Recent & -ish Finds by The Sunchymes, The Kundalini Genie, Coywolf, Diamond Hands, The Hungry Onions, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Pseudonym, et. al. . . .

Here are a few recent and not-so-recent finds, most of which are available for either free or name-your-price download. In fact, that's the order (more or less) in which they're posted, so those of you looking for retro action might want to scroll way down.

The Sunchymes


Just got the above in an email yesterday. We've been enjoying these UK charmers/chymers for several years now, including this fairly recent EP we shoulda but didna post. Each song's a winner.



The Kundalini Genie & Coywolf


We also very much enjoyed #s 10, 14, & 17. The last of these is by Oakland band, Coywolf, a bunch of whose songs we bought at Bandcamp, including #17 itself ("Star Drool"). So how does this make us feel, after plunking down hard-earned and then finding it available for free? Good. Really good. So here's one we bought.



Diamond Hands


We also love #s 7 & 10 from the L.A. band's latest (released 9feb18), not to mention (but we will) this previously posted favorite from their 2016 debut.



The Hungry Onions


Also recommended: #s 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11. We found this Austin band among some recent purchases by a guy we follow over at Bandcamp. He had bought goodstuff from their 16feb18 LP, She's a Mod, which we intend to do as well. Here's one we intend to buy. (The others are #s 1, 6, 7, 9, & 10.)



Frankie and the Witch Fingers


We simply cannot believe this L.A. faveband's whole LP is available for nypdl at Bandcamp, especially after having spent money on some of it previously. (How does that make us feel? Take a guess.) The song featured above was one we bought. The previously posted song below was one of our favorites from 2016. It's a beautiful world, maaan.


We also especially liked #s 4, 8, & 13.

Pseudonym

Name-Your-Price Download here

This San Francisco band's 2017 LP Pack of Lies was one of our very favorites of that year, and a couple of its songs were on our 2017 Powerpopulist Faves playlist. Rooting around in their Bandcamp Discography turned up more entertainment, including the song above and, #s 1 & 2 below.



Okay, we're wimps and we're tired, so TTFN. We'll be back with more, promise?

The Sunchymes Say Thanks (And So Do We)

Near the end of the Summer/Winter we posted a nice new mix by Northampton's The Sunchymes. Now as we near the end of Fall/Spring, we're happy to receive a gift from the one-manner thanking us for our support. So of course we want to share it with you, with thanks for yours and thanks to the band for many sunny tymes. We're excited to hear they're hoping to release their third LP sometime next year. You can still buy a copy of the excellent LP Let Your Free Flag Fly at CD Baby.

Update: Original freebie is now low-priced.

TAL Roundup: The Butterscotch Cathedral, The Torn Circus, Walter Ghoul's Lavender Brigade, Mystic Brew, plus Beaucoup Más

The excellent The Active Listener's been pumping it out at a furious rate of late, but it's not making us furious. Oh, no, not at all, far from it. The following are from the latest TAL Sampler (#37, by number), plus other items condignly commended by N. Ford and Co.




We could have posted 9 more Samplerwidgets below those two, but don't want to splash more cyber than necessary. Let us, then, simply recommend your closer attention to the songs by The Hanging Stars (#3), The Magnetic Mind (#4), Heaters (#6), Flavor Crystals (#8), Coke Weed (#9), Madame De C*** (#10), Shinkiro (#11), The Sunchymes (#18), and Midday Veil (#19).

By your sweet leaf, though, we are going to splash two more widgies, one from Louisiana and one from Russia. Read all about 'em in this TAL post. That post also praises The Age, whom we also love and posted here.


We also especially like #6. Read the TAL post here.



Yes, we posted the same The Butterscotch Cathedral song two posts in a row. We love The Butterscotch Cathedral.

From The Active Listener's Latest Activation: Sunchymes, Dandelion Seeds, Green Tambourine Band, Red Plastic Buddha, Earthling Society

Shall we do our usual riff on just how freaking active Nathan Ford is over at Active Listener land? We-e-e-e-l-l-l-l-llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll . . . no, let's not, not this time; maybe next, though, promise. We do declare, however, and quite boldly, that TAL Sampler 18 is chockfull of fabulous psych and powerpsychpop. Below are a few of our favorites. The whole sampler is available for name-your-price download at Bandcamp, and for that we gratefully thank Master Nathan Ford.

The Sunchymes' Summer Mix of "Through my eyes"+

Less than a month of Summer/Winter left but no worries, Northampton one-man chymer Aaron Hemington sounds great year-round. Listen below, read a spate of bloggerly encomium here and here (click "See More"), get another freesong here, and buy some here. If you overlook the G. Harrison cover widgeted second below, you might well . . . tear up.