Obscure Sound — A dreamily inviting track from California-based duo Mirrorball, “Condo Pond” unfolds beautifully with its serene vocals, balmy guitar pulses, and twinkling keys. Aesthetically finding a place between Fleetwood Mac’s wistful nostalgia and TOPS�... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Sundays released debut album Reading, Writing, And Arithmetic. The story seems to not have ended. Read Matt Pond PA in MAGNET on this college-rock classic: The post The Sundays Released Debut Album “Reading, Writing, And Ari... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 50th birthday Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk). LCD Soundsystem is playing at your house. Read Matt Pond in MAGNET on how coffee, sex and partying always lead to Daft Punk: The post Happy 50th Birthday Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk) appeared first on... more info

Magnet Magazine — After brief, somewhat ill-fated run as the Natural Lines, Matt Pond PA is back to its charming old self with Winged Horse, available February 7 via Sonder House. The band’s restless leader has acknowledged that the one-album name change caused more... more info

Magnet Magazine — Double-LP compilation Melt Away has been released in tandem with Matador’s 25th anniversary reissue of Bardo Pond’s Set And Setting. It comprises one LP of material that previously appeared on various comps and a split 10-inch with Mogwai, and... more info

Obscure Sound — Philadelphia-based artist Pork Bun consistently impresses across Within a Hill on Bridge Road, showcasing an array of both gently caressing lushness and colorful synth-pop excitement. The reflective, melodic sound enthralls, drawing inspiration from ... more info

Stereogum — Philly indie-pop band Gladie put out a great album in 2022 called  Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out , and they followed that up with last year’s one-off single “Chaos Reigns,” which we named one of the Best Songs Of The Week... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Mitski. You have everything ahead of you. Enjoy these images taken by MAGNET photographer Chris Sikich at Mitski’s 2022 stop at Philly’s Franklin Music Hall, and read Matt Pond PA in MAGNET on Ms. Miyawaki: The post Happy Birthday ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 26 years ago today, MAGNET had its fifth anniversary show. It featured all the trippiest cats from the totally groovy Psychedelphia scene: the Asteroid #4, the Azusa Plane, Bardo Pond, Lenola and our Psychedelic Godfather: the late, great Tom Rapp. W... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Bardo Pond released Set And Setting. So good, so fine. Set And Setting is being reissued October 25, coinciding with a new double-LP compilation, Melt Away, that collects late-’90s rarities and outtakes. Read our review of the... more info