It’s kind of funny to me that the indie pop band named Carousel has just released a track whose title asks the question “Where have you gone?”  because on a carousel you just go around and around and around and around and… You don’t really have to ask where someone has gone because before you finish asking, they’re back again! That analogy kind of applies to the band themselves too.

I first heard of Carousel with ” Get Up”, in 2011, and they’ve been listed as up and coming ever since. Their guitars are poppy, thoughtful, and complimented wholeheartedly by synth melodies and soft spoken vocal lines that sit atop drums jumpy enough to keep your body moving. Stream below:

Carousel – Where Have You Gone

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Katy Goodman, known musically as La Sera, has recently put out a new track called “Love That’s Gone”. The song is a slow movement with steady drumming and clean, melodic, guitars that are the crowning jewel of the track in my eyes. (erm… ears) The vocals are slight and subtle but embody the surfy, 50′s prom, kind of feel that the upward strums of the guitar create- with enough ooh’s and angst to drive the track and earn the title. Stream it below to get understand what I mean:

La Sera – Love Thats Gone

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