Truman's Water - (1993) Godspeed The Static LP

The first of four similarly titled releases over a two-year period, 1993's Godspeed the Static is Trumans Water at their loosest and most formless. Seemingly recorded live in the studio, these four meandering jams have individual moments that are quite interesting -- a lengthy chunk of "Kick Penmanship" is taken up by a clanging, staccato guitar riff and stuttering snare drum, sounding like some sort of bizarre cross between the Nihilist Spasm Band and Spike Jones & His City Slickers -- but they're so completely shapeless and random that they defy the attention spans of even the most dedicated noise rock fans. Conceptually intriguing but a bear to listen to (particularly the endless closer, "California Lies," which includes what sounds like a battery of violins in the hands of mentally challenged grade-school students), Godspeed the Static is only for the most die-hard noise freaks.

Golden Triangle & The Fresh & Onlys - (2010) Split 7''

Golden Triangle and The Fresh and Onlys just release a new split 7". Really dig-able. Golden Triangle's got this groovy Jesus and Mary Chain/Sonic Youth punk rock swirl going on, and The Fresh and Onlys are great San Fran lo-fi garage pop.

The Fresh & Onlys - (2010) Laughter Is Contagious 7''

The best psyche pop should always sound more intriguingly nightmarish than dreamy, and triumphantly this slab o' wax had me doubling my therapy sessions!

The Fresh & Onlys - (2010) Witchy Woman 7''

The Fresh & Onlys started out as a collaboration between frontman Tim Cohen (Black Fiction) and bassist Shayde Sartin, who started putting songs together in 2004. The Fresh & Onlys' lineup eventually expanded to include Kyle Gibson, Wymond Miles, and Heidi Alexander (who soon left the band); drawing from a hodgepodge of influences (among them Buzzcocks, the Mekons, and Country Joe MacDonald), the new lineup arrived over time at a grimy yet sunny pop sound along the lines of Saturday Looks Good to Me and Welcome with plenty of garage rock mixed in.

The Fresh & Onlys - (2010) Vanishing Cream 7''

Things get psychedelic in a more intensely tripped-out (and Sublime Frequencies DVD) way in the EyeBodega-directed clip for “Vanishing Cream,” a new song from an upcoming 7″ being released by the French label Plastic Spoons. One thing you might notice overlapping between this and the last one are a series of oracular/mystical triangle and diamond shapes.

The Fresh & Onlys - (2010) Impending Doom 7''

Another total winner from the Agitated stable, and two blasts of wild pop from San Francisco's finest purveyors of said genre THE FRESH & ONLYS. “Impending Doom” is the band’s their first UK release, and ties in with UK shows, ATP etc. Both tracks highlight the bands abilities in creating pop music thats skewed yet perfect and both are also exclusive to this release. UK import.

Coasting - (2010) Same Old Same Old 7''

Brooklyn's cheery, shambolic, noise-fucked surfcore kiwi-punks Coasting they were new, they were nervous, and they were recording their songs on a laptop plopped on a couch. Since then they've released a wealth of well-received cassettes and 7"s, drummer Fiona Campbell has become a fulltime Vivian Girl and--well, some things never change. Their brand new 7" (out via M'ladys) is as lo-fi as ever, featuring fabulous a-side, "Same Old Same Old." The track is a cheery blowout where "Wipeout" meets the Ronettes under Reverb Boardwalk. But the disc's real charm comes when you turn out the lights--the record glows in the dark! "United in Nashville had just finished making that weird Triple Decker record for the Dead Weather--you know the one with the 7" inside the 12"? And they had all this glow in the dark compound left over from that," says drummer Fiona Campbell. "Good timing I guess, and lucky for us, it's so pretty! It's this mint green, and the paper stock for the art work is sheer so you can see it even when it's in the sleeve. It lights up the artwork."

Coasting - (2010) The One We Both Like 7''

Coasting is Madison Farmer on guitar and Fiona Campbell on drums, a female duo out of Brooklyn via Arkansas and New Zealand, respectively.  The three tracks on their debut 7” are energetic, fun, and ripe for summer, and showcase the band’s style—a little bit surf, modernized for the 21st century with a healthy dose of reverb, and a little bit ‘90s.  A friend of mine once referred to Coasting as “riot srrrf”

Coasting - (2010) ST 7''

Coasting is Madison Farmer on guitar and Fiona Campbell on Drums. Madison also plays in Dream Diary and Fiona plays in Vivian Girls. Coasting is their collaboration. Super raw, but with stadium sized drums, the A-Side holds instrumental scuzz surf inspired Coasting? and the B-side holds Hot for Teacher.This 7-inch was recorded in a school cafeteria in the Bronx.

Fungi Girls - (2010) Owsley Knows 7''

Fungi Girls are three high school kids from Texas. They’ve released records on Hozac, Play Pinball and Psychic Lunch. For their Group Tightener release, the trio recorded twin bursts of catchy garage-psych that will force its way into your brain and probably chill there for months and months. Throw it in the jukebox and drop the quarter in…over and over.

Fluffy Lumber's - (2010) Harry Dolland's 7''

Following on his debut Weird Hug-released 7", "Police Cruisers", New Jersey's Fluffy Lumbers has a second release on the way, via Group Tightener, called "Harry Dolland's", and we've got the very lo-fi, reverb-streaked A-side for you (as well as parts one and two of "Cruisers" in case you've forgotten).

Alex Bleeker - (2010) These Days 7''

Alex Bleeker, who you may also know from Real Estate and Alex Bleeker and the Freaks. You may also know him as an awesome dude. Whatever the case, this record is perfect to jam out in the early days of Summer (or any other season you might feel like putting it on).