Beach House - Myth

Today, somewhat out of the blue, Baltimore dream-pop heavyweights, Beach House, unveiled brand new track 'Myth' on their website. It's the first new material we've heard from the duo since 2010's Teen Dream - their third studio album and biggest commercial success to date.

With new album, Bloom, pencilled-in for a May 15th release, Myth offers the first real glimpse of the band's new output... and it doesn't disappoint.

Bursting with dense atmospherics and delicate, filtered layers, it's a typically absorbing slice of sunshine psychedelia. One that suggests the soundtrack to your summer could be just around the corner...



New to Beach House? Tracks from their exquisite back catalogue can be streamed through their MySpace page or via Spotify.

Washed Out - Amor Fati

Chillwave. A sub-genre and musical phenomenon with a name coined - ironically enough - by a humble music blog. 

Whether you buy into shoehorning acts into pigeon holes or not, what is apparent is that many of the artists associated with this particular tag (Chad Valley, Blackbird Blackbird and Brothertiger to name but three) are amongst the most vibrant and promising of the decade, thus far.

Leading a who's who of electronica royalty is Washed Out, the DIY project of Ernest Greene; an unemployed librarian from Perry, Georgia. With his debut album little more than 6 months old, the impact and influence Washed Out has had has been pretty remarkable. Celebrity endorsements ensued, and a great year culminated in a world tour and appearance at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival at the behest of guest curators, Battles.

And it's no surprise. Greene produces some of the most sumptuous, elegant synth-pop to emerge from the scene - as accessible on a dancefloor as it is on a starlit stroll through the country. This is the domain of deep grooves, gushing textures and aesthetic samples. It's blissful stuff, buffered by Greene's own, delicately filtered vocals.

Featured track is the glorious, sunburst dream-pop of Amor Fati - available for free download from the Sub-Pop website.