Lauren Rearick

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Indoor Voices - After (feat. Sandra Vu of SISU)

Some time ago, Toronto shoegazer Jonathan Relph ”asked Sandra to play drums on a song (‘If I Die’). It never happened, so I was able to use that as leverage to guilt her into singing on this song.” Here’s the product of that relationship - a song that I’ve been sitting on, regretfully, far too long. Ethereal, spaced-out swirls of hypnotic vocals layered on a dream-pop melody.

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“Fate” - Young Man/Colin Caulfield

Though Colin Caulfield has been making music under the moniker Young Man since 2010, it’s likely you’ll recognize him more for his previous youtube cover work that spanned the likes of Beach House and Deerhunter. Now leaving the bedroom for a studio and full band, Caulfield returns for the second release in his trilogy, Vol. 1. Each carefully layered addition makes for dreamy, lush and unhurried rock that lets Caulfield’s vocals revel in an ever present chill. 

I kind of had no idea he was still continuing to work beyond cover songs, so this album is welcome news for me.

Stream Vol. 1 over at Spotify.

I have too many positive emotions towards this Divine Fits announcement. Many of said emotions contain hearts and exclamation points.

I always forget how much I love Les Savy Fav, like no matter how old I get and no matter what new tunes I find, I always can come back to them. I’ve been going through itunes stuff I haven’t listened to in awhile and I found this track and I’ve been repeating it since yesterday.

I’m kind of in love with producer Adam Bainbridge or Kindness’ debut, World, You Need a Change of Mind. Bainbridge is all over the place in kind of the best ways possible, giving listeners a taste of all his electronic capabilities without a firm commitment to any specific identity. From hip shaking funk suited for disco dance floors (“Gee Up”) to saxophone solos sexified and sweetened by a burst of flashy pop and spacey effects (“That’s Alright”), Kidness has created what should be your soundtrack for balmy, starless summer nights. It’s real great you guys, real great. 

I have a weakness for scuzzy surf rock, and Los Angeles based punksters, Fidlar, are no exception. The self proclaimed slackers have yet to release a full length but this second EP, Don’t Try, continues to support their building hype. From the breezy, breakneck noodling of self loathing on, “No Waves” to the Black Lips garage pop of “Black Out Stout,” the barely 10 minute EP provides a brief, but damn enjoyable glimpse at a band headed out for a breakout.

For Fans of: Wavves, Thee Oh Sees, The Black Lips

Summer Mixing Volume 1 (mediafire // Spotify)

1. No Black Clouds for Dee Dee - Crocodiles
2. Ruby Go Home - Thee Oh Sees
3. I Believe in Action - Here We Go Magic
4. Lazuli - Beach House
5. The Sweet Escape (ft. Akon) - Gwen Stefani
6. Black Magic - Magic Wands
7. Don’t Flatter Yourself - Mrs. Magician
8. King of Hearts - Cassie
9. Tambourine - Eve
10. Nauseous - Terry Malts
11. Cut You - Cloud Nothings
12. Obedear - Purity Ring
13. Remember Our Days - Lotus Plaza
14. Apathy - Mikal Cronin

These are all tunes I’ve been digging lately/forever. I’ll have another mix later in the summer. 

“Light Eyes” - SISU

Sandy Vu of Dum Dum Girls’ drummer fame returns with another EP from her own side project. SISU. There’s some lo-fi here to appease fans of DDG work, but Demon Tapes Volume 2 sees Vu’s vocals taking center stage with her falsetto intermingling among DIY gritty garage pop and blissful fuzz. 

It’s available free for a limited time, so get on it! You can also catch the band when they open for DDG’s on their West Coast tour. 

Despite Kerry’s insistence I never really got into HWGM. I liked them sure, but I just never really found them returning much to my must play tracks. That’s kind of changed with this release. A Different Ship is the closest I’ve come to knowing that an album is nearly perfect. Thanks to the production help of Nigel Godrich, HWGM’s psych becomes something else entirely, a refined thing of beauty. (Reviewed here.)

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FINGERBANG ME AT THE BAIT SHOP (THE MIXTAPE)

Did you love The OC? I bet you did, you angsty teenager. Please enjoy this carefully selected mix of OC classics peppered over some non-soundtrack deep cuts (don’t worry, I nixed all the Kasabian!).

HERE ARE MY PICKS, KIKI-

INACTION - WE ARE SCIENTISTS
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? - THE WALKMEN
GO SADNESS - SHOUT OUT LOUDS
A LACK OF COLOR - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
YOUNG SHIELDS - CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
BIG SUR - THE THRILLS
RETURN TO ME - SPARKLEHORSE
WONDERWALL - RYAN ADAMS
I’M SHAKIN - ROONEY
PORTIONS FOR FOXES - RILO KILEY
NON-PHOTO BLUE - PINBACK
THE NEW FACE OF ZERO AND ONE - THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
PAPER THIN WALLS - MODEST MOUSE
COOL - GWEN STEFANI
I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM - GANG OF FOUR
FIX YOU - COLDPLAY
KREUZBERG - BLOC PARTY 

Enjoy!

It is very crucial that you download this.

San Diego based, TV Girl, first caught my ear with their infectious indie pop, intermingled with notable samples on their first EP, Benny and the Jetts. The duo returns with a full fledged mixtape in the way of, The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle. “Loud and Clear” comes from said mixtape and gives you an idea of why you need to download.Stereogum is offering the download for free with bonus activity book from the band which includes mazes and coloring pages.

I dragged my brother to this Cloud Nothings show which was tbsveryawesome and now you can vicariously live through my beautiful time/dancing by downloading the album via the band! Click through. 

The duo of Light Asylum gives their goth synth pop the full length treatment on their self-titled debut.

I’m so excited I get to talk about this band. Not only does “Actual Pain” contain some of my favorite lyrics of the year so far: “every bands trying to network or get Dum Dum Girls in the sheets,” but this debut of surf rock/garage pop is so freakin catchy. I’ve seriously fallen in love with the tunes this band is making. Read up on their debut album, Strange Heaven, via my review for CoS.

“Real Boy”/”Drive On” - La Sera

Kickball Katy Goodman of Vivian Girls fame, makes her return to her La Sera side project with Sees the Light. An album of self-described break up pop, Goodman continues her trend of creating some seriously infectious tunes, differing from her work with Vivian Girls. You can read my review of the album for CoS here.

Santigold - Disparate Youth [Official Music Video] (by ibelieveinsantogold)

I have such a love affair with this babe and everything she does, this included. 

Say Anything was one of my favorite bands in high school because I felt like a bad ass listening to a song about a girl that touched herself. I don’t really listen to much pop punk anymore (because I discovered Radiohead), but all the good things I heard about their live performances proved true. I reviewed their recent Pittsburgh stop on the tour for Consequence of Sound.

Photo by: Kenna

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Remember Our Days - Lotus Plaza
from Spooky Action at a Distance (2012)

Lockett Pundt’s material for Deerhunter has always been the tracks I’ve fallen in love with and can’t help but play on repeat (Desire Lines & Agoraphobia). His own solo stuff as Lotus Plaza is no exception. “Remember Our Days” is poignant, but simple, turning Pundt’s good-natured farewells into my favorite track from his second solo effort, Spooky Action at a Distance. 

“Four Hours (Away)” - Young Prisms

In addition to a lineup change Young Prisms’ latest release, In Between, also features some seriously gorgeous shoegaze unlike their previously somewhat dense efforts that made more of a name for being stoner rock. “Four Hours (Away)” is one of my favorite tracks from the album and you can check out the rest of my thoughts here at CoS.