Tracks
Tracks
Hexcellent – “Smile”
Smile by Hexcellent San Francisco-based dup Hexcellent show ample mood and suaveness throughout “Smile.” Infusing elements of pop, rock, and funk, the track touts a smoky, inviting quality with ’80s nostalgia....
Pop
Addy Edward – “Too Hungry to Eat”
Touting shimmering guitars and vibrant vocal sections, “Too Hungry to Eat” succeeds in meshing acoustical folk-pop with electronic-minded production flourishes. The track comes from Addy Edward, a songwriter and pro...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Vases – “Here To You”
“Here To You” is a new track from Los Angeles-based project Vases, the moniker of Ty Baron. Elements of dream-pop, post-punk, and rock converge with fantastic results. “We don’t have to talk at all,̶...
Radio-Friendly Rock
Charlie Blasberg – “The River” (feat. Hannah Noelle + Joe Gomez)
“The River” is a suave, consuming track from NYC artist Charlie Blasberg, featuring vocalist Hannah Noelle and guitarist Joe Gomez. Sporadic, pulsing organs and galloping percussion drive alongside the riveting voca...
Pop
Olivia Morreale – “NO ANSWER”
Olivia Morreale impresses with a bursting, synth-driven pop sound throughout new track “NO ANSWER.” “You got a strange look in your eyes,” she sings amidst a spacey, lonesome synth resonance. “And ...
Soul / R&B
Richard Berger – “Don’t”
A moody, soulful effort aesthetically reminiscent of Toro y Moi, “Don’t” is a recent track from Richard Berger. Noting that “Don’t” is “a song about calling out the lack of real communi...
Folk
Said Sara – “I Star As You”
A recent track from Said Sara — the project of San Francisco-based David Benson — “I Star As You” unfolds delightfully, expanding with ruminating acoustics alongside thumping percussion and piano-laden c...
Tracks
Helsinki Horizon – “Signal Flares”
“Signal Flares” is a stirring new track from Norwegian act Helsinki Horizon. Passionate vocal outpouring meshes effectively with a bouncy clanging of keys, amidst a busy rhythm section, escalating with gradual yet e...
Ambient
Vipid – “Night Tides”
Memories by Vipid Memories is a wintry, ambient album from Vipid, the Burbank-based project of Jared Simmons. “Night Tides” shows its chilly, nocturnal aesthetic with trickling guitars and a steady rhythm section, c...
Ambient
Professor Downfall – “Desperation and Nonchalance”
EADJ by Professor Downfall Professor Downfall impresses with two recent EPs, both showing a different tonal approach. EADJ finds success in its more bustling nature. The developing, climatic guitar work throughout “Desper...
