Wye Oak – “The Tower”

I’ve really been enjoying Wye Oak’s upcoming album Shriek the past week; the Baltimore-based project previously known as Monarch really hits their stride with this release.

Evil Arrows – “Shadow Lovers”

Brooklyn-based songwriter Bryan Scary released one of the decade’s greatest psych-pop records in 2006 with The Shredding Tears, a highly charismatic record that stretched everywhere

Beverly Girl – “In the Street”

Finnish four-piece Beverly Girl blend the raucous ’80s dance-pop fun of groups like Bananarama and The Go-Go’s with darker rock-tinged atmospheres, fondly reminding of

Sound Palace – “Hold On”

Whereas more northern states can better accommodate chillier, more emotive synth-pop, the weather in Florida tends to inspire more of the infectious sunshine-filled variety.

Michael Rault – “Too Bad So Sad”

Michael Rault is a singer-songwriter from Edmonton, Canada. He’s also friends with fellow Edmontonian Travis Bretzer, whose spacey jangle-rock sound (“Lady Red“, “Low Volt“)