This past week was especially full of best new music, and heavy on the garage surf rock tip. Trixie Whitley was the most impressive show I caught live, while Tomten provided a “blissful Baroque-indie-dream-pop” experience for Brigit. Singer/songwriter Jenny O. was our latest Artist of the Week, and we reviewed brand new albums from Bleeding Rainbow and Local Natives. Additional attention-grabbing sounds brought to you this week by:

Burnt Ones, “Fountain of Youth” – This may be the closest thing to a new T. Rex tune.

La Luz, “Call Me in the Day” – This Seattle-based girl band has got the 60’s surf rock sound down pat. Their jam “Damp Face” is also a pretty sweet instrumental, as well as being the title track from their recently released tape. Yeah, tape.

Grave Babies, “No Fear” – oh my goth, Grave Babies are coming out with their most melodic and accessible tunes yet, while still keeping everything else that we love about them. This track is a free download, too, as the second single off their CRUSHER LP, due out later this month.

Birdcall, “Miracle Man” – There’s something seductively mischievous about this tune, which may be partly due to the percussion that resembles something like a ghost marching band down by a shipyard with bells clanging in the foggy night.

Helado Negro, “Dance Ghost” – Right now, this track is my sunny beach in the middle of a cold, grey winter.

 

Tracklist:

Burnt Ones – “Fountain of Youth”

La Luz – “Call Me in the Day”

Local Natives – “Breakers”

Bleeding Rainbow – “Waking Dream”

Jenny O. – “Automechanic”

Tomten – “So So So”

Grave Babies – “No Fear”

Bird Call – “Miracle Man”

Trixie Whitley – “Need Your Love”

Helado Negro – “Dance Ghost”

BestNewBands.com Mixtape #11 by BestNewBands.com

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