New Tracks

Premiere: Rare Monk – “Phosphorescence”

Featured a few weeks ago, Rare Monk’s single “Happy Haunting” was wonderfully received, with fluid guitar work and a gorgeously melodic hook hinting that the band’s forthcoming album A Future would be something special.

Premiere: Alexandra Angele – “21”

“21” is the title song off Alexandra Angele’s new four-song EP Willow Park. Clear keys and gentle trickles combine with an effective whistling snap, as the Jersey-born singer/songwriter flexes her lush vocals

Listenbee – “Children” (feat. Cosmos & Creature)

Rising producer Listenbee displays his infectious charm on new track “Listenbee”, whose summer-friendly synth warbles and fresh vocals courtesy of previously featured Cosmos & Creature makes for an excellent aesthetic. A child-like

Flaviyake – “Bad in Bed”

Los Angeles-based pop act Flaviyake shows a spacey, engaging vein of songwriting, which on new track “Bad in Bed” explores submission and BDSM in general. A chiming synth-led bounce leads the peppy

ds|feco – “Jihad du Jour”

Oakland experimental project ds|feco explores the ideology of would-be Jihadist recruit, brought on by recent events, on new track “Jihad du Jour”. David Fetcho, the man behind the project, recalls acts like

Hyphen – “Lost”

London-based Hyphen’s new single “Lost” is a brass-laden fusion of soul, electronica, and trip-hop with an exciting, precise flow. The verses, packed with swanky brass and sly vocal hooks, lead into an

Wake Child – “Hangup Blues”

Boston trio Wake Child impressed this May with the superb track “In the End“, with bluesy organ and hook-y, emotional songwriting resembling a cross between !!! and Jeff Buckley. Their newest track “Hangup

Shorts – “Sun Dogs”

Melbourne rockers Shorts effectively channel ’90s alt-rock nostalgia on their new track “Sun Dogs”, the second single off their upcoming EP Something Else. Heavy waves of guitar distortion and melodic vocal nonchalance,

New Albums

Pegasuses – ‘Sea of Joy’

Alt-folk husband and wife duo Pegasuses consume on their new album Sea of Joy, showcasing the Southampton-based act as expanding their intimate,

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Annstiina – ‘field’ EP

field is a lushly inviting piano-led EP from Annstiina, an artist based in Järvenpää, Finland. Previously succeeding in the art pop realm,

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Daniel Rodak – ‘Daniel Rodak’

Detroit-based songwriter Daniel Rodak presents his self-titled album as a stripped-back, self-produced statement rooted in folk and folk-rock tradition, recorded just outside

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