I've added a bunch of new items and restocks in the last couple days! Please welcome: Some new releases on the excellent Rumbletowne Records of Olympia, including lps from Somnia and Bitpart (two great poppy punk bands), a powerful new Hot Tears 7" and a lovely live cassette from Erica Freas. New cassettes on Den Tapes, a cool tape label from Seattle, including Gabriel Delicious (Destroyer-ish indie rock), His Many Colored Fruit (kinda electropoppy) and Last Picks (fun garage pop). The fabulous new Proper Ornaments cd/lp on Slumberland! And I've still got lots more to upload this weekend, so stick around!

Out today: the newest release from nearr, a one-man recording project led by Eduard Tokuyev from Ukraine. And it's a beautiful example of lo-fi bedroom pop, that combines acoustic and electric guitars with keyboards and drum machines. Take the distant vocals of the Radio Dept., the stark but melodic guitar sound of "Seventeen Seconds"-era Cure and the overall feel of a Famous Boyfriend record, and you'll get an idea of what to expect here. The songs themselves have a theme of loneliness and longing, as is seemingly typical with bedroom pop of this type, but they aren't at all mopey. You...

This Seattle band was around for a brief time a few years ago, back when the Funny Button (an important house venue in the Seattle DIY scene) was a thing, and this cassette perfectly documents that point in time. Led by Jennifer Williams, and backed by a full band (and doo-wop choir!), this is a delightful batch of songs that recall groups like Lake, Watercolor Paintings and Land Of Ill Earthquakes; gentle and easy-going, with a very open and friendly atmosphere. Released by our good friends at Lost Sound Tapes, we have the last few copies here at the shop - have a...

New Century Schoolbook were from Portland, OR, and as far as I can tell, this self-released 2007 album was actually their first (despite its ironic title), though I could be completely wrong - there's very little information on the band online! In any case, this is a wonderful slice of '00s indiepop - reminding me a lot of Vehicle Flips (particularly with their frequently clever, referential lyrics), the Salteens (lots of bouncy melodies) or maybe a more playful Belle & Sebastian. The songs have jangly guitars, jaunty keyboards and pleasant boy/girl vocals, with each of the singers taking turns at...

First Jigsaw release of what's looking to be a very busy year! This one is a retrospective (of sorts) from The Rentiers, a project for Joel Tannenbaum (Plow United, Snow Fairies, Skywriters, etc.) and whoever he ropes into recording with him (and that's a pretty long cast of characters!). His musical roots are indiepop and DIY punk, but with the Rentiers, he doesn't limit himself to just one genre. No, you'll find a wide variety of styles from indiepop to electropop to reggae, though his forte (and thus, the majority of the songs on this collection) is catchy indie rock...