TONIGHT!
WTSH intends to gently blow your mind on DKFM
Stream it live
10pm ET | 9pm CT | 7pm PT
Repeats 12 hours later!
you resource for all things shoegaze & dream pop.
20 December 2017
13 December 2017
WTSH airs TONIGHT + premiere of the new Daysleepers single! Stream it @ 10pm ET.
WTSH
airs TONIGHT!
Will be premiering a shiny new Daysleepers single (eee!), which you'll hear alongside tunes by Fever Blush, Airiel, Silver Liz, AIR FORMATION, Life on Venus, Iris, Portrayal + MORE!
Stream it live
10pm ET/9pm CT/7pm PT
decayfm.com
Will be premiering a shiny new Daysleepers single (eee!), which you'll hear alongside tunes by Fever Blush, Airiel, Silver Liz, AIR FORMATION, Life on Venus, Iris, Portrayal + MORE!
Stream it live
10pm ET/9pm CT/7pm PT
decayfm.com
06 December 2017
INTERVIEW: Flower Crown.
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| Photo by Chris Sexauer |
Flower
Crown is the Pittsburgh-based dream pop duo Richie Colosimo and Aaron Mook.
The band released their stellar debut LP,
GLOW, in
October and we’ve had it in constant rotation ever since. GLOW’s lilting melodies, dreamy textures, and hypnotic guitar tones
are gorgeously balanced and anchored by the duo’s firm grasp on how to write a great
pop song. The album has been one of 2017’s surprise discoveries, pulling us back
to it again and again.
If you haven’t heard GLOW yet, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Don’t make your Best LPs of 2017 list without first hearing Flower Crown’s offering. You’ll no doubt discover it deserves a place with the elite.
If you haven’t heard GLOW yet, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Don’t make your Best LPs of 2017 list without first hearing Flower Crown’s offering. You’ll no doubt discover it deserves a place with the elite.
We hope you enjoy getting to know Richie and Aaron
in the interview below. Many thanks to them for taking the time to answer our
questions.
How
and when was the band formed?
A:
Richie and I met at a Halloween show that his other band, Frame and Mantle, was
playing in 2015. We started talking about writing songs together while I was
selling merch for them on tour. The first demo he sent me was for “Tequila
Mockingbird,” a bonus track on our EP, Hypnausea,
and then we recorded the first Flower Crown song together (“John Cusack”) in
his home venue/studio, Conjunction Junction.
R:
RIP, Conjunction Junction.
Can
you tell us what the band has been working on and what you've got forthcoming
in the near future (any new releases, tour, etc.)?
A:
Seeing as GLOW just came out last
month, we've mostly been focusing on trying to do more press for that. But
we've tossed around the idea of doing an EP of instrumental demos and B-sides.
I keep everything we record and have a decent amount of alternate takes and
unused instrumentals for GLOW, as
well as friends who are interested in remixing the songs.
R: As
far as touring goes, live shows are kind of tough as we're a duo and have to
teach our friends (members of Frame and Mantle and Wave Trails) the new songs.
I'm not sure if we anticipated playing in support of GLOW, but we also didn't anticipate people being so gracious about
the album, streaming it, buying tapes and CDs, etc. So we might be looking at a
few 2018 shows with our labelmates, The You Suck Flying Circus.
22 November 2017
TONIGHT! WTSH's 100th Show airs on DKFM. Stream it | 10pm ET/9pm CT.
TONIGHT!
The 100th installment of WTSH on DKFM is happening!
Stream it live
10pm ET | 9pm CT | 7pm PT
Repeats 12 hours later
Stay tuned in for the Somewherecold Radio Hour, immediately following WTSH!
17 November 2017
INTERVIEW: Breannyn deLongis of highandfragile.
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| Photo by Paul Vargas |
No release of the past year has struck a more
powerful emotional chord with us than highandfragile’s debut outing, an EP
called I Was Not Well. The
four track digital version was put out by the artist, Oakland’s Breannyn
deLongis, in the closing days of 2016. She followed up with a very limited
cassette edition including a bonus track this past June. The EP features drums
by Adam Jennings and production and backing vocals from Kristina Esfandiari of
San Francisco’s King Woman.
Some might chatacterize I Was Not Well as dark or negative. There is plenty of angst here,
and not every moment of the EP is easy to listen to. For us, however, the sound
of Breannyn bravely making art out of a woundedness and vulnerability that we
connect with is glorious and, in its own way, uplifting. There have been days
when we’ve listened to I Was Not Well over and over, finding each passage
through this set of songs thrilling and somehow different from the others.
Rare is music so whole and powerful that it
doesn’t so much stimulate this or that feeling as it magnifies the underlying
capacity to feel altogether. Hearing music of this kind, we feel anything and
everything; we get the sense we are experiencing the full spectrum of emotion,
joy and sadness and anger and more, all at once. While feeling so fully can be
overwhelming, it is also healing and relieving.
For us, highandfragile is this rare kind of music.
We therefore feel especially privileged to present the following depthful
interview, one of the most emotionally candid ones we’ve ever presented. Our
gratitude goes out to Breannyn for the care and dedication that putting this
piece together has required. We eagerly anticipate the upcoming releases that
Breannyn describes at the close of the interview.
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| Photo by Mary Manning |
From
our perspective it’s as if you’ve suddenly materialized with a powerful,
singular sound and artistic voice already developed—but we realize that’s
probably not very accurate. Could you fill us in a bit on your musical past and
development?
I have been fighting being a "musician"
for so long. My dad did sound for a touring grunge band when I was a baby so I
wound up growing up around a bunch of band dudes with ripped jeans, long hair
and drinking problems. I grew up watching them all lose their families, minds
and whatever semblance of a life they had. By the time I could make "life
decisions" I knew I loved music and words but I also knew that I desired
the stability that I hadn’t witnessed as a child and concluded that being a
musician did not coincide with my stable real world aspirations.
I was endlessly frustrated because I couldn’t
focus long enough to sit and type or write out a story. I could
tell you a great story, but I didn’t have the patience to write it down for
you. Adding a rhythmic and droning aspect like guitar helped coax the words out
of me in a more natural and soothing way. At some point
I couldn’t deny how important making music and art had become in my everyday
life. I had to get over my fear of the future not working out because without
being able to make music there was no possibility for a healthy future for me.
Music and art slowly took over every part of my life and without them it’s hard
to function. It’s a very hard process to explain but it has been lifelong.
15 November 2017
TONIGHT! WTSH airs on DKFM. Stream it live @ 10pm ET/9pm CT.
TONIGHT!
WTSH airs on DKFM
Stream it live
10pm ET | 9pm CT | 7pm PT
Repeats 12 hours later!
03 November 2017
UPCOMING RELEASE: Rock Back: Stronger Than the Storm | a compilation in support of victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
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| Cover Art by Andi Jossi |
Release date: Nov 7, 2017
Rock Back: Stronger Than The Storm
A compilation in support of victims of
Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria
Over 50 tracks from artists from all around the globe have contributed their music to Rock Back: Stronger than the storm Disaster Relief Compilation to be released on Patetico Recordings.
Over 50 tracks from artists from all around the globe have contributed their music to Rock Back: Stronger than the storm Disaster Relief Compilation to be released on Patetico Recordings.
The concept of the Rock Back compilation series was born in 2011 when disaster hit Japan and Tom Lugo, Patetico Recordings’ label owner who is very passionate about helping causes and non-profit organizations, decided to reach out to the community of artists he has in his network to put together a compilation with profits being donated to relief efforts. The response was overwhelming, over 100 artists all over the world joined to together in the efforts. What was to be a single CD compilation grew to an 8 disc compilation titled “Rock Back for Japan”.
TONIGHT!! PANDA RIOT, BRIEF CANDLES & LIGHTFOILS // Guest DJs AMBER CRAIN (WTSH, DKFM), GREG WILSON (DKFM) & PRESTON MADDOX (BLOODY KNIVES).
TONIGHT!!
PANDA RIOT, BRIEF CANDLES, & LIGHTFOILS
featuring Guest DJs AMBER CRAIN (WTSH, DKFM), GREG WILSON (DKFM)
& PRESTON MADDOX (BLOODY KNIVES)
@ Resistor Chicago
2955 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618
Suggested donation: $7, bring your own libations, respect the amazing space! Check out the event here.
PANDA RIOT, BRIEF CANDLES, & LIGHTFOILS
featuring Guest DJs AMBER CRAIN (WTSH, DKFM), GREG WILSON (DKFM)
& PRESTON MADDOX (BLOODY KNIVES)
@ Resistor Chicago
2955 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618
Suggested donation: $7, bring your own libations, respect the amazing space! Check out the event here.
01 November 2017
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