Sea Everything

We don't know much about Ryan Trott aka Family Trees apart from his friendship with Backwash Whiskey favorites Eternal Summers and his affinity for making some irresistibly simple surf-pop. "Nature Girl" is a minimalist love letter, raw and straightforward - a few acoustic chords enhanced only by hand-claps and a dreamy recorder melody. "I want to see everything/can you show me all the gifts the city never gives?" Trott sings sadly, either stricken with the Brooklyn blues or just head-over-heals for some beautiful beach bum hippy with feathers in her hair, you decide.


"Nature Girl" - Family Trees

Disappear Here

Tiny Microphone is the pseudonym for the solo project of Kristine - a Chicago indie pop princess better known as the front-woman of the band Very Truly Yours. Her first track under this alias - "You Dissapear" - takes listeners on a heartbreaking journey through time by evoking the post-punk sensibility of groups like The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Telescopes, and more recent Brooklyn contemporaries The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The fuzzy guitars are paired with Kristine's timeless voice and tragically visual lyrics ("If my heart explodes in the sky/will it give you piece of mind?") creating a sad, dreamy song that could seamlessly soundtrack the climax of Sofia Coppola's next film.

"You Disappear" - Tiny Microphone

Lay Out In Heaven

Fall is succumbing to winter's wrath faster than ever and amidst our last feeble attempts to cling to something warm comes this sun-soaked track from Florida's Mike Diaz aka MillionYoung. "Hammock" is an unstoppably upbeat pop jam that starts slow and unravels into a gorgeous layered love song full of echoing vocals, bouncy synths, and an infectious riff that takes hold of your heart and doesn't let go till winter is long gone. Have a listen and for 3 minutes remember how it feels to sip spiked lemonade in tall green grass on the hottest day of summer, and then download the entire EP here.

"Hammock" - MillionYoung

Feel the Fright

Beach House is the dream-pop project of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally - you may remember them from their highly publicized tour with 2K9 buzz champs Grizzly Bear or from the haunting howls Legrand lent to GBear's "Slow Life" featured on the New Moon soundtrack. All of this becomes redundant once you hear the cathartic track "Used to Be" - a mesmerizing, melodic ballad highlighted by Legrand's smoky vocals and a simple melody that plays out like the musical equvalent of a photograph that you found in your attic, one that makes your eyes itch with dusty nostalgia. The song will get the release it deserves on the group's third full-length album - Teen Dream - on Sub Pop in 2010, but until then grab the mp3 and watch the incredible live video below.

"Used to Be" - Beach House