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
New Tracks
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 pursues an aesthetic steeped in orchestral
“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 his
San Francisco-based singer/songwriter Mike Carnahan crafts music under the CarnyMusic name. Also the lead singer of western-psych band The Green Door, Carnahan has a new self-titled EP out under this solo project,
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 past. On “Separate
“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
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
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,
New Albums
Brooklyn-based project Blanker, founded by former Upstate Escape guitarist and vocalist John Norwood, embraces momentum-filled indie-rock instincts and witty satire on newly
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Tales From The Ripped is a consuming new album from RIP DUNES, the Brooklyn-based project of Matthew Iwanusa, blending post-punk guitar work
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NYC trio Occurrence reimagines five songs from its early catalog on Anniversary, a celebratory EP marking a decade of experimental electronic pop.
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Seattle-based roots-rock quintet Stellar Jays expand their jangly Americana sound on Merit Badge, their second full-length album, balancing sweet backing harmonies and
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