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Thraz – “Love Is an Island”
Thraz is the project of Icelandic musician Þráinn Guðbjörnsson, producing a sound on new track “Love Is an Island” that recalls the moody captivation of early Morrissey material. The track, which released last week,...
Rock
Moon Under Water – “Don’t Even Move”
“Don’t Even Move’ is a melodic, shining rocker from Moon Under Water, the project of Berlin-based British solo artist Michael Bloss, who previously recorded under the alias Grado (featured in 2016). The track ...
Rock
Fish House – “Better for It”
“Better for It” is a consuming track from Fish House, a Boston-based band of longtime friends — who made a vow in elementary school to form a band together, and have certainly kept that promise. The trio of Ja...
Rock
Mount Sharp – “Apostate”
Mount Sharp formed in 2012, merging the personal and poetic songwriting of Swood (Sarah Wood) with the more noise-friendly, spontaneous tendencies of Bryan Bruchman. Today, the band is joined by drummer Sal Garro and bassist Jo...
Rock
Cave Mode Shake – “This Is It”
Nashville 5-piece Cave Mode Shake impress with “This Is It,” the first of several singles the band will be releasing throughout the year. “It is a bit of a tribute to our favorite hangout while telling the sto...
Rock
Ka Pala – “Eggshells”
“Eggshells” is the catchy opener on Moon Eyes, the new EP from Vancouver act Ka Pala. Their surf-pop influence shows in the bright vocal presence and chirpy guitar tones, with jazzy sax emerging past the three-minut...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Sicayda – “Go On”
“Go On” is the gorgeously layered opener on Sown, the debut EP from rising Toronto act Sicayda. The band deals in an enjoyably chaotic mixture of shoegaze and alternative, with tracks often featuring enveloping laye...
Rock
Tincho – “I Got Home Today”
Courtesy of Seattle-based act Tincho, “I Got Home Today” is an excellent track that features gliding, melodic Kurt Vile-esque guitar tones alongside a melodic vocal lead, parts Modest Mouse and Pavement. The track i...
Rock
Kyoto Lo-Fi – “Flowering Boulder”
A rising organ in the intro of Dallas-based act Kyoto Lo-Fi’s new track “Flowering Boulder” quickly gives way to bouncy guitars and charismatic vocals. A vibrant, key-laden appeal hits as the first hook emerge...
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Gold Baby – “500/1”
North London act Gold Baby touts a consuming vein of dreamy alt-rock, led by songwriter Siân Alex. Somewhere between Fiona Apple and Pavement in terms of aesthetic, Gold Baby impress with new single “50/1,” which re...
