From undeniable grooves to bedroom pop inspired past J-popular, there's a bit of everything in the seven songs that make up The Matinee '21 v. 020.

Har Mar Superstar – "Where Nosotros Began" (Minneapolis, Us)

RIYL: Hall & Oates, Rick Astley, Alex Cameron

Plenty of articles take been written about how alive venues are struggling to pay the bills with no live shows and artists collaborating via Zoom and doing online shows to brand ends come across. Surprisingly, non many journalistic pieces have focused on the new occupations that artists have assumed to earn a livelihood. Ane neat article from December in Mpls. St. Paul Magazineconcerned Sean Tillman's – the man behind retro-revivalist Har Mar Superstar – new career as a mail-man. The human who has made us laugh and experience good with his music is now an essential worker and performing an honorable service, and we give thanks him for that.

Despite walking dozens of miles every day, he has still establish time to entertain the states. The other day, Tillman announced that his 7th album, Roseville , will be released March 5th (pre-orders are available on Bandcamp), and accompanying the announcement was a song that rekindles our love affairs with late-'70s and early-'80s popular. So get upwards off your feet and prepare to dance to "Where We Began".

Groovy, funky, disco-y, and full of blustery horns, this song is the perfect kick-beginning to the weekend. It might have you lot dancing similar John Travolta or even Rick Astley, strutting down the street with conviction, or making y'all want to bulldoze with the windows down despite the bitter cold outside. Tillman's lyrics, besides, are fun, as he says with tongue-in-cheek flair how he cannot become the prototype of another out of his mind. He's in beloved, but he's a "delicate human being" that is uncertain how to brand things right. For those similar him, maybe this tune will give yous the courage to make the move. Well, at least move in a dancing kind of way.

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Nana Yamato – "Gaito" (Tokyo, Japan)

RIYL: Faye Webster, Steady Holiday, beabadoobee

Nana Yamato gained our attention with her unabashed approach to channeling her creativity. Low-key electronics and guitar fuzz defined her starting time two tracks, along with stunning and captivating music videos. It was also plenty to become the attention of A. Savage of Parquet Courts, who signed Yamato to his Dull Tools label.

The creativity and unique perspective that drew us to those showtime ii tracks are in full forcefulness on her 3rd single, "Gaito". Hearing "Gaito", yous'd be surprised to hear information technology was inspired past J-Pop and Grand-Pop idol music. Not that Yamato is a fan, just it was an idea, to attempt and effigy out the popular culture phenomenon. Yamato stated, "I decided to write a song inspired by them, imagining their vocal, and this is what I came up with." Musically, information technology's downbeat and melancholy, and just as low-fi as her early tracks. Driven by simply a bit of keyboard, and a sparse helping of guitar, it's almost as far as you can get from the big, incredibly catchy pop tunes that inspired the track. The music video also channels inspiration from idol groups, with Yamato dancing a choreographed dance. However, it's in an over-exposed black and white setting, adding to the lo-fi vibe.

Yamato'southward new anthology, Before Sunrise , is out today, via Slow Tools and Big Love. Purchase information technology on Bandcamp.

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Pop Levi – "Tia" (Los Angeles, U.s.a. via Surrey, England)

RIYL: Of Montreal, Passion Pit, Jermaine Jackson

Infectious, psychedelic, throwback, are just some means to describe the music of Pop Levi. His 2022 tape,Marking of Paradise, channeled some of the great Great britain rock legends, with songs reminiscent of the trippiest Bowie, Beatles, and T. Male monarch  tracks, while going into fifty-fifty weirder, and groovier territories. Add that to his work with Ladytron, Super Numeri, The Weeknd, and many other acts, any release of Levi'south is an attention grabber.

Pop Levi is dorsum with perhaps his poppiest and grooviest runway yet with "Tia".  "Tia" sounds like a loud celebration. From its killer bass groove, to its infectious guitar piece of work, in that location's and so much for a listener to get hooked by. Levi's voice is definitively glam-rock, hitting some actually fun heights. Add in some hand-claps and playful synth and "Tia" is a precious stone of a single. Lyrically, information technology fits that sometime-school glam rock style like a glove, from its luxury brands of Mercedes and Cadillac, to the unrequited honey song at the base of operations of it all.

Single is out on Boiled Records.

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Flock of Dimes – "Ii" (Durham, North Carolina, The states)

RIYL: Wye Oak, Mountain Homo, The Weather Station

Jenn Wasner is ane of the most prominent voices in the music scene over the last xv years. From Wye Oak, to her solo project Flock of Dimes, Wasner has multiple creative outlets to channel her creativity into. Her get-go record as Flock of Dimes,If You Run into Me, Say Yes, was fantastic, and showed a more artistic and adventurous side of Wasner's songwriting.

This week, Flock of Dimes shared a new single, "Two", and it'due south among Wasner's best work. While Flock of Dimes is technically a solo project, there'due south a lot more than merely Wasner that goes into this. Even when describing the song, Wasner says "Two" is about trying to detect a kind of residuum between independence and interdependence, and the multitudes inside ourselves." It'southward made fifty-fifty more clear by the coiffure Wasner has assembled to put together her new music. "Ii", besides as all of her upcoming tape was recorded with Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso), and guests on the record include Andy Stack (Wye Oak), One thousand thousand Duffy (Mitt Habits), Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), and Adam Schatz (Landlady).  "Two" is gorgeous musically, gently brushed drums, a clean guitar tone, and a bunch of wonderful ambient instrumentation provide a perfect foundation for Wasner's voice to flourish.

"Ii" is the first single off of Flock of Dimes' upcoming record, Head of Roses , due out Apr 2nd on Sub Pop. Pre-order and pre-relieve it hither.

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Saintseneca – "All You've Got Is Everyone" (Columbus, Ohio, Usa)

RIYL: Typhoon, Bright Eyes, Nana Grizol

Saintseneca'southward Zac Little always seems to i-upwardly himself creatively and pushes himself to new territory with each release. From 2014's incredible Nighttime Arc to their last release, 2018's Pillar of Na, their blend of folk and punk music has shifted, both musically and lyrically.

Saintseneca recently released "All You've Got Is Everyone", their first unmarried since 2019's "Winter Breaking". "All You lot've Got Is Everyone" does take many wintertime themes. Zac Trivial stated it started off as a Christmas song, evolving into a New Years song, with Niggling referencing "Auld Lang Syne. Eventually, the song more than becomes about the passing of time. It's also about the power of these days to bring people together, and how important that is in a time where nosotros can't really get together. The song goes many places musically, from its folky intro underscored with a punk-esque bassline, to its placidity moments of merely vocals and guitar, its moments of huge catharsis and an admittedly transcendent ending.

"All You lot've Got is Anybody" is out now on ANTI- Records. Stream and purchase it here.

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The Reds, Pinks & Purples – "Don't Ever Pray in the Church on My Street" (San Francisco, USA)

RIYL: Jewelled Antler, Skygreen Leopards, The Jam

We were late in discovering The Reds, Pinks & Purples – the project of San Francisco artist Glenn Donaldson – but his late 2022 release You Might Be Happy Someday made the states instant fans. The blissful rail "Concluding Summer in a Rented Room" earned our praise and sustained us through the terminal contentious months of last years. Just equally the new year has ushered in renewed feelings of hopeful optimism, Donaldson has delivered new music to match.

"Don't E'er Pray in the Church on My Street" is the lead rail from his upcoming third anthology, Uncommon Atmospheric condition . In true Donaldson manner, it elevates your senses and transports you to a carefree realm. (His music should exist prescribed to care for anxiety and depression!) The breezy warmth of his vocals exudes calm while the fuzzy jangle-pop riffs trigger serotonin production. Think we're overstating the obvious? Try listening to this tune while remaining nevertheless: we found it incommunicable. If the mid-tempo rhythms don't elicit some head-bobbing, the lyrics volition surely resonate and bring a smile. You don't await to hear the lines "Everything counts when a panic hits yous / the fear grips you" sung over a tune that calls to mind a mellow Violent Femmes, yet it works on so many levels. We won't arraign you for keeping this song in constant rotation all year.

Slumberland Records (US) and Tough Love (U.k.) will release Uncommon Weather on April 9th. You tin can pre-order it on Bandcamp.

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Fimber Bravo – "Hiyah Man" (London, England)

RIYL: Peter Gabriel, Grandmaster Flash, Hot Bit, Morcheeba

As we trudge through the final weeks of winter, our thoughts turn to warmer days yet to come. If you need some sunny tunes to keep the doldrums at bay, wait no farther than Fimber Bravo to meet your needs. His new single "Hiyah Man" provides you with half dozen-plus minutes of deliciously funky, steel pan-absolute grooves. Then grab a cocktail and prepare to smile your way into the weekend courtesy of these blithesome vibes.

Even if his name isn't familiar, chances are you have heard Fimber Bravo earlier. The now London-based Trinidad native has previously collaborated with Blur, Hot Chip, Morcheeba, Grandmaster Wink, and more. Now some of those artists are returning the favor on his forthcoming anthology, Lunar Tredd . This rails showcases his ability to fuse multiple genres into a fluid music feel. While the steel pan provides the authentic Caribbean flavor, the track'southward depth and vibrancy come from its electronic and Afro-popular elements. Despite our status as relative newcomers to this genre, we can recognize musical brilliance when we hear it. Do yourself a favor and permit Fimber Bravo'due south music lift your spirits today.

This song is bachelor digitally from Bandcamp. The full anthology arrives February 26th via Moshi Moshi Music with pre-orders and pre-saves here.

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