Rolling rock and indie-pop 2024

really liked that album and agreed that it’s the highlight

beauty pill wasn’t a bad comparison, also kind of felt like ought

I don't know Ought, will check them out (I also thought, like, Long Fin Killie meets Wolf Parade...)

Still House Plants are on the cover of Wire magazine. I still like Reyna Tropical more

Ducks Ltd are great!

Been pretty into this Rachel Love track — not really up on their deal or backstory but heard it on a radio show and it really hits the "when Broadcast/Stereolab get poppy" pleasure center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_t1FAucP6Y

I think she used to be in Dolly Mixture!

She did!

I love Kindsight, best band in Denmark right now, and their new album is very good: https://kindsightkindsight.bandcamp.com/album/no-shame-no-fame-lp

From Alvvays-like pop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OpwL1z69jo

To a final ten minute epic, which admittedly did sound better live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJYIMvEP9nw

Oh wow had no idea about the Dolly Mixture connection! Makes sense but also feels like a sonic evolution? Very cool

English Teacher- This Could be Texas is good enough fussy artsy Brit pop

i love their song "only daffodils" but the record was waaaay too pretty and feathery and diffuse, really disappointing.

I can see that take, but some of it works for me, and some is good enough background music

can't believe people are discussing the still house plants album without talking about how incredibly grating the singing is. sounds like anohni but with no sense of melody or dynamics, just constant aggressive warbling

Yeah I checked out the Still House Plants after seeing Ryley Walker rave about the guitar playing, which was quite good, but I couldn't deal with the vocals.

it's decent yeah, but Dry Cleaning still have (by a margin) the best guitar in the current London post-punk scene

hadn't paid much attention to this band for a while but really dig this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10wN--7GxAY

new Les Savy Fav album is out. These 2 singles are pretty fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCXrv6kEkgw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qgo6HiMuX0

that kindsight album is quite good at what it is doing and i really like it, thx!

Yeah Kindsight is kicking it here too. Thanks!

really digging the first two singles from Good Looks' new album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbOtfn9-SxQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpsahjVgP0

terrific band. their last one was a major, major grower and one of the best albums of 2022, imo: https://goodlooksband.bandcamp.com/album/bummer-year

the title track is an all-timer

their last one is just fine imo

new one seems to be a major major step-up if the singles are anything to go by

finally checking out the full album from the narcotix (posted upthread). hypnotic and arresting stuff. i think each song is based on a tarot card, but idk enough about that to confirm. this one scorches tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7im1pp6Voq4