Dutifully inspired by the late 70’s new wave movement, WEAVE! channel the raw emotion of the era with rhythmically slick grooves fuelled with the rasping funk sound of British bands like the Delta 5 and the Raincoats. Ivory Lee Carlson and Nicole originally conceived the band in 2007, and though they’ve gone through several line-up changes and even a brief hiatus in the past few years, they’ve managed to keep the essence of the project intact. Their latest EP, suitably titled "New Funk Romance", imparts a newness to a musical styling that continues to persist and never loses its touch – commanded by layers of vaporous synth, Carlson and Turley’s warm, yelping vocals give a sense of desperation to the songs’ scratchy basslines and jerky drum patterns. It’s all a tad rough-hewn, but that’s essentially their strength – their dub-tinged home brew of post-punk may be quirkily shabby, but it’s also dance-y and above all fun. – Juan Edgardo Rodríguez (@juanerodriguez)

Expert in psychedelic music, curator of its heydays and dedicated actor of its present, Martin Nunez is what one would call a fanatic. Better known as Sir Psych, the LA-based scholar/composer will be releasing in January 2013 his first full-length solo album, ‘The Popsike World of Sir Psych‘. In this record, which you can listen to here, Nunez adopts a critical, contemporary approach to psychedelic aesthetics by integrating to his work an eclectic mix of sounds. Folk, hip-hop, dub, circus music and radio recordings… these are only some of the twists found along a colourful course of nineteen tracks which define as many experimental variations on the one theme central to his career. If you fancy exploring further the depths of Sir Psych’s musical universe, check out his many compilations of late 60s standards and obscure findings, Sir Psych Presents, as well as his recent garage-infused collaborations with punk musician Al Rivera as The Smoking Trees. – Tracy Mamoun

North Hollywood duo Glow Marrow is Derek Coburn and Darin Green, two high school mates who released in early 2011 their debut EP Broadheart, which I guess, a posteriori, feels like something of a first draft. In just over a year and a half, the rough edges have been softened, polyrhythmic structures polished, and where instrumental layers would sometimes converse clumsily, they’re now flirting at ease with one another. There you have it. Julian, first track off their upcoming follow-up Braver Days (out September 15th), a shimmering electro-pop song combining synth, guitar and a third of a drum kit with a touch of melancholy, and certainly the influence of Animal Collective’s neo-psychedelia. Far more fluid thus far more gripping than its predecessors, it introduces the ‘new and improved‘ Glow Marrow with which we’ll be getting further acquainted as fall approaches. – Tracy Mamoun