Written for his friends in the Pacific Northwest – and Tacoma, Washington specifically – “City of Rain” is a great showing of Clemmie Williams’ deep-toned, intense vocal delivery — in a similar
New Tracks
Guy Grogan impressed last year with “My Own Way Out“, which showed the one-man-band and Santa Fe-based singer/songwriter as a faithful member of alt-rock’s enduring legacy. With influences like Guided by Voices,
Jordan Alexander’s “Take Me Out Tonight” is an impressive pop track that expands from nocturnal verses into a chirpy, emotive chorus full of twinkle-eyed yearning. The Toronto-based pop artist has been rising in
Cavers (Single) by Maple & Beech Maple & Beech, the Minnesota-based duo of Tyler Tholl and Pete James Johnson, have a recently released track called “Cavers” that hooks quickly. Bouncy synths and
“Birthday” is a hazy ride through murky psych-rock, where Ari Shellist’s dazed vocals work seamlessly around steady percussion, a lush bass line, and psychedelic guitar workings. The whole effort has a ceaselessly hypnotic
Based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, trio Luxury Mane released an impressive album this past October, Lux Runnin Out. “Hard to be Easy” provides a good showing of what to anticipate, being
DC-based rockers Venn introduced themselves last year with a captivating cover of Slowdive’s “Alison” (below), serving as a tasteful preview of their stylistic leanings, that being shoegaze-y and textural rock. New track
I’ve compiled our top 70 tracks of 2016, including both unsigned/independent acts and the more well-known from the year. It’s a great combination of highlights from the year’s greatest albums and single
New Albums
Enveloping with its moody, atmospheric rock builds, Twilight & Resonance is the impactful new album from Blackout Transmission. The New Mexico-based band
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Stirring across both effervescent electro-pop vibrancy and atmospheric, serene allure, The Captains is the new album from Older Future, the Israel-based project
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Space Dance is a fantastic journey through electronic space-pop from New York-based project Elevated Focusion, melding infectious and atmospheric productions with dynamic
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The Bright Circumstance is a captivating electronic pop album from Los Angeles-based artist Color Theory, the project of Brian Hazard. He turns
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