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New Additions to Radio K - Albums
New albums, now in rotation
Andrew Sa - American Rough
Debut record from this crooning cowboy based in Chicago. Gossamer-like vocals with delicate western accompaniment. Perfect for the end of Pride Month!
RIYL: Orville Peck, Margo Price, Lana Del Ray
Fav track: Lavender Cowboy, American Rough
Debut record from this crooning cowboy based in Chicago. Gossamer-like vocals with delicate western accompaniment. Perfect for the end of Pride Month!
RIYL: Orville Peck, Margo Price, Lana Del Ray
Fav track: Lavender Cowboy, American Rough
Chanel Beads - Your Day Will Come (ii)
Chanel Beads is the stage name of NYC-based artist Shane Lavers. Dubbed 'cloud rock' for their mix of analog and digital elements, Your Day Will Come is the follow up to their buzzy debut from 2024.... which was also titled Your Day Will Come.
RIYL: Alex G, Ear, Smerz, Phoebe Bridgers
Fav track: Song for the Messenger (my biggest earworm all week!)
Castlebeat - Castlebeat II
Bedroom lo-fi indie rock. Glittery and droning. The songs are all written, recorded and produced by frontman Josh Hwang.
RIYL: DIIV, Launder, Beach Fossils
Fav track: Awake
Bedroom lo-fi indie rock. Glittery and droning. The songs are all written, recorded and produced by frontman Josh Hwang.
RIYL: DIIV, Launder, Beach Fossils
Fav track: Awake
Sequoia - So Long
Singer-songwriter from Portland OR. Simple, lush visions of 70s folk.
RIYL: Ramsey Thornton, Alex Amen, Jim Crocce
Fav track: Protege <- all about driving a used mazda, instant way into my heart
Singer-songwriter from Portland OR. Simple, lush visions of 70s folk.
RIYL: Ramsey Thornton, Alex Amen, Jim Crocce
Fav track: Protege <- all about driving a used mazda, instant way into my heart
Doc Rhombus - Into the Soundstorms
LOCAL solo sound collage artist. Hazy mix of acoustic and electronic elements
RIYL: Beck, The Busy Signals, The War on Drugs
Fav track: Out of Time
LOCAL solo sound collage artist. Hazy mix of acoustic and electronic elements
RIYL: Beck, The Busy Signals, The War on Drugs
Fav track: Out of Time
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Piano & Voice EP
Classic act from the blog rock era of 2000's indie rock. This EP features sparse piano rock arrangements of their classic songs
RIYL: Arcade Fire, The Smiths, Elton John
Classic act from the blog rock era of 2000's indie rock. This EP features sparse piano rock arrangements of their classic songs
RIYL: Arcade Fire, The Smiths, Elton John
Styrofoam Winos - Any River
Cute Nashville based indie rock. Several members have played with MJ Lenderman as members of his touring band The Wind, and the whole band is credited on his live cover of Long Black Veil. The members frequently swap instruments and share lead vocals.
RIYL: Yo La Tengo, Greg Freeman, Smog / Bill Callahan
Fav track: Pearls
Cute Nashville based indie rock. Several members have played with MJ Lenderman as members of his touring band The Wind, and the whole band is credited on his live cover of Long Black Veil. The members frequently swap instruments and share lead vocals.
RIYL: Yo La Tengo, Greg Freeman, Smog / Bill Callahan
Fav track: Pearls
Guitar Wolf - More Jet
Cult classic Japanese garage punk band. Guitar Wolf have been putting out records since the mid 90s with a super fuzzed out proto-punk sound.
RIYL: Iggy and The Stooges, Black Flag, The Hives
Fav track: all of em fr
Cult classic Japanese garage punk band. Guitar Wolf have been putting out records since the mid 90s with a super fuzzed out proto-punk sound.
RIYL: Iggy and The Stooges, Black Flag, The Hives
Fav track: all of em fr
Fly Anakin - (The) Forever Dream: Night Shift
Vanguard Pick ! Rap from Richmond VA. This is an extension of his album from last year with the same name.
RIYL: Mike, Freddie Gibbs, Pink Siifu
Vanguard Pick ! Rap from Richmond VA. This is an extension of his album from last year with the same name.
RIYL: Mike, Freddie Gibbs, Pink Siifu
Alex Amen - Sun of Amen
Gorgeous out-of-time folk voice. Amen's music is very rooted in nature, and the South West US in particular.
RIYL: John Denver, Neil Young
Fav track: Diamonds
Gorgeous out-of-time folk voice. Amen's music is very rooted in nature, and the South West US in particular.
RIYL: John Denver, Neil Young
Fav track: Diamonds
Jordan Patterson - Songs From A Valley Girl
Offbest singer-songwriter from California with gorgeous fluttery vocals.
RIYL: Fiona Apple, Bjork
Fav track: Cinderella
Offbest singer-songwriter from California with gorgeous fluttery vocals.
RIYL: Fiona Apple, Bjork
Fav track: Cinderella
New Additions to Radio K - Singles
New singles, now in rotation
Chat Pile - Deep Blue
Sludge Metal from Texas!
RIYL: Black Midi, Protomartyr, Soundgarden
Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys
Debut single off her hotly anticipated third album, coming out in August
RIYL: Alex G, Boygenius
Pokey LaFarge - The Thing
really fun retro rock'n'roll
RIYL: The Black Keys / Dan Aurebach, Low Cut Connie
Weezer - We Might As Well Be Strangers (feat. Wednesday)
Karly Hartzman, my goat !
RIYL: Weezer
Artificial Go - Triple Ones b/w Jane Ate The Apple Seed
Jangle pop from Cincinnati
Alex Dupree - You're A Dog
singer-songwriter from Texas
Erick The Architect - No Doubt (I'm in Love)
Vanguard Pick ! Brooklyn-based rapper
bird dog - pov
LOCAL really pretty lofi pop
Julia Jacklin - Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)
Singer-Songwriter from Australia
