This Year's Record 5+6/18

Today comes with a double feature of bands that have one in common: they are hardly inspired by 60's surf and guitar sound.

In May this year La Luz, a California based band released their latest album Floating Features. And this record assured with superb surf guitar, accentuated synth moments and excursions into psychedelic space. All in all an atmospheric album that keeps the spirit of surf-noir alive.

La Luz - California Finally

La Luz - My Golden One

It is not only surf music that Say Sue Me play on their second album Where We Were Together it is probably the best indie-pop album this year and not by a band from London, Glasgow or NYC. I really enjoy their picked guitar sound that drifts into noise sometimes and the nasal singing of frontwoman Sumi Choi that sound perfect to their sound

Say Sue Me - But I Like You 

Say Sue Me - I Just Wanna Dance

Say Sue Me - Reprise

Almost two weeks ago Robster introduced us to Say Sue Me a band from Korea that plays probably one of the best jangly sounds in Asia. I liked what I heard from them and a few days ago I read the news that they release an EP for RSD covering a lot of songs from rock history in their unique sound. I expected everything but not that they covered Blondie with Dreaming, a great song from the new wave era. It is easy to cover this song but breath new life into this song is great. It is like Debbie Harry singing with the Reid Brothers. Awesome.

That they know the history you can see it by listening to  a great cover by The Velvet Underground:

And the Beach Boys