Thanks for joining us for Beat The Delete #0121 …we hope you find the music of your dreams or at least something that will get your jangle receptors a-wigglin’ !!!

Rain Parade

Track: Angel Sister  From: Last Days of a Dying Sun (album) Label: Label 51 

Out: Album release date to be announced.

The record was tracked at 25th Street Studios in Oakland, CA (owned by David Lichtenstein, son of pop art artist Roy Lichtenstein) and at producer Jim Hill’s studio in Los Angeles. “Jim is basically in the band” tells Piucci. “We don’t do anything without him.”

In addition to Piucci and Roback, Last Rays Of A Dying Sun features long-time Rain Parade guitarist John Thoman, guitarist Derek See (the Gentle Cycle / Chocolate Watch Band / Dean & Britta), drummer and percussionist Stephan Junca (The Hellenes, boatclub), and vocalists Debbi and Vicki Peterson (The Bangles). Last Rays Of A Dying Sun will be the first release on Denver-basedFlatiron Recordings, on their imprint Label 51. Flatiron Recordings is a new record company founded by Enigma Records co-founder Bill Hein, San Francisco and Boulder music vet and entrepreneur Andy Zicklin, and veteran music industry lawyer turned entrepreneur Fred Goldring…from promo submission

The Entertainment

Track: Sunset Somewhere  From: Sunset Somehwere (single) Label: Haven Records Out: Now

“Hi! I’m Ben Hewerdine of The Entertainment. I’m a 28 year old songwriter living in Cambridge, England. I have many songwriting credits including Simon and The Astronauts. Enjoy my fav song by me. 1234″…artist promo submission

Sonny & The Sunsets

Track: Pink Cake  From: Self Awareness Through Macrame (album) Label: Rocks in Your Head Records Out: Album out 01 September 2023

Another gem from the upcoming Sonny & The Sunsets surfaces today. “Pink Cake” is a light and lofty jangler. Smith continues to dig into a sound that’s timeless and true — a feeling of nostalgia washed clean in the morning rain. The song strums into view on a loose acoustic cascade before Sonny sinks into a slightly askew delivery, leaning into bright, wobbly harmonies that fit cozy like a favorite sweater…read the full review at Raven Sings The Blues here.

Smug Brothers

Track: Let Me Know When It’s Yes  From: In The Book of Bad Ideas (album) Label: Anyway Records Out: Album out 08 September 2023

Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter Kyle Melton expressed his thoughts on the song, stating, “Almost as soon as we’d recorded it, we all kinda knew this was the “hit” from the album. Lots of jangly guitars with a few surprises in the arrangement, which was a lot of fun to put together.

For me, it’s about as straightforward a pop song as I would write; both musically and lyrically, it’s pretty relatable. Sometimes you have to be patient until someone or something gives you the green light and the moment is right.”…Read full review at The Fire Note here.

Curves

Track: Laundry  From: Laundry (album) Label: Instant Records Out: Album out 01 September 2023

Curves is a scruffy three-piece band from Vancouver, Canada. They enjoy making a wide variety of songs, from short poppy bangers to slightly longer catchy slappers. Curves is Jet Simon, Luis Gonzalez, and Sarah Richards.

After knowing each other for years, they realized that they all know how to play music so they should probably do something about that. With a series of EPs the past few years, you can always be sure there is something curvy in the works. Hell, maybe they’ll even make an album if they can muster the patience…from promo submission

Romanie

Track: Are We There Yet?  From: Are We There Yet ? (album) Label: Self released Out: Album out 08 September 2023

Romanie has announced her highly anticipated debut album ‘Are We There Yet?’ and shared the stunning title track.

Romanie’s power lies in her storytelling – her ability to see the world beyond the noise and channel her introspections into piercingly relatable yet beautiful songs. Her latest single ‘Are We There Yet?’ taps into the nuanced feeling of being never enough, of always striving for the next thing. With this she primes the landscape for her debut album, a body of work exploring the intricacies and intensity of time itself.

Speaking about the new single, Romanie explained, “The idea for the song came from a prominent feeling in my life where I always feel like I’m looking towards the next goal, dreaming about the next thing. Always running out of time and feeling like seconds are slipping through my fingers. Especially throughout lockdown, I felt like I was aging but nothing else was happening and I got so frustrated by what felt like missed opportunities.”…read full review at Broken 8 Records here.

Group Therapy

Track: It Happens  From: Try Again (EP) Label: Self released Out: Now

Swirling between the chanteuse lo-fi of Snail Mail and the 90s jangly indie-pop of The Sundays this Toronto based foursome are never short of beautiful.

Sam Slick

Track: Still You’re Here With Me  From: Still You’re Hear With Me (single) Label: Pickled Publishing Out: Album out 08 September 2023

There are many songs about falling in love, and many about falling out of love, but I wanted to tell the story of staying in love. It’s not quite as glamorous, but I wanted to give a realistic portrait of staying together….artists promo submission

Buzz Zeemer

Track: Shelley Don’t Mind  From: Lost and Found (album) Label: Main Street Music Records Out: Album out 08 September 2023

Long standing Philly based jangly power-pop seemingly intent on underlying ‘they are back’ with this second single from their forthcoming Lost and Found album that promises the absolute best of the genres yesteryear.

Tractor Beam

Track: Backseat  From: Turtles All The Way (album) Label: Kingfisher Bluez Out: Now

Sam Stevens (Drums) and Sarah Morris (Cello) and rounded out with a rotating cast of collaborators, contributors and friends; Tractor Beam is an ever changing ode to the Y2K indie revival, 60’s songwriting and DIY ethos. In the year and a half since their inception – they’ve become a key act in the Vancouver local music scene, appearing in festival lineups and local venues across the city, drawing attention for their cathartic songwriting and instrumentation…from the promo submission

Desk Lamps

Track: Off White  From: I Hope It Ends Ok (album) Label: Self released Out: Now

This debut album of LA’s Kevin Adamson and Rob Rieben (aka Desk Lamps) offers, scratchy agitated lo-fi, coursed with the most DIY of The Cleaners From Venus production techniques.

Juniper Honey

Track: Why Did You Call?  From: Why Did You Call? (single) Label: Jackleg Records with Tone & Soul Out: Now

Emerging indie rock group Juniper Honey are adding to their already exciting 2023 with their latest single, “Why Did You Call?” today. Following their self-titled EP and a string of new singles under their belt already this year, the new single further expands on the band’s colorful riffs while diving deep into emotional lyrics.

Through animated guitar pacing and a charismatic backbeat, the band depicts the transcendent feelings of optimism surrounding the all-too-relatable experience of a relationship slipping through the cracks…read full review at Prelude Press here.

Hyll

Track: Mike  From: Sŵn o’r Stafell Arall (album) Label: Recordiau Jigcal Records Out: Album out end of July 2023.

Following the release of ‘Hanner Marathon’ on 23rd June, Hyll are set to share ‘Mike’, their second single taken from their upcoming debut album, and it sees the band break new ground.

Inspired by the likes of Nick Cave, Walt Whitman, Virginia Woolf, the post-industrial landscape of Cwm Cynon and “a guy from Seoul who Iwan met at a house party”, ‘Mike’ is an examination of identity, history and different types of personal relationships that shape our lives. Put on your seatbelts for this journey…from promo submission

Your Heart Breaks

Track: Do you dare to dream with me? (feat. Wynne Greenwood) From: The Wrack Line (album) Label: Kill Rock Stars Out: Now 

Clyde Petersen shares his thoughts:

“I love how, despite the heavy feelings that accompanied much of the writing of the album, the end result came out bright and upbeat for the most part. I think this is due to the wonderful talents of local musicians Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson from LAKE on guitar and bass and Katherine Paul from Black Belt Eagle Scout on the drums.

Filtered through their hands, these songs took on new life, and I am so happy to have so many dear friends voices singing on these tracks. For me the album is a place to visit life-long friends, to think back on our punk DIY lives of the late ’90s and early 2000s and to reflect on all of our mistakes and growth along the way.”…read full review from New Noise Magazine here.

The Creepy Crawlies

Track: Yolk Of Love  From: Weeds (album) Label: Self released Out: Album out 15 September 2023

Yolk of Love is the third single from The Creepy Crawlies upcoming album Weeds. A drumless song inspired by dream pop, softer shoegaze, and indie folk propelled by guitars, Wurlitzer, vocal harmonies and subtle electronic ephemera, Chris says “it’s a song about the feeling of falling out of love, the tragic terror and mystery of it slipping your grasp despite any best efforts”…from the promo submission.

Far Caspian

Track: Pool  From: The Last Remaining Light (album) Label: Tiny Library Records Out: Now 

While much of The Last Remaining Light carries Far Caspian’s previous sound of lush, subtle bedroom lulls, there are moments where Johnston branches out toward a cohesive rock tone, like on “Pool.”

Here he maintains a heavier guitar tone, almost acting as the centerpiece over Johnston’s quiet vocals…see full review at Treblezine here.

Oslo Twins

Track: Back to Nothing  From: Back To Nothing EP (album) Label: Fascination Street Records Out: Now 

With all the tracks produced by Ali Chant (Yard Act, Aldous Harding, Katy J Pearson), each release only seems to get catchier. “Back to Nothing”, however, is simple in the best way.

Oslo Twins manage to strike a clever balance between laid-back and upbeat. A steady chugging rhythm and aptly melodic basslines are married with ethereal synths to create an early 2010s folk-pop sound. It doesn’t try to stretch musical boundaries, but it certainly pleases the ears…read full review at The Line Of Best Fit here.

Brian Noyes

Track: Knowing  From: Knowing / Doomsday (single) Label: Plume Records Out: Now 

Noyes worked with producer Jason Quever (Papercuts, Cass McCombs, and Beach House) in Los Angeles and with Andy Meyer and Nicholas Wilbur at The Unknown in Anacortes, Washington. The single “Knowing” is a wurlitzer-driven ballad featuring 12-string guitar, mellotron, and celeste, while the darker B-side, “Doomsday,” pairs nylon guitar with a midi-controlled pipe organ.

Through his music, Brian Noyes establishes himself as an artist with a distinct sound, blending elements of psych folk, baroque pop, and introspective songwriting…from promo submission

Dave Goddess Group

Track: Hey Romeo  From: Hey Romeo (single) Label: Emotional Records Out: Now

“The music we play is rough, ragged, and soulful–pure American roots rock. We dig deep and we’re always just a little out of control. That makes it fun for us and hopefully fun for the audience.” –Dave Goddess

The Pierce Kingans

Track: Burger Baron (feat Want Ango)  From: Burger Baron (feat Want Ango)

(single) Label: Boat Dreams From The Hill Out: Now

The quirky, usually lo-fi Canadians get their jangly the Roves style garage meets jangle-pop on in this latest instalment of their always invigorating sound.

Coyle Girelli

Track: Museum Day  From: Museum Day (single) Label: Self released Out: Now

Coasting along on a bright dappled instrumental sound, Girelli’s crooner vocals are cool and expressive with the kind of sonorous timbre that recalls Matt Berninger from The National, but with added verve and expression. Girelli’s continued strength is his inherent pop sensibilities that are cloaked in a sense of deep yearning and romanticism, and ‘Museum Day’ is no exception: an incandescent ray of filtered joy, tempered with a guilding of melancholy, eloquently expressing desire and love…read full review at Backseat Mafia here.

Pony Girl

Track: I Believe in Nothing  From: Laff It Off (album) Label: Paper Bag Records Out: Album out 01 September 2023

Back it June we shared the title track from Laff It Off, the forthcoming album from Ottawa-Hull’s Pony Girl on Paper Bag Records. The record has been described as a sister record of previous release Enny One Will Love You, and the first single was itself a twin of past song, ‘Running in Circles‘.

Where the latter offered simmering anger in the face of another mundane day in work, ‘Laff It Off’ lived up to the titular motto and chose a more positive view. “The new single presents us with the same situation but reacts differently,” as we put it, “a refusal in the face of the employment grindstone which emerges with bright humanity intact.”…read full review at Various Small Flames here.