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We're overdue for a chart show. You know it, we know it, our listeners via the DKFM app vote for it. So it's past time we offered something useful, to show your work. We've spent some hours tallying votes, compiling, then tweaking and building this Top 50 mix to thank you for your votes, and your support of quality independent artists. Please note: this mix is not in vote-total order. […]
New Age Healers have already been burning up the charts in the past two weeks with "Satellites", the first single from their forthcoming album Debris. Cascading guitars and confident choruses overlay a propulsive beat, and New Age Healers' focused return has hit "hot rotation" status on both KEXP and DKFM. What originally began as a solo project has evolved into a cohesive unit that packs a punch, with the supporting […]
Another year draws to a close, one last chart show to celebrate the stellar sounds 2018 has provided us. From 16 October to 1 December, we gathered votes from our listeners, and all the feedback we've received, and these are the standout tracks for Winter of 2018. More gorgeous jewels of shoegaze and dream pop you will find nowhere else... except maybe Bandcamp. Press play, we'll do the rest. 20. […]
We'd always understood Austin's Blushing had all the elements necessary to break through: songwriting, performance, personality. From SXSW showcases, to their star turn at this year's DreamGaze ATX, it was simply understood that Blushing is poised to advance to top-tier status in the genre. If you're only just now waking up from a year-long nap, let us catch you up. Blushing is comprised of two tightly-knit husband and wife teams […]
A lot of folks were brokenhearted about the dissolution of the brilliant Australian band Miniatures. We would know, we were top of that list. By all accounts the breakup was amicable, geographic changes were the primary factor in the collapse of Miniatures following the release of their critically-acclaimed Jessamines LP on Saint Marie Records last year. So it was with more than a little excitement we got opportunity to preview […]
Even with their first release in April 2017, Glare proved they were no fluke. When you think of Texas hotspots for shoegaze and churning guitar waves, the Rio Grande Valley doesn't pop immediately to mind. At the southernmost tip of South Texas, only the Rio Grande River separates it from Mexico. But you're not here for a geography lesson, you're here for great music. This is that. Into You EP […]
It's not that we're bad at keeping the website updated. Some may have noticed we've kept well current on New Tracks Weekend, but haven't posted any public-facing documentation of our efforts. It's not them, it's not you, it's us. Besides chasing My Bloody Valentine and Airiel up and down the state, we've been doing some battle with the database under the foundation of this website. You can have the loveliest, […]
We're not the only ones who've been waiting for new music from LA's XO. Their impressive Heart LP landed in early 2014, and the crew have been quiet since then, save for the teaser single, "TV You" last October. We've seen Twitter evidence of creative stirring for months, most recently at The Cave Studios in LA. And their "star turn" at Part Time Punks' annual My Bloody Valentine Night was […]
A music nerd is just a nerd with earbuds. Having been fans and boosters of Toronto's Iris since their first single "Fix Me" landed hard in our consciousness, we've been Iris nerds. Sure, there's been a bump or two along the road for the Iris squad, but they were always about the songs. And you could count on them to create and polish compelling new tunes, and press them into your […]
