The Umbrellas - Fairweather Friend (Wine Red Vinyl)

The Umbrellas - Fairweather Friend (Wine Red Vinyl)The Bay Area jangle pop revival is at a fever pitch. While the influx of tech companies pushed out many of the key players in San Franciscos 2010s garage boom, they were gradually replaced by a wave of outsiders reimagining the heyday of acts including The Clean and The Bats for the Internet age. Billed on their Bandcamp as pure music for sad people, The Umbrellas are key players in this regional boom. After releasing their debut in 2021, the four

We went down to Katie (Von Schleicher)'s childhood home in the Baltimore suburbs with a bunch of gear and a crew of players and we tracked the bulk of it in a week

but what it makes her feel

When Ruff Draft saw its initial release in 2003

Laurel Halo returns to Hyperdub for her third LP with a fresh approach and a new sound

ltd edition vinyl version

there was an inescapable disco pulse

But for decades

" Though ‘i’ve seen a way’ was  painstakingly crafted

in the words of frontman Joe Love

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and this three tracker follows in the same trajectory

Penny Sparkle – the band’s third album for 4AD - marks another sonic twist in their already adventurous canon