The "Monster Head Room" LP by Sacramento's Ganglians caught my attention because of the sublime artwork pictured above. And upon checking out their myspace, I quickly turned into a believer. Apparently Ganglians managed to release their first 2 LP's almost simultaneously on Weird Forest / Woodsist Records, home to other breakthrough artists such as Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Woods and Wavves to name just a few.
What to expect of Ganglians? Well, most comparisons talk about Brian Wilson on acid, but since I always have the math equation Brian + Wilson = drugs, I'll say yes, there's definitely the Beach Boys vibe in it, but that can also be said of Fleet Foxes. So, for the sake of using modern references, I'd put them somewhere in between early Animal Collective and a dirtier more lo-fi sounding Fleet Foxes, with the psychedelic vibe that Grizzly Bear brings.
Do yourself a favour and pick up both the "Monster Head Room" LP +7" and the "s/t"LP from
Boomkat 
Hot on the heels of the successful debut album ‘Ambivalence Avenue’, comes new Bibio work already under the moniker "The Apple And The Tooth". This LP features 4 new tracks of warm, lush urban hiphop meets techno meets lo-fi guitarpop, as well as 8 remixes by some of his friends.
First up today is the pre-order for a new 7" by Washed Out. Now, with summer being gone, leaves colouring and falling and me getting sick for the first time this year, Washed Out aren't exactly any remedy for my pains with their lo-fi fuzzed out synthpop. However, if you want to live in the summer forever, get the "Feel It All Around" 7" now from Pure Groove 
Fresh and Onlys are the newest band on the Woodsist roster. This SF lo-fi band is prepping up to release their "Grey Eyed Girls" LP, just before their move to In The Red Records.
Kurt Vile's new album 'Childish Prodigy" is now up for pre-order from Matador Records, due October 6. Kurt Vile is a recent discovery for me, because I aslo only recently discovered his band The War On Drugs. His solo-work as displayed on "Constant Hitmaker" released last year and re-released on thé lo-fi label Woodsist, sees him having as much in common with labelmates Ganglians, Wavves or Woods as with the great american songwriters like Neil Young or Bob Dylan. Recently signed to Matador, home to a diverse mix of bands where Vile will fit in perfectly, the "Chilish Prodigy" album is bound to become a landmark in his career.
