2022 has been an amazing year for music so far. For this round, the mix flows from summer camp hauntology to analog synths to ambient slide guitar, so find a comfy place or go for a long walk and let the sounds unfold.
Track Listing
Pneumatic Tubes “Joyous Lake” (0:00) – off an album I still can’t stop listening to, A Letter from TreeTops on the Ghost Box label.
Between the coronavirus, political tensions and climate anxiety, there’s no shortage of crazy stuff going on in the world at the moment. So if you’re looking for a sonic diversion you’ve come to the right place – new music from Canada, England, Estonia, Australia, and the US to enlighten your day.
The Asteroid #4 conjured up their 60s influences to deliver “Under My Umbrella”, the chorus of which could easily have been pulled from the Magical Mystery Tour. At the request of the record label’s owner, Stu Pope, “the A4 jumped back into the heyday of Psychedelic music’s first wave”. The flip-side, “The Seventh Moon”, starts out with a motorik feel, but changes halfway through into a more mystical vibe with a flute that glides over the song.
Flyying Colours are possibly one of my favorite bands of the last decade, though we haven’t heard much from them since 2016’s Mindfullness (Club AC30 recently did a pink vinyl re-press). Well they are back with a new track, “Big Mess” (video below), spiking the intro with synth arpeggios leading into a heart-racing guitar-driven experience that challenges you to sit still.