#grass widow

5/10/26.

"No Other was a band from Philadelphia. RIP. 2013-2015." Those are the words from the sidebar of the No Other Bandcamp page. I've been listening to their two releases for the past couple of days. I'm a bit in awe of the ease in which their sound combines The Pretenders, Blondie, Grass Widow and Susan. Current bands like Pool Boys and of course Memorials come to mind when listening to both releases.

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i saw you in the garden

1/10/26.

Around this time of the year, it can be a bit challenging to find new music, so patience in snooping pays off. It took longer than usual to stumble upon "Playland" from Supermoon.

I was immediately taken by the single guitar notes (Kaye Woodward-esque) and Chills-like bass lines. When I saw the band was from Vancouver, British Columbia, I kind of assumed this was released on Mint Records. Indeed it was - a bit more in the past than I originally thought though. This was the band's 2nd release and it came out in May 2016. Jay Arner worked with the band on their first EP.

I can't help but think of bands like Grass Widow, Look Blue Go Purple, Electrelane, and now (at times) Memorials. Band members played in Adrian Teacher and The Subs, PUPS and Movieland.

7/30/24.

When I saw that Being Dead (Austin, Texas) had a new album I got excited. We posted about "When Horses Would Run" LP a little more than a year ago. I remember really being smitten.

When listening to "EELS" I can hear Susan or Grass Widow - in other words pop with sweet melodies. However, last year I mentioned Tele Novella and The Mamas & the Papas. Interesting. Take all these descriptions together and you have a pretty good idea of what you're in for here.

2/17/24.

Parsnip (Melbourne, Australia) were first mentioned back in 2018, then got their own post in 2019. They've released music through Future Folklore, Trouble in Mind and Anti Fade Records but have been quiet for the past 4 years.