Tracks
Synths + Guitars
Damn Stargazers – “Bask”
“Bask” shows continued success from Damn Stargazers, first catching our ears with the American southwest-inspired instrumental rocker “Terra” last summer. The project from Dan Morrell ascends into spacey...
Singer/Songwriter
Dallin Applebaum – “The Only One”
“The Only One” sees Nashville-based Dallin Applebaum audibly capture the feelings of a panic attack, culminating in an escape led by a realization that “I can’t be the only one.” The hectic piano a...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Tanaka – “Bloom”
A dream-pop mesmerizer with a twinkling, wintry charm, “Bloom” is a gorgeous track from Tanaka, an artist from Cape Town. Written around “themes of nostalgia, love and letting go,” the track presents a s...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Linuss – “Make Me”
A dreamy pop delight with swooning vocals and glistening keys intertwining with jangly guitars, “Make Me” is a new track from Los Angeles-based artist Linuss, the project of singer/songwriter and guitarist Michael G...
Psychedelic Pop
Waldo Witt – “Tragicomedy”
Waldo Witt delights with a wholly melodic psych-pop sound on “Tragicomedy,” the second single from his upcoming LP, Long Daze, Dark Nights. Showing dynamic songwriting in the past, ranging from the lush synth-pop of...
Rock
Radium Jaw – “Eucalyptus”
Atlanta-based band Radium Jaw waste no time on the captivating rocker “Eucalyptus,” which blasts off into a gorgeous wall of guitar distortion and soaring vocals. A perkier bass bounce and roaring guitar flashes sig...
Singer/Songwriter
Ian Reynold – “Nesting” + “Wanting”
San Francisco-based artist Ian Reynold crafts a haunting, weary-sounding aesthetic on the consuming “Nesting,” the first song on a three-song EP that Reynold recorded with Dougie Stu in Los Angeles. The opening R...
Singer/Songwriter
Mcclendon – “The Garden”
“The Garden” is a new track from Mcclendon, an artist whose sound meshes folk-inspired familiarity with modern production flourishes — particularly exceling in multi-layered vocal effects and synth-laden atmos...
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
Mystery Season – “Rhinestone Lies”
Rhinestone Lies by Mystery Season Glasgow-based artist Mystery Season enamors on new single “Rhinestone Lies,” casting ample mystique with its jangling guitar pulses and moody vocals. Escalating murky bass tones eme...
Rock
psychosurfer – “california sober”
The debut single from psychosurfer, “california sober” is a stylish rocker with debonair vocals and smooth guitar licks. “I’ll just lose my mind, ’til California sobers me again,” the vocals ...
