Tracks
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Premiere: Fevergreen – “Cluster Headache”
Atlanta band Fevergreen impress thoroughly on their new EP Phased Portraits, the follow-up to their 2018 album Us in Full Bloom. This EP marks an expansion into a full band for Fevergreen, with guitarist Patrick Lim, bassist Ch...
Experimental
Strange Weather – “Suspending Disbelief”
“Suspending Disbelief” transports listeners to an island on the Pacific, abundant with colorful fruits that induce friendly, warming psychedelic effects. The track is a consuming, atmospheric gem from Strange Weathe...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Jude Shuma – “Mind Games”
Based out of Chicago, Jude Shuma is an independent artist who shows a consuming, hypnotic sound throughout new 3-track EP Summer Sickness (released via Propelr Records). His psych-friendly vein of dream-pop succeeds especially ...
Rock
Rujen – “Luna”
Elsewhere by Rujen Elsewhere is the debut EP from Atlanta-based act Rujen. Kicking this impressive release off is the entrancing “Luna,” a gripping collection of melodic vocal lines, catching guitar work, and impres...
Rock
Willis – “Now & Then”
“Now & Then” is a yearning, lush track from Willis, a band from Florence, Alabama. “Now & Then” comes from the band’s recently released EP, Locals 3, touting a sound touching on alternative...
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
Johnathon McCombe – “A Better Heart” + “When We’re Older”
Johnathon McCombe’s third studio album, Something Good, offers a pleasingly understated rock sound — taking a cue from ’60s and ’70s rock/folk nostalgia, in addition to modern slacker-friendly acts like ...
Folk
Tilly Dent – “Judy’s Lodestar”
London-based artist Tilly Dent crafts a timeless sound — aesthetically sitting somewhere between Paul McCartney’s irresistible hook-filled tendencies and Elliott Smith’s folk-forward haunts. This alluring appr...
Experimental
Hawley – “St. Antoní”
Hawley – EP by Hawley “St. Antoní” is a stirring success from Hawley, off the Brooklyn-based artist’s self-titled EP. An intriguing introduction with wordless vocal haunting and building elegance takes p...
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
Stevie Zita – “Fantasma IV”
Following the infectious track “Anastasia” last month, Toronto artist Stevie Zita is back with another success in “Fantasma IV.” Prancing synths, melodic guitars, and yearning vocals combine for a melodi...
Rock
Parts – “Empty Days”
Based out of Tel Aviv, the trio Parts impress with the track “Empty Days,” the second single from their debut album. Spacey guitar licks and a vibrant bass line complement a suave vocal presence. Aesthetically, I...
