Caroline Rose rip-roars with “Yip Yip Yow.”

Photo by Seannie Bryan

For a decade-plus, Caroline Rose’s “Yip Yip Yow” has existed as an esoteric fan-favorite, performed at live shows to ravenous crowds, but never officially released. Today, Rose (they/she) finally unveils a recorded version of the song via SUCK Records, their new independent label. “I like to imagine this song being performed by four teenagers in a garage who are equally obsessed with The Gun Club and Britney Spears,” says Rose of the single. “Yip Yip Yow” effortlessly blends elements of psychobilly, pop, alt-country and rock — all tied together by Rose’s commanding, snappy vocals and biting lyrics. Produced by John Congleton, the theatrical track captures the loose, raucous energy that has made it an in-demand staple of their shows.

Reflecting on the song and its legacy, Rose says, “I wrote ‘Yip Yip Yow’ 10 years ago about feeling like I was born in the wrong time, in the wrong place and probably in the wrong body. 10 years later the only thing that’s different is I finally have a recording of it I like. I think what’s taken me so long to put it out is a fear of how simple and nonsensical it is, but now that’s a lot of what I listen to. I love to hear all the freaks making two minute songs about rejecting cultures they never really fit into and building their own little worlds instead.” “Yip Yip Yow” reinforces Rose’s singular artistic vision built upon reinvention, exploration and a penchant for the eccentric.

Watch the Video for Caroline Rose’s “Yip Yip Yow”

Watch Caroline Rose Perform “Yip Yip Yow” in 2015 NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Rose is a critically acclaimed, genre-defying artist and producer with a career built on reinvention, strong visual identity, and a deeply engaged fanbase. Across four studio albums – I Will Not Be Afraid, LONER, Superstar, and The Art of Forgetting – Rose has moved fluidly between alt-country, psychobilly, synth-pop, and experimental songwriting while maintaining a distinct voice and perspective.

The Art of Forgetting, released in 2023, marked a commercial and critical high point, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package with art direction by Rose. The album was praised by NPR Music, The New York Times, them., Paste, Stereogum and The Washington Post., who lauded the record as “confessional and cathartic, full of shimmery swells that match the lyrical mood.” Last year saw the release of year of the slug, a lo-fi project recorded entirely on an iPhone and distributed exclusively via Bandcamp with no traditional marketing or DSP support. With the launch of their own record label distributed by Redeye, SUCK Records, Caroline Rose is entering a fully independent phase of their career.

In July, Rose will host a series of pop-up shows built around independent spaces and zero ticketing fees for fans. Locations will only be announced to ticketholders on the week of each performance. In the fall, Caroline will support Modest Mouse on a series of dates across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets are available for purchase here.

Caroline Rose Tour Dates
Fri. July 10 – New York, NY @ TBA +
Sat. July 11 – Washington, DC @ TBA +
Sun. July 12 – Washington, DC @ TBA +
Tue. July 14 – Nashville, TN @ TBA +
Sat. July 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ TBA +
Sun. July 26 – Milwaukee, WI @ TBA +
Tue. July 28 – Chicago, IL (Early Show) @ TBA +
Tue. July 28 – Chicago, IL (Late Show) @ TBA +
Tue. Sept. 29 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee*
Wed. Sept. 30 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion*
Thu. Oct. 1 – Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor*
Fri. Oct. 2 – Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe*
Sun. Oct. 4 – Ottawa, ON @ HISTORY Ottawa*
Mon. Oct. 5 – Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall*
Wed. Oct. 7 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
Thu. Oct. 8 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
Fri. Oct. 9 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion*
Sat. Oct. 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Citizens Live at The Wylie*
Mon. Oct. 12 – Memphis, TN @ Satellite Music Hall*
Tue. Oct. 13 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans*
Thu. Oct. 15 – Austin, TX ACL @ Live at The Moody Theater*
Fri. Oct. 16 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory*
Sat. Oct. 17 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port*
Mon. Oct. 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Financial Theatre*
Tue. Oct. 20 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium*
Thu. Oct. 22 – Avila Beach, CA @ Avila Beach Golf Resort*
Fri. Oct. 23 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24*

+ = Pop-up Show
* = w/ Modest Mouse

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You can find a “Holy Grail” with Vacations’ new single.

Photo by Andrew Boyle

Vacations—the Australian indie rock band of lead songwriter and vocalist Campbell Burns, bassist Jake Johnson, guitarist Nate Delizzotti, and drummer Joseph Van Lier—announce their new album, Pursuit of Anything, out October 2nd on Nettwerk, and release the lead single/video, “Holy Grail.”

Pursuit of Anything captures Vacations at a turning point as Burns reflects on the disorienting, often contradictory experience of growing up, tracing his path from Newcastle (Australia) to Los Angeles and New York—caught between ambition and the more traditional lives unfolding back home. Written by the band and produced by Burns, the album finds Vacations operating as a fully creative force with Burns drawing constant inspiration from his bandmates’ lives and perspectives: exploring how they’re each living out different lives yet share a common experience, all in their own “pursuits.”

Mixed by Beatriz Artola (Geese, Caamp), the result is a richer, more intricate, and emotionally expansive sound. Pursuit of Anything arrives as the band solidifies their place as one of the most globally resonant indie acts of their generation with sold-out world tours, double-platinum certified hits, and over 3.5 billion streams. The record turns inward, driven by the push and pull of devotion to music, relationships, and self-discovery. It is this tension that fuels an earnest, dreamy pop album that feels instantly classic.

This is on display on today’s single, “Holy Grail,” a diamond of a pop song, the sort of music you want to listen to while lying out in the sun. The track is impressionistic and melancholy: “How can I fool myself,” Burns sings in the song’s opening moment. The synths around him twinkle and the song lilts.

“‘Holy Grail’ was based on a stressful Zoom call we had together as a band last year,” Burns reflects. “We were in this period of wanting to write and record new material, but then also being stuck in a loop of unsustainable touring. So many people I know have devoted their entire lives to music, and yet, at times it can feel as if you’re in pursuit of anything just to make it work for you. This push and pull dynamic of something I love so much is fascinating to me. I may struggle at times, but I will always return to it because it brings so much joy and fulfillment and ultimately outweighs any negative.”

Watch the Video for “Holy Grail”

Pursuit of Anything is a labor of love, the product of a group of friends who have been making music together since they were barely out of their teenage years. On it, there are weddings, families, reflections on the past, and hope about the future. “It’s about happiness as a feedback loop,” says Burns of the record’s title, “How you keep chasing the next thing.” It’s a record that feels classic the first time you listen to it, it feels like chasing that rush, that sense of self discovery and rediscovery. And it shows Vacations at the height of their songwriting powers. It’s a pop record that takes pop music seriously. Lovely, earnest, dreamy and hopeful as they come.

This summer, Vacations will embark on their Holy Grail Tour across the U.S., Asia and Australia. The run of dates also includes the band’s very own MATES Festival with the third installment taking place at Knockdown Center in NYC on Saturday, June 20th. The all-day, full-building, multi-stage event will take over the Main Hall and Ruins at Knockdown Center, and feature Vacations, grentperez, girlpuppy, Mamalarky, Alex Lahey, Horse Jumper of Love, Thelma Plum, and Winter. Tickets for all dates are on sale and available here.

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Vacations Tour Dates:
Thu. July 9 – Jakarta, ID @ M Block Live House
Sat. July 11 – Perth, AUS @ Freo.Social
Sun. July 12 – Adelaide, AUS @ The Gov
Thu. July 16 – Brisbane, AUS @ The Triffid
Fri. July 17 – Melbourne, AUS @ 170 Russell
Sat. July 18 – Sydney, AUS @ Metro Theatre
Sun. July 19 – Newcastle, AUS @ The Act at Earp Distillery

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Yard Act announce new album and new single, “Redeemer.”

Photo credit: James Winstanley

Leeds quartet Yard Act announce their new album, You’re Gonna Need A Little Music, out July 17th via Republic Records and release the lead single, “Redeemer.” You’re Gonna Need A Little Music follows the band’s UK Top 5 charting Where’s My Utopia? (2024) and their Mercury Prize nominated debut, The Overload (2022). Recorded between Leeds and Los Angeles with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Nine Inch Nails, Beck, St. Vincent), You’re Gonna Need A Little Music rings with the chemistry and energy of a band absolutely locked in. It’s simultaneously the most dynamic, collaborative, energized work they’ve laid to tape, but also contains some of the darkest, most cynical and truly questioning moments they’ve concocted too, picking up their tale and examining the findings more unsparingly than ever.

For a band so associated with incendiary live shows and constant touring, Yard Act’s third album marks the first time that the quartet—frontman and vocalist James Smith, bassist Ryan Needham, guitarist Sam Shjipstone, and drummer Jay Russell—have ever made an album together, as a live band in the same room. “The first two records were both laptop records essentially,” says Smith. The Overload was written alongside Needham before the band had fully formed; its follow-up, Where’s My Utopia?, was carved out in snatches of time on tour buses and hotel rooms. For the first time in a long time, Yard Act were able to settle into an “uninterrupted five month period” of creativity, crafting “40 or 50 songs” and allowing themselves to follow their ideas with no external pressure. “It felt like freedom,” says Smith. “It felt like everything I’d wanted from being in a band.”

Each track on You’re Gonna Need A Little Music has its own distinct character. The ominous guttural ferocity of today’s single, “Redeemer,” sits amongst a sleazy disco odyssey, fizzing indie, and loose, cerebral, meditations. Yard Act may have thrown the kitchen sink, or at least its cookware, at the track, with Meldal-Johnsen concocting a brittle, metallic texture out of a day of rattling pots and pans, but the result is direct, visceral and exciting.

Watch the Video For “Redeemer”

No whimsical walk through suburban England, You’re Gonna Need A Little Music seeks to work through some of the most complicated facets of life. Intentionally, in some ways, it is a step away from Smith’s venerated vignettes and character studies; a move towards something more “impressionistic” and up for interpretation. “I think the album is about multiple realities and how individualism has led us, in the modern world, to question if there even is a shared reality anymore because everyone just believes what they want now,” Smith suggests. The questions are deep, but the spirit of You’re Gonna Need A Little Music is boundless – not for nothing does its title point to the power of art and creativity to rescue us from the mire.

Last month, Yard Act announced a summer North American tour including stops throughout the West Coast, East Coast and Canada. This marks the band’s first North American run since 2024. Tickets are now on sale and available here. Yard Act will also make several festival appearances across Europe in June and embark on an extensive UK and EU tour in the fall. A full list of tour dates is below.

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Yard Act Tour Dates:
(New dates in bold)
Wed. Aug. 5 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Thu. Aug. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Sat. Aug. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Sun. Aug. 9 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. Aug. 10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Tue. Aug. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
Thu. Aug. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Fri. Aug. 14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Sat. Aug. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sun. Aug. 16 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Oct. 1 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
Fri. Oct. 2 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Sat. Oct. 3 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Mon. Oct. 5 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria-Theater
Wed. Oct. 7 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
Thu. Oct. 8 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
Fri. Oct. 9 – Stockholm, SE @ Kägelbanan
Sat. Oct. 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Mon. Oct. 12 – Warsaw, PL @ NIEBO
Tue. Oct. 13 – Prague, CZ @ MeetFactory
Wed. Oct. 14 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Fri. Oct. 16 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
Sat. Oct. 17 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
Sun. Oct. 18 – Toulouse, FR @ La Cabane
Tue. Oct. 20 – Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo
Wed. Oct. 21 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Eslava
Fri. Oct. 23 – Lisbon, PT @ Cineteatro Capitólio
Fri. Nov. 6 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds
Sat. Nov. 7 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
Tue. Nov. 10 – Newcastle, UK @ NX
Wed, Nov. 11 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
Thu. Nov 12 – Sheffield, UK @ Octagon Centre
Fri. Nov. 13 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sun. Nov. 15 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
Mon. Nov. 16 – Leicester, UK @ O2 Academy
Tue. Nov. 17 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Wed. Nov. 18 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction 1
Fri. Nov. 20 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
Sat. Nov. 21 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon
Mon. Nov. 23 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Pavillions
Tue. Nov. 24 – Southampton, UK @ O2 Guildhall
Thu. Nov. 26 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton

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WSND DJ set list: New & Used Nocturne – July 05, 2026

Thanks to all who listened to my latest free-form show on WSND. Here’s the wild set list:

  1. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – All You Do Is Talk
  2. Cavaran – It Gives
  3. Flat Worms – Shouting at the Wall
  4. Gang of Four – Sleepwalker
  5. A Place to Bury Strangers – Disgust
  6. Osees – Weird and Wasted Connection
  7. Shonen Knife – Fruits & Vegetables (Japanese version)
  8. Paul Oakenfold – Ready Steady Go (René LaVice remix)
  9. Daft Punk – The Prime Time of Your Life / The Brainwasher / Rollin’ / Alive (live)
  10. Nevaris – Ninth Sun (live)
  11. Radiohead – Black Star (live)
  12. Clutch – One Eye Dollar (live)
  13. King Buffalo – Longing to Be the Mountain (live)
  14. The Flaming Lips – Gates of Steel (live)
  15. Buzzcocks – Flat-Pack Philosophy
  16. The Meteors – The Blood Red Sea
  17. Philip Michael-Thomas – Just the Way I Planned It (request)
  18. The Human Tornado radio spot
  19. The Death Wheelers – Divine Filth
  20. Warish – Big Time Spender
  21. The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice
  22. U2 – Lemon
  23. The Beach Boys – Girl Don’t Tell Me
  24. Elvis Presley – That’s All Right
  25. Slim Harpo – Buzzin’
  26. Ash Walker – Brave New World
  27. Lowsunday – You’re So Wired
  28. OrangeTone – Breachlight
  29. Rare DM – Compliment

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WSND DJ set list: Deep Dive of Huey Lewis & The News

Thanks to all who tuned in for my Deep Dive of Huey Lewis & The News on WSND. Here’s the set list:

  1. Huey Lewis & The News – The Power of Love
  2. Louis Armstrong – Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
  3. Frank Sinatra w/ The Count Basie Orchestra – Get Me to the Church on Time (live)
  4. Johnnie Taylor – Who’s Making Love
  5. Ray Charles – Hallelujah I Love Her So
  6. Clover – Take Another Look
  7. Nick Lowe – Cruel to Be Kind
  8. The Doobie Brothers – Real Love
  9. George Thatcher Band – Talkin’ Turkey
  10. Thin Lizzy – Baby Drives Me Crazy (live)
  11. Soundhole – Out of Sight (live)
  12. American Express – Exodisco
  13. Huey Lewis & The News – Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)
  14. Huey Lewis & The News – Now Here’s You
  15. Supercharge – We Both Believe in Love
  16. Huey Lewis & The News – Do You Believe in Love?
  17. Huey Lewis & The News – Workin’ for a Livin’ (live)
  18. Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen
  19. Huey Lewis & The News – Heart and Soul (live)
  20. Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart of Rock & Roll
  21. Dave Edmunds – Bad Is Bad
  22. Huey Lewis & The News – I Want a New Drug (12” dance mix)
  23. Ray Parker, Jr. – Ghostbusters theme
  24. Hank Williams – Honky Tonk Blues
  25. Huey Lewis & The News – Back in Time
  26. Huey Lewis – Once Upon a Time in New York City
  27. Huey Lewis & The News – Jacob’s Ladder (Step by Step) (Special radio remix)
  28. Donald Fagen – I.G.Y.
  29. Huey Lewis & The News – Stuck with You
  30. Huey Lewis & The News – Hip to Be Square (dub mix)
  31. Huey Lewis & The News – Slammin’
  32. Huey Lewis & The News – It Hit Me Like a Hammer (Remix Sax Solo version)
  33. J.J. Jackson – But, It’s Alright
  34. Huey Lewis & The News – I’m Not in Love Yet
  35. Huey Lewis & The News – Her Love Is Killin’ Me

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Review: Various artists – DJ Notoya Presents Tokyo Pulse

Famous crate digger DJ Notoya has put together another excellent compilation of rare Japanese city pop and funk tracks from 1974 to 1988 – Tokyo Pulse. Some of these tracks were only released as a single or a demo, and never on a full album.

Starting with Naomi Chiaki‘s “Yoru E Isogu Hito,” the compilation drops you into the funky flotilla right away. It helps that Chiaki’s backing band is Godiego, a highly successful prog-rock band in 1978 Japan. Steve Fox‘s bass groove almost carries as much weight as Chiaki’s voice. Yumi Murata‘s “Ranhansha” is a great disco track that belongs in about a hundred movies from 1979. The horn, piano, and synth arrangements in it are all solid.

L-E-V-E-L were an all-female city pop trio who got help on their 1981 album eve and the track “Bagdad No Atari Nite” from none other than Masahide Sakum – creator of the legendary TR-808 drum machine. “Lake in the Forest” by GAM (Great American Music Band) is a weird blend of reggae and synthwave that somehow works despite all odds.

Nami Shimada‘s 1988 track, “Mitsumeteirunoni,” is bright city pop that makes you think that Japanese pop singers were light years ahead of U.S. ones in the 1980s. Tiffany wishes she had a single this cool. Bread & Butter cook up “Memory” from their 1974 album Barbecue. It’s fully of groovy hand percussion, porn music guitar, and even a wicked harmonica solo from Satsuya Iwasawa.

“After Image” is a stellar find, as it comes from Minoru Koyama‘s only album, 1980’s Hard to Be a Man. The bass walk on it by Mike Dunn is top-notch. “Island Cuckoo” by Chikara Ueda & The Power Station doesn’t team Ueda with the Robert Palmer-fronted 1980s band, but that doesn’t matter because it’s a solid jazz-funk track with sharp keyboard work from Ueda. The compilation ends with HIgurashi‘s “Anata Wa Doko Ni Irundesuka,” which could’ve been a Bond movie theme in another life.

This is a gold mine for city pop fans and might lead you down several rabbit holes to find other stuff like it. Be prepared.

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WSND DJ set list: Manic Monday – June 29, 2026

Thanks to all who tuned in for my latest all-80s show on WSND. Here’s the gnarly set list:

  1. Foreigner – I Want to Know What Love Is (live) (1985)
  2. Diana Ross – Upside Down (1980)
  3. Orchestral Manouevers in the Dark – Secret (12” mix) (1985)
  4. Mr. Flagio – Take a Chance (1983)
  5. The Go-Gos – Our Lips Are Sealed (1981)
  6. Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)
  7. Quincy Jones – One Hundred Ways (1981)
  8. Lionel Ritchie – Running with the Night (1983)
  9. Ace Frehley – Into the Night (request) (1987)
  10. Hanoi Rocks – Tragedy (1981)
  11. M – Pop Muzik (1989 remix) (request) (1989)
  12. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (live) (1980)
  13. Bon Jovi – Runaway (request) (1984)
  14. Cyndi Lauper – I’ll Kiss You (1983)
  15. Shannon – Let the Music Play (12” remix) (1983)
  16. Debbie Gibson – No More Rhyme (1989)
  17. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes (1986)
  18. De La Soul – Me Myself and I (1989)
  19. Guns ’n’ Roses – Patience (1989)
  20. LL Cool J – I’m That Type of Guy (1989)
  21. Paul Abdul – Cold Hearted (1989)
  22. Winger – Headed for a Heartbreak (1989)
  23. Donny Osmond – Sacred Emotion (1989)
  24. Don Henley – The End of the Innocence (1989)
  25. The Cult – Fire Woman (1989)
  26. The Cars – Tonight She Comes (live) (1987)
  27. Visage – Fade to Grey (12” long version) (1980)
  28. Yaz – Situation (1982)
  29. Soft Cell – Memorabilia (1981)
  30. Human League – Love Action (I Believe in Love) (1981)
  31. Stevie Nicks – After the Glitter Fades (1981)
  32. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)
  33. David Bowie – Let’s Dance (1983)
  34. Laura Branigan – Self Control (1984)
  35. Frank Zappa – Be in My Video (1984)
  36. Elton John – I’m Still Standing (1983)
  37. Men at Work – Overkill (live) (1983)
  38. Naked Raygun – Home of the Brave (1985)
  39. The Brat – Attitudes (1980)
  40. Pet Shop Boys – Always on My Mind (12” mix) (1987)
  41. Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985)
  42. Salma & Sabina Agha – Mitha Maze Dar (Dancing Queen) (1981)
  43. Joe Esposito – You’re the Best (1984)
  44. Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram – Somewhere Out There (1986)
  45. Jerry Goldsmith & Alexander Courage – Star Trek: The Next Generation theme (1987)
  46. Prince – Batdance (1989)
  47. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon (1984)
  48. Crash Kills Five – What Do You Do at Night? (1980)
  49. Sad Lovers & Giants – Things We Never Did (1982)
  50. The Cure – Lovesong (1989)
  51. Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart (live) (1980)
  52. 808 State – Flow Coma (1988)
  53. Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart (extended version) (1983)
  54. Hall & Oates – Out of Touch (1984)
  55. Anita Baker – Giving You the Best That I Got (1988)
  56. The Dog D’Amour – How Come It Never Rains? (1988)
  57. Poison – Nothin’ but a Good Time (1988)
  58. The High Tide – Dancing in My Mind (1981)
  59. The Marble Staircase – The Long Weekend (1982)
  60. The Shrinking Violets – She Said (1988)
  61. The Wild Poppies – Walkabout (1986)
  62. ABC – Be Near Me (1985)

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Review: Vhyce – Romantic Visions EP

Looking for a fun record to spin at your next summer house party? Vhyce has you covered with his newest EP, Romantic Visions.

The title track opens the EP with almost seven minutes of heavenly house beats and dance piano. “And We’re All Connected” trades out the house music for trippy trance music that will fill the floor if it’s not already. “Eco Simulator” keeps the party going with great beats for your workout, post-workout pool party, and the drive back from the pool party. “Paradise” has a solid house piano line through it that makes you feel like you’ve gone to the hippest church revival ever.

“Perks of Daily Life” is another floor-filler with a thumping backbeat that allows it to be easily dropped into a dance mix. The soaring synths add a cool futuristic touch. The EP winds up with the Magari Goa “91 mix” of “Every Ending.” It sounds like could’ve been unearthed from a 1991 rave time capsule full of glow sticks, ring pops, coach’s whistles, and condoms.

All in all, this is a solid EP that will brighten up your summer playlist. Go grab it before Memorial Day gets here and the weather gets colder.

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WSND DJ set list: New & Used Nocturne – June 28, 2026

Thanks to all who listened to my latest free-form show on WSND. Here’s the set list:

  1. Morphine – All Wrong
  2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Love Burns
  3. L’ira Del Baccano – The Praise of Folly (Part 1)
  4. MOTSUS – Driver
  5. “Weird” Al Yankovic – Living with a Hernia
  6. The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited (live)
  7. The Beths – Uptown Girl (live)
  8. Ten Years After – Sugar the Road (request)
  9. De La Soul – What’s More
  10. Eric B. & Rakim – Rest Assured
  11. DJ Sneak vs. Le Knight Club – Intergalactik Disko
  12. Skyland Drive-In Theatre intermission ad
  13. MXPX – Vacation
  14. Everything But the Girl – Five Fathoms (Club 69 Future Club mix)
  15. Ross Harper – Narcissist (Amorphic Reshape)
  16. Nude – All We Want
  17. TV on the Radio – Family Tree
  18. Gary Numan & Tubeway Army – We Are So Fragile
  19. Francesco Demasi – C’e Sartana…Veni La Pistola e Comprati La Bara!
  20. Miss Grit – Tourist Mind
  21. Chromatics – Move a Mountain
  22. Delta 5 – Mind Your Own Business (Deerhoof’s remix)
  23. Screaming Females – Leave It All Up to Me
  24. The Clash – The Leader
  25. Mativetsky Amiri Pagé – Yavaran

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WSND DJ set list: Deep Dive of The Allman Brothers Band

Thanks to all who tuned in and offered requests for my Deep Dive of The Allman Brothers Band on WSND. Here’s the set list:

  1. The Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin’ Man
  2. B.B. King – Mr. Pawnbroker
  3. Otis Redding – Pain in My Heart
  4. Patty LaBelle and The Bluebells – All or Nothing
  5. The Allman Joys – Spoonful
  6. Hour Glass – Southbound
  7. The 31st of February – Morning Dew
  8. Wilson Pickett – Hey Jude
  9. The 2nd Coming – Evaluation
  10. Muddy Waters – Trouble No More
  11. The Velvet Underground – Some Kinda Love
  12. Blind Wille McTell – Statesboro Blues
  13. The Allman Brothers Band – Black Hearted Woman
  14. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post (1973 Beginnings mix)
  15. The Allman Brothers Band – Dreams (live)
  16. The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider
  17. The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
  18. Boz Scaggs – Lowdown
  19. Derek and The Dominos – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
  20. The Allman Brothers Band – Stormy Monday (live) (request)
  21. The Allman Brothers Band – Melissa (live acoustic version)
  22. The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky
  23. Cher & Gregg Allman – Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing (live)
  24. The Allman Brothers Band – Jessica (live)
  25. Dickey Betts – Highway Call
  26. The Allman Brothers Band – Can’t Lose What You Never Had
  27. Chuck Berry – Too Much Monkey Business
  28. Sea Level – Just a Good Feeling
  29. The Allman Brothers Band – Straight from the Heart
  30. The Allman Brothers Band – Firing Line

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