Popscotch: Sugar Stems, Legendary Wings, Rotten Mangos, Marvelous Beauhunks, Stellarscope, Everywheres, Walking Who, Dutch Barn

We enjoyed that last hopscotch episode so much we're going to try it again. The setup is simple: we start with recent tunes we've found (and loved) and work our way backwards for x number of months or years. We do not adhere to strict chronological order. Is that all right? Hope you find something you like.


You'll find a number of fine tunes on that Dirtnap Records 2014 Sampler. In fact, here's another one that plunked our twanger:




We're very much liking several numbers on this Austin's band's EP. Thanks to The Proper Yarn for the headsup.

From EardrumsPop to EardrumsYours: Dutch Barn, Tearjerker, Red Deer People, The Paris Work-In

We've been enjoying this East London band's gentle gaze for several months now and just noticed some of it's available for free download over at netlabel EardrumsPop.







That first number up there is a cover of a song by Toronto's Tearjerker. Maybe you'd like to compare the two versions. We like them both, each for slightly different reasons.



Finally, or so it seems, we found all of that via a very nice email from Eardrums announcing a 31-song, 3-volume compilation called Between Two Waves - The Second Wave. The first volume was released today, with more to follow. Below are our two favorites from Volume A. Check out the rest if you like: you can stream it here and download it here.