Singles That Mingle

With Captain Stavros

Cassandra Jenkins – Petco

My Light, My Destroyer Out July 12 Via Dead Oceans

Aloof as it is listenable.

 

Katy Kirby – Headlights

Blue Raspberry Out July 12 Via Anti-

Find something new in this one every time you give it a listen.

 

PEM – Gut Health

Cloud Work EP Out now Via Fascination Street Records

Can’t get enough of that voice, check out PEM live currently touring.

 

Cigarettes After Sex – Baby Blue Movie

X’S Out July 12 Via Partisan Records

A restrained urgency on this tune, CAS keeping it consistent.

 

Cola – Pulling Quotes

The Gloss Out Now Via Fire Talk Records

Here’s an easy breezy one by Cola you’d have to try hard not to enjoy.

 

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Grim Iconic (Sadistic Mantra) Out August 2 Via Sub Pop

Slow build that keeps you guessing.

 

Susanna – Elephant Song

Meditations on Love Out August 23 Via SussannaSonata

The quirky keys, playful sax and well-rounded vocals got us hooked.

 

Molchat Doma – Son

Belaya Polosa Out September 6 Via Sacred Bones

Fans of MD will not be disappointed at the bands ever evolving sound, if this sets the tone for the new album, we can hardly wait.

 

Common/Pete Rock – Dreamin’

The Auditorium, Vol 1 Out July 12 Via Loma Vista Recordings

Tapping into the feed that brought them the spotlight, instant classic.

 

Lou Terry – Canyon

Out Now Via State51 Conspiracy

He’s rubbed elbows with some solid musicians and it’s rubbed off.

 

Ghost Fan Club – Now and Then

A tune that begins like a guitar being slowly tuned steadily grows into a warm glowing track.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler Costolo returns to his Ghost Fan Club project with an aching self-titled EP for Knifepunch Records. Set to be released on July 5, the haunting ‘Shoulders’ single launches today.

Florida’s Tyler Costolo first started making music in 2017 under his own name. After a few haphazard folk tracks, he adopted the moniker Two Meters. After two bedroom pop EP's, he began to experiment with heavier and more dissonant sounds for labels like Very Jazzed and Knifepunch Records.

Seeking an outlet to release material on the softer side, he debuted the Ghost Fan Club project in 2020. He released a handful of singles (including ‘Speak to Me’ which became a minor TikTok hit), and the Goodbye World, Hello Ghosts EP in 2021. Costolo then found himself in flux both personally and creatively, as he made his sonically harsh metal-inspired return to the Two Meters name in 2022, while slowly working on this upcoming self-titled Ghost Fan Club return EP.

While the July 5 release sees him return to his slowcore and bedroom pop influences, Ghost Fan Club has a new edge and greater urgency (thanks in part to the recruitment of drummer Tom Morris) as he tackles subjects like depression, grief, instability, and lost time.

‘Ghost Fan Club’ will be released via “gay working-class trans label” Knifepunch Records on July 5.