Phèdre: “Zenith”

Our favorite pair of psych-poppers, Monaco’s Phèdre, are going to release their second album this year. It’s titled ‘Eterna’ and from now on Phèdre will be posting new songs from the full-length one by one. The first song taken from the LP is “Zenith”, a banging pop-tune which already wanders through my head after a couple of listens, despite the psychedelic and weird sphere in the song. We are pretty stoked for the album.

You can stream and grab “Zenith” below.

Winter Trees: “Outstanding Mary”

While all of us are longing for summer, Belgium’s Winter Trees brings back the coldest season of the year in his lo-fi track titled “Outstanding Mary”. You’ll probably get as into the song as we are right now after listening to Ben Demeyer’s slightly hypnotic guitar and emotional vocals which convinced us after one single second. Stream his outstanding number below.

Surfing: “Hollow Sparrow”

Virginia’s Surfing are back on our rader with a new song titled “Hollow Sparrow”, taken from an upcoming five-track EP out on vinyl this summer. The first cut we get to hear from the new release sounds a bit different to their earlier work, but it’s still got remains of their young punk-sound, although we hear more and more shoegaze-influenced things on this one. We’re pretty stoked to hear the full EP, take a listen below.

Sleepers’ Reign: “Four Dots”

Here’s another promising Belgian outfit — Sleepers’ Reign, who we’ve introduced back in 2012. Today marks the release of their debut single, taken from an album or any other release that should be out soon (we hope). Just like the demos they’ve dropped last year, “Four Dots” sounds truly terrific. The way this song sounds better and better when it develops makes it brilliant every single listen. The experimental synths, steady percussion and the absolutely stellar sounding vocals make us look forward to whatever comes next. Highly recommended.

Post Louis: “Oldsmobile”

One fantastic element of music is the fact that new acts are being created each day. Today we’ve stumbled upon Post Louis,a London-based duo. “Oldsmobile”, the band’s debut track, is a beautiful song with emotional vocals by the girl in the duo, while the other part of the band delivers the sweeping and reverb-sounding guitar and utterly amazing percussion. As time passes, the track gets more intense which is an absolute pleasure to listen to. 

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Way Yes: “Get Healed”

This one flew into my inbox earlier today — Way Yes’ new tune titled “Get Healed”, the next single taken from their upcoming debut album titled Tog Pebbles, out on May 7. “Get Healed” sounds wonderful after one single listen: the acoustic guitar and brilliant vocals sound very tropical, like Way Yes’ earlier work. You can clearly hear the Brazilian and African influences and the dreamy electronic touches, which fit together amazingly well. Spring is here, and you can say we’re pretty stoked for Tog Pebbles.

Horses: “Dark, Darker”

After releasing an excellent self-titled EP in 2010, Belgium’s indie folk outfit Horses played some gigs these past years, extended from a project that mainly consisted of Bert Vliegen to a proper band, and geared up a debut album. Taken from that first full-length, you can stream “Dark, Darker” below, the first cut we get to hear from the LP. “Dark, Darker” sounds simply beautiful — the infectious chorus and use of instrumentation kind of remind me of Grizzly Bear’s most recent record, while Vliegen’s lyrics take you to a world that’s fully his. Don’t hesitate to take a listen below.

Bedroom: “Grow”

Nashville’s Bedroom is slowly becoming one of our most blogged artists, simple because each new song he delivers sounds pretty awesome. His Youth Lagoon-inspired music is getting more and more distinguished with each single, and that’s why “Grow” probably is our favorite single so far by this young musician. The way his guitar lines loop into one another gets better each time, and his vocals deliver an even chillier (if that’s a word) vibe after each single listen. “Grow” has a brilliant sphere throughout the entire thing, Kittinger’s sounds is more grown up and this gem definitely is the highlight in his early career.

Hear, hear! (a cheer): “Little bits (little nips)”

We’ve been very close on Belgian acts these past couple of weeks, and we’re glad to introduce another new band emerging from Belgium, from Ghent to be precise. We’re talking about Hear, hear! (a cheer), a five-piece led by Tomas Verheyen (whose voice reminds me of Youth Lagoon), who decided to extend his one-man project last Summer. They’ve released a mini album with a mega title, For People Who Believe Change Is Something They’ve Lost in a Couch,a month and a bit ago and you can stream it in its entirity below by scrolling through the arrows — you know the deal.

Highlighted is the first song I’ve ever heard by these guys which sounds wonderful. The band’s catchy indie-pop sound will probably wander through my head all night, “Little bits (little nips)” is a truly impressive pop song with an utterly infectious chorus that keeps on getting better each time you take a listen to it.