indie underrated

Slightly off the path but still reasonably accessible, its easy to like Gordon’s Grandson. It’s the kind of quirky weird you can’t help but adore. Their recent single Kissing is interesting nostalgia, finding some middle ground between the vintage retro fifties, the clash, and modern psych pop. Its super dreamy and a nice homage to the late Brian Wilson. He’d appreciate this kind of creative prowess. We know we do. The vocals a trip, get bent.

Its easy to feel free when your 10 seconds into Runnin‘, the new single Goldford. The free feel is a testament to the vibe, but as the narrative evolves it sounds a little more like the main character of this story is more emotionally trapped than anything else. Wrapping this in a funky soulful vintage vibe puts some lipstick on the ugly reality of this disfunctional attachment. That’s just fine, the smoke shade is so much better than the real. Stylistically this aptly produced banger gives us memories of Gnarls Barkley and Childish Gambino. So freakin’ cool.

We lost touch with reality in the upside down dream world of Letting Go, the new single from Mirage. It’s a little freaky and slightly bordering on scary while still retaining a playful psych touch. Its a nod to Syd Barret and Mgmt’s controversial Congratulations. Like the latter it bears evidence of catchy hits while preferring a more abstract psychedelic ethos. We don’t take it for granted. Weird is cool.

The first moments of Soon, the new single from Massey, have a dynamic nature. This could be the opening of a groovy smooth old school rap song. What Massey delivers is so much more complex and unpredictable. It marries the worlds of James Blake, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead. It brings them all a little deeper into the lofi groove world while adding some synth laden shimmer courtesy of some wave influence. Damn that’s fresh.

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