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Electronic
HAND – “LOOP 03 Lied von der Sehnsucht”
HAND is the project of Berlin-based musician Sascha Bachmann, who pursues an ambient-techno sound that crafts hypnotic soundscapes via tape loops and electronic beats. Bachmann started the project four years ago, when working a...
Tracks
Video: Firstworld – “Not Obvious”
The video for Firstworld’s new track “Not Obvious” dropped today, its aesthetic blissfully reflective of the South Florida-based project’s chillwave-friendly aesthetic. Chilled-out vocals, a tight bass l...
Rock
Video: Auramancer – “Alike”
The striking track “Tree of Love” introduced me to Auramancer, a Belgian project from singer/songwriter Blaede that’s influenced by the grunge and alternative scene of the early ’90s. Clear references to...
Hip-Hop
Conscious Presence – “Divine”
Fans of early ’90s hip-hop are likely to adore Swiss hip-hop project Conscious Presence, who blend their love for ’70s music and ’90s hip-hop with a great flow to result in successes like “Divine”....
Pop
Carla Stark – “Start Starting”
Carla Stark’s inspiring new track “Start Starting” touts a perky beginning with smooth vocals and brass exultation. The lyrics do well in projecting the trials and tribulations of day-to-day loneliness and obl...
Rock
Clay Priskorn – “Orange Sky”
Clay Priskorn’s new track “Orange Sky” is a smooth-flowing rocker, fit with melodic whistles, Isaac Brock-like guitar twangs, and a wholly effective hook that scales things back in favor of lushly swaying keys...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
topographies – “pink thoughts”
Bay Area dream-pop act Topographies show a powerfully hypnotic sound on new track “Pink Thoughts”, where a jangly guitar arpeggio quickly clears the way for a shoegaze-y fuzz, and lush vocals just before the one-min...
Electronic
BARK – “Cold and Silent” (feat. Krystal Hawes)
The soundscape to BARK’s new single “Cold and Silent” – featuring Krystal Hawes – is nocturnal and unsettling, beginning with ominous, industrial synths that buzz inward, with jagged vocals adding ...
Pop
Video: There’s Talk – “Soundry”
After impressing last month with the ethereal and entrancing “Give It Up“, Oakland trio There’s Talk release another memorable gem with the video for “Soundry”. The track is off There’s Talk’s upcoming EP, bathed wa...
Video
Video: Slow Pulp – “Preoccupied”
Slow Pulp just released the visually stimulating new music video for single “Preoccupied”, which follows up previously featured track “Die Alone“. Watch it above. The track touts serene, melodically capt...
