Hello Sleep by Patchwork Guilt Patchwork Guilt’s 2016 track “Gold Books” drew me to an impressive singer/songwriter with lofty potential, with Phoenix Mundy’s tendency for powerful ethereal vibes, playful ’80s-inspired synth tones,
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Datta Boy has been rapping since he was 11, later putting his rap aspirations on hold to pursue a football career. He played as a fullback for the University of Nevada-Reno, graduating
With flourishes of Beirut’s orchestral-laden stirrings alongside a penchant for audible narratives, reminding of The Decemberists as well as Sufjan Stevens, The Broadest Blue produces on originally stimulating sound that brings a
We featured Todavia’s “Fallen” this past April, highlighting the talented Los Angeles-based Rhyan Riesgo’s shimmering guitars and soaring vocals, which evoked both Mazzy Star and Beach House with the lush enveloping synth
Out of Nashville, Saunas is a brand new project that formed when two friends, Hans and Jay, reunited at a wedding and began collaborating. The duo developed a unique sound, culling their
Brain Tan, the project from New York-based Rob Arbel, explains that the video for new single “Comfort Object” is “mostly footage of a Barney impersonator who terrorized my little sister’s 2nd birthday
The High Crook scale things back a bit on new single “Baby Do You Know”, compared to the punch and angst of prior single “Do Me“. A soulful guitar solo around 01:41
Roja impressed earlier this year with the track “The Evil Stands High“, which featured menacing guitar distortion and blaring brass from the Liverpool-based indie-mariachi group. They recalled cinematic-minded composers like Scott Walker and
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A resonating listening experience featuring both meditative electronic soundscapes and infectious rhythmic bolstering, Do or DIY is a memorable new EP from
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Hollow Star‘s debut EP Listen dazzles with a striking balance of vulnerability and craft, merging infectious post-punk energy with lush, jangling guitar
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Dallas-based singer-songwriter and producer Salim Nourallah has spent more than two decades crafting a prolific, deeply personal body of work, and his
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Seattle-based experimental project Kotlovan, helmed by multi-instrumentalist Farkhad Saidmuratov, presents Beyond Sense, a neo-classical, piano-driven EP blending haunting improvisation with lush instrumentation.
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