Just a few months after releasing their acclaimed second album Still Life, Los Angeles indie-pop band Massage returns with Lane Lines — a six-track EP out in early 2022 on Mt. St. Mtn. (Cindy, Flowertown, Blues Lawyer) that finds the quintet expanding on their Sarah-meets-Creation Records sound with new touches of soft psychedelia, Feelies-ish frenzy and Haçienda-era escapism.

“Necessity is the mother of invention, but so is a restless creative spirit and a little bit of free time. In the case of The Wind-Ups, circumstances aligned for Jake Sprecher with a recently acquired TASCAM 388 and a mandated need to stay at home. Making the best of all of this time, equipment and desire to create, Try Not to Think is a bedroom bop album that bounces around its confines with energy and volume. Slowing down provided the space to speed things back up again.”

We’ve just announced the third LP by Cindy, titled 1:2, to be released on digital October 1st followed by the vinyl edition (including two limited edition colors) on November 1st.

The famed Monorail Music in Glasgow Scotland (run by members of The Pastels) calls the self-titled Flowertown LP the album of the month! Honored to get a high-five from across the pond by these tastemakers.

Mike and Karina, aka Flowertown, talk to Underscore staff writer Lindsay Oxford about how the band and their debut LP came together.

Andrew and Alex from Massage sat down (virtually) with New Noise magazine to talk the band and it’s sophomore album Still Life.

As you’ll discover, Massage is a band that not only loves creating the best underground pop imaginable, they also love obsessing about other bands from the genre.

Jake Sprecher (The Wind-Ups) shares his top 5 quarantine albums that sound absolutely nothing like his new project.

Massage serves up the video for “Half A Feeling”, their first, from the upcoming Still Life LP, a moody romp through Los Angeles with a voiceover of recollections of moving to California.

Within the first minute or so of Tinnitus Tonight it's clear this is a Lars Finberg record. There's a way he puts together his songs that no matter what the instrumentation is -- though usually guitars, bass and drums, but also a lot of synth this time -- it puts your teeth on edge in a good way.

The first video by Christian Singles has dropped, see the full write up and video at the link above. Shot, directed and edited by Elyse Schrock from Blues Lawyer.