Obscure Sound — Halcyon Daze, the debut album from NYC-based production duo Nightcaller, is chock-full of atmosphere. Specifically, the project captures an ’80s themed vein of retrowave/synthwave, influenced by acts like Cocteau Twins, Prince, CHVRCHES, Sleigh Bel... more info

Stereogum — Hilang Child is the project of London singer-songwriter Ed Riman. You may have heard him last year on the debut album from Lost Horizons, the new project from Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde, whose Bella Union label is putting out Hilang Child's upcomi... more info

Obscure Sound — Morning Myth is the new project of guitarist Ross King and singer Aimee Herbert-Smith. They formed the project in the beginning of this year, their mutual admiration for Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, John Martyn, and Fleetwood Mac showing in a captivating... more info

The Quietus — 4AD continue their run of Cocteau Twins album reissues with the upcoming release of Treasure and Head Over Heels more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — HawkFrom: Berlin, GermanyLondon based alt rockers HAWK have been have been compared to Warpaint, The Cranberries, Slowdive and Radiohead but on the strength of their stunning single Below they have transcended such comparisons and carved out an ident... more info

KEXP Seattle — Filigree & Shadow was the second album released by the loose 4AD collective This Mortal Coil. As with the third album, which I covered here eight years ago, label head Ivo Watts-Russel teamed up with some current 4AD artists (including members of Coc... more info

Stereogum — Over the past 35 years or so, Simon Raymonde has left his mark on the music world in several ways. First and foremost, there was his time as the bassist and keyboardist for Cocteau Twins, still one of the strangest and most unique bands of the '80s, ... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Silver LizFrom: Chicago, Illinois, United StatesThe start of Hazy Daisy, the new single from Chicago duo Silver Liz (first featured on the blog last year, Fresh Sounds 9th October 2016) is a shock to the system, it sounds like the band pushing their ... more info

Stereogum — Lost Horizons, made up of Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde and Dif Juz's Richie Thomas, have already revealed the collaborative nature of their project with beautiful compositions featuring Karen Peris, Hilang Child, Beth Cannon, and Tim Smith from thei... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — HAWKFrom: Berlin, GermanyLondon based alt rockers HAWK have been compared to Warpaint, The Cranberries, Slowdive and Radiohead but on the strength of their stunning new single Below they are already transcending such comparisons and carving out an... more info