

According to Jack Manley (the lead singer with those heart-stopping blue eyes), Radio Silence “exemplifies sound” and “offers a taste of where are going with music.” The accompanying video, a Deli Exlusive, takes your standard performance video to a trippier place, letting each band member “shine” for moments throughout, glowy shadows the hues of Northern Lights oozing from their bodies in slow motion.

The sound is a depart from the poppy, romantic themes of 2012’s Hurry Up, layering their sound with new textures and fills, heading in a more alternative direction. Minneapolis band Teenage Moods bright indie pop takes on darker subjects and twistier melodic turns on this latest release. The chorus builds in a catchy, guitar-driven crescendo, inviting singalongs as well as a little head banging. Recorded in Auckland in 1984, these archival tracks capture seminal New Zealand band This Kind Of Punishments unique alchemy of poignant melody and.

Friday First is a weekly column that features new releases from both local and national bands.Ĭosmonaut, the four-piece that we invited to play at our Holy Smokes! Festival last September, is bubbling with energy in their latest, “Radio Silence.” The track features raw, progressive guitars and fuzzed-out, Strokes-like vocals that croon magnificence. Today we premiere a brand new song and video from NYC’s own alternative rock band Cosmonaut! They kick off an April residency at Piano’s on April 8th.
