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atmos bloom - It's Enough
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “London duo atmos bloom distinguish themselves with an adeptness at dream-pop. There are a lot -- too many? -- bands…” 10 hrs ago →
The Chutes - Scraping the Last Bits of Light
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Bay Area duo The Chutes make jangle-pop that echoes stuff like Jeanines. The laconic delivery of Kenneth Turner and the…” yesterday →
MESH - Violent Peasant
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Philly band Mesh are taking big cues from The Clean and a lot of other cool bands. Their new album,…” 2 days ago →
Foglights - The Rain Felt Kind
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The stress of the start of the work week should be relived a bit by this wonderful bit of down-tempo…” 3 days ago →
Sproton Layer - Lost Behind Words
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “One of the coolest reissues of the summer is this one from Sproton Layer. The band featured Roger Miller (Mission…” 5 days ago →
Sansyou - Lovers Of Joy
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The D.C.-area band Sansyou captivated in the past with instrumentals that seemed to be taking inspiration from bands like Ride,…” 6 days ago →
Real Numbers - Star
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “It takes as much skill to craft a short, concise indie gem as it does to crank out a concept…” last week →
PETS SOUNDS - Under A Cat - Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “A compilation album about our pets, Pets Sounds, out this week via Skep Wax, is surely one of the most…” last week →
Railcard - Two Steps At A Time
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The best song with whistling since "Generals & Majors" by XTC, the new single from Railcard is something special this…” on Jul 9th →
twin bloom - summer's gone
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Further confirming that there's something in the water in the Bay area capable of generating great bands, Twin Bloom are…” on Jul 6th →
Play Time - Open The Door, Joey
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The trio Play Time crank out infectious jazz and new music on their new record. The three-piece group features players…” on Jun 29th →
Chanel Beads - Dust in the Wind
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Since Shane Lavers decided to name his second album as Chanel Beads the same as his first, we're using the…” on Jun 27th →
the telescopes - White Noise
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “A guy who was shoegaze before that term was coined, Stephen Lawrie is one of those legends who never gets…” on Jun 26th →
@ - Autosmile
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Yes, the name of this band is @. Or, if you're not into the whole brevity thing, [at]. The Philadelphia…” on Jun 24th →
Pixies - Planet of Sound (Live - 2026 Remaster)
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “By Stan Cierlitsky On June 26, the Pixies continue their 40th anniversary celebration by reissuing their Complete B-Sides 1988-1997 on…” on Jun 22nd →
Dari Bay - Chevy
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “One of this week's most pleasant surprises is likely to be the new one from Dari Bay. A project from…” on Jun 22nd →
Jenny Gillespie Mason - Rungs of Love
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Jenny Gillespie Mason has made music that this site has found interesting. Usually those were released under some variation of…” on Jun 12th →
Horse Lords - Eureka 378-B
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Baltimore's Horse Lords have generated a buzz of late. The experimental quartet conjure up some wild sounds, and especially so…” on Jun 11th →
Yea-Ming And The Rumours - Cheap Thrill
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “While nearly everything that's been released on Dandy Boy Records in the last few years has been worth a listen,…” on Jun 10th →