The new album, Everyday is Purgation awakens on the other side of a Dark Night of the Soul drawing on the writings of mystic, St. John of the Cross—stripping away comforting narratives in order to see what remains with a clearer, more ascetic eye.
Read MoreIt’s been four years since L.A. indie-pop mainstays Massage last released new music. Now, on Oct. 10, they return with Coaster, a masterful 10-track album that finds the band facing the upheaval and uncertainty of adulthood the only way they know how: together, five longtime friends, turning out one Perfect Pop Song after another.
Read MoreTwo West Coast faves collide in a new project this week, unveiling the first single from The Pennys. The band brings together Mike Ramos (Flowertown, Tony Jay, Cindy) and Ray Serephin (R.E. Seraphin, Talkies, Glitz).
Read MoreCindy dates on the East Coast with Horsegirl this June
Read MorePasadena-based synth-pop darlings are back with the first single and video off their new LP, Click, followed by two months of U.S. tour dates. Out on limited edition vinyl on Mt.St.Mtn. May 17th.
Read MoreSeablite sat down with James Broscheid at The Big Takeover for a lengthy deep-dive into their new LP, Lemon Lights, on Mt.St.Mtn.
Read MoreSystem Exclusive hit the road overseas this Fall, including select festival dates. Dates and ticket links are HERE. Thanks to our friends at Outsider Artists for making it happen.
Read MorePasadena based two piece band bearing an armful of mini synths, making heart-throbbing capital P pop cut with more than a hint of post-punk. New record on Mt.St.Mtn. coming soon.
Read MoreWhile the dream-pop tag is probably still relevant, this isn’t algorithm-fed genre ambience. Gill’s vocal/lyrical presence can be as gently momentous as Leonard Cohen or as intellectually potent as any ’79-’80 Rough Trade post-punk.
Read MoreInspired by the Flying Nun catalog, Prefab Sprout and odd underground pop hits by Chris Spedding and Dwight Twilley, Julian Never deliver their debut LP, Pious Fiction.
Read MoreThe project began in his Seattle bedroom – a lad and his Tascam cassette 8 track – with the classic Boredom & Terror and has now landed in his Los Angeles studio apartment – an urchin and his Tascam digital 12 track – with Lil’ Peril, a new album that finds Lars Finberg 1000% back at the controls.
Read More“Effortlessly tuneful jangle pop” - Pitchfork
Read MoreWe’ve got a new video for the single “Stuck in Reno,” bringing in a mixture of jangle and twang…surely a nod to Seraphin’s time spent down in Texas.
Read MoreWith a little clearing of the air, Flowertown’s sound stretches between sadness and stardust with a beautiful grace.
Read MoreR.E. Seraphin returns with a new E.P. (his best format) for Mt. St Mtn and this time he’s back in the arms of synth-pop, finding solace in the chromatic glimmer of jangle-jolted pop once more.
Read MoreThree Sundays in a row at Gold Diggers in Hollywood, with a special guest each night.
Read More"Hey There Flower" carries forward and elaborates on Tony Jay's tradition of songs that express a kind of naked honesty about things we all know -- love and loneliness and all that -- while communicating at the same time a wry edge of skepticism, so that the songs are like coins spinning on edge before landing heads, tails, or lost under the couch.
Read MoreIn the film Rachelle and co-star Dafny Estrada go on the kind of journey you expect of a heartwarming skate story: they push through the streets, overcoming fears and finding friendship along the way.
Read MoreMassage’s highly regarded, highly sought after 2018 debut get’s a reissue on Mt.St.Mtn. in 2022. Originally limited to 150 copies on the excellent Australia-based Tear Jerk Records, the reissue will receive wider reach world-wide on a special two-color swirl vinyl. 100 copies on a special color vinyl will be available exclusive through our friends at Monorail Music in Glasgow!
Read More“We share all these references, but the songs are still distinctly us. We’re not skilled enough to do the karaoke version. Our limitations make it our own.”
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