Singles of the Week (04//23)

1) Surf Friends - Something Real

 

 New single from Auckland, New Zealand indie-surf-rock band... 

Album Sonic Waves out 17/3/2023 

Director: Surf Friends and Sammi Kim Videographer: Surf Friends. Editor: Sammi Kim @flipside3D 'Something Real' written by Surf Friends. Mixed and mastered by Mark Howden. The sea, the sand, reverberating guitars, bass, synth keyboard and looped samples, Surf Friends have it all. The two-piece of Brad Coley (guitar, vocals, keys, drum machine) and Pete Westmoreland (bass, keys, vocals) formed in 2009, with their distinct take on the best post-punk inspirations and surf psychedlia to match. 

 

(digital, video - Flying Nun)

2) Deary - Fairground

 

 

 Debut single from London, UK dreampop duo... 

It’s an instant classic; an ethereal lullaby atop a languid breakbeat, which began as an attempt to replicate My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Soon’ but ended up somewhere in between Portishead, ‘Felt Mountain’-era Goldfrapp and early Saint Etienne. Much like a fairground ride, the track has a simultaneously soothing and disorientating feel as it spins around in circles, but it is actually about the sensory overload of life in London, starting out as a letter to a loved one from singer and guitarist Dottie. “As a kid, I found fairgrounds incredibly overwhelming, an entanglement of anxiety and perplexity,” she explains. “This is how London feels to me now. The excitement of the lights and the noise can sometimes leave you pondering the meaning of it all. “I am constantly astounded by the vibrancy, community and creativity that surrounds me every day. At the same time, the corruption in our society is inescapable. The letter now is a reminder to be cautious of going too fast and missing the important things. Dottie came together with multi-instrumentalist bandmate Ben during lockdown in early 2021 and they bonded over a mutual love of Elizabeth Fraser, among other things. “We started off by sharing ideas and influences over WhatsApp,” explains Ben. “That led to us writing together and we eventually met up a few months later. We have been working ever since, building up a beautiful friendship in the process.” As anyone who saw them play at last year’s Sonic Cathedral 18th birthday party at The Social in London will attest, the work has already paid off. Incredibly, that was only deary’s second ever live show, and ‘Fairground’ – which was produced by the band and deftly mastered by Slowdive’s Simon Scott – is just the start of the ride. 

released January 25, 2023 Written, produced and mixed by Deary Mastered by Simon Scott at SPS Mastering Design by Stuart Jones and Marc Jones Photography by Jacob McGarry ℗ and © 2023 deary under exclusive licence to Sonic Cathedral 

 

(digital, video - Sonic Cathedral)

3) Home Front - Faded State 

 

 

News from Canada Edmonton, Alberta post-punk / hardcore band... 

Album Games Of Power LP Out March 3rd 2023 Directed, Shot & Edited by Lyle Bell Produced by Graeme MacKinnon Additional Photography by Kate Suter Grips/Lights/Set Assistance Devin Burkosky Otto Caskey SFX by Lyle Bell, Graeme MacKinnon & Kate Suter 

Home Front: Vocals- Graeme MacKinnon 

Synths/Drum 

Programming- Clint Frazier 

Bass- Brandi Strauss 

Guitar- Ian Rowley 

Drums- Warren Oostlander 

 

(digital, video - LA VIDA ES UN MUS DISCOS)

4) HYLA - Speak So Polite 

 

 

 New single from Melbourne, Australia dreampop / shoegaze band... 

Written and performed by HYLA at the Base Studios, South Melbourne. Recorded and produced by Brodie J Brummer and Andy Lloyd-Russell. Mixed by Brodie J Brummer. 

credits releases January 27, 2023 

 

 
(digital - Hyla)

5) Kurvy Češi - Korejsek

 

 

 New single from Prague Czech Republic noise / punk band...

 

"Korejsek" is fresh single from upcoming album by Kurvy Češi. 

New album will be titled "Šnečí med" (Snail Honey). It will be out on 12" vinyl / tape in June 2023 and will include 10 new frantic noise punk songs. 

Kurvy Češi is Prague, Czechia based four piece band with members of Vole, Vlněna or Reel Notch and Gym Shark (Neil Young and Crazy Horse Revival). 

 

released January 24, 2023

 

 
(digital - Stoned To Death)
 

vinyl:
Rotary Club - American Tower (7")
EPs:
Far West - What Are We Waiting For? /EP/
Bedridden - Amateur Heartthrob /EP/
Seasurfer - Something Very Strang /EP/
SEAR - Grief In V Stages /EP/
digi single, video:
Fucked Up - Cicada
Pale Shade - Labyrinth
Futureheaven - Tides
When The Roses Die - We Will Found Ourselves
Cathedral Bells x Rew - Clinging to the Ground
The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Highwire Days
Bodywash - Massif Central
Loca Polka - Solace
Terraplana - Conversas
Sujokalo - Oxygen
Apartamentos Acapulco - El Primero
Frost Children - FLATLINE
Camp Claude - Crystal In My Mind
GIFT - When You Feel It Come Around (Peel Dream Magazine Remix)
Heather Woods Broderick - Crashing Against The Sun
Clark - Town Crank
Callejera - Knife / Lipstick
Tunic - Dull Ache
Mudhoney - Almost Everything
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Ultimate Hammer
Daydream Review - Have You Found What You're Looking For?