Guards Announce new LP 'Modern Hymns', Stream "Last Stand"

New York-based fuzz-pop band Guards (the project of Richie Follin from Cults/Willowz) have announced the release of their new album 'Modern Hymns'.

The follow-up to 2013 LP In Guards We Trust, was produced by Follin himself and mixed at The Notch in Los Angeles by Sean O'Brien, and will be out on May 22 via Kobalt. The themes on the album are wide ranging because of the long gestation period, but Follin's welcoming his first child into the world during the recording heavily contributed to the new focus and lyrical concerns.

The record features notable contributions from Mike Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age), Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs, Greenhornes), Benji Lysaght (Father John Misty, Beck), James Richardson (MGMT), Matt Schaeffer (Kendrick Lamar), and Brian Oblivion (Cults).

Check out the tracklist and listen to the new single "Last Stand", below.

Modern Hymns Tracklist:
01. Skyhigh
02. Take My Mind
03. Destroyer
04. No New
05. You Got Me
06. Anyone
07. Beacon
08. Last Stand
09. Fan
10. Momentary Lapse
11. Away

(facebook.com/Guardsmusic)

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Watch: Cellar Doors Unleash Music Video For "City Girl"

San Francisco psych pop/post-punk band Cellar Doors have unleashed the video for their catchy single "City Girl".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their self-titled debut album, which came out on February 15 through Hear Here Records. Buy it here.

The video was directed by James Manson and filmed in San Francisco on 16mm. Watch below.

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Watch: Demob Happy Unveil Music Video For "Less is More"

Newcastle indie rock/psych/alt band Demob Happy have unleashed the video for their newest single "Less Is More".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out earlier this month, Grab it here.

Speaking about the track, frontman Matt Marcantonio says: “It looks like less, but it sounds like more. You can dissolve it any way you need to, but for us it wasn’t literal. We threw our all at it, doing things that made us uncomfortable, because you wither and die if you don’t keep moving. There’s so much hidden away on this record you’d think we were joking, but we aren’t. Less is More, more or less…”

Take a look at the clip below.