Golden Glades

Frühjahrsputz

Es gibt Dinge, die mit passender musikalischer Begleitung um einiges leichter von der Hand gehen: Aufräumen und Putzen zum Beispiel. Wem bislang für den alljährlichen Frühjahrsputz der rechte Antrieb fehlte, erhält heute musikpsychologisch fundierte Unterstützung. Spoon und Jens Lekman laden zum fröhlichen Schrubben in mitunter hochfrequenter Taktung ein.

PlaylistGG_KW13

Artist	Track	Label
The Clean	Billy Two	Flying Nun
Spoon	Hot Thoughts	Matador
Danny de la Matyr	Lines	Pretty Olivia
Those Pretty Wrongs	I'm For Love	Ardent Music
Papernut Cambridge	The Alex Chilton Song	papernutcambridge.bandcamp.com
Big Star	Watch The Sunrise	Ardent Music
Kane Strang	Oh So You're Off I See	kanestrang.bandcamp.com
Jons	In The Yard	jawns.bandcamp.com
Triptides	Clementine	Croque Macadam
Divisionists	Say Can You	divisionists.bandcamp.com
Peaness	Seafoam Islands	peanessband.bandcamp.com
Dan the Man	Not as Far as It Looks	Bright Antenna Records
One Sentence. Supervisor	Oh! What An Empire	Oh, Sister
Björn Magnusson	TV Lights	Specter Fix Press
Jon McKiel	Unknown Source	You've Changed Rec.
Michael Nau	Good Thing	Full Time Hobby
Trimdon Grange Explosion	Christians' Silver Hell	borleyrectory.bandcamp.com
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The Missing Season	Run On	Le Disques Normal
Girl Ray	Trouble	girlray.bandcamp.com
Gentle Brent	The Lonely One	Jigsaw Records
The Pinecones	It's Always On Her Mind	thepinecones.bandcamp.com
The Feelies	Gone, Gone, Gone	Bar/None Records
Real Estate	Stained Glass	Domino
Brent Cash	Dim Light	Marina Records
Andrew Morgan	As Long As We're Together	Pretty Olivia
The Vernes	The Curious Cat's Eyes	thevernes.bandcamp.com
Jens Lekman	How We Met The Long Version	Secretly Canadian
Temples	(I Want To Be Your) Mirror	Heavenly
Froth	Passing Thing	Wichita
Spiral Stairs	Dundee Man	Domino
Christiane Rösinger	Eigentumswohnung	Staatsakt

Swooning

This one’s very special: I like how every song is built around the human voice as a musical instrument. With their multi-layered harmonies and loops, Michele Finkelstein and Briana Marela aka Swooning create nothing but enchanting moments and an overall sense of warmth and creativity. Some tracks tap into the tradition of doo-wop music, but in the first place it all sounds pretty unique and dedicated.

<a href="http://swooning.bandcamp.com/album/swooning">Swooning by Swooning</a>

Andrew Morgan

Apparently there’s quite a lot to discover from this gifted artist, I’m just beginning with his album Please Kid, Remember. It’s a collection of heart-melting chamber-pop, reminding us of forgotten sounds and beauty. Every song is filled with clever ideas, accompanied by interludes. Some might say that it sounds old-fashioned – but only in a good way! This is an astonishing, beautiful album. Re-released by the spanish pop-connoisseurs Pretty Olivia Records.

<a href="http://prettyoliviarecords.bandcamp.com/album/please-kid-remember">Please kid, remember by Andrew Morgan</a>

Unsolved Mysteries

Wieso wurde die Popmusik nicht schon längst begraben? Weshalb enden manche Songs als Ohrwurm, auch wenn man sie gar nicht leiden kann? Warum gibt es keine wasserdichte Pop-Formel mit Hitgarantie? Diese und andere cold cases stehen heute bei Golden Glades zur Wiedervorlage an. Lösungen können wir keine versprechen, wohl aber einen schönen Mix, der den Pop-Mysterien auf der Spur bleibt.

PlaylistGG_KW11

Artist	Track	Label
The Perfect Kiss	Broadcast (From You To Me)	Elefant
First Base	If I See You With That Girl Again	latidarecords.bandcamp.com
Gentle Brent	Never Wanna Make You Cry	Jigsaw Records
Julien Baer	Roi de l'underground	Le Pop Musik
Forever Calypso	Bungalows	Croque Macadam
Hong Kong In The 60s	Diaryland	hongkonginthe60s.com
Tennis	In The Morning I'll Be Better	Mutually Detrimental
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	Sleep Drifter	Heavenly
Tall Tall Trees	A Place to Call Your Own	Joyful Noise
Rose Elinor Dougall	Take Yourself With You	self-released
Magnetic Fields	'88 Ethan Frome	Nonesuch
Lusterlit	List of Equipment	lusterlit.bandcamp.com
Merk	I'm Easy	merkscoolsongs.bandcamp.com
Harry Mud	My Heart Wins The Race	ussb.bandcamp.com
Balduin	Mirror, Mirror	Sunstone
Starwheel	Through My Window	starwheel.bandcamp.com
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever	French Press	Sub Pop
Temples	Mystery Of Pop	Heavenly
The Paperhead	The True Poet	Trouble In Mind
CaStLeS	Ffrwydriadau o Deimladau	castlesband.bandcamp.com
Steady Holiday	Superstar	Infinite Best
Carpenters	Superstar	A&M Records
Greek Theatre	Still Lost Out At Sea	Sugarbush Records
Happy Sadness	Alone	happysadness.bandcamp.com
Hand Habits	In Between	Woodsist
Ben Reed	Maniac Man	Gare Du Nord Records
Andy Reed	The Criminal	You Are The Cosmos
The Legal Matters	The Cool Kid	Omnivore
Frontier Ruckus	Gerunds	Loose Music
Nadia Reid	Richard	Basin Rock

Happy Sadness

Listen carefully with your headphones on, and it’s easy to get lost in these tracks. Happy Sadness knows pretty well how to create contemplative moments with his floating textures and warm compositions. Sometimes it’s like a soothing soundtrack that tells stories without words. But as well we have a few songwriter-based tracks where Jason Andrew Brown (multimedia artist and the man behind Happy Sadness) gets very close to you with his voice. In these tracks he shows his real quality as a versatile musician.

<a href="http://happysadness.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-window">From The Window by Happy Sadness</a>

The Fisherman

All frequent listeners of Golden Glades know by now, that the world is full of talented bedroom producers. Here’s a wonderful project hailing from Nafpaktos in Greece: Tony Panou alias The Fisherman. He calls himself an amateur, but I think he’s just being modest because he obviously has a knack for timeless melodies!

<a href="http://thefisherman.bandcamp.com/album/down">Down by The Fisherman</a>

Trials & Truths

Wir haben es ja derzeit viel mit falschen Wahrheiten und alternativer Faktenlage zu tun. Ein Glück, dass die Musik einen ganz anderen Zugang zur Realität erlaubt – einen, der von vornherein keinen Anspruch auf objektive Allgemeingültigkeit erhebt. Vielleicht ist das sogar ein Kriterium, nach dem wir versuchen, unsere kleine Sendereihe zu bestücken: Lässt sich in diesem Song ein eigener Weltentwurf erkennen, und sei er nur auf den 8 Quadratmetern eines Schlafzimmer-Studios gültig. Ihre ganz persönliche Wahrheit lassen in der heutigen Ausgabe erklingen: Lake, Molly Burch und Jens Lekman.

PlaylistGG_KW09

Artist	Track	Label
Blue Jeans	False Start	Jigsaw
Horse Thief	Another Youth	Bella Union
Otago	Ghost Stories	mairisch Verlag
LAKE	Work With What You Got	Tapete
Benny Sings	One Of These Hearts	Jakarta
The Sound Of Money	Tiger T. - Death Happens To A Few	BB*Island
Diners	In My Hometown	diners.bandcamp.com
Molly Burch	Try	Captured Tracks
Steady Holiday	Open Water	Infinite Best
Manuela	Supermarket	Lost Map / Schamoni Musik
Homeshake	Call Me Up	Sinderlyn
alphaequalsfoverm	Ashes	Oh, Sister
Dutch Uncles	Streetlight	Memphis Industries
Spiral Stairs	Dance (Cry Wolf)	Domino
Elephant Stone	Photograph	Elephants On Parade
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BeWider	Beneath The Sky	self-released
Jens Lekman	Hotwire With Ferris Wheel	Secretly Canadian
The Da Vincis	Friend Machine	thedavincis.bandcamp.com
Hippo Campus	Simple Reason	Transgressive Records
Merk	Melody	merkscoolsongs.bandcamp.com
The Fisherman	Down	thefisherman.bandcamp.com
Novella	Four Colours	Sinderlyn
The Proper Ornaments	Memories	Tough Love
Brent Cash	The Way You Were	Marina Records
Real Estate	Darling	Domino
Jay Som	Turn Into	Polyvinyl
Hand Habits	Sun Beholds Me	Woodsist
Christiane Rsinger	Lieder ohne Leiden	Staatsakt
The Everywheres	Concede	theeverywheres.bandcamp.com

Francis Macdonald & Harry Pye

Wow, I instantly fell in love with this new song by Francis Macdonald & Harry Pye! Watch out for their promising debüt „Bonjour“ by the end of May on Glasgow’s finest Shoeshine Records. A rich tapestry of lovely sounds and melodies will fill your ears – just what you need in these times:

You like that? Well, here’s another wonderful track:

Heaven For Real

It looks like Halifax is currently the place to be with its vibrant music scene: there are so many interesting bands and artists to discover. Heaven For Real play a melodic Indierock version with occasionally Pavementesque twists. It’s cleverly and well done.

<a href="http://heavenforreal.bandcamp.com/album/kill-your-memory">Kill Your Memory by Heaven For Real</a>

Cabin Essence

I’m very surprised this well-crafted and sixties inspired guitar pop has not more supporters: I love every moment of this collection! For me, it’s a best harmonized gem.

<a href="http://cabinessence.bandcamp.com/album/a-place-for-playing-games">A Place For Playing Games by Cabin Essence</a>