Palm Yard

Remember when "fuzzy" described bears, or maybe even a bathing beauty's bronzing navel? Apparently it just isn't as cute when it come from Santa Cruz.

I don't usually dive head first into noise pop, or whatever the "clownin' on bitches" genre is but these guys have some serious jams. Light Socket caught my attention right away, And when paired with the track immediately after it, Breeze, These guys could have a great 7". But you're in luck, these bros just want to jam and invite you to the beach by offering their entire Craft Night tape for free.

Port City

FEEL IT OUT/DEMO from PORT CITY on Vimeo.

Found this on Saladfork's blog

He is always posting great content with cosmic write ups. Check him out and Check out Port City

Slow Animal

Somethings, some days, just need to be a little loud. This group is definitely that. Get their hazy beached out lofi jams for FREE

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Captured Tracks

This really has to be one of the most promising labels out there. I would feel confident buying ANYTHING from them without even previewing it. Example:




They don't have a ton of content but I highly suggest keeping an eye out for future releases and get this 7" before it isn't available. You can hear both tracks on their myspace

Real Life Color

I couldn't stop talking about this band a couple of days ago. Their track "Darling" can be found here on their free LP - REAL LIFE COLOR

It has to be one of my favorite tracks of 2010 so far.

Guards

There is a pretty chill sound buzzing around. It's kind of grungy and it's pretty damn poppy. I can't put my finger on the vibe but it reminds me of what all the kids who used to get stoned and zone out to Arcade Fire are making in their basements. This group has been working with cults

, who I love, and have some really great tracks. Check out their Bandcamp

. Bandcamp is the future and Guards definitely have a place in it.