We can’t exactly tell what Lake Ruth‘s singer Allison Brice sings about in the band’s new single ‘The Only One Who Knows’ we are premiering below – the lyrics are rather unintelligible. Nonetheless, her vocals carry a quality of wisdom and sweet confidence that makes us picture a young mother – our Platonic mother? – giving us precious advice, with her beautiful, hopeful voice, about that relentless unraveling of mysteries called life. And even though the band’s music, heavily influenced by the psychedelic ’60s, puts this semi-imaginary lady in a historical context our real mother missed, the track’s ‘vintage’ sound and dreamy atmosphere contribute in setting the stage for the most reassuring of dreams: re-living the days when we had somebody on our side who could answer all our questions: ‘The Only One Who Knows’.

Don’t miss Lake Ruth at NYC Popfest on May 22nd at Littlefield. LP Actual Entity’ out on June 24th, 2016 on The Great Pop Supplement.

1.21 Gigawatts – a Brooklyn DIY magazine that did a great job of covering the scene’s punky, garagey and psych emerging bands – is sadly closing and it will be gracing us one final time with their hosting skills come this weekend at Alphaville. With Deli favorites like Dead Stars, Haybaby, Dances, and 11 more taking the stage we can expect a weekend of great music and spectacular shows. On top of getting 14 amazing bands performing in two days, it’s all just $10. Insane, right? It is always with a heavy heart that we must say goodbye, but Gigawatts really knows how to go out with a bang (and how to give you more bang for your buck). So head on over to Alphaville this Saturday and Sunday for some memorable performances. Check out the playlist below to get a feeling of what you’ll be listening. – Adriana Ballester

Sometimes that ‘play’ button is nothing short than a time machine, and as far as Brooklyn four piece Savants are concerned, one that invariably takes you back to the late ’60s. With a heavier focus on organ riffs and keys as opposed to the guitar-centric psych rock that’s surfaced recently, it’s not difficult to draw comparisons to classic psych bands like The Doors. No song is clearer proof of this than “Death Rattle & Roll” (streaming below), which opens with pithy ‘legato’ Hammond chords a la’ Ray Manzarek and is followed closely by echoing electric guitars. The vocals, which sound washed out and muted, interlace between all the instruments with an appropriate lo-fi, bluesy feel. You can catch Savants live at Alphaville on May 12, or at Baby’s All Right on May 26th.

“You want it all, but it can’t save you,” explains Brooklyn rapper Elucid regarding the title of his new release ‘Save Yourself.’ A prominent member of the eminent Backwoodz Studioz label, Elucid’s polemic vocals complement his Sonic Youth cum Trent Reznor noise collage beats. The album is transformative. It’s a meditation on life, inequality, love, and racial disparity. As more and more of our heroes disappear and disappoint, his advice is well heeded. – BrokeMC