has that cool vibe.  We do something like that on airborne.

Second single off our debut EP "Only For Uz", out 25/3 with Foehn Records.

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Recorded with Brian Hunt at El Invernadero.
Mixed by Joe Walker (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard).
Mastered by Alejandro Tena.
Artwork by MatteoCaro.

Time Is Passing U By

Mise En Place out May 5, 2017 via Father/Daughter Records
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Mise En Place

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Alex Napping - You've Got Me

Aron D'Alesio's self-titled album is out August 25th via Paper Bag Records.

Pre-order the limited edition coloured vinyl here: https://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/aron-dalesio

Aron D'Alesio - Diamond Ring

Recorded by Ian Doerr, Jeremy Lee Given, and Josh Northcutt 
Mixed by Mark Leombruni
Mastered at Machines With Magnets by Seth Manchester and Keith Souza

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produced by Jason Balla and Gabe MG. Mastered by Mike Bridavsky.

Leggy Singles

Not What You Need

Pre-order now: https://smarturl.it/usedtoyesterday

Smokescreens began as a love letter to the Flying Nun scene of the 1980’s and it’s outlying bands. Chris Rosi and Corey Cunningham had become friends when the pair toured together in their bands Plateaus and Terry Malts in 2011. By 2015 both had moved to Los Angeles where they began the band in earnest with Rosi on guitar and Cunningham on bass. After getting their sea legs playing the bars and bowling alleys of Southern California, the duo recruited engineer/drummer Jon Greene to help them commit their shambolic paeans to kiwi pop onto tape. Recorded in a disused dairy factory and mixed in mono, their self-titled debut came out on Cunningham’s label Parked In Hell in February of 2017 and was reissued by Spain’s Meritorio Records later that summer.

After the passing of Jon Greene, the pair re-grouped with drummer Brice Bradley and bassist Jenny Moffett, a move that enabled Cunningham to switch to lead guitar and keyboards. The group worked tirelessly, nurturing their sound and writing batches of songs with steadfast dedication. They soon decamped to Primitive Ears, a small studio in North Hollywood, where they tracked the 10 songs that make up "Used To Yesterday." After a handful of quicksilver sessions, the group brought the tapes to producer Kyle Mullarky (The Allah-lahs) who created a final mix that really captures the band's rhythmic drive and melodic verve.

"Used To Yesterday" continues Smokescreen’s zeal for New Zealand pop but also incorporates influences from the more melodic side of Messthetics-era DIY pop and expands into classic indie pop territory, a natural fit for the group’s new label Slumberland Records. First single "The Lost Song" perfectly encapsulates where the band is coming from on this new record; literally a lost demo from the group's earliest days, it is here given a NZ-meets-Athens GA arrangement, galloping along at an urgent clip and packed with guitars that strum and jangle in magical unison.

Where Smokescreens really excel is in the quality of their songwriting and the ability to incorporate a disparate set of influences while still forging their own sound and identity. The song "Used To Yesterday" is classic power-pop, riding a chunky three chord riff and leavened by a bright, clanging lead. Elsewhere we find nods to The Velvet Underground ("Fool Me"), The Clean ("Someone New") and SF's beloved The Aislers Set ("Waiting For Summer"). Smokescreens are such skilled writers and keen students of sound that their cover of the über-obscure NZ band Wasp Factory's "Steel Blue Skies" fits in seamlessly. Album closer "Falling Down" could be a lost single from LA's paisley underground and definitely leaves the listener itching to hear where the band goes next.

Used To Yesterday

Smokescreens - Someone New

Judy's Lament

We'll Shine is a song about rebuilding and overcoming the struggles as individuals and accepting failure as a means of doing things differently the next time around.

 Written, recorded, mixed and produced by Will Gonzalez (Banana Cream). 

Released off of Circulate Music | Dreamtime Palace

We'll Shine

Recorded at The Hobby Shop Studio West in Highland Park, CA Produced by Trends and Andrew Murdock
Engineered by Marina Paiz 
Mixed by Andrew Murdock
Mastered by Mike Wells

Branches - Single

Branches

Written and performed by Scott English and Josh Kemp.
Produced by Connor Jones at Humm Studios, Bristol.
Mastered by Pete Maher.

Artwork by Chris Lacy and Scott English.
Photography by André Baumecker.

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