Brooklyn Vegan — Bruno Mars' new tour openers (Ella Mai, Ciara, Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson), Danity Kane reunion, The Essex Green, War On Women, Phil Lesh, and more tour news.
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Stereogum — Brookyn’s psych-pop trio the Essex Green seem to have always been filled with retro vibes of bouncy, exuberant joy. The last two singles "Sloane Ranger" and "The 710" off their upcoming album Hardly Electronic were bright and animated and cheerful ... more info
Powerpopulist — Here are our very favorite discoveries of powerpop, indiepop, psych, jangle, and other sorts of pop during the merry mo. o' May of this year. The full list of May 2018 discoveries (from which the playlist below is curated) is over at Playmoss. Ho... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's The Essex Green haven't made an album since 2006's Cannibal Sea and though the members are far-flung these days (Vermont, Montana) they've come out of hibernation with Hardly Electronic, which will be out via Merge on J... more info
Stereogum — In 1991, a group of friends including Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum formed a musical collective and record label known as the Elephant 6 Recording Company. Defined by a penchant for the sounds of the '60s, Elephant 6 went on to recruit likeminded ... more info