Lou Salome - "Your Eyes Immaculate"

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The latest single from Lou Salome (the duo of Leah Hennessey and Jack Kilmer) is being referred to as "scuzz pop," and I can't say I disagree with that label. "Your Eyes Immaculate" is a dreamy song that is pop based, but more along the way that 90's alt-rock now sounds poppy thirty years later. This one is reminding me of a mixture of Matthew Sweet and Kurt Vile, but somehow more poppy and more grimy. The song has a definite pop sheen to it while still sounding a little scuffed up. "Your Eyes Immaculate" is so close to being a mainstream singer-songwriter/pop track, but the band shuffles it off into its own territory, which is why you're going to love it.

Jack Kilmer says of his band's latest single:

“It’s our attempt at a dream pop anthem. The mixing was where it all came to life — Leah's part in the bridge, which is weird, ASMR’y whispers, and beatboxing are all from the original demo we made. The song reminds us of L.A. and how haunted and psychedelic it is.”

You can listen to "Your Eyes Immaculate" below. Just Something You Cared About in High School is due out November 21 on Babe City Records, and is available to pre-save here. For more on Lou Salome, check out the artist on Instagram.

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The New Limits - "Normal Day"

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Photo via Facebook According to their Bandcamp profile, The New Limits are a "Boston ska band with a taste for rocksteady, reggae, soul, and rock n roll." They just released a single that shows off their sound perfectly. "Normal Day" is a laid back ska song dripping with soul. You know that joke that goes around every few months saying that ska is the sound that plays in a twelve year old's head when they get an extra mozzarella stick? The New Limits are the grown up version of that sound. This is ska/rocksteady for adults. It's ultra chilled out music with some of the best horns in the city. Even if you haven't listened to ska since your youth, you need to check out "Normal Day." This might help re-open the entire genre to you. The New Limits say of their latest single: " What is normal, anyway? Some of us just want a nine-to-five. Others cry at the thought. 'Normal Day' has nothing to do with quarantine and lots to do with figuri...
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The Beths - "Mother, Pray for Me"

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Photo by Annabel Kean For their latest single, New Zealand's The Beths have released "Mother, Pray for Me." This is a heartbreaking ballad consisting of Elizabeth Stokes' vocals and guitar with just the slightest hint of organ. It's a deeply personal song for Stokes, made obvious with how intimately the song comes across. It truly feels almost confessional, and it's quite simply beautiful. The Beths are most known for huge little indie rock gems perfect for bopping along to, but "Mother, Pray for Me" is quite the opposite. Stokes' vocals and lyrics are right up front on this one, and I can't imagine it any other way. Elizabeth Stokes says of her latest single: “I cried the whole time writing it. It's not really about my mother, it's about me — what I hope our relationship is, what I think it is, what it maybe actually is, and what I can or can't expect out of it.   “My mother is a first gen Indonesian immigrant, and very Catholic....
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Brennen Leigh - "Dumpster Diving"

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Photo by Lyza Renee Brennen Leigh has quickly become a favorite of ours, with her take on a classic country sound with a slight sense of humor. Her latest single, "Dumpster Diving," which she describes as a "trashy little tune," is everything we love about the musician. It's a vintage style country song that comes in at a punk like one minute, forty-eight seconds. With a chorus of "Dumpster diving, this ain't gonna last / Dumpster diving, 'cause baby you like trash..." how can you possibly resist. Leigh's latest gives us a decades old sound with modern sensibilities and her fantastic voice that's tailor made for this genre of music. It's almost like a collaboration between Loretta Lynn and Shel Silverstein, and who doesn't want to hear that? You can hear "Dumpster Diving" below. Don't You Ever Give Up On Love  is due out October 3 on Signature Sounds, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Brennen Leigh,...
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