Kai Tak is an LA-based music collective led by producer Chris King who recently released their debut album, Designed In Heaven Made In Hong Kong. “Until We Leave From Here” is the album’s closing track which features vocals from Chelsey Boy. It’s an anthemic blend of rousing electronic rock and pop with a commanding presence from Boy’s soaring vocals that provide a widescreen sound with a strong emotional connection. Speaking on the track, King adds: “I’ve always been fascinated by the phenomenon of how much more generous and tight-knit communities that deal with poverty are compared to the ..read more

New York-based dream pop outfit Phantom Handshakes is the duo Matt Sklar and Federica Tassan, who are preparing for the release of their new album, Sirens At Golden Hour, which will be released on August 21st. They have recently shared its lead single “Good Intentions”, a track they self-produced in their respective home studios. It’s a shimmering blend of vibrant indie rock with a shuffling spirit, while also carrying significant emotional weight with a bittersweet nature about it. Speaking on the single, they add: “The track was self-produced by us in our respective home studios.The song e ..read more

Talk Bazaar is the project of Brooklyn-based musician Alex DeSimine, who has recently shared his new single “DOOMEDTOGLOOM’, the first single from his new album, WHATSPACE?, due out on August 22nd. The track was written after Trump left office and about how he was still feeling sad even though he thought he’d feel differently. The track captures that bittersweet feeling, sounding both joyful and full of life, but also reflective and with a melancholic spirit. There are traces of Alex G in the way it blends genres in a way that feels natural and very much a sonic creation of its own. Speaking ..read more

Photo by Meg Sweeney Brighton garage-rock trio SHADY BABY recently returned with “Feel It”, their first new release of 2024. It is rock and roll personified, delivering a steady-handed garage rock groove that has a raw power to it that turns back the clocks to bands of the 90s such as The Dandy Warhols and even a bit of Japandroids. This is just no-nonsense great old-fashioned rock and roll. Speaking on the new single, frontman Sam Leaver says: “Feel It started off as a song about grappling with impatience, but along the way it evolved into exploring the uncertainties of new r ..read more

Stelth Ulvang, a touring member of The Lumineers, has stepped forward with a new solo career of his own, with his band The Tigernips. They have recently shared their lead single “Dissolve”, a glimpse of their upcoming album. The track has a loose rather ramshackle raw rock sound that carries with itself a 90s spirit in the vein of Ben Kweller that delivers its sound with a compact and rather authentic touch and delivery. Speaking on the track, Ulvang adds: “Dissolve” is a visceral journey through the late-night mental crumblings of summer, capturing the essence of spontaneity and sincerity ..read more

U.K.-based singer-songwriter james king taps into something pure on his recently shared single “deluge.” The track is the first that he’s created in some time, and the result is something pretty and honest, with a rare sincerity that hits home. There’s a blend of Sufjan Stevens and early Bon Iver to it, with a fragile dreamy folk sound that feels magical. Speaking on the track, king adds: This song was one of the first I made after months of not creating anything, having a broken computer and virtually no inspiration at all. I decided to setup my MacBook so I could start recording songs agai ..read more

London-based duo Blitz Playhouse taps into a hypnotic groove on their recently shared single “Favourite Ghost.” The track captures a steady groove with a bit of a 90s presence to its style and production, one with a seductive and commanding lead vocal performance that has traces of artists like PJ Harvey. There’s a smokey atmosphere to it all, one that completely holds a trance-like stronghold over you as it plays. Enjoy a listen now below. The post Blitz Playhouse – “Favourite Ghost” appeared first on We All Want Someone To Shout For ..read more

Teary is a Los Angeles band that turns back the clocks to the 90s, with a mesmerizing sound on their single “Weave”, the b-side on their split single “Dreamlife.” The track hums along with a specificity that feels engrained in the shoegaze sound of that era, with a blissful set of guitar riffs and equally commanding vocals that have a hazy quality that have a strong hypnotic grip on you – blending together elements of Hum, DIIV, and julie. Enjoy a listen now below. Dreamlife / Weave by Teary The post Teary – “Weave” appeared first on We All Want Someone To Shout For ..read more

Recoverer is a band out of Corona, California led by Ricky Garvey (Big Slur, Castle Pines, Little Climbers) launched shortly after his sober journey started in June 2023. Last month he released his debut EP, i still have bad dreams, featuring tracks like its compelling opener “can you come home?” It’s a track that he says touches on “sobriety, amends with my oldest daughter, and hope for the future.” The track features a blend of electronic and bedroom pop with a 90s emo aesthetic in feel, along with some warm melancholic production in the vein of Day Wave. There’s a hopeful nature to the tra ..read more

Shadowbahn is a new “Can Opener” Kosmische/Krautrock project that has recently let go of their debut single “Can Opener.” The track opens with a steady groove with some psych-infused krautrock elements that feature some groovy guitar riffs that toy with elements of classic Krautrock that feels like a journey through the desert, blended with 60s classic rock elements, with a bit of a modern flare of its own. Enjoy a listen now below. The post Shadowbahn – “Can Opener” appeared first on We All Want Someone To Shout For ..read more