Beach House - "Myth"

One of my personal favorite groups making music right now is Beach House, who manage to be a little more brilliant with each release. Devotion and Teen Dream really established the Baltimore indie veterans as beacons of hope in the indie pop world that don't have to be weird to be original. Finally, they've released the first single from their upcoming Bloom album, and it's called "Myth." Beach House probably have another great one on their hands, so make sure to listen to it at their website.

Frankie Rose - Interstellar

Frankie Rose has somehow managed to be a notable member of the great Crystal Stilts, as well as girls of the Vivian and Dum Dum varieties. All of those bands were loaded with jangly guitars and fun pop hooks so Rose's solo work thus far has been a relatively jarring transition. "Interstellar" is her second album, and its spacey dream-pop is some of this year's best thus far. Some of the best moments remind me of a more driving Beach House or a reserved Asobi Seksu. There are lots of bright synths and spacey atmospheres. Check out the title track at Pitchfork and grab the whole album if you liked it.