US: Hide Away by Rock Kills Kid Single of the Week. Rock Kills Kid’s frontman Jeff Tucker finds a way to make the best of his social awkwardness through the dark and atmospheric textures that pop up in his group’s music. With angst for miles, Rock Kills Kid deliver(s) nervous, new wave-tinged pop.
Australia: Bounce by True Live Melbourne-based True Live is a unique ensemble that crosses boundaries of genre and style while engaging audiences with songs of passion and meaning and performances and recordings of musical and lyrical depth. An original, contemporary, organic sound that could only be described as monstrous.
Canada: Jaws of Life by Wintersleep Halifax’s very own Wintersleep have toured extensively throughout their homeland and Europe, bringing their earnest, emotional alt-pop to appreciative audiences all over.
UK: Falling Everywhere by Ilya If PJ Harvey had a greater desire to write pop songs, she might have come up with the sneering stomp that is Ilya’s “Falling Everywhere”.
France: Distant Radio by the Devics Push the Heart is the Devics’ third album. The duo is comprised of the singer Sara lov and the musician dustin O’Halloran. Devics returned to LA in 2004.
Japan: Boyfriend by Ayuse Kozue Is it me, or is this the same free single of the week as last week? Do they update at different times?