Millions is the latest project from Randall Sena, a kind of musical mufasa for his hometown, having been in a slew of highly influencial bands to the area, and running his own DIY studio “certain Sparks’, on top of all that he rolls out these sensational lo fi pop gems. What began originally as recordings and writing with local groups like Oso, Tall Tales, and Sparrows Gate, Randall has been honing down on his craft and Millions is the Outcome.

Here’s a brand new compilation of lo-fi unsigned goodness from alice mange son coeur, entitled You’re In My Blood. A highlight is the hauntingly simple “Surfing,” courtesy of British bedroom pop lady KEEL HER. Spice Mouse is good too. Download You’re In My Blood HERE.

Richard Greenan.

Magnet Mountain by Jet Set Sail

Pizza & Regret by His Master’s Noise Records

1994! / Algernon Cadwallader / Snowing / Boys and Sex by slowgrowthrecords

For Dylan, From Africa by Gracie

Sipping on my fourth cup of coffee and smoking my last cigarette, I strangely dream of the 50’s. Not the McCarthyism or the red scares: I imagine the baby boomers, the optimism, the All American High School football games and small town USA’s. It’s this sleepwalking element that I believe Gracie is able to perfectly capture, particularly with For Dyaln, From Africa.

Range Rover is a group bearing simple melodic gems, lofi feel good tunes, and echo-y ethereal dream pop. Their melodic trickles and ambient vibes are like therapy for your ears.  Funky soulful vibes carried by anthem style drums and percussive rhythms are sure to rock your head into submission. You can hear more Range Rover via their Bandcamp.

by alex auclair

Coolrunning’s -”Thunderbirds”

Work Drugs make superb baby making music, to be blunt. Smooth Seductive tracks with pretty breathy vocals, very reminesant to Casa Del Mirto, Evenings, and Waskerly Way. Lo Fi cruising jams for the laid back soul. 2 step drum beats with shimmering synth and pads, ghostly and haunted this tracks leave you wanting more. personally im excited for this release, they have alot of potential for killer replay value. you can check the tracks they have posted thus far on their soundcloud HERE. Benjamin and thomas create a awesome pairing in these superb lo fi tracks, check em out in all their glory below.

Witch Gardens – Fiesta Texas

Spelunks: 2 of a Kind
Lo-fi, slightly electro rock outlet Spelunks off of Sleepout Recordings offers contemplative tracks thanks to the meandering bass vocals and simply crafted mix of guitar/bass/drum/synth. Tracks like 2 of a Kind offer a lulling effect with standout instrumentals and simple, relatable lyrics. The solely instrumental Cchhuurrnn sees the group getting a bit more post-rock with plenty of guitar feedback. Head over to the bandcamp page and see for yourself with the free three track download off of their album Midpointing.

FEELINGS – FEELINGS

FEELINGS – HEY

By: Stephanie Glass

The mysterious and enigmatic environments in this song hold true to the eccentric name choice. Wu Lyf, is a post punk garage act who fit into the realm of  bands likeThe Birthday Party, Einstürzende Neubauten, & Bauhaus. Their songs drenched in crunchy guitar with ethereal overtones seem to capture a nice aesthetic. On a personal note, I immediatley added this to my playlist with Zola Jesus & Tearist. Be sure to check out their video above, and dig those skeletal vibes…

Ducktails: Hamilton Road

Woods: Military Madness

New York and New Jersey are joining hands with the upcoming tour of lo-fi psychedelic folk goodness that is the Woods and Ducktails tour. Both made major splashes in 2010 and 2011 looks like it will be another excellent year for the blogosphere friendly musicians. Woods, known for their earnest folk-laced songs will be playing a mostly acoustic set that should juxtapose nicely with Ducktails’ more sampling and loop based performing style. The tour agreeably follows the curve of the east coast (starting in Burlington and ending in Baltimore) before Woods hops across the Atlantic to play a series of European shows.

Medication: Farewell Letter

If your familiar at all with the Los Angeles based Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, then you’ve might of heard of Pink’s  earlier work in the freak rock outfit Holy Shit. In this venture, Ariel pink is half of the duo with partner Matt Fishbeck in a kind of Simon and Garfunkel fuzzy folk rock group.

Raw Thrills-Making Love on a Piano

Maybe its the Nagel portrait in the background of this artists face shot, or the ode to classic rock n roll standards that make this act stand out personally. The chill yet noisy ambiance brought on through lo-fi production create a catchy droned pop aesthetic. Raw Thrills is out of New York, with albums released from Olde English Spelling Bee Records. Zak Mering is the man behind this dreamy nostalgic machine, with a slew of synth goodies, and raw tendencies outside of the typical hipster realm of expectation. 

Mexican Summer is pretty good at catching the essence of summer time shenanigans. No Joy is another lo fi noise rock group hell bent on having summer forever. At first listen, No Joy is eerie plucking tiptoeing through walls of noisy summer time rifts. the ghostly feel of both the guitar and the vocals makes the hair on your neck stand up. They just released their first full release on Mexican summer and the tracks are flavorful riffs packed onto beautiful female vocals. Their album Ghost Blonde, is a great ode of production artistry and environmental textures. Currently on tour with fellow Mexican Summer mates Wavves & Best Coast. Be sure this crunchy beach pop trio when they hit your town. you can check out more with one of their videos below

White Woods – Sea Sickened