Delorean - Stay Close

Out of all the bands to appear around the chillwave/glo-fi movement last summer, Delorean seemed way different from the others. Their sound resembled the Sincerely Yours catalogue rather than stuff you'd hear on Mexican Summer. They had an aesthetic that could be compared more to Swedes' The Tough Alliance (I mean both voices are practically the same). Their EP Ayrton Senna was four-track blast of sunshine and beauty-- I hadn't heard an EP like that in quite some time. Each track just pulled you in to the sunny throwback of 80s Barcelona. Delorean are currently receiving the full-length treatment and their first single Stay Close is an absolute gem of Spring, beaches and love. It's just an absolute charmer of a song.

Surfer Blood - Harmonix

Hailing from our own South Florida, Surfer Blood sort of blew up within the past year. Making multiple appearances at CMJ in New York and SXSW in Austin, Texas, along with a coveted Best New Music stamp by Pitchfork for their album Astro Coast, these guys are huge within the indie-rock scene. Exuding an aura of 90's alternative-indie rock reminiscent to that of Pavement, Built to Spill and Weezer circa-Blue Album/Pinkerton, Surfer Blood consistently showcase their strong suit: guitars. Peppering in some afro-beat percussion that seems to be popular at the moment, Surfer Blood have certainly come a long way. Their track Harmonix is one of the record's slow songs but carries a lot of density and weight with the guitars.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Nitetime Rainbows

It's a bit disappointing to hear that none of the band members of A Sunny Day in Glasgow are actually from Glasgow. Shame. But what's not a shame is their beautifully eclectic sound which sort of resembles that of shoegazers My Bloody Valentine and Jesus & Mary Chain. I like to call them the shoegaze Broken Social Scene, just a bunch of friends jamming out and making music-- except this isn't a jam band... but more a tight outlet for channeling 80s alternative. They just released an EP called Nitetime Rainbows that come with brand new tracks and remixes, all of them correlating with the sound they embark on.

Deerhoof - The Galaxist

Deerhoof has been making music for just about more than ten years, probably closer to 15. Their sounds embellishes on mathematically-insane time signatures, spastic noisy breakdowns and a little Asian female singer. Honestly, without the vocal help of Satomi Matsuzaki, Deerhoof would just be math/noise rock fodder. But she gives it a sense of innocence associated usually with children on the playground, if those children were tearing the playground apart with cute smiles. The Galaxist off of their album Friend Oppurtunity combines all of their sound but with more to flaunt. Starting with a brilliant arpeggio, drone-metal breakdown and then a space-rock bridge-- this is by far one of their best songs.

Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo

Peter O'Grady a.k.a. Joy Orbison is one of South London's most prominent Dubstep producers. For a genre that really thrives on being prolific and consistent, Joy Orbison really only has a handful of tracks. But each song hits, and it hits hard. His single Hyph Mngo is a beautiful, sprawling dubstep gem that builds on patience, ambience and a basic sample. It takes about a minute for the song to build up from silence, but when it finally launches it goes off on half time and the bass bumps. The sample gives the song some soul and what you have is one really satisfying, complex dubstep beauty that's actually taking the genre by storm.