Obscure Sound — Released today, “Lust For Loss” is a new track from Chicago-based American Wolf, showcasing a chilled-out vein of electro-pop with a nocturnal spirit. Serene vocals and an illuminated synth pad navigate melodically around a restrained rhythm sect... more info

Obscure Sound — Middle school teacher by day and manufacturer of hook-laden pop when time permits, Oakland-based Ian Walters shows a catchy and nostalgic vein of jangle-pop on new track “Wanna Be Alone”, a new track from his solo project Headphone Hair. With a b... more info

Stereogum — Out on the road today, I saw a Memory Tapes sticker on a Cadillac. Little voice inside my head said don't look back, you can never look back, even when you entire aesthetic is specifically predicated on looking back. Neon Indian is eating, Washed Out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sylvan Esso at Terminal 5 in January (more by Gretchen Robinette) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Gigawatts Festival @ The Wick, The Well & Out Wicked... more info

Stereogum — Carpark Records is about to celebrate its 16th anniversary with the release of a basketball-themed 12″ picture disc compilation called Sweet Sixteen. The record includes new songs from people like Memory Tapes, Dog Bite, and Montag, as well as lock... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Chillwaver Memory Tapes hasn't released music or toured since 2013, but he'll change that this year. Next week (3/31), he'll put out the "Fallout" / "House On Fire" single via Carpark, and the a-side of that is... more info

Stereogum — Dayve Hawk’s musical project Memory Tapes falls squarely into the chillwave designation, the cloudy, destroyed pop subgenre that sparked serious contention during its peak. After what he cites as a series of personal and professional collapses, Haw... more info

Stereogum — Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” has already been interpreted by Dave Harrington, Chrome Canyon, Memory Tapes, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, and the PS22 Kids Chorus, among others, and we’re still not sick of it. Now Arctic Monke... more info

Prefix — Memory Tapes, aka Dayve Hawk, has shared his second track in the last week over at his more info

Impose Magazine — As Cemeteries, Kyle Reigle's dark dream pop channeled the Lynchian chill of Julee Cruise and a hint of Chris Isaak. His home of Buffalo is known for a many things harsh, from hardcore to winters, but rarely does it delve into the EDM circuitry. I... more info