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Here's the top tunes that have kept my Soundcloud world spinning around in 2017.

They're listed in no particular order.

I hope you enjoy listening to these tunes as much as I have.

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Dean Bromley's Soundcloud Best of 2017

Dream/Jangle Pop Jan/Feb 2017

Great music from artists not featuring (yet?) on the blog

Great Noise Pop & Post Rock

More essential cuts of shoegaze, dreampop, spacerock, blisspop, lo-fi,krautrock, electronica, psychedelia and more.

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Shoegaze, dreampop & psych playlist #165*

From the New Dog album 'Classic Ballroom Dances', available for pre-order at https://newdog.bandcamp.com/album/classic-ballroom-dances

Out on Kill Rock Stars on June 2nd, 2015

Anar Badalov is New Dog, but Classic Ballroom Dances is no trick; this intimate and enthralling album is the next installment in the career of this promising young songwriter. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 80s, Anar’s family immigrated to Baltimore, MD during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Anar grew up in Baltimore and was in two notable bands, Metal Hearts and Travels, between 2004 and 2014.

With the dissolution of Travels, Anar began working on his own for the first time. Classic Ballroom Dances, like the first New Dog album Lost Weekend, was recorded alone in his apartment. Anar describes the process: “Not having someone to lean on, musically, is both terrifying and doubly rewarding. You work at your own pace, and set your own rules.”

The title was inspired by the poem of the same name by Yugoslavian poet Charles Simic. Simic has said that list poems like Classic Ballroom Dances are “the poetic equivalent of quilt-making.” Long before Anar read this poem or heard of the poet, this was the way he approached songwriting. “I’d like to think that at least a handful of songs on this album capture something like what Simic is talking about,” he says. Simic is one of Anar’s biggest influences. Others include Lee Hazlewood, Frank O'Hara, Mark Linkous, John Berryman, Raymond Carver, Anton Chekhov, Townes Van Zandt and guitarist Mick Turner.

New Dog - The Airport Lobby

All tracks written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Reem Nabhani & Liam Dargaville from HEAVY with the exception of...

Additional Vocals written and performed by Elvin Alfaro on Kush Mansion, Nap Rap, Double Stout & Seven Blunts.

Kush Mansion Ft. LVJ

Sinewy

DIEGO CORRALES - VOZ - GUIT - SYNTH
ANDRES JORQUERA - BAJO
NICO RAVINET - BATERIA - PERCUSIONES - SYNTH

GRABADO Y MEZCLADO EN ESTUDIOS LAUTARO, SANTIAGO-CHILE, ENTRE ABRIL Y OCTUBRE DEL 2015 POR PABLO GIADACH Y FLAME.
ASISTENTE SONIDO MAD LUCAS ARAVENA
MASTERIZADO POR CHRIS HANZSEK EN SEATTLE-WA, USA.
Todos los temas compuestos por FLAME.
Todos las letras por Diego Corrales.
Fotografias por Andrés Navarro (ANG fotografia)

(*) DISTRIBUIDO POR VOLODIA DISCOS, MARZO 2016

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Agradecemos a toda la gente que ha estado cerca de nosotros, que nos ha tirado pa' arriba siempre y nos ha hecho crecer, ustedes saben quienes son.

FLAME - EN BORDE - 09 - Conexión

FLAME - EN BORDE - 06 - EMe

FLAME - EN BORDE - 05 - Hielo

FLAME - EN BORDE - 03 - A La Nada

"I Figured You Out" is the first single from Elliott Smith's 'Either/Or: Expanded Edition,' out March 10th, 2017 on 2LP, 2CD, and MP3 on Kill Rock Stars. Pre-order 'Either/Or: Expanded Edition' today at http://bit.ly/elliotteitheror

This song was recorded as a demo for Mary Lou Lord, who later recorded a version (produced, performed, recorded, and mixed by Elliott Smith) for
her Martian Saints EP (KRS-264). Neil Gust plays doubled drums. Recorded by Elliott Smith at Heatmiser House in 1995. Mixed by Larry Crane, May 2010, at Jackpot! Recording Studio.

I’ve seen you watching her every time she crosses the floor,
So won’t you just go and talk to the one you really adore.
I’m getting pretty used to being the one that you always ignore When somebody wants you—I’ve seen it before.
You’re every kind of caller—there ain’t nothing that you won’t claim— You’re ambition and promise, you’re addiction to fame.
And everyone has a dollar sign after their name—
And when somebody wants you, you treat ‘em just the same.
So go on and pick up—
You don’t care what poison you choose
And what person you lose—it should have been me, yeah— Shouldn’t it be?
Crushing quiet blows in through your window
To someone who wants you that you’ll never know.
But I’ll pick up around you and clear everything out, Leave you where I found you—I figured you out.
Leave you where I found you—I figured you out.


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'Either/Or is' widely regarded as Elliott’s best album, and remains his best-selling.  To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of this masterpiece, Kill Rock Stars proudly presents 'Either/Or: Expanded Edition.'  This album features the original tracks carefully remastered from original tapes under the supervision of Larry Crane, owner of Jackpot! Studios and archivist of the Estate of Elliott Smith.  The additional content features five live multi-track recordings from the Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia WA in 1997, as well as three previously unreleased studio recordings and one b-side gem.  The double LP is packaged in a gatefold jacket that includes an insert of the original liner notes, a postcard of the original master tapes, and several never-before seen photos.  This gorgeous collection is an essential listen for longtime fans and newcomers alike.

Either/Or: Expanded Edition

Elliott Smith - I Figured You Out

New song to bring in the New year. Hope everyone has a great 2017, keep on dancing.

Lyrics

I'll bleed black and blue for your heartstrings 
Out in the fields nothing seems the same 
You chose your way through the mountain range
It's all a game, it's all a game until all the toys break 

She sent a letter, it addressed to home
She didn't know that it would be this cold
Left out at sunrise from her broken poem
But it's just the same, it's just the same until she knows what it takes

I've been calling a while but you don't seem to pick up 
Drifting out of town and you've got it all figured out now
I've been dreaming of sun, head up in the clouds
Drifting out of town and you've got it all figured out now
I've been calling a while but you don't seem to pick up 
Drifting out of town and you've got it all figured out now
I've been dreaming of sun, head up in the clouds
Drifting out of town and you've got it all figured out now

The Great Escape

Chain of Pink

August

Lazy Legs - August

2nd single off the Rainbrother debut album 'Tales From the Drought'
Vinyl & downloads available at Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2t6Hhuu
Spotify: http://sptfy.com/1TDD
iTunes: https://apple.co/2F0DLmV

Tales From the Drought

Blue

Gold Connections - "New Religion"
Off the self-titled debut EP out March 31st on Fat Possum

Pre-order: http://smarturl.it/GC.EP

Gold Connections - New Religion

Artwork by Charlotte van den Arend 

 XY EP dropping 19th Jan 2017

http://hypem.com/track/2kem9/Treasureseason+-+The+Rush please <3 and share on hypem :)

The Rush

From the upcoming EP that's going to drop at the end of January

Driftless

Be Mine

Fallen   (W/ Filipe from Duelectrum)

Download / stream ’Star Roving’: https://slowdive.lnk.to/star-roving

STAR ROVING

Slowdive - Star Roving

Feedback Over Talent

When

The Veldt - Symmetry https://youtu.be/xLlRYOy9nNM
The Veldt - Slow Grind https://youtu.be/2DZE61yu_7g

North Carolina based indie retail store and label Schoolkids Records have announced that two exclusive limited-edition vinyl titles will be released as part of the Tenth Annual Record Store Day event, to be held on April 22nd, 2017.

Legendary North Carolina band The Veldt return with a new single “Symmetry”, available exclusively as a 7” single for Record Store Day 2017.  The lead track and its b-side counterpart “Slow Grind” are two of the best songs released in the band’s 28-year history.  Often compared to the Cocteau Twins, Ride and Lush, this is a must-have for any shoegaze aficionado.  http://secondmotionrecords.com/artists/the-veldt.html

The Veldt formed in the late 80’s in Raleigh amongst the royalty of the legendary North Carolina music scene, including bands such as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, The Connells, Dillon Fence, The dBs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Ryan Adams. Pitchfork recently included their album 'Afrodisiac' in the top 50 shoegaze albums ever released. 

The band has just finished up a US tour with Phantogram, playing sold-out shows every night and winning over tons of new fans in each city.  They will soon be heading out on a string of East Coast dates with their pals (and seminal 4AD band) Modern English, as well with a new EP 'The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur: The Drake Equation', which is slated for worldwide release in June 2017. Neither 'Symmetry" nor 'Slow Grind' are on the forthcoming EP, so they can only be obtained on this 7” exclusive single.  

Dutch indie legends Bettie Serveert return on their 25th Anniversary with their 11th Studio Album “Damaged Good”. This limited edition exclusive transparent magenta Vinyl LP (with beautiful gatefold packaging) will include a digital download and full CD. This is the only version of the LP or CD available in North America. This is one of 'The Betties' most diverse albums so far, including songs ranging from 60 seconds to an 8 min epos and everything in between.

This LP experience is intense, raw and tender, but it is also passionate and fierce. Some songs will definitely remind people of their classic 'Palomine', the debut album that started everything 25 years ago. The album is recorded and mixed with Jesse Beuker, with whom Canadian-born vocalist Carol van Dyk and lead guitarist Peter Visser have worked before on their Australian project 'Me & Stupid'. This collection of 11 tracks also includes the rock duet 'Love Sick' with Peter te Bos, vocalist from the famous Dutch band Claw Boys Claw. 

These titles are very limited and will only be available at your local independent record store nationwide.  For a list of participating stores and a list of all 2017 Record Store Day releases for the US, please visit http://www.recordstoreday.com and please call your local record shop to find out more details!
 
Label Contact: Stephen Judge schoolkidsrecordsnc@gmail.com
Retail: http://www.schoolkidsrecords.com
Label: http://www.secondmotionrecords.com
The Veldt: http://secondmotionrecords.com/artists/the-veldt.html

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Soundcloud  https://soundcloud.com/theveldtmusic 
Reverbnation https://www.reverbnation.com/theveldt

Symmetry (RSD 7")

Symmetry

Ciervo de Miyajima

First single from the upcoming album Saudade.
Out in July.

Fifth & Mainview

Dark waters

whatever's on your mind

 It's a special face. With conviction. / Got to make it great. On a mission. The beginning / New finds. New finds and old dreams. / And everything's starting now. /Adios L.A.. Ornamental. I'm not staying / Each is ours to take. On a mission /The beginning /New finds. New finds and old dreams. / And everything's starting now. /What makes it so great? Destination. I'm not staying. / Couldn't make you wait. With permission. The beginning. / ooh you're playing / It's a special face. With conviction.  / Got to make it great. On a mission. The beginning

Marnie Stern -  Year of the Glad

La La La

Wild Patterns is a tiny music blog with a taste for dreamy vibes, hazy textures and deep feels. Covered genres include: dream pop, shoegaze, psych pop, bedroom pop, slowcore, ambient, chillwave/glo-fi, witch house, wave, alternative r&b, alt pop etc.