Harriet caught my attention with their great first single, “I Slept With All Your Mothers”. It’s taken from their debut EP, Tell The Right Story which you can stream in full over at Paste.
The EP is going to be available to download for free starting on January 31st at Harriet’s website. One listen to the EP will have you feeling warm inside. What are ya waiting for?
Carrousel are a self described “dream-pop/folk” band from Tallahassee, Florida. If you like folk tendencies glazed with moments of pop expression, you may fall deeply for Carrousel.
They just released an EP called Darling for free on bandcamp. It features three songs all equally as stunning. These are feel good folk songs that you’ll be enthusiastically humming while it’s on repeat.
You can download the EP here. After the jump you can stream the entire EP, and watch the music video for “14″ the lush opening track.
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League are a band whose members come from both L.A. and London. Here’s how they describe themselves:
We are LEAGUE, a journalism and architecture students that dropped out of college to live in a tent, on the beach, a primal experience that was a huge influence, that we managed to mix with a modern/urban sonority, to make a connection between two distinct worlds.
Our music tackles social and emotional issues within a psychedelic, naturalist and ethnic/tribal context.
They recently released their new EP, How Do I Know. You can check it out right now at their bandcamp page.
The title track is a big bombastic track with with a lo-fi quality that longs for a big epic reach. It’s a good one. The other two songs included on the EP, “Your World” & “The Shore” are equal in quality.
These guys should’ve released this EP during the summer, because these songs would sound magnificent during the freedom that the warm summer air brings. All 3 tracks deserve your attention because they are catchy, feel good, and memorable. Not a bad trio.
Stream the entire EP below:
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Surfer Blood will release their new EP Tarot Classics next week via Kanine Records. Spin has an exclusive stream of the entire thing, which you can listen to below:
The band recently tweeted that they have begun work on LP #2 with producer Phil Ek.
James Blake’s new EP, Enough Thunder is now available to stream in full online. Take a listen to it below:
If that doesn’t work head to Abeano.
The Motha Folkin Soul have just released a self titled EP that is available to download for free. These are two dudes who make extremely funny, sometimes vulgar folk (listen to opening track “Rasberry Tea”). You can’t help but take them seriously with such nice melodies backing up their humor, but at the same time, you realize they aren’t taken themselves too seriously. It’s all a part of their winning charm.
Lighten up, grab a drink, and moth folkin listen to this EP.
I really liked Moonlight Mask’s debut effort, “Julianna”. Now the mysterious artist has released three new songs as part of a free mini ep simply titled “Singles”. It’s a strong collection of new wave inspired late night dance tracks that call to mind the early days of Cut Copy (especially “A Coruña”). There’s a reason the ep’s release date says July 1977.
Download all the songs at bandcamp and take a listen below:
Thanks to WAWSTSF reader Anthony Delconte for delighting my inbox with Warm Weather’s wonderful Dances EP. If your a fan of colorful Beach Boys harmonies mixed with the experimentation of Grizzly Bear, this EP is going to be your best friend during this warm summer months.
Lead off track “The Dance” is a perfect indication of what this EP is all about. The Beach Boys influence is certainly there. That’s not to say that these guys don’t know how to put their own modern branding on vocal heavy indie pop. For instance take “So Far/Vertigo” which takes a tropical excursion that would make the likes of Vampire Weekend/Paul Simon quite giddy.There’s so much to like here, I can’t imagine someone not being able to play this entire EP over and over.
You can stream the whole thing below and download it for free right here. This is truly one of the nicer finds of 2011.
I love when artists use their voices in cool and unique ways that make them standout. Little Brothers EP, Nostalgia Trip 2011 has been delighting me all night for many reasons. One particular strong point is certainly their vocals.
Little Brothers use vocals to their advantage on this fantastic little EP. On vibrant opener “Old Shows” use their voices to coincide perfectly with the music. I can’t imagine one without the other. It makes sense that the band consists of two brothers (Michael and Tony) along with a good friend named Jason. This EP sounds like the work of a tight knit group who share the same vision.
This is a warm delightful EP that has a little bit of everything on it. Little Brothers tackle all kinds of different sounds, finding that the result is always as good as the last.
You can grab the EP for whatever price you want, but after one listen you may start to feel a little more generous.
Black Books are 5 piece from Austin, Texas that psych rock fans should keep an eye on. They released a great little EP called An Introduction To… and it does exactly what it implies. It’s a great introduction to what the band is all about: Smart psych rock that deserve the My Morning Jacket comparisons that they’ve been receiving. These are tripped out rock jams that everyone can enjoy. This is quite an introduction.
After one run through, I’m incredibly impressed. This is the perfect way to start your career. They main the skills and focus of seasoned veterans. They’re ready to break out. If this EP is any indication, Black Books are going to be a big name soon.
Take a listen to the An Introduction To… EP below. If you like it, grab it for 4 bucks on bandcamp.
