New Electronic Indie Piano Pop Announced

Color Theory announced the release date for the new album "Adjustments Pt. 1". It is the first collection of original material in nearly two years. The 10-track EP will be released on June 12, but you can pre-order it now for $6.99. Better yet, pre-order all three Adjustments EPs to get them one week before their release dates, plus exclusive progress reports and demo snippets by email along the way.

Suzy Blue - Won't Be The Girl

 Armed with just an 80’s drum machine and keyboard, Suzy Blu (Insect Guide/Vacant Kiss) has a brand new sound and lots of songs to add to her ever amazing catalogue of dark pop hits! Here is the first of her new tracks: 

Patterns "Blood"

I saw a new (?) song from Patterns on Soundcloud today and, of course it's very good. Felt I must post it for you. It will be released on July 9th, 2012.

Synthpop for A Sunday: Moonlight Cove

 
I haven't been posting enough synthpop, so here's a lovely modern piece by Moonlight Cove.
If you want to buy, please use A Different Drum here in the U.S.

Cover Me On Friday: The Machine Room "Small Town Boy"

I'm a few hours late on this weekly posting of covers, but it was worth the wait! The Machine Room have yet to disappoint. Highly recommended act.

Chase Away Your Case of The Mundaze

Trasspassers makes brightly colored, squiggly keyboard jams. Check them out here.

Swedish electronica producer Moist (aka David Elfström Lilja) offers a brooding electronic single "Me And You (feat. Smith and Thell)" for free here.

My Woshin Mashin provide some fun electropunk over on Soundcloud or listen here:

Zshare File-Hosting Service Disappears Without Trace

 
Zshare disappeared without a trace, so all of my podcasts / mix-tapes are no longer available from that service. Read more here.

The Machine Room: new song "Making Babies"

 
Like Sugar favorites The Machine Room has posted another track on Soundcloud. Free download of "Making Babies". The excellent "Love From A Distance" ep is available on Bandcamp.
   Making Babies by the machine room

The band is on tour for you lucky UK people:

• Friday, 18 May 2012
  

  Edinburgh, UK

  Sneaky Pete's- The Machine Room with Still Corners, Magic Eye, Honeyblood

• Saturday, 26 May 2012
  

  Glasgow, UK

  Art School, Glasgow- The Machine Room with Vigo Thieves

• Sunday, 27 May 2012
  

  Glasgow, UK

  Stairway

Essential Buy: Violens "True"

This is an essential album for 2012. You can stream it here and read the band's reasoning behind each track. Violens manages to bring the early 90's feel to today's short-attention-span ear-bud music fan.
   Violens - True sampler by Slumberland Records

MP3: Meiko "Leave The Lights On (The Crystal Method Remix)"

 
I thought this had enough synthpop elements to warrant sharing. Interesting to hear The Crystal Method holding back and not making this track all them. Shipping of Meiko's "The Bright Side" album begins next week. The whole album is streaming on MySpace.

mp3: Superhumanoids - "Too Young For Love"

 Superhumanoids are offering "Too Young For Love" as a free download.
   Too Young For Love by Superhumanoids

First Listen: Best Coast's new one on NPR

 
NPR is hosting a full streaming of the new Best Coast album "The Only Place" one week before the May 15 release date. Click here to listen at NPR.

New Passion Pit track: "Take A Walk"

 
New Passion Pit from the new album Gossamer, available July 24th. This track available on iTunes on May 8th.

   Take a Walk by passionpit

Camera Obscura music on Yo Gabba Gabba!

For fans of Camera Obscura and for those with little ones:

Cover Me On Friday: "Isolation" by Dessau

It's Friday, so it's time for another cover:

New Twin Shadow arrives in July

Twin Shadow, the creative moniker of George Lewis Jr., will release his second album, the self-produced Confess, on July 9th/10th (UK/US). Download "Five Seconds" for free over at the 4AD site.

   Twin Shadow - Five Seconds by van_occupanther