Summer - Couchboy

Janglepop is such a vast genre that deserves so much more love and recognition than it gets. Summer by Couchboy is such a good representation of what janglepop is and is a lot of fun to listen to while you're in a car or while you're walking on a warm sunny day. The mixture of acoustic and overdriven electric guitars fits extremely well and doesn't clash or mess with the vibe of the song. Some of the riffs sound very country-influenced, but don't take away from the jangly-ness at all. The mix on each song doesn't sound fully consistent in each song, but I think it's really fitting with what Couchboy was going for and I personally enjoy it. The bass is usually in a fairly good place in the mix which I enjoy, the drums are great upbeat, and fun on the faster songs and simple but sweet on the slower songs. Extremely solid album.

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(picnic, lightning) - Garlands

 

   

(picnic, lightning) by Garlands is an amazing combination of indie, shoegaze, and post-punk that has some of my favorite guitar tones I've heard in an indie release and some amazing riffs. It's very melodic and the mix is fairly spacious, so listening to it with headphones is extremely enjoyable. The vocals resemble the vocals from The Smiths, but that doesn't take away from the uniqueness of this release. The transitions between song tempos in the EP fit the mood well and the mix of more upbeat songs and downbeat songs is spread out very well.

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