A Bunch Of New Music

Another great Tuesday full of new releases. Let's get straight to it with Vancouver, BC artist Teen Daze with his debut full length All Of Us, Together. This album is so good! One of the best electronic albums I have heard all year. Full of sweeping synths and a chill techno vibe to it, All Of Us, Together is one of the must hear instrumental albums this summer. It has a little bit of Shlohmo influence in it along with other great chill electro beats influences. Check it out for yourself below. Make sure you check out "The New Balearic." It's one of my favorites.



Next up is the Crocodiles' third full length album called Endless Flowers. Another great release from the San Diego band. Much like their previous release Sleep Forever, the new one has a great lo-fi, fuzz rock quality to it. Though unlike their previous work, Endless Flowers has a more pop sound to it, making it a little less stony than Sleep Forever. It is a well put together album and can be listened to here.

Another Vancouver, BC band with a new full length out today is Japandroids with their second LP called Celebration Rock. I absolutely loved their debut Post-Nothing so I had high expectations for the the new recording, and I have to say that Celebration Rock lives up to them. This new album sounds a lot more polished than the previous one and it rocks just as hard. The noise these two guys make is incredible, great drumming along with heavy guitar rifts and fuzz vocals is what they're all about. The album sounds just like its name, celebration-rock. Check it out here. "The House That Heaven Built" and "The Night of Wine and Roses" are my faves.
Now a couple of brand new singles. First is CocoRosie with "We Are On Fire"/"Tearz For Animals." Their voices are so intriguing and the type of psychedelic pop they produce is really gripping. I really enjoy "Tearz For Animals" mostly because of the theme of "Do you have love for human kind." Really great work from these two once again. Listen to it below.



Another brand new double A side single from one of my favorite bands last year, Young Galaxy, is also available now. "Shoreless Kid"//"Youth Is Wasted On The Young" is a little bit darker than their previous full length, Shapeshifting, but promises a great new direction for the future of this highly talented synth-pop band. Check out the tracks below.

Top Albums of the Year Part 2 of 5: Electronic

Electronic music is largely represented as the music of the future. But when bands or artists start making this kind of music it's hard not to say we live in the future. This year's electro music is equipped with gravity defying synthesizers, high flying keyboards, layering like something that's super layered, drum beats that make you feel like the final boss, and majestically swirling vocals. Here are my top Electronic albums of the year (alphabetically).

Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder

Oh, Why by BALAM ACAB

Chrome Sparks - My <3

All There Is (Feat. Steffaloo) by chrome sparks

Neon Indian - Era Extrana

fallout // neon indian by sexmusic

Panda Bear - Tomboy

Surfer's Hymn / Panda Bear by ohtaffeta

Pictureplane - Thee Physical

Real is a Feeling by PICTUREPLANE

Sleep ∞ Over - Forever

Romantic Streams by Sleep ∞ Over

Washed Out - Within And Without

Washed Out - Far Away by haibee_mirage

Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting

Young Galaxy 'Peripheral Visionaries' by paperbagrecords

Some (relatively) Unknown Bands

This band I just came across today at GorillaVsBear, they are called Young Galaxy. Their newest album, Shapeshifting, came out in February and it is really cool. You can stream the entire album for free here. They have really chill beats with soundscape like synths and the vocals just add another layer of instrumentation.
Real Estate is a band that I have enjoyed ever since their debut album in 2009 of the same name. Last year they came out with an EP called Reality, and the single "Out of Tune." They are the perfect summer band with awesome indie guitars and lyrics that are easy to listen to at the pool or the beach.
One of the best bands I have heard  in a while is The Radio Dept. Though they have been around for 10 years, they are still unknown here in the U.S. They just released a best singles double album, which is always a good place to start. Or you can check them out here.
Last but not least I'll break away from the chill indie music and give you Flake Music. Though now they are better known as The Shins, Flake Music started way back in early/mid-90s with a bunch of singles and EPs. Their only full length is called When You Land Here, It's Time To Return.