It's still summer

Yes, last week we said it was fall. But we were wrong. These releases remind us of summer days that are closer than they appear.

ALBUMS

Vita and the Woolf - Anna Ohio

“Anna Ohio” is like if an indie movie was self-aware. It still has the quirkiness and subtle angst, but the characters don’t have a god-complex. Listening to this record makes us feel cool. Grove to this and remember you’re the main character of your own life. 

Anna Ohio by Vita and the Woolf, released 21 August 2020 1. Out of State 2. Confetti 3. Home 4. Kentucky 5. Operator 6. Feet 7. Mess Up 8. Machine 9. Auntie Anne's Waitress 10. Paris Anna Ohio is a fictional character. But Anna Ohio, the album, is a very real pilgrimage of self-discovery.

Special Moves - Little Help

We sure do love a collective, and this might be the coolest one we’ve seen yet. Special Moves is a mass rock-band with different artists sprawled across the record. “Little Help” challenges what it means to be a band and sounds good doing it.

PZL175: Special Moves - Little Help by Special Moves, released 28 August 2020 1. Our Summer 2. Thank U Pile Of CDRs 3. Look At The Ground 4. I Think About U + It Makes Me Smile 5. Based On A True Story 6. I've Got It + It's Not Worth Having 7.

Dream Nails - Corporate Realness

“Corporate Realness” reminds us of summer. It’s light and bubbly (like a glass of champagne, if you will) while being still being very cool (like a beer) but also very fun (like a margarita). It’s a head-bopper and a feet-kicker. What we’re trying to say is: you’ll enjoy listening to this. 

Dream Nails by DREAM NAILS, releases 28 August 2020 1. Affirmations (skit) 2. Jillian 3. Do You Want To Go To Work? (Skit) 4. Corporate Realness 5. Text Me Back (Chirpse Degree Burns) 6. Women and Non-Binary People to the Front (Skit) 7. Vagina Police 2.0 8. DIY 9.

Widowspeak - Plum

Can we interest you in some existentialism on this fine day? “Plum” feels lived-in, like we could be listening to it in Widowspeak’s living room. The vocals float around the track, going in and out of mellow instrumentation as we all wonder, “what’s going to happen next?”

Plum by WIDOWSPEAK, released 28 August 2020 1. Plum 2. The Good Ones 3. Money 4. Breadwinner 5. Even True Love 6. Amy 7. Sure Thing 8. Jeanie 9. Y2K "The stone that's buried: what the fruit is for." So goes the title track from Plum, Widowspeak's forthcoming fifth album.

John William Watkins - The Oracle

John William Watkins is the friendlier, sweeter, better version of Tiny Tim. “The Oracle” is whimsical and soft. Watkins’s eclectic voice drifts through verses about love, nature, recovery, and melancholy dreams. 

When We were small Our teeth came out And they fell through the floorboards Down to the black garden Growing up under our houses Each day we waited in vain For those ivory seeds to pop up to pop up And you said a watched pot Is an old fucking

SINGLES

Kruder & Dorfmeister - Johnson

“Johnson” is a track that sounds simple but showcases a huge amount of skill. We can hear the effort and creativity in this track, and Kruder & Dorfmeister wisely chose to focus their efforts on hip-hop and funk influences instead of overwhelming us with too many choices.

Listen to Johnson on Spotify. Kruder & Dorfmeister · Song · 2020.

Charlie Apple - Strange Rover

Charlie Apple sounds like if the troll under the bridge met Alice in Wonderland psychedelics, in the best way. His voice comes deep from his chest and somehow expertly matches the happy-go-lucky cowboy energy of “Strange Rover” without pigeonholing himself.

Listen to Strange Rover on Spotify. Charlie Apple · Song · 2020.

Peach Kelli Pop - Cut Me Off

Peach Kelli Pop reminds us to give summer its day in the sun. Here’s another cools breezy track that says, “I don’t care if you look at me while I lounge by the pool, but if you’re going to do that, could you at least fan me?”

Cut Me Off by Peach Kelli Pop, released 26 August 2020 Searching for it in myself, This is eating up my mind and health Praying I can find the strength, Cut through this opaque angst Give up hope, move on, be strong This whole time I've had it wrong It's

Assembled by music director Meghan Jonas.