The Kerosene Hours

The Kerosene Hours’ retro vibrations in a modern time is a special thing to behold.

Dripping with a quintessential vintage vibe, The Kerosene Hours’ latest track “Pretty Boys” — feels like something out of a bad dream, or perhaps even an old Tarantino film. Here is the very first single from The Kerosene Hours!

“Pretty Boys” is a radical jam about young men, magenta lips, pure white souls, and the vicious cycle of dark nights on the dirty streets of Los Angeles, California.

The track was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Aaron Silverstein.

Bad dreams. Cigarette smoke. Mistakes. Good intentions. The road to Hell. This is The Kerosene Hours. Stay tuned my friends!

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[a couplet for] Cider Palace by Miserable Chillers

Notice the heartache of the lonely artist. Feel his weary sadness as he meanders through the dark forest.

He finds it hard to see the forsaken land of a tale told long ago. Overshadowed by the green namesake of a lie so low.

Who is that strumming near the cider palace? Perhaps she’d like a sip from the golden chalice.

She is but a whimsical mistress, admired as she sits for awhile upon my insistence.

The artist shudders as he thinks of the nocturnal pond of loneliness.

He wants to leave but she yearns for a thing that seems to always be slipping into the shadow of neglected pestilence.

The full length album, Schoënblintsjia comes out 2/22 via Baby Blue!

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Soundcloud Exclusive: Baby FuzZ | Luvwn | Very Nice Massage

Baby FuzZ

“What U Gonna Do 4 Luv”, a brand new track from Baby FuzZ, is a modern throwback to an era infested with the funk. The artwork, production, and creative artistry of the single are all top notch. A common occurrence akin to the FuzZ.

Baby FuzZ seems to build upon a thing once thought worn and dead, and brings back to life a fading memory, making it all his own.

Fueled with an intense energy, vintage guitars, and vibrant vocals, the electric vibrations of the FuzZ breathes new life into the ever-growing realm of all that is lo-fi indie. A pervasive genre that really can’t be labeled.

In conclusion, “What U Gonna Do 4 Luv” is a radical jam through and through, and will quickly slither into your brain and down to your toes in no time.

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luvwn

Christopher Kaasik, the brain behind the lo-fi project, luvwn, is an introverted art school dropout who hails from the small and quiet land of Estonia.

“I’m really obsessed with the idea behind voodoo and hypnotizing and I think the eerie sound is just how it translates into my music” says luvwn. “I think my sound can function as a reminder that there are many small things in life you can enjoy…”

luvwn’s new single “sume” is a mellow chillhop jam, with a slight nostalgic and somewhat depressing vibe to it.

The perfect track for a rainy day.

“It’s actually a non-existent word I just thought of when making the track. For some reason i feel it just fits the song perfectly.” – luvwn

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Very Nice Massage

Very Nice Massage is made up of New York City native Chris Retsina and Australian rambler Zach Stolz.

Without further ado, here is the single from Very Nice Massage’s debut mixtape. A track that was never intended to be released, but is now one of their favorites, and ours too.

https://soundcloud.com/verynicemassage/while-youre-away

Diligent students of music, Very Nice Massage has stumbled upon an adaptable style that can effortlessly cater to their various and always evolving interests.

Transitioning between lush and more abrasive soundscapes, organic and then somewhat extraterrestrial, the experimental outfit has created a texture inspired by tuning the digital dial to an older, and more nostalgic sound.

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Best Neo-Classical Tracks of 2019: Vol. I Ft. Sal Dulu | Fax Machine | Mattia Cupelli

Sal Dulu

“Xompulse” is the latest track from Irish composer, Sal Dulu. The new track is a unique and beautiful piano piece that is beautifully infused with subtle ambient influences of classical and jazz music.

The lo-fi sound seems to whisk the listener away to a warm and fuzzy place with sweet dewdrops on every waking face.

Since releasing his first track back in 2017, Dulu has slowly become known as an artist who is unafraid to push the sonic boundaries of what is conventional.

Dulu now seems to be on the verge of creating something groundbreaking — a fresh new soundscape that may very well alter the indie sphere of neo-classical music.

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Fax Machine

Fax Machine spends most of their waking and sleeping hours in a bright yellow wooden box filled with musical instruments and all the time in the world.

Their synths are warped, guitar strings busted, and the aging piano named ‘Angry Bruce’, doesn’t even pay rent. The result is a sound that is slightly demented, yet more infectious than the disease in the film, 12 Monkeys.

Fax Machine’s “Stalin” — an avant-garde lo-fi banger recorded on an old piano in a former vicarage on the outskirts of Newcastle, and in a cave on the Northumbrian coast line — takes one on a methodical ride through the cosmic oceans of neo-classical music.

“Stalin” is the second track off the double A-side single “Eddie Morphy / Stalin” released on 1st of Feb, 2019 — via Treetrunk label.

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Mattia Cupelli

Mattia Cupelli is an italian composer based out of Rome, Italy. 

He infuses neo-classical and ambient sounds of whimsical quality with minimal contemporary electronic and modern piano music.

His latest works are highly influenced by the artists — Nils frahm and Nicolas Jaar.

The vivid acoustic soundscape of “Empty Spaces” sets the mark ever higher for Cupelli’s eclectic sound of cinematic magnitude.

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La Femme

La Femme is a French psych-pop outfit formed by keyboard player Marlon Magnée and guitarist Sacha Got in Biarritz. 

And now, a poem.

Roses are sad, violets are too, my only hope, is to melt into you. Orchids are white, ghosts are rarely blue, your smile is lovely, and so are you. Magnolias grow, with tiny buds of clay. The road is long, and so is the day.

Sunflowers reach, up to the night sky, as the red door awaits, the mockingbird cries. My eyes in her eyes. Her lips against mine. I melted like sunshine, and moved like a mime.

Foxes in hedges, surround the farm. Your body is slender, and so are her arms. Daisies are pretty and daffodils are mild, but the hibiscus flower will never fade out of style.

The day is warm, and so is your smile. My angel from Saturn. My nocturnal desire. Never leave, or I’ll drown in the wild.

An ocean so beautiful, lights up the night sky, the neon light burns a lucid hole through her eyes.

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