Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2015

Oh wait, the album DID come out, so that makes it 2014. Anyway, enjoy it.

v v excited about new Laura Groves

she's great, i love her! pray that she'll make a killer album one day

Been listening to the Petite Noir ep all day today. No clue if it fits here, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpkCLhZIJ0

Definitely. Petite Noir is cool with us.

They're apparently on their third album, but this is the first time I've ever heard Birthmark (I think?). Anyway, this song "Everyday" is really nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6IsPs1ghE

Thx for defining the thread's parameters in the OP, JF. Whenever I've seen this rolling thread in past years, I've thought "oh, so it's just a catch-all?" and not been motivated to click. This time, curiosity got the best of me, and I''m excited that it seems to be up my alley. (Now watch as I never post in this thread again.)

After taking all of 2014 off, Vanbot came back today with a new single called "Trooper" woo hoo

https://soundcloud.com/vanbot/trooper

say lou lou seem perfect for this thread imo https://www.thefader.com/2015/02/02/say-lou-lou-premiere-nothing-but-a-heartbeat

i also think they're great

I go back a long way with Saint/Say Lou Lou. Glad the album is finally materializing, pissed that they're leaving off "Maybe You" and including the wretched "Julian". (I'll get over it, though.)

lol i was like "man i hope johnny fever already knows about them"

They're also the twin daughters of Steve Kilbey from The Church, a fact almost no one seems to care about at all.

i heard that album got pushed back AGAIN, the poor things. they've been dropped by the label i'm pretty sure

It was pushed back from yesterday to the 23rd (in Scandinavia, that is. It's April for rotw.)

The Monogem EP is out today. It only features one song (Silhouette) that wasn't previously available, but it's nice to have the stuff in place: https://soundcloud.com/monogem/sets/monogem-ep

Nothing as good as The Glow, imo, but pretty decent.

All We Are...a bit too slinky for indie, too guitar-y for pop. i love this track and theres a live version thats even better imo...will def go see when they play nearby in March

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufADbnDKdLw

I'd heard another of their songs, but not this one. WOW I <3

Iris - "I'll Wait for You"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9-KhACamk

As a commenter noted, the Haim is strong with this one.

doooooooope! !

The Susanne Sundfør album is up on Spotify and it's slaying me where I sit.

High hopes, but she's yet to surpass The Brothel.

I dunno, that seems kind of boring imo?

It's more Ane Brun than Annie, so not this-thready. But I still come back to it 5 years later.

Keep Shelly in Athens's new singer Myrtha is a good fit. Music's a bit more organic and dreamy than I've recalled from them.

Keep Shelly in Athens - Fractals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8eluILfheA

Stealing Sheep are back! I love Stealing Sheep!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0UCBNYsms

Oh my, that's wonderful!

it is! i have listened to it about eight times so far today

eight nine

Tei Shi released "Bassically" last year, but it just got a video in the past few days. I love this song, and now its video takes it to a whole 'nother level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A17rVbNTtrg

Not sure how well does Róisín Murphy fit in here but I think at least this track isn't too out of place. It's a little on the weird/experimental side for my taste but it's got at least a few moments of brilliance:

https://soundcloud.com/miss-roisin-murphy/gone-fishing/s-jUKBs

New album announced as well.

I love this song (and her).

Shambhala all over the more northerly Eurovision selections this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4DQnzJ-V_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3wgPGSKg6M

There's also a Karin Park song in Melodi Grand Prix but the YouTubes I've heard so far have crappy sound quality.

I like that Latvian one. The Iceland one is...uh, I dunno. It's just kind of there.

Love the Iceland one! Too bad it's eliminated. I like the Latvian one as well. I never really pay much attention to Eurovision, but I'm kind surprised this kind of stuff even competes.

dude from Late Of The Pier's new side-project - LA Priest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riuEh0oNY2Y

Yeah, I'm into that one. It's on my Spotify playlist.

Late of the Pier! Gosh. Blast from the past.

https://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/dude

Lovely little dudebro shaming song from Swedish trio Old.

does this thread like The Forest & The Trees? seems like their last record would fit in here

Listening now. Sounds like The Cardigans, so...possibly?

Did you ever like Austra at all?

Emily Vaughn - Hollow
http://indietronica.org/2015/02/07/emily-vaughn-hollow/

riyl Sky Ferreira, Ryn Weaver. strong vocals, addictive hooks, top production. this track is so alike Ryn Weaver.

Emily Vaughn - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/emily-vaughn-8

first interview

“Life as a journey” A talk with Emily Vaughn
http://www.c-heads.com/2015/02/17/life-as-a-journey-a-talk-with-emily-vaughn/

"Well as of right now, I’m traveling back and forth from Florida to LA and recording my EP. The goal is to release it and play those songs on a tour, then work on the full length album!"

i remember when Ryn Weaver launched on soundcloud, minimal details, no mention of a major record deal. If Emily is travelling to LA maybe a major label / publisher has signed her already?

I like a lot of the production/instrumentation details in "Hollow," but the chorus seems kind of flat for a song that sounds that big.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJAx3pHMm0

Maybe a little overboard on the filtered vocals, but I like the keyboard voicing choices.

I am ready for some new Chairlift and some new Poliça (even though their last album was a bit disappointing) this year. Anyone know whether this'll happen?

I've never been able to really embrace Poliça, despite them being "shambhala" as hell, but I wouldn't turn down any new Chairlift for sure.

Give You The Ghost is just chocka with great songs; Shulamith not so much. The effects on Channy's voice can be a barrier but I soon got used to it.

Former shambhala thread fave X Priest X, which now just goes by Priest, dropped a new one today: http://www.dummymag.com/new-music/priest-the-game-stream-debut-album-emotion-records