Fresh finds from Longmont's music community

Greetings, Front Rowers!

We apologize for our long absence from your feeds, but we're back with a few choice new releases from Longmont artists for your delectation and delight.

As always, our genre labels are just guides. In the words of George Box, "All models are wrong, but some are useful."

Passionate Houses by Passionate Houses

Artist: Passionate Houses

Title: Passionate Houses

Genre: Analog experimental noise

Release Date: July 25, 2026

Highlight: "Chords of Inquiry"

50-word review: For years, we’ve said Longmont must have some weirdo artists hiding out in their home studios, crafting bizarre noise compositions in private. We’re thrilled that folks like Passionate Houses are now going public with their wet squelching. If you’re excited too, go cop this 9-track collection from Bandcamp right now.

Poison Pill by Jake Nivala

Artist: Jake Nivala

Title: Poison Pill

Genre: Garage indie pop

Release Date: July 20, 2026

Highlight: "White Knuckle"

50-word review: With plaintive urgency and disarming honesty, Jake Nivala performs songs that cut to the quick with equal parts hurt and humor. This compellingly candid compendium of coyly confessional compositions (all of which could cozy up with Jonathan Richman and Drag the River in your playlist) should easily earn your money.

This Overwhelming Horror by Poolside at the Flamingo

Artist: Poolside at the Flamingo

Title: This Overwhelming Horror

Genre: Brutal industrial blast beat grindcore

Release Date: May 1, 2026

Highlight: "Twigs in the Trachea"

50-word review: Poolside at the Flamingo has brutalized audiences for over twenty years, and this latest release continues the audio assault. PATF’s blast beats and relentless riffs, lightly seasoned with unsettling samples, will leave you battered and beaming. If angry music is your happy music, this album deserves to join your collection.

Frameshift by PatternShift

Artist: PatternShift

Title: Frameshift

Genre: Melodic synthwave

Release Date: July 10, 2026

Highlight: "Cell Fate"

50-word review: Dr. Ben Kamphaus creates whole worlds with his darkly dissonant and danceable electronic compositions. Each of this album’s 12 tracks seems less like a song and more like a film, telling stories and transmitting lore like ancient musical wisdom. There’s something for every electronic music lover in this eclectic collection.

Buy Longmont music. Support Longmont artists (of all sorts). Every purchase helps make our community healthier, more resilient, and stronger. And if you want all your money to go directly to the artists, buy music at their shows or on Bandcamp Friday (the first Friday of the month).

See you in the front row!