An unknown proportion of occult studies and ambient light make up the core of L.A. Witch.

The title is long and descriptive, but it's not enough: this video breaks down the individual samples that constitute a popular track from each year, showing you step by step how the layers add up, and it's a master class in musical transformation.

No denying this band exists in a dual space of Gen X ridicule and genuine nostalgia. The new album is filled with the same sunny indie-rock wink-and-grin disposition that rightfully earned them the title, broadcasting into/from the airwaves of 1994.

Unusual tactics and disruptive strategies make for some fine sounds from Courting.

One final challenge awaits: swim through the Reservoir of Bliss, filled with honey, liquid moonlight, and endorphins, then dance in slow motion across the infra-disco, as BRONCHO's underwater guitar syrup and whispered falsetto choruses are playing.

It's not too late to dance your way into the Darkside.

I don’t know how Dynamite Shakers manage to cram so much sound into my little tiny earbuds.

It’s inevitable — I hate it, but it happens every few years. I’ll forget my headphones at home and have to use the station’s pair. The show must continue. And here is The Sonic Dawn to kick it off in style with some of that hard-hitting punchy punch rolling mayhem thing they do.