Tracks
Rock
The Blue – “Harley”
The Blue are a rising act that impress with new track “Harley.” A catchy, straightforward beginning features pleasant vocals and pop-friendly guitar work. It builds to great heights, though. The track’s power ...
Electronic
Current Eternal – “Save The Day”
South London-based composer/instrumentalist/singer Nikky French fronts the project Current Eternal, whose new track “Save The Day” blends colorful, atmospheric electronics with clever pop smarts. French successfully...
Rock
The This – “Casual Encounters”
“Casual Encounters” is a spirited rocker from The This, a new trio from Victoria, British Columbia. Originally beginning as the solo recording project of guitarist/vocalist Evan Matthiesen, as an endeavor between hi...
Pop
Kent Odessa – “Separate Lives”
The strongly melodic “Separate Lives” is a thoroughly successful new track from Kent Odessa, the Brookyln-based artist who impressed with tracks like “Radar Gaze” and “Gender Studies” in the ...
Pop
Pikes – “X-Man-Y”
“X-Man-Y” is a soaring track from Pikes’ new EP of the same name, released through the Stockholm label “ART:ery” last Friday. Its first two minutes feature spacious vocal layers, with minimal instrumentation b...
Jangle-Pop/Rock
Oracle Sisters – “Always”
The dreamy and hypnotic “Always” is the latest from Oracle Sisters, a project led by painter Lewis Lazar and mathematician Christopher Willatt. They have been creating music together since they were childhood friend...
Pop
Headphone Hair – “Say That You Want Me”
Headphone Hair, the project of Oakland-based Ian Walters, continues to have a very strong year. The release of “Say That You Want Me” marks another colorful and catchy indie-pop success for Walters, following “...
Pop
Kohla – “S/He”
Influenced by acts like FKA Twigs, Banks. and Lorde, Kohla is an emerging artist with a knack for striking vocals and consuming soundscapes, within an aesthetic in the realm of electronic alternative R&B/pop. The initial v...
Tracks
Ellen Warkentine – “Thanatos”
Impressing last month with the track “Nonsense Mouth,” Ellen Warkentine premiered her surreal visual album of the same name yesterday, at an event held at Basic Flowers in downtown Los Angeles featuring a live perfo...
Psychedelic Pop
King Bug – “fEElin g00d fEElin bAd”
King Bug produces a colorful, psychedelic sound reminiscent of Panda Bear/Animal Collective on new track “fEElin g00d fEElin bAd.” The effort follows up the project’s debut EP Cocoon Food, released last year. ...
