Beachtapes

Triptides :: Psychic Summer (ALBUM OUT NOW)

beachtapes — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:25:03 +0000

Triptides

Shimmering beach pop perfection from Indiana’s retro lo-fi wonderkids Triptides…

After a summer spent travelling from place to place – planes, trains, camper vans, boats, beaches, forests, islands, campfires, underwater and up in the clouds – one thing remained the same the whole way through, Psychic Summer was not only the best album on the Beachtapes playuuur, it was the most played, the most shared, the most questioned, the most talked about, the most unheard of, the most surprising. It was that cool new album that you pulled out at every opportunity. A perfect and stunning debut… Album of the summer.

Psychic Summer is out now on Beachtapes as a limited edition red cassette & digital download. Get your hands on both over on the Triptides Bandcamp

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Magic Trick :: Daylight Moon

beachtapes — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:54:52 +0000

Magic Trick

Campfire folk pop goodness from San Francisco’s Tim Cohen (Magic Trick)… latest single, the phenomenal ‘Daylight Moon‘ is taken from upcoming LP ‘The Glad Birth Love‘. Limited to just 100 copies and all set to drop August 23 via Empty Cellar Records.

In and out of a daydream… epic.

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// Play // Magic Trick :: Daylight Moon

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Summer Camp :: Better off without you

beachtapes — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:47:14 +0000

Summer Camp

Shimmering 80s milkshake pop from Beachtapes faves Summer Camp… latest track, Better Off Without You is the second single to be taken from the duo’s long awaited debut LP, coming soon via Apricot Recordings / Mosh Moshi Records… an absolute must.

Help Summer Camp get their debut album out over here

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// Play // Summer Camp :: Better off without you

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Chrome Sparks :: My <3 (EP)

beachtapes — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:28:41 +0000

Chrome Sparks

Glistening retro sneaker pop from Ann Arbor wonder kid Chrome Sparks… Debut EP, the shimmering 808 goodness of “My <3” dropped out of nowhere this week and yet is immediately up there with the best releases of the year so far… very very cool.

“My <3″, is available to download now over on Bandcamp.

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[VIDEO] Veronica Falls :: Come on Over

beachtapes — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:53:11 +0000

Sweet sweet noise pop from indie newcomers Veronica Falls… check out the video below to latest single Come on over, taken from the group’s upcoming debut set to drop in the fall.

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The War On Drugs :: Come to the city

beachtapes — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:18:31 +0000

War On Drugs

All kinds of Americana awesomeness from Philly’s War On Drugs… latest track Come to the City is taken from the hugely anticipated Slave Ambient album, all set to drop August 16 on the Secretly Canadian label. If recent tracks Come to the City and Baby Missiles are anything to go by, this one’s gonna be epic…

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// Play // War On Drugs :: Come to the city

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// Play // War on Drugs :: Baby Missiles

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[ON REPEAT] Bleached :: Think of you

beachtapes — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:22:13 +0000

Bleached

Lo-fi drive-through-movie pop from LA duo Bleached… ”Think of You” is taken from the groups upcoming 7″ single “Carter”, all set to drop July 19 on Art Fag Records. On constant rotation this week… love it.

More over on the HelloBleached MySpace.

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// Play // Bleached :: Think of you

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Follow @hellobleached on Twitter.

Triptides :: Going Under (Out now on Beachtapes)

beachtapes — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:37:06 +0000

Triptides

Following on from the success of the awesome Tropical Dreams EP released earlier in the year, Indiana’s retro lo-fi wonderkids Triptides are back with their second release on the Beachtapes label… Double A-side single, the shimmering surf pop of Going Under / Satin Skies is the first single to be taken from the group’s upcoming debut album, Psychic Summer, all set for release later in the year. In the meantime, enjoy one of the best tracks of the year so far…crazy good!

Get your hands on a digital copy of the new Triptides single Going Under / Satin Skies – OUT NOW over on Bandcamp

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// Play // Triptides :: Going Under

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Hotel Mexico :: Dear Les Friends

beachtapes — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:23:42 +0000

Hotel Mexico

Shimmering 80s beach pop from Kyoto newcomers Hotel Mexico… It’s pretty much impossible to listen to latest single Dear Les Friends without replaying it over and over and over… definitely ones to watch.

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// Play // Hotel Mexico :: Dear Les Friends

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Teen Daze :: Surface

beachtapes — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:35:54 +0000

Teen Daze

Hazy-seashore reverb-pop from Vancouver wonderkid Teen Daze… Surface is the first track to be taken from upcoming EP, A Silent Planet - all set to drop August 9 via the good folks at Waaga… like falling asleep on the beach and waking up on the moon. Genius.

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// Play // Teen Daze :: Surface

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Beat Connection :: Silver Screen

beachtapes — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:11:46 +0000

Beat Connection

Scuba chillwave pop from Seattle’s Beat Connection… Silver Screen is taken from the duo’s fleeting beach pop debut EP, Surf Noir - out now on Moshi Moshi. Be sure to check out the crazy good Young Montana remix over here as well as the sublime In the water below. Enjoy.

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// Play // Beat Connection :: Silver Screen (VIDEO)

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// Play // Beat Connection :: In the water

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Thanks to yvynyl for the heads up

Tashaki Miyaki :: All I have to do is dream

beachtapes — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:06:57 +0000

Tashaki Miyaki

Woozy 60s lo-fi noise pop from LA newcomers Tashaki Miyaki… Check out the group’s stunning cover of All I have to do is dream, as well as Best Coast-esque single, Something is better than nothing, both available to download over on Bandcamp… Definitely ones to watch.

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Gold Leaves :: The Ornament

beachtapes — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:38:09 +0000

Gold Leaves

Glistening campfire folk pop from Seattle’s Gold Leaves… Latest single, the Fleet Foxes-esque doo-wop pop of The Ornament, is taken from the upcoming debut LP of the same name – out August 16 on Hardly Art.

“…you wore my name, I wore your colours”

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// Press Play // Gold Leaves :: The Ornament [mp3]

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Childish Gambino :: Freaks & Geeks (Star Slinger REMIX)

beachtapes — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:26:05 +0000

Childish Gambino

Crazy good glitch-hop jam from New York’s Childish Gambino… Can’t believe I slept on this one for the last month. Easily some of the best verses I’ve heard all year. Check out the awesome Star Slinger remix of Freaks and Geeks below... Supa fly, blast off.

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// Play // Childish Gambino :: Freaks & Geeks (Star Slinger REMIX)

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Caged Animals :: Girls on medication

beachtapes — Sat, 28 May 2011 08:17:53 +0000

Caged Animals

Shoegaze fuzz pop from New Jersey’s Caged Animals…Latest single, the My Bloody Valentine-esque daydream pop of Girls on medication, is set to drop on limited edition 7″ white vinyl via the Lucky Number Music label on July 4th.

“Oh girl of my dream…”

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// Play // Caged Animals :: Girls on medication

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