Kairos Covers Kanye West’s “Street Lights”
We were pretty stunned by the debut track from La Luz bassist Lena Simon’s project Kairos. Recently, Kairos shared a new recording of a cover of Kanye West’s “Street Lights,” from his ablum 808s…
Parquet Courts Feature Sunbathing Animal in Video for “Sunbathing Animal”
Rambling punk rockers Parquet Courts have released a new video for “Sunbathing Animal,” a track that will appear on their forthcoming effort of the same name, set for a June 3rd release date…
Tomboy Debut’s New Video “Roll Out”
The duo comprised of Sarah Aument and William Shore will release their debut EP this summer and have shared an initial track and video from that forthcoming release. “Roll Out” is a sparse, synth…
Equals Celebrates Album Release April 11th at Empire Control Room, Hear “Glistener” Now
Instrumental rock band Equals will celebrate the release of their new album Tracts with a show on April 11th at Empire Control Room. The album is full of multi-layered, finely textured instrumental pop tunes…
Tele Novella Shares New Track “Coat-Tail Rider”
It is happening for this band, and I couldn’t be happier. The raw talent in the lineup of Tele Novella is staggering—the group’s songwriting and instrumentation embody the highest quality indie pop. Jason…
Bagheera Shares Twin Shadow Produced Track “Say Anything”
Electronic musician and Red Bull Sound Select artist Bagheera has released a new track, “Say Anything,” which is a collaboration with Twin Shadow and features D’Angelo Lacy on vocals. On the track, upbeat…
Slomo Drags Releases Self-titled EP
We really enjoyed seeing Slomo Drags last weekend at the most recent installment of 101X Homegrown Live. The band has followed up that great show with the release of a self-titled EP, streaming…
Donovan Blanc Signs to Captured Tracks, Shares “Minha Menina”
New Jersey duo Donovan Blanc has signed to Captured Tracks, announced the forthcoming release of a full-length album, and shared from that album a new track, “Minha Menina.” The song features layers of…
Sun Club Shares Track from EP Out Now
Baltimore’s Sun Club has shared “Cheeba Swiftkick” from their new EP Dad Claps at the Mom Prom, out now on Goodnight Records. The song is built on subtle melodic shifts, distortion, and strained vocals….
Tele Novella to Release New 7″ “Trouble in Paradise”
Tele Novella has yet to release an album or even an EP, but they’re quickly becoming one of Austin’s most talked about bands. The group is currently out on tour and has just…
Feverbones Announces & Releases Debut EP on Punctum Records Today
It’s a spring surprise. In one sudden move, Austin trio Feverbones, comprised of Abram Shook (The Great Nostalgic, The Low Lows, Shearwater), Matthew Shepherd (Dana Falconberry), and Christopher Cox (Dana Falconberry, The Lovely Sparrows)…
Perfect Pussy Share Convulsive New Track “Interference Fits”
“Interference Fits,” the new track from punk band Perfect Pussy is aptly titled. Almost melodic, crunchy guitar opens the song before it drifts into sputtering drums and swirling loops of feedback and distortion….
Ski Lodge Shares Beautiful New Song “Our Love Is Over Now”
Ski Lodge dropped their debut album full of indie pop tunes last year and have followed up with the release of a single, “Our Love Is Over Now.” Scant information is available on…
U.S. Premiere: We Cut Corners – “Best Friend”
Perhaps due to our globally-minded ethos and our blog’s moniker, we tend to get quite a few submissions from the UK. To be direct, I often find many of those submissions to be…
Peg (Avi Buffalo’s Sheridan Riley) Shares Lo-fi Pop Song “Take Too Much”
Avi Buffalo drummer Sheridan Riley has announced her project Peg will release a split 10″ record with Hand Habits. Peg’s Living with Abbreviation EP and Hand Habits’ Small Shifts EP will be out Feb. 25 on Eschatone Records. Peg’s…
TEEN Shares “Not For Long” From The Way and Color
Remember a few days ago when TEEN shared a teaser trailer for their upcoming album The Way and Color out April 22nd on Carpark Records, and we told you that as a barometer, the…
Majical Cloudz Share Interactive Video for New Song “Love Soul”
Every time Majical Cloudz does something I fall deeper in love. The duo of Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto created an austere but affectionate, minimalist masterpiece with last year’s Impersonator. Their live shows are…
Wild Beasts Share “Sweet Spot” Video from Upcoming LP
With artists like Dirty Projectors and Cass McCombs, Domino Recording Co. is a label you can rely on putting on quality sound. Wild Beasts are one of those bands and will be releasing…
Dead Rider Shares Video for Experimental Pop Track “Blank Screen”
Dead Rider’s song “Blank Screen” builds slowly, stuttering, clicking, and buzzing through the introductory phases until it swells to throbbing, hard-hitting highs. Synths whine, the drums are relentless, and frontman Todd Rittman belts…
Stream Austin Band Party Plants’ Lo-fi Pop EP
From the second Party Plants’s new EP begins to play, I love it. It’s a dish comprised of all my favorite ingredients: a little bit of lo-fi pop, a little bit of grit,…
Teen Shares Trailer Video for New LP
Teen has announced that their new LP, The Way and Color, will be released via Carpark on April 22nd and has accompanied that announcement with an album trailer video featuring a compilation of sounds…
Stone Jack Jones Shares Transcendent Track “Joy” feat. Patty Griffin
Despite the fact that he’s been kicking around music since the 80s, playing everything from rock music in Atlanta to folk music in Nashville, Stone Jack Jones is likely a foreign name to…
Graham Weber Preps Faded Photos; Hear Two Tracks Now
Graham Weber is an Austin transplant by way of Ohio. His music captures the aching sparseness of his native Midwest, but Texas has seems to have provided a definitive lonesome twinge. Weber has…
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks Announce Album, Share Track “Little Fang”
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks has announced their debut album Enter the Slasher House, which will be released on Domino on April 8th. The band could almost be considered a supergroup, featuring not only…
New Austin Band Genuine Leather Shares “The Enemy”
It has never been production that makes a song great. Sure, there are bands that are built almost entirely on sound quality, and production emphasis can be almost necessary for the aesthetic of some…
St. Vincent Shares Video for “Digital Witness”
St. Vincent is firing on all fronts. The production for her new song “Digital Witness” is astonishing–captivating pans and layers of instrumentation. The influence of David Byrne is obvious in the song’s disjointed,…
All Girl Band Habibi Shares “I Got the Moves” From New LP
Our buds Austin Town Hall already had this track for you last week, but we thought it was so catchy we had to share it with you, too. Habibi, an all girl band from NYC…
Exclusive Premiere: New Music From Daniel Francis Doyle
Every day cells within the human body die and are replaced by newer, healthier cells. Each experience we have, joyful or terrible, teaches us something new and valuable about ourselves and the world…
New EDM Mixes of Elliott Smith Songs Released by Soul Coughing’s Mike Doughty
You’ve likely heard by now. But to provide the brief details: under the moniker UUL, Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty has released three new mixes of (largely) unheard Elliott Smith material culled from…
Eating Out Shares Video for “That’s My Man”
The new video for Eating Out’s “That’s My Man” perfectly fits the song’s drowsy, apathetic, teen-angst aesthetic. Faraway guitars and lethargic vocals echo while high school students attempt to put up with the…
Horse Thief Shares “Devil” from Upcoming LP Fear In Bliss, Plays Holy Mountain
There must be a thing with horses and the specific sort of aesthetic evoked by thinking of them, because there are certainly tinges of Band of Horses in the DNA of Oklahoma City…
New Track: Burnt Ones – New Heroes of Subscription Services
If you spend your time keeping up with small garage and psych labels such as Castle Face and Burger Records, the San Francisco based band Burnt Ones may be old news to you….
White Hinterland Shares “Ring the Bell” from LP Baby
Dead Oceans keeps carving out a special place in my heart. The label’s roster is astounding and every time they announce an album release, I can’t help but be excited at the prospect….
New Track: Miserable – “Bell Jar”
Miserable, the project of Kristina Esfandiari, former member of San Francisco-based band Whirr, has prepped a new EP for release on February 18th on Native Sound. The first single, “Bell Jar,” is noise-rock built…
Video: Matthew Squires – “The Turnings of the Earth (and Other Observations)”
Matthew Squires and his band The Learning Disorders have been quietly churning out an impressive number of videos for their odd yet charming, quirky folk-pop songs. Squires has the ability to write songs…
Great New Track from Coeds – “Sensitive Boys”
Coeds is like Blondie with a slightly darker, deeper undertone. Low, pulsing synths ride under a second catchy keyboard line as frontwoman Meredith Muñoz delivers a powerful and smooth vocal performance. So, they…
Angel Olsen Shares 2nd Track “HI-FIVE” From Forthcoming LP
As we previously reported, Angel Olsen’s new LP and first for Jagjaguwar, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, will drop February 18th. This week, Olsen shared from that LP a second song, “HI-FIVE.” The…
The War On Drugs Announces Album, Shares Single
Unequivocally: “Red Eyes,” the new track from The War on Drugs, is incredible. Subtle synths and awesome noodley guitar tones add depth to the song’s steady strum. Reverb-laden vocals echo, bouncing between introspective…
Axxas/Abraxas Announces Eponymous Debut, Shares “I Almost Fell”
The artistic expression of Atlanta’s Ben Asbury has adopted the moniker Axxas/Abraxas, has signed to stalwart indie label Captured Tracks, and will drop its self-titled debut album on March 4th of next year….
Boone Graham to Release Boone’s Best on Accrue Cassettes
On December 14th, Austin label Accrue Cassettes will release a collection of the best songs spanning the decade-plus career of musician Boone Graham. Graham’s music follows in the footsteps of heart-on-sleeve songwriters such…
Temples Share “Mesmerise” from Upcoming LP Sun Structures
Flowing waves of psychedelic sound wash over the listener in UK band Temples’ appropriately named single “Mesmerise” taken from the band’s upcoming Fat Possum album Sun Structures. Borrowing sensibilities from late 60s and early…
Majical Cloudz Share New Song “Savage”
Majical Cloudz have been performing “Savage” in their live set for some time, and the song was originally conceived around the same time as the tracks for the band’s debut Impersonator. Indeed, “Savage” possesses…
Public Service Broadcasting Releases Debut Album Today, Stream It Now
UK group Public Service Broadcasting releases their debut album, Inform – Educate – Entertain, today. The group’s music emphasizes rhythm and evolving soundscapes while heavily utilizing soundbytes and samples. The band has taken the…
Angel Olsen Announces Album, Shares “Forgiven/Forgotten”
Earlier this year, stalwart indie label Jagjaguwar added Angel Olsen to their lineup and, now, have announced a forthcoming LP from the songwriter. Burn Your Fire for No Witness will be released on February…
Fuzz Shares Live Cut of B-Side “You Won’t See Me”
An EP from garage rock band Fuzz will be the second installment of Castle Face Records’ new and ongoing series Live in San Francisco. The label previously released material from psych rockers White Fence. The…
Dog Bite Shares “Dream Feast” From Forthcoming LP Tranquilizers
We were big fans of Atlanta based band Dog Bite’s debut album and even invited the band to play our SXSW day party last year. Dog Bite has announced the release of their…
Gems Share New Song “Ephemera,” Drop Medusa EP
We told you recently about Gems’ new EP Medusa, released this week. To accompany that release, the band has shared “Ephemera,” another new track from the EP. The song is lush and sparse, beautiful…
Hospitality Shares New Track “I Miss Your Bones”
When we posted two weeks ago that Hospitality had announced their second full-length, slated for a January 28th release on Merge Records, I thought it might be another couple of months before we…
The Julie Ruin Gets Remixed by YACHT, Performs Fun Fun Fun Fest
We’ve been stoked about former Bikini Kill member Kathleen Hanna’s project The Julie Ruin since its inception, and we’re especially excited to see the group perform at this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest…
New Track: Sumie Nagano – “Show Talked Windows”
Shedding the first part of her given name Sandra Sumie Nagano, the Swedish songwriter, whose sister Yukimi fronts the electro pop band Little Dragon, will release her eponymous debut album via Bella Union…
Cass McComb’s Shares New Track Featuring Karen Black
When Karen Black died last month, other than the actress’s storied career that featured roles in films such as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, Cass McCombs was one of the first thoughts to cross…
Show Preview: Austra and DIANA Play Mohawk Tomorrow Night Sept. 13
Tomorrow night, two great bands will perform outdoors at the Mohawk, offering the opportunity to kick off your weekend with dreamy and powerful pop music. You may have caught Austra opening for The…
Autre Ne Veut Shares “Play by Play” (Jacques Green Remix)
We’re big fans of Autre Ne Veut at Pop Press International. I’ve listened to his most recent album Anxiety as much as any other release within the past year and have recommended his music perhaps…
K Records Shares Neo Boys Track “Give Me the Message”
It’s impossible to quantify K Records’ contribution to independent and underground music. It’s impossible to quantify K’s vital role in the celebration and encouragement of women’s artistic expression within music. If you’re asking…
Listen to Aisha Burns – “Sold” from Upcoming Full Length
On September 17th, Aisha Burns will release her debut album Life in the Midwater on Western Vinyl. You may recognize Burns as the violinist for Austin-born post-rock band Balmorhea. Like Balmorhea, her solo material…
Chelsea Wolf Shares New Track, Plays Mohawk September 6th
Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain is Beauty is less than two weeks from being released by Sargent House. Even so, this week we were given another new song from the forthcoming LP. “The Waves Have…
Hear Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band’s (Tunda Adebimpe of TVOTR) New Song “The Blast, The Bloom
Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band may have one of the longest names in indie rock, but more importantly, the band, which features TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, has released a debut track….
Cults Debut New Track “I Can Hardly Make You Mine
Cults is a band that gained popularity quickly with infectious, textured pop music. Despite the band having only one record, they’ve achieved a great deal of success and managed to find favor with…
Two New Videos Released from Those Darlins’ Forthcoming Album
On October 1st, Those Darlins will release Blur the Line via Oh Wow Dang. The first two official videos to surface come for the songs “Optimist” and “Oh God,” which tell widely different stories of…
Check out Jon Hopkins’s “Breathe This Air” Featuring Vocals by Purity Ring
As a continuation of the mutual appreciation shared by electronic artist Jon Hopkins and dream pop group Purity Ring and on the heels of the announcement of back to back shows with each…
John Vanderslice Shares Two Tracks from Double A-side Single
Native Sound Records will launch with a double A-side single by John Vanderslice. The 7″ will drop tomorrow and will feature the tracks “Song for Clay Miller” and “Vitas at Wimbledon.” Both tracks…
Watch Califone’s New Video & Donate to Bassist’s Medical Costs Fund
Califone’s new video is an impressive, interactive, and dreamy stream of photos culled randomly from a series of selected blogs across the web to create a unique visual experience each time it’s played….
Download Four Tet Remixed DIANA track “Perpetual Surrender”
It takes a minute or so to come to life, but once it does, Four Tet’s minimalist remix of synth pop band DIANA’s “Perpetual Surrender” is a blissful breeze of clear, delicate vocals…
La Luz Announces Full Length on Hardly Art
If a band is cool, there seems to be a high likelihood that Hardly Art will sign them. From Shannon and the Clams to Deep Time to hidden gems like Lost Animal, Hardly…
Love Inks Preps New Album, Shares Trailer, Single
We’ve written about Love Inks quite a bit on this blog, and they’re a band that continues to impress us as they get better and better. Today the trio announced that they’ll drop…
Taft Releases EP, On Tour Now
Taft Mashburn is the creative force behind the band simply christened Taft, which is currently on a short East Coast jaunt with Austin indie-pop heroes Marmalakes. The tour lineup includes Andrew Stevens on guitar,…
Kitten Forever Shares Video, Announces Album, Tours
Kitten Forever is a Minneapolis garage pop trio. The all-female band plans to release Pressure, their second full-length album in late July on Guilt Ridden Pop. The first single to emerge from the album,…
New Track: The Vaccinces – Melody Calling
In advance of their upcoming North American tour dates and following performances at Bonnaroo and Glastonbury, The Vaccines have released a new track entitled “Melody Calling.” Built on busy instrumentation of guitar, synths,…
Soft Healer Releases New EP, Plays Hotel Vegas Sat. June 29
A reasonably assumed to be defunct Soft Healer is far from calling it quits it would seem. Although two band members still live and attend school in Ithaca, NY, the group has released…
Richard Buckner Shares New Experimental Folk
Merge Records artist Richard Buckner has released a new experimental folk track in advance of his forthcoming album Surrounded, which is due out on September 3rd. “When You Tell Me How It Is” utilizes…
New Track: The Julie Ruin – “Oh Come On”
Yesterday, Fun Fun Fun Fest announced The Julie Ruin as one of the performing artists for the 2013 installment of the festival. While all five of the announced acts offer something interesting and…
New Track: Royal Forest – “John Denver”
We’re big fans of experimental pop project Royal Forest. “John Denver” marks another track released from the upcoming album Spillway, which is due out July 9th via King Electric Record Company, as Royal…
Califone Releases Title Track from Forthcoming Album Stitches
Veteran experimental pop band Califone has released the dreamy new title track from their forthcoming album Stitches, which will see release through Dead Oceans on September 3rd. The album will further an extensive career…
New Track from Smith Westerns – “Idol”
“Idol” is the third song to emerge from Smith Westerns’ new album Soft Will and follows the previously released songs “Varsity” and “3 AM Spiritual.” We previously reported the release date of the album as…
New Track: Austra – “Painful Like”
We continue to be impressed with Austra. Their show opening for The xx in Austin was outstanding and frontwoman Katie Stelmanis can belt it out like no one else. The synthy art-pop group…
Mount Eerie Shares New Cut of Track from Upcoming Live LP
We wrote previously about how deliriously happy we are over Mount Eerie’s upcoming album Live in Bloomington, September 30, 2011. Mount Eerie has a longstanding track record of both putting out small releases on…
David Byrne & St. Vincent Share New EP for Free Download
David Byrne not only makes some the greatest music of all time but also continues to interact with the public and discuss ideas in a very human way, which makes him one of…
New Danceable Experimental Pop from Gold Panda – “We Work Nights”
Half of Where You Live, the new album from Gold Panda will be out in two short weeks on Ghostly International, but you can hear album track “We Work Nights” today. The track…
New Track: Spectrals – “Sob Story”
Spectrals will release their sophomore album Sob Story on June 18th via Slumberland Records. The album follows a slew of singles for esteemed labels such as Captured Tracks and Moshi Moshi as well as…
The Dig Releases Psych Rock from Forthcoming EP
The Dig creates atmospheric and textured psychedelic rock and both approaches are reflected in “Angeline,” the opening track on the band’s forthcoming Tired Hearts EP, out June 4th. David Baldwin provides dreamy, reverb-soaked vocals over…
TEEN Releases “Paradise” Ahead of New EP
Carpark Records will release Carolina, the new EP from indie-pop group TEEN. Ahead of that release, they’ve shared the song “Paradise,” an organ-backed track that features guitar picking and wavering vocals. The mix builds…
Baptist Generals Share Second Single, Announce Tour with Mountain Goats
It has been a decade since the Baptist Generals release their debut on Sub Pop. It has also been a decade since the band toured with The Mountain Goats. I saw the two…
New Track: Will Courtney – “There’s No Answer”
It has been a long time since we’ve seen any tunes from Will Courtney, one-time member of beloved Austin band Brothers and Sisters. After living on both coasts as well as back near…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
