Spotify is officially rolling out its redesigned platform, making it easier to move between Music and Podcasts.
Your Daily Drive
Spotify also has a new automated playlist called “Your Daily Drive” — and it just might make your morning drives to work a bit more bearable.
The streaming app creates the playlist based on songs that you love and throws in some quick podcast news updates in the mix as well.
Optimized Radio
It’s pretty much like FM radio, except all the songs you’ll be hearing are your favorites. Think of it as a sort of personal, optimized radio!
The playlist will autonomously update throughout the day, making sure that your drives never get too repetitive or boring. Thank you AI.
Only in the USA
So far, Spotify’s “Your Daily Drive” has only been launched for users living within the USA, but here’s to hoping that it will soon roll out for users in other countries as well.
Flowerbed brings us some intensely lush dream-pop all the way from the artistic haven of Denton, Texas.
The track we’re featuring today is a lo-fi slow dance through an eclectic mirage of oldLevi’s, twisted afternoons, and a warm, densely vegetated forest.
When one thinks of quintessential lo-if indie rock — Flowerbed may just be that sound that seems to float effortlessly through the cosmic waves of the universe, and into the inner regions of your mind.
It’s almost like a disease.
And now, without further ado, here is “Daisy” — a waxing slow burner off Flowerbed’s latest album. Enjoy.
Helenor
Helenor is the musical moniker of Boston-based visual artist, David DiAngelis.
His latest single “Wasteful” is the fourth and final single off Helenor’s upcoming debut LP — something twice. The album was written and recorded at home.
“This song is about throwing away food. More so, it’s about not fully appreciating the people or things around you.” — Helenor
The album something twice will be released on 8/30/19. And the limited edition vinyl is now available for pre-sale! Get yours now.
Sean the Turtle
Sean the Turtle is the new lo-fi project of Sean Lutz, founder of Southern California-based — kitchenromance.
The jam is a radical portrait of faded days, and lonely nights. A medley of guitars drenched in reverb, and beautiful sunsets that seem to melt into the sea.
As the day turns to night — light one up, and burn one down to the infectious vibrations of Sean the Turtle. You’ll be sad you missed it.
Wheavy is just another emerging experimental artist from the concrete jungle of Brooklyn.
And “Friends” is just another lo-fi chill bop jam about coming to terms with oneself. It’s an intricately beautiful track that seems to flow like a lazy river. And for this, we thank you.
When you think you’ve lost all hope, just always remember that “i don’t fear the devil!” Enjoy it while it lasts.
In the meantime, keep up with Wheavy on Instagram.
Lilapoem
“Beauty Sunday Light” is an indie pop slow jam from Lilapoem — an up and coming outfit out of Paris. The track is a lackadaisical romance shrouded in fading memories of supposed coincidences and dying dreams.
As night turns to day, a fleeting light will creep across the land, and stain her with a lost innocence.
Lilapoem has been on our radar for awhile. And her sound is just as fresh as it was the first time we ever heard it. We can’t wait to hear what else they might have for us in the future. Stay tuned — and we’ll keep you in the loop.
Scott Stevenson is a composer based out of Brisbane Australia.
Over the last last few years Stevenson has released a variety of tracks, each one evolving from the last in terms of genre and tone.
Scott is unafraid to experiment in his quest for an idiosyncratic audio identity.
This track is a luscious minimal electronica journey that takes the listener across a myriad of textural layers from bleak minimalistic expanses to more industrialized breakbeat backrooms.
Scott Stevenson’s music lives in a dark territory — pushing psychedelic realms that engulf the listener like a morphine blanket.
Steve Marino
Over the last ten years or so, Steve Marino has recorded a slew of solo albums, been in a bunch of bands, and toured the country — but his newest album, ‘Fluff’, is the first collection of songs he’s released under his own name. So in that sense, it’s his “debut” album.
‘Fluff’ is an album about home, and one’s place in it, love. It is, in perfect balance — and is sort of a story about an artist who finds home.
Steve’s honest songwriting reaches a peak on this chilled out, feel-good jam that embodies long summer nights with all the people you love.
The album will be out May 24.
Argonaut & Wasp
Helenor is the moniker for Boston-based artist David DiAngelis.
His debut LP was written and recorded at home over the greater part of 2017. Drums were provided by Seth Kasper who also co-produced the album.
The album is set to be released sometime in August, 2019.
This song is about throwing away food. Enjoy.
Hostxess
“A body that labors to entertain and please others. Slowly reclaiming their own. No host or hostess. Para-sight.” X.
The primitive intro seems to bloom into a catatonic spectacle of sublime innocence coupled with a somewhat ominous emotive undertone of unrequited love.
And the culmination is a minimal electronic masterpiece — spliced with a certain scent of undulating love.
We hope to hear more from Hostxess very soon. The primordial sound of this track is just simply intoxicating.
Jørgen Sandvik is an award winning artist out of Norway.
He is also known from the folk pop band, Real Ones.
“Regrets” is the first single since Sandvik’s award winning album, Permanent Vacation.
The track is a bluesy slow jam reminiscent of a life well lived — it’s a down home meandering of sorrow and regret.
Sandvik’s fresh take on the blues may be just what we need to keep roots music alive.
Sandvik said he feels the blues is more of a state of mind than it is a genre.
The sound of Sandvik is raw and filled with emotion, and his use of non traditional instruments are subtle and a refreshing change up. In fact, the entire project is a fresh take on a worn out state of mind.
The single was performed and produced by Jørgen Sandvik, and mixed by Yngve L. Sætre.
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