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Old Soul Dies Young is a shoegaze/dream-pop outfit out of Denver, Colorado, self-described as an "anime love story without a happy ending." The group's new EP, Yandere, is a six-song whirlwind of emotions, vacillating between lovestruck rapture and suicidal despair. "Yuno," the EP's closing track, splits the difference, closing the journey with a sense of … Continue reading Stare At Your Shoes-Old Soul Dies Young-Yuno
Today's find, "Looking For An Answer," is a hazy slice of bedroom pop from the Rico, Colorado duo Blossom Wash off their new release Washed (Waffle Press Records). The track is led by jaunty piano chords that sound as though they're coming straight out of a saloon scene from the first movie to ever feature … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Blossom Wash-Looking For An Answer
Today's listen is Lotus's song "Colorado," off the 2004 album Nomad (Harmonized Records). Lotus is a Philadelphia-based jam band that was revered at my high school in Berwyn, about 40 minutes outside the City of Brotherly Love. For whatever reason, there was a subset of kids (usually the ones who would wear baja sweaters and … Continue reading Daily Listen-Lotus-Colorado
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