Slow Jets sound like a really early, but sort of British and way more punky Death Cab For Cutie. You can listen to their album, “Exit The Age” on their BandCamp page for 10 tracks of what they call rock, pop, post-punk, or punk rock. Decide for yourself which of those terms apply to which songs.
Fresh off the Casio-folk train, here's lo-fi chirpers Wing Dam with a track off their latest cassette.
“No auto-tune, no crazy editing, all homemade,” says the Bandcamp of one of the best musicians I’ve heard from Baltimore. Timothy Bracken’s “Long Untied” is really great collection of sincere pop songs. Also, it’s twenty songs long and free! What more could you ask for?
Underneath layers of blur and chaos in The Little Creatures's self-titled EP lie urgent progressions and pop sensibilities. Peel off the shingles one by one and enjoy the mottled depth of sound.