3 Songs: On Repeat

The Besnard Lakes – “The Plain Moon” (The Canadian collective led by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas just released their fifth album, A Coliseum Complex Museum on Jagjaguwar.  Gigantic choral harmonies that recall 70’s California folk and thick layers of shoegaze-inspired guitars combine for an epic classic rock-indebted sound that is augmented with brighter, catchier pop-leaning melodies this time around for yet another stunning addition to their fifteen year long career.) http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/    

Stream: https://soundcloud.com/jagjaguwar/the-besnard-lakes-the-plain-moon-1

Shearwater – “Only Child” (Check out the standout single, “Only Child” with its gentle, shimmering cyclical guitars that complement frontman Meiburg’s distinct vocals; taken from their ninth album, Jet Plane And Oxbow out now via Sub Pop.  The experimental new album sees the band adding in new elements such as neon-lit synths and electronic beats to their lushly layered folk-rock sound.) http://shearwatermusic.com/    

Stream: https://soundcloud.com/subpop/shearwater-only-child

Pillar Point – “Strange Brush” (The synth-heavy dance-pop solo project of Scott Reitherman – formerly of Throw Me The Statue – is set to release his sophomore album, Marble Mouth via Polyvinyl.  Recorded and mixed by engineer Drew Vandenberg (Toro Y Moi, Deerhunter) in the home studio of Kevin Barnes (of Montreal) the new album is a collection of some the most infectiously catchy and deliriously danceable 80’s-inspired synth-pop songs ever put to tape.) https://pillarpoint.bandcamp.com/album/marble-mouth  

Stream: https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/pillar-point-strange-brush-1