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Photo by Corey Poluk It's been a couple of years since we last heard from Yea-Ming and The Rumours, but now the Bay Area band are back with a new single. "Paper Doll" is an oddly epic indie pop song. The whole song sounds just a little distorted, giving the entire track a very trippy feel. To me it sounds like if The Velvet Underground and Nico tried to make a hit song and came up with this instead. That's not to say that "Paper Doll" sounds like a sixties throwback song, but it also doesn't sound like a song heavily inspired by that decade. San Francisco and the surrounding area has been having a renaissance of modern psych inspired bands lately, and Yea-Ming and The Rumours fit snugly into that sound. You can listen to "Paper Doll" below. Residue is due out on Dandy Boy Records on June 12, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Yea-Ming and The Rumours, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook . Residue by Yea-Ming And The Rum...

Oakland's The Wind-Ups have such a great and unique sound on their latest single. "A Fine Pink Mist" could have been one of the most sugary singles we've ever covered. The song is unbelievably catchy and has all of the melodic components of a great, poppy song. That is, except for the fact that it's coated in a thick layer of lo-fi fuzz and noise. At some points the fuzz is just barely there, and at others it overwhelms the entire song. But it's always there, throughout. I certainly don't mean that as a negative, and if you also love sugary power pop and fuzzed out noise, you're going to love The Wind-Ups. You can listen to "A Fine Pink Mist" below. Confection is due out July 11 on Dandy Boy Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on The Wind-Ups, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . Confection by The Wind-Ups

Hailing from Chico, CA, The Wind-Ups have a perfect single for fans of garage rock and punk. "(That's Just My) Dream Girl" sounds like a lo-fi version of when the Ramones would cover a classic song from the 60's. The song's rough and abrasive edge helps it from becoming too saccharine, which wouldn't be a bad thing with a song like this. It kind of sounds like the Ramones covered ? and the Mysterians and then ? and the Mysterians covered their cover. For those of us (probably overly) obsessed with vintage style garage rock, "(That's Just My) Dream Girl" is going to sound like heaven. You can listen to "(That's Just My) Dream Girl" below. Confection is due out July 11 on Dandy Boy Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on The Wind-Ups, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . Confection by The Wind-Ups

Fast Execution are a Bay Area trio comprised of husband and wife duo Alex Valasquez (guitarist/songwriter) and Paul Igaz (drums), along with bassist Alex Halatsis. They play a sort of DIY riot grrrl meets pop punk sound evident in their latest single, "All You See is Weather." It's a minute and a half burst of 90's style fuzz that is as catchy as it is discordant. You know the kind of song that you're happily listening to and are finding to be a complete earworm, and then your Top 40 listening co-worker asks "What is THIS?" with a tone of disdain? "All You See is Weather" is going to sound like a total pop song with some delightful noise to us, but is going to be far too noisy for the normies. In other words, Fast Execution are the kind of band we can never get enough of. You can listen to "All You See is Weather" below. Menses Music is due out August 8 on Dandy Boy Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more o...

Photo by Corey Poluk We tend to like music that lives in the world between alt-rock/indie rock and pop music, and that is perfectly illustrated by the latest from Yea-Ming and The Rumours. "Ruby" is a jangle pop song rebelling against society's concept of a perfect woman. The song has a light and playful feel, but it can't quite cover up the anger hiding below the surface. (The opening line is "I'm weak enough to give a fuck about Rudy," after all...) "Ruby" is a fun song fully in the jangle pop genre, but with enough of a punk attitude creeping in to keep things interesting. You can watch the video for "Ruby" below. I Can't Have It All is due out May 24 on Dandy Boy Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Yea-Ming and The Rumours, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook .