Remember Smoosh? They were the adorable sisters out of Seattle that released their first record in 2004 when they were 10 and 12, and got a lot of attention for being talented and bouncy and charming. You know, these girls: Well, Asya and Chloe are all grown up and now are called Chaos Chaos. Asy […]
God, I love Pond. They’re from Perth, Australia, they share a couple of members with Tame Impala, and I assume they smoke copious amounts of weed. If, like me, you read Highlights magazine as a kid, imagine Pond as the “Goofus” to Tame Impala’s “Gallant”. They’re goofy and affable and don’t spend a lot of […]
I can confidently say that Lee Fields is the only artist on Sound it Out to date who has had a record released in the 60’s. Mr. Fields has been making gritty, heartfelt music for 43 years on 12 different record labels. “Still Gets Me Down” is a B-side to the “Just Can’t Win” 7″ […]
Helado Negro (aka Roberto Lange) is hard to explain. He’s from all over the place—Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, and now Brooklyn. He’s an accomplished installation artist, and he also makes sexy, mysterious music that melds English and Spanish vocals. The new Helado Negro record is called Double Youth, and it’s his most ambitious and diverse to […]
I’ve been thoroughly obsessed with this band since early in the year and feel compelled to share since I never hear about them here in the states. Young Fathers are a trio based in Edinburgh by way of Liberia, Nigeria and (native) Scotland. Their music is an inspiring mash of hip hop and psychedelic weirdness […]
Philly’s Purling Hiss makes joyfully maniacal rock music. They’ve harnessed their energy into a bunch of surprisingly catchy songs on their forthcoming record Weirdon (Sept 23). “Forcefield of Solitude” leads off the new album with fuzzy guitars and psychedelic overtones. Please enjoy it below. Check out Purling Hiss on tour this fall, including some stoner-friendly shows with Meatbodies: Wed. Sept. 24 […]
Here’s a super fun blast of psychedelic ROCK from LA band Meatbodies. Chief Meatbody Chad Ubovich has played with Mikal Cronin and FUZZ, but this project took shape in the studio with only Chad and producer Eric “King Riff” Bauer. They eventually recruited a “dream team” of friends to play on the record, and the […]
Oh my. I haven’t been this immediately delighted by a new band in a while. Happyness is a trio from South London. Their debut album “Weird Little Birthday” came out in June, though they also released an EP early this year AND they have another EP coming out in September. It’s remarkable to me that […]
Kyle Connolly is 23, from Toronto, and very talented. He wrote a bunch of songs, recruited a band to play them and called it WISH. The self-titled debut record is out on August 26 and it’s full of fuzzy psychedelia. I especially like the track below called “Retro Grade”.
In line with Blue’s post below, there seems to be a new wave resurgence going on right now and it doesn’t sadden me one bit. Merchandise are a young band from Tampa, Florida, but you’d believe me if I told you they came out of the UK and released their first record in 1989. I […]