Tracks
Alternative
Silver Liz – “Microwave S’mores”
The excellent “Microwave S’mores” comes via Silver Liz, the Chicago-based project of Carrie and Matt Wagner. The project first caught my ear in 2017 with the tracks “Him” and “Hazy Daisy.R...
Electro-Pop
’59 – “Room for Three”
Room for Three by '59 The eerily consuming “Room for Three” is the debut single from ’59, a project led by Bay Area writer and producer Ryan Ehresman. As the lyrics recount a “story of climbing trees...
Rock
Similar Kind – “Too Happy”
Too Happy by Similar Kind Vibrant guitars and playful, reflective keys assemble a quick start to “Too Happy,” a stellar new track from Connecticut-based band Similar Kind. The shimmering instruments evoke a sophisti...
Rock
Starlight Girls – “Get Right”
“Get Right” is the latest track from Starlight Girls, a Brooklyn-based act with a penchant for uniquely captivating rockers. Such is evident on “Get Right,” which builds from buzzing guitars and vocal su...
Soul / R&B
Ngoni – “No One”
“No One” is a striking track from Ngoni. A moving, soulful aesthetic is led by brooding vocals, a string-laden undercurrent, and powerful brass movements. The theatrical brass and mounting percussion exude a very ci...
Rock
Kind Habitat – “Nobody Can Hear Me”
Kind Habitat thoroughly impress with the melodic, twangy “Nobody Can Hear Me.” The guitar twangs and suave vocal tone make for a sound that recalls Neil Young, especially apparent upon the higher-pitched vocal drama...
Pop
Julia Anrather – “Run to You”
Run to You by Julia Anrather “Run to You” is the latest from NYC artist Julia Anrather, impressing earlier this year with the infectious “Dorothy.” Featuring mellow guitars and a grooving bass line to st...
Pop
Tim Ayre – “I Want It”
Exhibiting a swooning vein of infectious pop, “I Want It” is the latest from Tim Ayre, the Australian musician who impressed with the track “LAXX” last year. “I Want It” doesn’t quite e...
Experimental
Greg Hatem – “Show Me Your Hand”
Recorded in an isolated cabin on the Potomac River in West Virginia, “Show Me Your Hand” is the latest track from Greg Hatem. Inspired by The Hermit tarot card, the release presents a rhythmically active, psych-forw...
Rock
Mewn – “No Country”
The memorable “No Country” is the debut single from emerging Manchester-based act Mewn. Per the band, the effort provides “different emotional perspectives on a character that society has left behind, culminat...
