Atomic Cafe - "Stranger" (self-released) We love a good charity single. Especially if it's as good as "Stranger." Atomic Cafe follow up their Flamingo  EP from May with this one-off; all proceeds go to the Battered Women's Justice Project . If I didn't know that this single came out last month, you could have easily convinced me it came in the mid-20th century. The folk-y guitar and vague sheen of psychedelia paint a vivid impression of what your dad listens to in the car (and I mean that in the best possible way). The only thing that might clue you in that "Stranger" didn't come out in the late 1960s is the recording quality - the song has a stellar, clean mix. From the idyllic cover to rollicking lilt in the rhythm, Atomic Cafe rest easy with a pure and classic tune. If only it had been released in August, it could have soundtracked the unhurried end of summer. Purchase the track below (c'mon, it's for charity) or stream i...

Minneapolis-based indie-psych band Atomic Cafe have released their latest EP, Flamingo , via Prison? Records . It is their first new music of 2019. The six-track release was mastered by Normal Parents' Caleb Hinz. Danny Akah  features on the song "Dragonfly." Last year, Atomic Cafe released the one-off single "Juniper," featuring Anamaya Shore. In 2018, the band came out with their Further  EP . Stream Flamingo  below.  

It's getting a bit hectic and busy in the Ear Coffee camp, but we will gladly sacrifice sleep in order to bring some cool local tunes to all 1.4 million of our fans! I am definitely going to regret this decision later, but it's worth it! shrimp olympics - hot meal Fortunately, these Olympics happen more than once every four years. Shrimp Olympics is the delightfully lo-fi recording project of Minneapolis' Austin Lombardo, with hot meal being his second album in as many years. Each song is a contained work of noodly psychedelia, with washed-out synths, punchy guitars, and obtuse lyrics. "king billy (narrative)" sounds like if Animal Collective had recorded parts of "Sung Tongs" while not on acid. "gretchen" is a bizarrely existential tune about the narrator's girlfriend's step-mom. Overall, the project is a quirky and fun collection of 60s pop-inspired tunes. Victor Shores - You'll Get Better At It EP I w...