Author: Filip Zemčík

Amory Rell is Los Angeles based vocalist, songwriter, and record producer.

Benton’ is a song about growing up, leaving, and going back. About the place you once knew in your heart but no longer by your eyes. It’s a raw and intimate song that aims to convey uninhibited emotions of nostalgia and childhood, all in the framework of the present you. It doesn’t yearn for the past but rather wishes to feel whole in the now.

That subtle piano in the background is getting under my skin. So beautiful.

You can find more music on Spotify.

Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall is a Shoegazer/Dream Pop band based in Tokyo.

Yusei Tsuruta (guitar/vocals) originally started out the band in 2013, and members Eriko Takano (bass/vocals), Takuji Yoshida (guitar), Junichiro Miyazawa (drums) that got to know at live venues later joined. Three EPs, Aspect (2015), Reflect (2017), Object (2018) have been previously released. The band is listened worldwide through subscription services, and they have performed as an opening act for many foreign bands playing in Japan.

So happy to share something from Japan. Catchy, dreamy melodies with so many layers. So good, just listen.

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The song is about understanding disagreements exist in all of our relationships but we have to come to terms with differences in opinion sometimes to move past them.

Airhockey is lo-fi dream rock band from Miami, Florida. They are releasing a new EP this summer.

Groovy, hazy, dreamy.

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A fresh band from Canada. Smooth indie rock. Just press play and discover it with me.

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Another single I am sharing from fuzzy bedroom rock Psychic Shakes from UK.

Here is a little story about the song:

“Wage Slave is a fairly straightforward, lighthearted song, and it was one of the few times I’ve ever written lyrics and a vocal melody before anything else. I wrote it after leaving a job as a ‘grill chef’ for a small burger restaurant in Brighton. I was working there during my first year of University. I used to come home from work and smell so awful my girlfriend wouldn’t want to sit near me, I smelled like sweat and oil, it was hilarious. I’ve done so many crappy jobs trying to make ends meet- one highlight was power washing bird shit off a veranda in the rain, when I was a dishwasher at another restaurant. While you’re working in those sorts of jobs all you can think about is the future and what you’re going to do when your shift finishes. When the future comes, and you don’t smell terrible, you can finally laugh about it.”

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cassette spence’s music is described by Adafruit as a “fog thick with atmosphere and emotion”. her habitual bedroom recordings started in her early teens in south texas and continue today in her new york apartment. she’s toured north america as an instrumentalist in bands Pepper Rabbit and Verb the Adjective Noun, and has released two albums with her best friends as Vassals. she’s left handed.

A beautiful bedroom pop in the style of Cigarettes After Sex with a softer touch. So good, so peaceful.

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Another single from Trying from their upcoming album you should get on cassette.

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Damn Hands deals with archaeological folk-rock, parachronisticly incongruous psych-surf, and downtrodden calypsocentric cave dwelling. They are also big Sam Neill fans. Damn Hands is Dan Martin and Kyle Rother, featuring Jason Rother and Patrick Kennedy on occassion.

The band description captures it all. Just listen to this nice lo-fi rock from Austin, TX.

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bedroom fuzzy rock out of staten island ny

Another single I am sharing from Ryan. I like how much energy his songs have and I am jamming to them so much. I hope some label will pick up his music. It deserves to be released on cassettes.

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Melis is a Singer, Songwriter and Producer based in Berlin.

Her unique sound encompasses multiple influences rooted in R’n’B, Alternative and Indie Pop.

On Empty Space, Melis sings about the inner proverbial void which our generation struggles to fill and softly conveys the topic of loneliness in the context of social media.

Short, but sweet indie R&B track with beautiful guitar parts and great beats. So good.

You can find more music on Spotify.

Last weekend I danced to Boy Pablo and now I can do it once more.

The most interesting fact about Boy Pablo is that he is from Norway. I was really surprised by that.

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A new single from Medium Soft. Let’s dive into this yacht synth-pop together.

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A song from their upcoming album “Control” out on Living Waters Records and distributed through Sacred Bones Records. It reminds me a little bit of Good Good Blood music, but much polished. A really nice, atmospheric indie track with beautifully layered melodies.

“Writing, collaborating on and recording Control has been a process of personal transformation as an artist and a person,” Jones says. “During the past year I’ve reexamined everything in my life, and in the process learned to create music and an existence that is more sustainable, letting go of the things I can’t control. This ultimately leads to a deeper pool of creativity.”

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The first song written for their upcoming debut EP Brown Bread set for release on Friday 26th June, ‘Wide Open’ features lightly spatialised guitars, thoughtful vocal harmonies and gorgeous swells across the deeply introspective piece. “The song explores the sense of space that opens up in your soul when you can truly let someone go, without forgetting or devaluing them,” explains vocalist Sally Latter.

“I had a really simple chord progression and a draft melody to start, and Mike then came up with the lead guitar lines over the top. Mike then wrote the demo drumbeat on our terrible friend-of-a-friend’s drumkit and we recorded it with vocal mics. Despite all that, even with just the very rough bones of the song, we knew it would be one for the EP.”, Sally continues.

Indie pop / dream rock from Brisbane, Australia. I just wish they chose a better name because this one is pretty hard to search.

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“In Deep” is Bathe Alone’s 80’s inspired Dream Pop anthem that will be featured on her Debut Commercial LP “Last Looks”. Lyrically, the song is about a relationship that has been brought to fruition only to be deteriorated by self-sabotage and what that loss feels like as the non-offending party.

Another single I am sharing from this artist. A little bit of dream pop for your ears. Just good.

You can find more music on Bandcamp.

I have a hunch there will be a new wave of bands that will make music like Yot Club. Like Mac DeMarco or Tame Impala created.

I am so into Yot Club’s music. I love the vibe, sounds, vocals. So, so good. I need to have this on cassette.

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There are not too many bands from UK I am sharing on my blog. Maybe I am not looking in the right direction, but when I do share, it is always a great band. Sorrell have just two singles out but both of them are awesome. This new one is just great. Here some words about it:

New release Freefall delivers a reassuring warmth of downcast but perpetually hopeful thoughts, resounding with waves of twinkling guitar melodies interwoven with the softness of reverb-laden, pining lyricism. An emotionally-poignant release, drifting in the comfortable space between Deerhunter and Real Estate, the song narrates a loss of control that primary songwriter and vocalist Dylan Lee describes as “trying to come to your senses when your days feel suffocating and in disarray”.

Freefall follows their debut single Lampshade released earlier this year, exploring feelings of anxiety reflective of our current turbulent times.

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This song was inspired by the tropical beach green screen effect on zoom.

Indie rock band from Provo, Utah. A little bit of summerish tropical vibes.

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The teenage-esque feelings that revolve around waiting for someone to reciprocate feelings is equal parts exciting and gut wrenching. frogi’s newest single, “waiting (i’m not ok),” captures that perplexing duality. Turning the dreadedwaiting game on its head, the self-produced track features a paradoxical mix of upbeat, sugary instrumentation intertwined with an anxious inner monologue, culminating in an acceptance that she may not be okay (and that’s okay).

“It’s about admitting our aloneness and anxiety, and in turn, becoming friends with it and laughing with it. Sometimes you’ve just got to accept that you’re scared and try to make peace with it.” – frogi

An n-th single from frogi I am sharing. Again a great one.

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Derek Xu is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer. He tries to listen to as much music as possible and thus his music has a wide variety of influences. Some of his favourite genres are indie rock, dream pop, shoegaze and hip-hop.

“I wrote this song when I was on the bus and the reflections of headlights in the window reminded me of stars. It’s a love song about how unbelievable it is that you can find a soulmate even though the world is so large.”

If you are patient, at 1:13 you will hear a nice shift I really liked. A really enjoyable bedroom/dream pop. Another small artist I am really excited to share with you all.

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Another new artist with just one song release. Fresh from the oven. A nice gentle, bedroom lo-fi pop.

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Another single from french bedroom lofi pop band Uneima. a great one, I am so into their new music and I am so excited for the new album. Go and check out their music.

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I am excited to share with your newest single by Port Lucian. This artist will be a part of our next seasonal compilation (also Fog Lake compilation) what makes this sharing even more exciting.

Just groove with me to this amazing indie lo-fi gem.

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This time a little bit bigger band. I love to keep variety on this blog.

THE SEA THE SEA (Chuck and Mira) is an Upstate New York based indie folk-pop duo-band

A beautiful mellow track that is getting into your soul. Great way to calm down in this crazy world.

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Jaguar Sun is a solo project created by multi instrumentalist Chris Minielly. Weaving together inspiration from bands such as STRFKR, Youth Lagoon, and Panda Bear, Minielly creates dreamy, pop centric soundscapes with experimental flair. The Ontario based artist allows his instruments to speak equally to his voice urging listeners to get lost in richly layered guitar lines and deep droning synths. Minielly is currently set to release his debut LP “This Empty Town” in the summer of 2020. A collection of 8 songs speaking to the loss of relationships and home town nostalgia that solidifies his unique sound in the alt / dream pop world.

“‘Those Days’ is a bittersweet remembrance of old relationships and nostalgic summer trips. It’s a song about holding onto old memories just long enough before you let them go and move on.”

A very talented musician coming to you from Ontario, Canada. The instruments in this song are just magical.

You can find more music on Bandcamp.