In The Pharmacy #80 – June 2015

Sixteen new tunes to make you swoon. New music from the US, UK, Sweden, Norway and Australia. Tracks from Novella, Royal Headache, Saskwatch, Moonbabies, Deradoorian (pictured), J Fernandez, Christopher Owens, Dommengang, Roman à Clef, The Backhomes, The Last Hurrah!, Mates of State, White Reaper, Titus Andronicus, The Cairo Gang, Eternal Summers.

Novella ‘Two Ships’
Having slowly expanded from a trio to a five piece, the London-via-Brighton band have finally released their debut album Land (out now on Synderling). Psychedelic dreampop with shoegaze leanings and motorik grooves.
[Novella]

Christopher Owens ‘Me Oh My’
Former Girls frontman releases his third and best solo album Chrissybabyforever, channels his idol Lawrence from Felt on this stand out track.
[Christopher Owens]

Royal Headache ‘High’

Best band in Sydney? Very possibly. This is the title track from the follow up to their brilliant 2011 debut, due out on (What’s Your Rupture? August 21).
[Royal Headache]

Deradoorian ‘A Beautiful Woman’

Art pop from the former Dirty Projectors bassist/vocalist Angel Deradoorian’s forthcoming solo album The Expanding Flower Planet (August 21, Anticon).
[Deradoorian]

Dommengang ‘Everybody’s Boogie’
Pacific north west psych-scenesters with the title track of their debut album (out now Thrill Jockey). Flanged guitars and driving rhythmns, get heavier, faster and more motorik as just beofre the vocals kick in and the jams get kicked out.
[Dommengang]

Saskwatch ‘Down the Stairs’

Melbourne soul collective with an untypically jangle pop number from their new album Sorry I Let it Come Between Us (out now, Northside Records / Remote Control), the follow up their excellent 2014 album Nosedive.
[Saskwatch]

Roman à Clef ‘Abandonware’

Jen Goma and Ryan Newmyer of A Sunny Day in Glasgow and Kurt Feldman of Ice Choir with the title track of their debut album. Lush indiepop with a hint of shoegaze.
[Roman à Clef]

The Backhomes ‘The Chase’
Sun-drenched, reverb-heavy psych pop from Victoria, Canada duo’s new album Tidalwave (out now, via Bandcamp).
[The Backhomes]

White Reaper ‘Sheila’

Louisvile, KY band with hooky garage rock number from their debut album White Reaper Does It Again (July 17, Polyvinyl)
[White Reaper]

Titus Andronicus ‘Stranded (I’m On My Own)’
Following on from the frenetic ‘Dimed Out’ (ITP #78) this is a more melodic punk number from the band’s forthcoming The Most Lamentable Tragedy 93 minute long concept album (Merge, July 28).
[Titus Andronicus]

Eternal Summers ‘Come Alive’

Virginia dreampop trio (and ITP multiple veterans) return with another track from their new album Gold and Stone (out now).
[Eternal Summers]

Mates of State ‘Staring Contest’
Catchy electronic art pop from the husband and wife duo’s latest EP, You’re Going to Make It (June 16, Barsuk).
[Mates of State]

J Fernandez ‘Read My Mind’

Chicago bedroom-pop experimentalist plays some lovely warm retro indie with a fuzzy guitar solo. Taken from his new Many Levels of Laughter album (out now on Joyful Noise).
[J Fernandez] https://www.facebook.com/jfernandezsongs

The Cairo Gang ‘Be What You Are’
Retro psych-pop, the second single from the Chicago band’s forthcoming LP, Goes Missing (out June 23rd on God?).
[The Cairo Gang]

Moonbabies ‘Pink Heart Mother’
From the Swedish duo’s fourth album Wizards on the Beach – their first in over seven years and well worth the wait. Sophisticated, electronic tinged, shoegaze and chamber pop influenced dream pop.
[Moonbabies]

The Last Hurrah! ‘Fairweather Friend’
Country psych / freak folk from Norway’s HP Gundersen featuring the beautiful vocals of Maesa Pullman. Taken from their album Mudflowers (out now, Rune Grammofon.
[The Last Hurrah!]

In The Pharmacy #78 – May 2015

Nineteen new tunes from the US, Australia, Sweden, Norway, the UK, and Canada. Indie pop, experimental pop, electronic pop, psych pop, garage punk, shoegaze, dreampop etc. New music from Django Django, Best Coast, Sharon Van Etten, Pale Honey (pictured), Titus Andronicus, Tame Impala, Future Islands, Power, Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld, The Lovely Eggs, Alessia Cara, Vexx, Misun, Jenny Hval, Cheena, Empress Of, Chelsea Wolfe, Joanna Gruesome, Valet.

The Lovely Eggs ‘Ordinary People Unite’

Lancashire spousal pop from Holly Ross and David Blackwell, taken from their new album This Is Our Nowhere (out now).
[The Lovely Eggs]

Django Django ‘Giant’

Opening track from the band’s new album Born Under Saturn, psych tinged, groove-centric, electronic indie pop.
[Django Django]

Best Coast ‘In My Eyes’
Best Coast’s second album was terrible, but they followed it up with the fantastic Fade Away EP. Their new album California Nights builds on that momentum and all the horrible affectations and weaknesses of The Only Place have been blasted away and replaced with surf pop songs of superior quality and catchiness.
[Best Coast]

Pale Honey ‘Fish’
Gothenburg duo of Tuva Lodmark and Nelly Daltrey play guitar and drums indie pop with retro flourishes. This is taken from their rather excellent eponymous debut album (out now).
[Pale Honey]

Titus Andronicus ‘Dimed Out’
Killer punk tune about turning it up to 10: “I turned it up to four I couldn’t feel it / I turned it to five it wasn’t real yet / turning it up to six wouldn’t reveal it / seven was secret / eight was reaching / nine was decent but I really liked it when it dimed out!” taken from the New Jersey band’s forthcoming The Most Lamentable Tragedy 93-minutes-long concept album (Merge, July 28).
[Titus Andronicus]

Tame Impala ‘Eventually’
Another new track from the eagerly awaited third album Currents. Smooth, soulful psych pop with filthy fuzzed out bass.
[Tame Impala]

Future Islands ‘The Chase’

First new material since last year’s breakthrough Singles album follows in the same footsteps. Soulful synthpop (available digitally now and on 7” vinyl June 30).
[Future Islands]

Power ‘Slimy’s Chains’

Melbourne heavy rock garage punk. Taken from the forthcoming Electric Glitter Boogie EP (Cool Death Records).
[Power]

Sharon Van Etten ‘I Don’t Want to Let You Down’

Title track from SVE’s new EP.
[Sharon Van Etten]

Colin Stetson / Sarah Neufeld ‘Won’t Be a Thing to Become’

Post rock meets modern classical with hints of Radiohead from the horn and violin players’ excellent collaborative album (out now, Constellation).
[Colin Stetson / Sarah Neufeld]

Alessia Cara ‘Here’

Maybe much of the appeal of this track is down to familiarity – it basically consists of the same Isaac Hayes ‘Ike’s Rap II’ sample that Tricky and Portishead used over 20 years ago for their ‘Hell Is Round the Corner’ / ‘Glory Box’ tracks respectively. But the the 18 year old Ontario born Def Jam signed artist sing-raps over the top about having a shit time at a party with no little charm.
[Alessia Cara]

Vexx ‘Black White’

Olympia, WA punks fronted by Maryjane Dunphe, taken from their new four track 7”, Give and Take (available as a name-your-price download from their bandcamp page).
[Vexx]

Misun ‘After Me’
Laidback electropop, with great vocals and lovely, fuzzy guitar that kicks in at the three minute mark. Taken from the DC band’s Feel Better EP (out May 29).
[Misun]

Jenny Hval ‘Heaven’
Another stand out track from the Norwegian experimental pop artist’s Apocalypse, Girl album (out June 9 on Sacred Bones).
[Jenny Hval]

Cheena ‘Did I Tell You Last Night’
Another Sacred Bones signed artist. Five guys raised in NYC’s underground punk scene getting together to stretch their wings on something less shouty and more melodic and coming up with something mid-70s post-glam-proto-punk in sound and feel.
[Cheena]

Empress Of ‘Water Water’

Brooklyn-based electronic pop artist Lorely Rodriguez, first featured here two years ago with ‘Hat Trick’ and ‘Tristeza’ (ITP #28 & #30) returns with the first track from her debut album (tbc, on Terrible / XL).
[Empress Of]

Chelsea Wolfe ‘Iron Moon’

Last featured here with her King Dude collaboration ‘Be Free’ (Feb 2014, ITP #51), the LA doom / drone / folk singer songwriter returns with the first track from her forthcoming fourth album Abyss (Sargent House, August 7).
[Chelsea Wolfe]

Joanna Gruesome ‘I Don’t Wanna Relax’
Another slice of MBV-indebted noise pop from the Cardiff-based band’s excellent forthcoming second album Peanut Butter (Fortuna Pop! / Slumberland / Turnstile, May 11).
[Joanna Gruesome]

Valet ‘Nature’
Shoegaze / dreampop title track from the solo project of Portland experimentalist Honey Owens (out May 25, Kranky).
[Valet]