An indie playlist featuring the best Indie pop / rock tracks from May 2023. Full playlist at www.birp.fm // Updated monthly, so save your favorites!  Indie, Bedroom Pop, Lofi, Surf Rock, etc.

Indie Playlist • BIRP! May 2023

A creative departure from the bands signature sound, Only Feel It When I’m With You builds upon the new textures and sounds recently delivered with the surprise drop of Midnight and Under The Surface.

With a slower tempo and mesmerizing melody, the single features the hypnotic vocals of The Jezabels singer Hayley Mary who adds her uniquely melancholic voice to one of the most daringly beautiful tracks Baby Strange have released to date.

Speaking on the collaboration, Hayley says: “I met the Baby Strange lads at the Priory in Glasgow. Loved their vibe and and we hit it off straight away. There’s a great little rock scene bubbling in that city that I’ve missed while I’ve not been able to get there, so I’m incredibly stoked to be part of this track and stay connected with them in a musical way. It’s a killer and I look forward to coming and playing it live with them sometime in the near future. 

Adding to this, Johnny Madden says:  “This is one of the most exciting singles we’ve ever released as a band. Writing it took us completely out of our comfort zone and pushed us into a new territory as writers and players. 
We’ve never had a featured vocalist on a track before, but knew right away that it had to be Hayley. The song just lends itself perfectly to her vocal style.
We’ve known Hayley for a long time so being able to work together on this was so exciting”

The artwork and visuals connected to the single follow on the series of recent releases, exploring an alternative world that offers an insight into the bitter promises of late stage capitalism. Brought to life by Glasgow based Visual Animator ‘Bovine’ the artwork itself has become a talking point for fans and media who eagerly await the next instalment.

The wait is over.

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Only Feel it When I'm With You

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Baby Strange feat. Hayley Mary - Only Feel It When I'm With You

ABOUT LEFT BEHIND

TW: suicide

Left Behind is the first single from pecq’s third EP ‘Amnesia’s Ritual’ - their most personal and powerful record yet, emerging from the experience of losing several friends before their time. Lovingly crafted but emotionally raw, the songs pay tribute to those missed and look unflinchingly at the conflict and chaos of grieving and the vastness of loss.

Left Behind was written in the aftermath of a close friend’s suicide. It explores the multiple detached realities of grief, the way time perception becomes jumbled and non-linear, and the inability to process life moving forward with someone missing.

‘I wrote my first ever songs just after the suicide of one of my closest friends and former bandmate. I think everything I’ve written since then has been about that in some way. Music has been a way to stay connected to them and process the intensity of the things I saw and experienced. This song is the first time I’ve felt able to deal with a lot of stuff I was too scared to revisit before. A big part of that was writing the lyrics with Jakes which helped to distill and accept things that felt too big for my own words. Being able to share these intense feelings has been the best way for me to deal with them. I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if I hadn’t been able to talk to friends and make music’. Nikò

Produced by pecq and Upcycled Sounds: upcycledsounds.co.uk
Mixed by Upcycled Sounds.
Directed by Zak Watson. zakwatsonfilm.com

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pecq - Left Behind

Billy

Heaven Is a Junkyard

Prizefighter

Produced by Exsonvaldes.
Recorded by Exsonvaldes @ Soyuz, Paris.
Mixed by Etienne Caylou.
Mastered by Antoine Bernard @ Square Mastering.
Artwork by Exsonvaldes with help from Aurélie Ingrato.

Words & music by Exsonvaldes. Published by Finalistes.
P & C 2022 Finalistes.

Torino

WOAH - i don't want to die when i'm with you

Stream 'Everglow' now: https://listen.niceguysrecords.com/everglow

After releasing three first singles to promote their upcoming EP ‘sincerely,’, the Oklahoma-based band Chelsea Days is back with a fourth and final single called ‘Everglow’. Still in the same vein as ‘Eyes On You’, ‘Everglow’ is another love song with a more melancholic and sad tone to it that mirrors a relationship where one questions his feelings about the other. Marked by soft guitars and voices, ‘Everglow’ promises to help you get your head cleared & to declare your love to your beloved one!

sincerely,

Everglow

Chelsea Days - Everglow

Artwork: Iris Legendre
www.irislegendre.com/

Co-production: Mark Gage

Lyrics:
Locking eyes with a foe in a floral blue dress
A grin, a name, a weight in the glance, a whirl of ideas
Civilised in person, raw in retreat
Upbahpbahpbahpbahp-biased to ever stop hinting a spark

Distressed sermon, free rogue vermin
Do you wonder? Leave distance?
Hope you feel the parting breath

I’m searching the depths of a faith long lost
All aboard the loco motive, fear not losing track

Any arrow in the heart, just to feel it
Shock of pain into a darkness, numbness

Arrow

Heatherhead

Waking Moment

Awfully Quiet

"Let's hope that our dreams turn out alright"

My incredibly talented wife is releasing a mystery-horror fiction novel called “Evergreen Peaks” this year and it’s beautiful and terrifying and thought provoking and she asked me to help her produce an original soundtrack for the book. “Wine Witch” is the first single from the EP- the chapter where times are good, drinks are flowing, and the party’s on... Until Martha goes missing. We made it into a song that you can dance or surf or eat pizza to.

Learn more about the novel:
https://mailchi.mp/f568cf78f394/everg...

www.calmcanopy.com

Wine Witch

Sylvia Lily & Calm Canopy - Wine Witch

The Last Remaining Light

8th & 84th

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Coolhand Jax - 8th & 84th

Right Way Round

When It's Gone

Shut Ins

Roll With It

Amor Amor - Roll With It

Bathe Alone is the dream-pop moniker of multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone. Taking shape in Atlanta, her haunting approach to songwriting and delicate vocal deliveries often draw comparisons to Beach House, Widowspeak, and The xx.

Growing up with a formal background in classical music, Crone first burrowed her way into the Peach State's indie scene as a teenager. She picked up drums, guitar, and bass early on, where she eventually discovered a distinct identity and connection to each instrument. With a drumming vocabulary more akin to the punk world and ambient guitar drenched in delay, the foundations for Bathe Alone were starting to crystallize.

After tinkering and fine tuning her sound even further, Crone enlisted the help of producer Damon Moon — who immediately recognized an untapped potential in the project. Within months they completed what would become Bathe Alone's debut LP, Last Looks. The 2021 album quickly caught fire and received praise from publications like Under The Radar, DittyTV, and more. Recently the team finished her sophomore full-length, Fall With The Lights Down — due out this summer via Kansas City label The Record Machine. With eyes fixed towards the future, Bathe Alone has a lot to look forward to.

Awfully Quiet

Bathe Alone

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