Drop Nineteens

A few years ago I stumbled upon these recordings of the Drop Nineteens early demos. Unlike the feedback-drenched pop of the debut album Delaware, these are just plain ambient guitar noise, with some chanting vocals thrown into the mix. Mesmerizing, and very MBV-inspired. I actually like this better than any of their official recordings. A must for fans of Lovesliescrusing!

http://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/2008/06/drop-nineteens-mayfield-demo-199.html

Ambient Bliss

Belong are a electronic duo with two releases to their name so far. Their album, October Language, is a downright humid, organic, and blissful collection of songs that would sound good alongside anything on the Ambient Pop collections put out by Kompakt. A few months ago they released an EP of cover songs, washed out in aural fuzz.

http://ill-formed.blogspot.com/2008/03/belong-colorloss-record-2008.html

Vivian Girls

Falling under the same category as the Baby Lemonade material below, the Vivian Girls are a rising Brooklyn girl group with JAMC meets Spector vibe. I discovered both groups via the excellent podcasts you can download from Slumberland Records.

http://therocknew.blogspot.com/2008/06/vivian-girls-vivian-girls.html