Stream: New singles from Pioneer 11, Kit Major, Theo Kandel, Atta Boy and Wax Owls
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Singles roundup: Catching up with a bunch of releases from this past week, including Pioneer 11, Kit Major, Theo Kandel, Atta Boy and Wax Owls.
Stream: Nosaj Thing, ‘Blue Hour’ (feat. Julianna Barwick)
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Nosaj Thing returns with “Blue Hour,” the first taste of his new album (and first in five years), “Continua.” Julianna Barwick lends her vocals to the ethereal track.
Ears Wide Open: Jake Tittle
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Singer-songwriter Jake Tittle admits he’s had to work through a few things in recent years. He’s turned those travails into engaging indie-electro songs on his new album, “Blood Offering,” out Sept. 2.
Ears Wide Open: Julie
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Drawing from shoegaze, grunge and noise-pop, O.C.-bred trio Julie wield dissonance, a healthy disregard for song structure and just-opaque-enough lyrics in their formidable art-rock. Hold on to the guardrails, if there are any.
Stream: Singles from Amindi, Blondshell and Paper Pools
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Singles roundup: Catching up with the latest from Amindi, Blondshell and Paper Pools.
Ears Wide Open: Self Improvement
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Long Beach quartet Self Improvement tap into first-wave post-punk on their debut album, “Visible Damage,” which gets a full release in October via Floating Mill Records.
Stream: New singles from Cayucas, the Paranoyds and Paper Idol
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Rounding up some Friday arrivals, in the way of new singles from Cayucas, the Paranoyds and Paper Idol.
Premiere: The Rocky Valentines, ‘Off & On’
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The Rocky Valentines — the solo project of second-generation rocker Charlie Martin, 19 — debut this week with the single “Off & On.” A self-titled EP, produced by his father, Jason Martin (Starflyer 59), will be released Sept. 2.
Ears Wide Open: Rustbelt
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Songwriter John Chiaverina (ex-Juiceboxxx) introduces his new project, Rustbelt, with the singles “Young and Punk” and “Fade the Mix,” from a self-titled EP due in October. File under: Underdog indie-pop.
Stream: New singles from Jesse Jo Stark, Hunx & His Punx and Fatal Jamz
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Rounding up three new singles that move our dial: Hear the latest from Jesse Jo Stark, Hunx & His Punx and Fatal Jamz.
