Video: George Glass – “Welcome Home”

Los Angeles alt-rockers George Glass have just released their first music video. With its silent-film aesthetic and surreal twists, “Welcome Home” is the darkly comic tale of a suitor who proposes to his love. What happens next is unexpected, to say the least.

“Welcome Home” can be found on George Glass’ 2010 self-titled EP, which you can stream and buy at their Bandcamp page. They just released another EP in April, entitled Sunshine, which is available on vinyl in a slew of different colors including solid yellow, transparent orange, dark blue, transparent light blue, and — of course — clear “glass.”

Video: Letting Up Despite Great Faults – “Teenage Tide”

San Diego Rumble alumni Letting Up Despite Great Faults have released a new video for their single “Teenage Tide,” from their recently released EP, Paper Crush. It’s a dreamy video for an even dreamier song, which band mastermind Mike Lee describes as “ultimately a battle with a younger you, but your side is clouded with nostalgia and forgetting how to remember who you wanted to be.”

Check out the video above, and/or download the track over at the band’s BandCamp page.

Video: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Ffunny Ffrends”

As you can tell from the above video (and our two most recent podcasts), Unknown Mortal Orchestra takes pride in its “Ffunny Ffrends.” The psych-rock band’s upcoming tour, however, is no laughing matter. Dozens of shows in the U.S. and Canada are on the schedule, often with multiple gigs in a single state (three in MO?!, four in TX?!!, eight in CA??!!). Ffunny or not, Unknown Mortal Orchestra must have a lot of ffrends. Continue reading…

That’s Mister Heavenly to You

Photo credit: Jacqueline Di Milia

As far as made-up genre names go, you can’t do much better than “doom-wop.” That’s how the new supergroup known as Mister Heavenly describes its peculiar sound, and the label is a fitting one. Their music is foreboding yet playful, with growled vocals and slithering guitars tempered by a nostalgic affection for 50s-era pop. Continue reading…

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