"In the three years since we last checked in on the revved-up Gothenburg indie-pop band Agent blå, they’ve kept releasing a steady stream of 'death pop,'” STEREOGUM "A darkly atmospheric pop sound that channels heartbreak into something life-affirming." We All Want Someone to Shout For
We announced this album release right before the world went insane. Surfer Blood has been adapting for 10+ years as a band, making the best of every situation. We know they would love nothing more than to be on the road right now. Until that can happen, please enjoy Carefree Theatre. "Hearing Surfer Blood chase its wave during what more and more resembles a permanent drought in the world of guitar bands is still a beautiful noise," Riff Magazine "A confidently tuneful if nostalgic set" Mojo Magazine John Paul speaks in depth about Carefree Theatre with American Songwriter. […]
LA songstress PEARL CHARLES announces her new album Magic Mirror w/first single "WHAT I NEED," a song about a relationship that has run it course & the dire need to move on. Pearl says "If there is an upside to breaking up, it's how much fun this song is to dance to." Watch the lyric video for Watch I Need, which is available at all streaming and download sites today. Preorder the limited edition blue dream vinyl below.
The new Agent blå single Frustrated is available now on all streaming services and at Bandcamp which deemed it New and Notable and said: "The endlessly endearing Swedish indie pop band Agent blå return, with a new single that pairs heartbreaking vocals with swirling guitars." Agent blå recently did a live stream with The New Colossus which you can watch in full below.
Living Hour shares a new video for I Sink, I Sink made at the beginning of covid after abruptly returning home from nyc with a crowded mind from a crowded place to sitting still in dried fields at home and dancing around honda civic for months and months. with big cozy wash of sun beaming down, soft haze of blue, i watch this vid to feel like settling into familiar, known spaces again in world of weight there is always some still. Watch... because we are guessing you need this energy in your life right now.
Swedish “death pop” merchants Agent blå share “Atopos”, the title track of an EP due out this fall. Since 2017 Agent blå (pronounced agent blue) has been building a reputation on soundscapes that exude heartbreak, frustration, and a sense of uneasy detachment. “Atopos” is no different. Through cascading guitar lines and a wall of drum skins and low end, “Atopos” serves up a consumingly bleak palate for Emilie Alatalo’s cut-to-the-core vocals that mournfully reflect that “it was a privilege to never make sense of you.” Alatalo encapsulates the track as being about “heartache and fostering the thought that youʼre […]
"Between Dreams is a send-off to the past, as we journey on into the next chapter, musically and beyond." Pearl Charles Pearl Charles is releasing Between Dreams a 4 song digital release of demos and outtakes that aims to create a bridge between debut album Sleepless Dreamer and as of yet, unannounced new music. Demos and alternate versions from the debut album Sleepless Dreamer are paired with outtake and early recording Mind's A Mystery which was previously only available on Pearl Charles Record Store Day release and as a video which was shot in Joshua Tree.
The latest single from Surfer Blood's new album Carefree Theatre is appropriately titled "Summer Trope," and it will be streaming everywhere on Friday, July 10. The video, directed by David Hamzik, was shared today and you can read more about the video and the song at Under the Radar. Carefree Theatre is out September 25th and available for preorder now. Surfer Blood will play a live, web concert hosted by NOONCHORUS Saturday July 11th, 5PM EST. John Paul Pitts: "The lyrics are narrative, something that doesn't come naturally to me. It tells the story of a prisoner who breaks out of Alcatraz, only […]