POPSHOP WEST 013: SMALLPOOLS

We've been singing Smallpools praises on full blast this summer - practically on a megaphone - and after rolling out their debut single and live show earlier this summer, it's time we join them for another landmark as they top the marquee for the first time making their headline debut on Popshop West next month. Supporting the fast-rising pop phenoms on what's sure to be another sold out bill are up-and-coming local heatseekers, Nightmare & the Cat and the almighty Mvscles, as we look to throw down one for the ages September 4th at The Echo. With advance tickets still available HERE but already dangerously close to selling out, lock your tix down today and join us for what's set to be a Popshop West for the ages.

STREAM: "Dreaming" - Smallpools

STREAM: "Sarah Beth" - Nightmare & The Cat

STREAM: "Sweet N Sour" - MVSCLES

NO PLACE TO GO.

LA's new kings of summer Smallpools wrapped up their maiden voyage across the states at The Echoplex last night with one of the tightest, stadium-ready sets we've ever seen from a band at this stage. Today, they keep the magic rolling with a brand new remix, courtesy of our very own wonder boys Magic Man, who take The Pools' breakout single "Dreaming" into deep space and then some. The Magicians switch off the sun on this one, filling you with pop wanderlust and drowning out everything in their celestial path with hypnagogic synths that make your head swirl. It's an impossibly handsome power play that only further cements Magic Man as some of the best new remixers in the game, but hey, that's just our completely objective and not-at-all-biased opinion on the matter.

STREAM: "Dreaming" (Magic Man Remix) - Smallpools

CAUGHT UP IN THE RODEO.

Things really couldn't be going better for Smallpools right now, as they continue their ascent up the alternative charts and traverse the nation supporting San Cisco on their debut tour. And today, we reunite with the LA four piece on another Neon Gold premiere, as we carefully pry the lid off the rather excellent remix package that's beginning to come together around "Dreaming".

First up on the remix rollout is LA newcomer Zookëper, who dims the lights and breaks out the lasers on a rare everything-and-the-kitchen-sink remix that actually works. The whole thing feels like getting your Smallpools served up animal style with an extra side of awesome, a genre-defying dancefloor behemoth that'll fuck your whole summer up. Seriously though, you've been warned. Smallpools return to LA to make their headline debut at Popshop West on September 4th, with tickets on sale Thursday and sure to sell out not long after that. Don't snooze. Don't lose.

STREAM: "Dreaming" (Zookëper Remix) - Smallpools [exclusive]

WANNA CALL YOU MINE.

We're calling it: Smallpools are about to take over. Over the past few months, we've helped roll out their larger-than-life debut singles "Dreaming" and "Mason Jar" to rapturous response, and today the boys of summer arrive for reals with their self-titled debut EP, adorned by none other than Captain Cuts' own Ryan McMahon (in all his baller status 8th grade yearbook glory) on the cover.

Anchoring the collection is quite possibly their biggest chart-baiting single to date in new cut "Over & Over", a live highlight that almost stole the show this past Saturday at Brooklyn Bowl. Opening with crosshatching guitar scratches that unravel into a riff-driven blast of sandy air to awaken your senses, it's got one of the biggest choruses to hit the alt-radio landscape in as long as we can remember and is yet another piece of heavy artillery in Smallpools' imminent assault on the charts. Batten down the hatches and cop the full EP for yourself from iTunes right HERE.

STREAM: "Over & Over" - Smallpools

KIDS WITH THE VICIOUS SMILES.

Less than two months ago, Smallpools weren't even a thing - there was no music available, no live show to see, even Google couldn't find them. But now, on the back of an instant summer classic called "Dreaming" (premiered on these very pages), they've gone from complete obscurity to scaling the alternative charts seemingly overnight. They're basically your new kings of summer, and today they're back to further entrench themselves on the throne with their latest offering, "Mason Jar."

It's a sepia splash of power-pop that crystallizes into a starscraping smash before the verse even kicks in, as stadium-sized Of Monsters And Men gang vocals ride high on the buoyant flair of Smallpools' youthful, Two Door-esque ebullience. Smallpools make their worldwide live debut this Saturday at Popshop Brooklyn (tickets still avail HERE), and you better believe it's going to be a night to remember. Don't take our word for it though, pop the top off "Mason Jar" below and see for yourself.

STREAM: "Mason Jar" - Smallpools [exclusive]

THE WORLD IS IN YOUR PALM.

If you couldn't tell, we're getting deep into Smallpools this summer. The LA outfit has been soundtracking our sunshine in a major way these past few weeks, and now Charli XCX and Twin Idol have come together to remix their gatecrashing debut single "Dreaming," giving the original a spaced-out intergalactic makeover. Smallpools play their debut live show with us on Popshop Brooklyn next month, before heading out on the road with San Cisco on their debut tour. Trust us, you're gonna want to keep a CLOSE eye on this lot.

STREAM: "Dreaming" (Charli XCX vs. Twin Idol Remix) - Smallpools

POPSHOP BK 013: GHOST BEACH

Our latest Popshop Brooklyn with HAIM and Kate Boy was on a whole new level of amazing, and now we're back to keep the magic rolling into July with another show-stopping bill. In the supports, we're importing a fresh breeze of West Coast heat with the international live debut of LA's young kings, Smallpools, alongside the Brooklyn debut of Shaun White's very own Bad Things. Then headlining we've got local legends and veteran Popshop allstars Ghost Beach, taking us deep into the night with their blissed-out tropical electronics. It's all going down at 11:30pm at the Bowl on July 13th, with tix now available HERE.

STREAM: "Caught Inside" - Bad Things

STREAM: "Dreaming" - Smallpools

STREAM: "Been There Before" - Ghost Beach

MAYBE WE COULD LAST FOREVER.

This just in: Smallpools are about to take your whole summer over. Arriving on the scene like the perfect middle point between the sunny electronics of Foster The People and the solar-powered vocals of Fun, their debut single "Dreaming" offers synths straight out of Passion Pit's playbook and hooks that would make Dr. Luke jealous. "Dreaming" is alt radio gold with extreme crossover potential, the kind of song that only comes along a few times a year, and rarely on a debut single.

They're from LA because of course they are - songwriting like this doesn't occur naturally anywhere else - and are produced by none other than our dudes Captain Cuts, who we've been saying are only one hit away from global pop domination for about 18 months now. Well, all we can say is it looks like they found their hit. Catch Smallpools making their live debut on the Popshop West stage soon, more details to follow.

DOWNLOAD: "Dreaming" - Smallpools [exclusive]