Pompeya - Foursome

Last year Pompeya released their debut album Tropical. It quickly became one of my favorite albums of the year and I was left wanting more. Not twelve months later my wish has been granted. On the 29th Pompeya is releasing their second LP. Like the first it's full of catchy and fairly funky songs that are relaxing but remain danceable. The electronic elements aren't as strong as they were in the first album but it exchanges them for a funky and almost dreamy sound. Pompeya is one of the many Russian post-punk/new wave groups that you should keep an eye out for . At only seven songs Foursome might have you hoping for more. It's possible that they could maintain their pace and release another album within the next year or so.

Lola Kite - I Start to Belive You

Fairly new out of the Netherlands is a band I'm getting excited for called Lola Kite, an indielectronica band that blends the mellow sound of minimal synth with more upbeat and happy synthpop or new wave. Sure that sounds weird to think of but the end product is something pretty spectacular. It's hard to describe.With a few more listens, it's very possible that this will become one of my favorite albums of the year.

Booty Thrill - Thrillwave

Booty Thrill is a funk/nu-diso artist that just released their latest lp Thrillwave is an album I've been playing non stop for about a week. While this album has killer instrumental tracks that sound like they should be playing in a late 70s disco, my favorite songs are the one that feature a hip-hop artist. With the funky music that's accompanying the rappers you sort of get a feeling reminiscent of early hip-hop like The Sugar Hill Gang.

http://bootythrill.bandcamp.com/

Dawn Solaris - The Dawn Solaris Ep

So there have been a string of fantastic bands from my home town but keep breaking up. It just so happens they usually have several members that are involved in most of them. If I remember correctly it started with Time to Fly then they broke up and formed Alligators which broke us as well and now they're Dawn Solaris. Each one of these bands has been pretty spectacular. The first was a alt rock band that has secured it's spot as one of my favorite bands of all time. I didn't care for Alligators as much but it was a totally different sound. They had a real melancholy and slowcore kind of feeling. Now in Dawn Solaris they seem to have struck a middle ground in terms of the speed and emotions in their music. Dawn Solaris is an indie pop/rock band that sounds a bit like Geographer in terms of vocals and their instrumentation. Hopefully this band will stick around for at least an album or two because I can see them putting out some truly great music.


http://dawnsolaris.bandcamp.com/

Jupiter - Starlighter Single

 I try to keep my posts limited to full length albums and the occasional Ep. Sometimes this won't work though. I'll find an artist that I enjoy a lot only to find out they only have a handful of singles to offer. Sadly this is the case with Jupiter. They're a french nu-disco outfit that features a female vocalist and very danceable tracks. Out of all the nu-disco groups I'm a fan of Jupiter is probably one of my favorites despite the fact they only have a half a dozen or so songs in their discography.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsSd58CiGQs

The KVB - Always Then

Surprisingly facebook can be a useful tool for finding new music. I "liked" an artist's page and I saw a post in my stream that mentioned that they had just released their debut album. Not only was I excited to hear that I also found out that the artist I had been listening to was actually a side project for another band called The KVB. The KVB is a dark and noisy post-punk band that reminds me of a much more harsh Trust. This album is about as dark as I can stand. Their sound teeters on and off with a shoegazey kind of sound. They do a cover or These Boots are Made for Walkin' that is dark and very noisy. You can barely hear what he's saying but if you can make out what he's saying you can hear the chorus through the droning of distorted guitar. Definitely worth a listen, not usually my style but that could all change after hearing this album.

Nym - Warm Blooded Lizard

I'm not usually a hip-hop fan but I cam across Nym recently and it might be time to change my tune. Warm Blooded Lizards is an album that draws inspiration from old spaghetti western flicks and their tunes. Almost entirely instrumental this album has killer tracks that are not only memorable but are made even more enjoyable with all of the samples chosen. There are two tracks that feature vocals. Bandida has regular rapping over the beat while Hanging features female vocals that compliment the music nicely.