HSTNS Locarno, Switzerland
"Joy, aggression, sadness, thought, humor.
The stuff that I look for."
Chris Goss
For fans of: dEUS, Tame Impala,
UNKLE, Fugazi, Shellac, etc.
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Wild, dark, heavy psychedelia that approaches dystopian visions of the present with absurdist humor.
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Summer Moon
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Yearning and anthemic post-rock from Glasgow, where marvelously tense verses explode into radiant choruses.
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Wives Tales & Hymns of the Earth
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The debut EP from Tokyo group re:lapse delivers four gorgeous shoegaze songs, with billowing clouds of guitar cradling far-off vocals.
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Ottawa duo Paragon Cause craft songs that occupy the space between goth and dream pop, with sublime melodies drifting in guitar haze.
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The Gainesville emo band work through grief and mental illness with honest, empathetic hooks and dynamic guitars.
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Another Side of The Seams
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The Seams' jangly pop is full of lovely melodic twists and elegant turns-of-phrases delineating the quotidian details of love and romance.
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