this tightly knit community of artists that celebrates self-actualization and musical diversity…
Outstanding New Pop from the Tontons: “Bones”
Houston’s Tontons have gained notoriety increasingly over the past two years, garnering various awards from the city’s “best of” poll and winning the approval and praise of notable rapper Bun B. This month,…
Frank Smith Releases Single Ahead of New Album
Austin’s Frank Smith has been one of the most significant local bands of the past few years. Comprised of excellent musicians, the band is one of Austin’s most convincing live acts and their…
Good Field Releases Two Singles Ahead of Full-length
After beginning a career performing with the bands Voxtrot and Brazos, Paul Price started the project Good Field and released a debut EP last year. Locally hailed as a triumph from one Austin’s…
New Track: “In the City” – Caveman
On April 2nd, NYC’s Caveman will release their eponymous sophomore album on the prestigious Fat Possum label. Ahead of that release and their extensive North American tour, which includes dates at Austin’s SXSW,…
Cave Singers Debut New Track “Easy Way”
In advance of their upcoming Jagjaguwar release Naomi, out March 5th, the Cave Singers have debuted a new track over at Boing Boing, which you can stream below. The song features Pete Quirk’s…
Austin’s Feverbones Announces EP, Shares “Astoria”
Austin’s Feverbones—a new project consisting of members of Dana Falconberry’s band, The Eastern Sea, and The Great Nostalgic—has announced that they will soon release their debut EP. “Astoria,” a cut from that album…
Autre Ne Veut Releases New Single and Video “Play by Play”
With a little under a month until the release of their album Anxiety, Autre Ne Veut has unveiled the second single from the record. “Play by Play” emerges as an ambitious electronic R&B…
Wolf People Announce Album Fain, Share Single, “All Returns”
Jagjaguwar Records has announced that it will release the second album from the UK’s Wolf People. Fain will be released on April 30th (29th in the UK) and will purportedly utilize “traditional English and…
New Track: “She-Devil” – Barren Girls
Merge Records has announced that it will release the debut effort Hell Hymns from North Carolina’s gritty, garage punk outfit Barren Girls. The album’s lead single, “She-Devil,” features gravelly vocals provided by Carla Wolff…
New Track: “Jolene” – White Blush
Los Angeles resident Carol Rhyu creates music under the moniker White Blush. Rhyu has just self-released her eponymous debut EP this month. The six song EP is balanced on Rhyu’s breathy vocals and…
Outstanding New Pop from Pageants – “Musings of the Tide”
I fell in love with this song at once. That guitar tone is just about perfect, crunchy enough to rock but avoid sludge as it’s played with upbeat stop-start strums. Rebecca Coleman, formerly…
New Track: “Fantasy” – MS MR
MS MR, who have generated a good deal of new content in the past year, have released another new song in advance of their full-length, Second Hand Rapture, due out via Columbia Records on…
Eerie New Song, “Why Toto?” from Pearl Necklace
It sounds as if Pearl Necklace has documenting a haunted Shaolin temple with an 80s era boombox on their new song “Why Toto?” The track bears a consistent hiss and subtle sounds unfold…
Epic New Track from Akron Family – “No Room”
Dead Oceans recording artists Akron Family have evolved and shifted drastically over the span of their career. On their new track “No Room,” released in advance of their full-length Sub Verses (April 30th),…
New Track: “Dropla” – Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, has announced a new full-length; Wondrous Bughouse is out on March 5 via Fat Possum. “Dropla” is the first single from that album. I think I’m going to have…
New Track: “Fields” – Tiger Waves
Tiger Waves make some of the most beautiful recordings in Austin. Their last single, “Weekends,” floored me, and their newest one “Fields” is no less convincing. Built on descending guitar melodies, the song…
New Track: “Lose the Baby” – Lost Animal
The second single from Lost Animal’s forthcoming album Ex Tropical presents a slightly less quirky and more beautiful version of the band’s steady synth-based pop. Jarrod Quarrell vocals take an even more prominent position in…
New Track: “Time in the World” – Colleen Green
Hardly Art Records can take pride in releasing a wide range of outstanding indie acts from the challenging, sax-fueled punk of K-Holes to the quirky pop of Deep Time to the pretty ballads…
New Track: “A New Life” – Jim James
Jim James has one of those distinctive voices that immediately defines a song. His opening “hey” is no exception on his new song “A New Life,” from his forthcoming LP Regions of Light…
New Track: “What Else Could They Do” – Popstrangers
After a propulsive, distortion driven introduction, “What Else Could They Do,” the second single from Carpark Records recording artists Popstrangers forthcoming album Antipodes segues into an off kilter melody backed by wavery guitars. The…
Carmen Villain Debuts Excellent Track “Lifeissin”
The new track released by former model Carmen Villain is the first I’ve heard from her, and I was simply floored. Her haunting voice resonates through you, and the melody of “Lifeissin” draws…
New Track: “200 Words” – Fol Chen
Asthmatic Kitty seems to do everything from the bluesy folk of Shannon Stephens to the off kilter dance of Helado Negro. The new track from Fol Chen aligns more closely with the latter;…
The Besnard Lakes Announce Album, Share Expansive New Track
Jagjaguwar recording artist The Besnard Lakes have announced a new album, Until In Excell, Impercebtible UFO out April 2nd. According to a highly enthusiastic press release from the band’s publicist, the record promises…
The Men Announce New Moon, Share New Track, “Electric”
After delivering their critically acclaimed album Open Your Heart on Sacred Bones last year, The Men will release yet another record for the label in 2013. New Moon will drop on March 5th….
New Track: “Ghosts and Creatures” – Telekinesis
Telekinesis is the project of Michael Benjamin Lerner, who is three records into his career now. Or will be once Dormarion is released on the Merge label on April 2nd. The Seattle resident travelled…
New Track: “To Look Over the Ground” – Raymond Byron
Raymond Byron is Castanets frontman Ray Raposa’s spinoff project. The project produced an LP under the moniker Raymond Byron and the White Freighter on the Asthmatic Kitty imprint last year. Now, a new…
New Tracks: “1000 Leather Tassels,” “Mr. Mister” – The Blank Tapes
San Francisco’s Blank Tapes draw on 60s pop and psychedelia for their new songs “Mr. Mister” and “1000 Leather Tassels.” The organ of the former recalls songs by the Zombies, but the reverb laden…
Sonny Smith Unveils New Song from 100 Records Project
During an artist’s residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, CA Sonny Smith, of Sonny and the Sunsets, began the enormous project of creating 100 fictional records for 100 fictional bands….
New Track: “Year of the Glad” – Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern possesses a reputation as a serious guitar player who can shred with the best of them and who creates songs that are densely layered barrages of sound. However, the first single…
New Track: “I Fell in Love with a Feeling” – Nightlands
Nightlands have a new album called Oak Island due out on Secretly Canadian on January 22nd. Though we’ll have to wait a few more months for that, today they’ve given us the two-minute…
New Track: “Heaven” – Popstrangers
New Zealand pop outfit Popstrangers have released a video for the song “Heaven” from the forthcoming album Antipodes out February 26th on Carpark Records. The gritty, ticking verses open up into shimmering choruses…
New Track: “Younger Days” – Mount Moriah
Mount Mairah will release Miracle Temple, their second album, on February 26, 2013 via Merge Records. The group has released the first track, “Younger Days.” The country-leaning folk pop floats by easily with memorable…
New Track: “White Noise” – Black Books
Just in time for Christmas, we’ve been given an exquisite present: a new dark dream pop track called “White Noise” from Austin’s Black Books. We had an opportunity to see the band when…
Phosphorescent Announces New Album, Shares “Song for Zula”
I’ve been a Phosphorescent fan since I first heard “Salt and Blues,” the first track on their debut LP. It has been a great pleasure to watch the band change and evolve over…
New Track: “Jean’s Waving” – Amor de Dias
Merge Records artist Amor de Días has released a new single, entitled “Jean’s Waving” in advance of a forthcoming full-length, The House at Sea, which will see release on January 29, 2013. The laid back…
Track: “Ghosts Behind” – Phone Tag
Brooklyn’s Phone Tag dropped their self-titled LP on Dutty Artz in September to nearly unanimous if limited critical acclaim. We’re just now being turned onto the group that is fronted by Gryphon Graham…
New Track: “If We Were Banished” – Radar Brothers
Yesterday, Merge Records announced the release of a new Radar Brothers record, entitled Eight (it’s their 8th album), and also shared the first single, “If We Were Banished,” from the forthcoming LP. The track…
New Track: “Swimsuit” – Cayucas
Recent Secretly Canadian signee Cayucas has released a second single entitled “Swimsuit.” We mentioned the track when we wrote about the band’s first single, “Cayucos.” This new single is every bit as infectious…
Cave Singers Announce New Album, Share “Have to Pretend”
The Cave Singers have announced that they will release their new full-length, Naomi, on March 5 via Jagjaguwar. Members Pete Quirk, Derek Fudesco (Pretty Girls Make Graves, Murder City Devils), and Marty Lund…
New Track: “Empty Promises” – Cass McCombs
Formerly available as only a B-side from the “Bradley Manning” 7″ single, released on Domino earlier this year, “Empty Promises” has now been released for streaming. How does McCombs so excellently balance steady pop…
New Track: Helado Nego – “Dance Ghost”
Helado Negro has released an initial glimpse at a full-length, Invisible Life, that is slated for release March 5th on the Asthmatic Kittiy imprint. The track, “Dance Ghost,” lives up to it’s name…
New Track from Parquet Courts – “Light Up Gold
Last month we posted a track from punk-influenced, power-pop outfit Parquet Courts. The group is promoting a new track: the streamlined and steady, one-minute pop tune “Light Up Gold II.” The title track…
Buke and Gase Release Album Details; Share Title Track
Post punk outfit Buke and Gase have announced that their forthcoming full-length will be entitled “General Dome” and will be released via Brassland Records on January 29th. The album art for the record…
Brooklyn’s Lazyeyes Shares New Track, Announces EP Details
Last month we wrote about Brooklyn’s Lazyeyes, who create reverb-laden, surfy dream-pop. One of the greatest pleasures of this job is receiving an email, personally, from a band you know nothing about and…
Memory Tapes Shares “Replaced” Mix
Wednesday we wrote about a new mix posted by Davye Hawk, aka Memory Tapes. Shortly after that Hawk tweeted that the song had to be taken down, saying that it was “not [his]…
