San Francisco duo / new Polyvinyl signees The Dodos will be releasing a follow-up to their excellent 2011 album No Color this year and we now have our first taste with “Confidence”. The track begins with some nice acoustic pleasantries, but don’t let that fool you, the climax is a full-on rambunctious electric guitar jam. 

Carrier is out this 8/27 on Polyvinyl

Naming your band after one of the most beloved (especially among the hipster crowd) TV series of all time is a ballsy move, but lucky for the four teens from Chicago which go by Twin Peaks, their music is pretty damn good. “Stand in the Sand” is an infectious fuzzy garage-pop jam that isn’t too far off from what fellow Chicagoans Smith Westerns are doing.

Twin Peaks’ debut Sunken is out July 9th via Autumn Tone Records.

I’m taking a break from listening to Trouble Will Find You today to share some wonderful new music from UK singer/songwriter Matthew Thomas Dillon (aka  Windmill), who recently released his third album, Above Duffle Farm.

Windmill has been a favorite of mine since his 2007 debut Puddle City Racing Lights and he continues to enchant with this new LP, which is full of his unique brand of sweeping, whimsical indie pop. “Jelly Globe” is an early favorite but pick any track from the album and you’re sure to be captivated.

Above Duffle Farm is available for ₤5 at Windmill’s bandcamp.

Braids made one of the best and sadly overlooked debuts of 2011 with Native Speaker and the Canadian experimental pop band are back with the wonderful new single “Amends”. With its ethereal and minimalistic electronica, the track is something of a departure from the soaring vocals and rippling synths of songs like “Lemonade”, but still completely mesmerizing.

In Kind // Amends is out as a 12” single June 11th on Arbutus Records.