It Was A Heavy Atmosphere

Mellow “It Was Raining” – I feel some need to apologize for the number of obscure import-only releases that I’ve been posting lately. It’s unintentional, I promise. I’m not trying to make finding the records overly difficult for you. Mellow’s new album Perfect Colors is currently only available on French import, which I suspect may change in the near future since there are Radiohead and Air fans all over the world who would love this record. “It Was Raining” is a moody, sleepy number with layers of gorgeous overdriven keyboard textures and a main chord progression that I recognize from somewhere else, but cannot place.

Shrag “Punk Grammar” – This is taken from a compilation called Under The Beach, A Heart Attack, which was put together by the men behind the Brighton club night It Came From The Sea. It Came From The Sea’s aesthetic is not far off from that of this blog, and so if you’re in England, it is a must to check out these parties. Shrag is part of the local Brighton scene, and as far as I know, this is their first official release. It’s a fun bit of electropop/punk with cute, shouty vocals about verbs, adjectives, and infinitives. RIYL: Chicks On Speed, Bis.

Also: Paul over on The Rub has the brand new Janet Jackson single “Love Me For A Little While,” which is absolutely poptastic and is not to be missed. It sounds a bit like Janet was trying to make her own “Hey Ya” kind of song, and it works. It’ll be stuck in your head all day long.