untitled (halo) – “easy rider”
untitled (halo) are clearly doing something right if they've caught Dirty Hit's attention, and "easy rider" suggests they're not about to play it safe now they've got a proper deal behind them. That blend of shoegaze textures and glitchy production feels like exactly the kind of left-field experimentation our listeners gravitate towards and it's got that DIY spirit even with the major-label backing. Worth keeping an eye on when that debut lands later this year.
From Stereogum: The appealingly unhinged LA buzz band untitled (halo) have made the jump from the Bandcamp underground to Dirty Hit, the same label as the 1975, and they'll release their self-titled debut later this fall. On lead single "aimee lou wood freestyle," they found some unexplored ground in between classic shoegaze and of-the-moment glitch-rap; it was cool as hell. Now, they've shared the album's closin…