Tracks
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
Sam Wright – “Closer”
Warming guitar twangs open “Closer” with a delightful melodic pull, driving into serene and understated vocals that engage throughout. Per Sam Wright, the track is “about the oscillating nature of a sensual, y...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Pixxel Kid – “Together”
“Together” is a dreamy track from Canadian artist Pixxel Kid, touting a mellow yet emotively impactful sound. Opening lyrics speak of wartime and bombs falling at the door amidst haunting keys, the yearning emitting...
Jangle-Pop/Rock
Walking Eyes – “Take a Breather”
A climatic track growing from jangly rock into soaring escalation, “Take a Breather” is a new track from Walking Eyes, comprising Memphis-based musicians and fiancés Sarah Spain (vocals/keys) and Tristan Barton (gui...
Rock
Henry Nowhere – “Wonder Why”
A hazy success from Henry Nowhere with warming ’90s nostalgia, “Wonder Why” is the artist’s latest release. The vocals grow from dreamy nonchalance during the initial verses, heightening emotively as the...
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
Dakota Theim – “Losing Sleep”
A melodic track from Dakota Theim with a retro-pop earning, “Losing Sleep” shows a timeless appeal. Lyrical regrets — “I never meant to make you cry, I never meant to say goodbye,” — ride alo...
Singer/Songwriter
Monica Guardado – “Virginia”
“Virginia” is a bewitching ballad from Nashville-based artist Monica Guardado. Solemn, retrospective vocals play alongside piano and gradual percussion, with chamber-pop orchestral adornments throughout, adding a pa...
Tracks
MUSARTER – “How Much More”
“How Much More” is a darkly atmospheric new track from MUSARTER. Dark, gargled synths and a resonating guitar-laden soundscape, replete with ’80s nostalgia, cast a mysterious feeling throughout the track’...
Alternative
Colourmusic – “Eaters Of The Sun”
The delightfully murky “Eaters Of The Sun” is a new track from Oklahoma-based band Colourmusic. A hypnotic percussive pulse leads into emotive vocals and textural guitars, showing aspects of rock and post-punk. A so...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
TARA – “Light Again”
Impressing with multiple past tracks like “Wander” and “Oceans,” Brooklyn-based band TARA continue their memorable dream-pop sound with their latest, “Light Again.” As one of their final two ...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Morning Silk – “Don’t Try Hard Enough”
“Don’t Try Hard Enough” is a dreamy, hooky track from Morning Silk, a project based in NYC. Initially the bedroom recording project of Frank Corr (based in Providence, RI at the time), Morning Silk has since b...
