Beginning with a rousing piano lead and percussion, “The Joker´s Curtain Call” grips early on. The vocals kick in just before the one-minute mark, reminding fondly of Jellyfish’s key-laden vein of hook-y
New Tracks
Borrowing Time/Fever by i2m1 i2m1, the project of Colorado-based Irene Carson, continues to show eclectic range with the engrossing track “Fever”. Whereas the previously featured “Illusion” showcased a bouncy synth-pop feel, “Fever”
wwoman is the project of Pittsburgh artist Gi Smee, who regards the project as “a pitstop on their way to what’s really important.” Within new track “FOA” and its soft atmosphere and
Buzzing rhythms, teetering electronic effects, and eerie vocal effects comprise the gripping “Three Trenches”, a new track from Los Angeles artist BSTN, aka Spencer Bastian. The aesthetic reminds of a cross between
“Likely Story” is a new track from Trevor Forrest, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who impressed last year with the spacey, funk-tinged “Countless Ways“. “Likely Story”, his first release this year, begins with a
“Folding laundry time is dreaming time, I’m going for the gold,” are the lyrics that open the engrossing “Laundry Day”, a new track from Nashville act Sundaes. The vocal presence is quite
Hailing from Athens, GA – a city rich in indie-rock history – Nocturnal Blonde are an act with convincing stylistic appeal. The vocals of Rachel Adams are simultaneously captivating, sultry, and bluesy,
“Howling Fantods” is a highlight from Caveat Empire’s newly released third album, Glass Jar Specimens. The Chicago-based act showcase “a manipulation of many genres with, its core embedded in rock.” Melodic intensity
New Albums
On the absorbing new EP Sailing Home, Galway native and Dublin-based songwriter Emma O’Reilly crafts folk-rooted songwriting through acoustic textures, natural imagery,
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Tom Garfield‘s Greed EP channels his lifelong community activism into four folk-rock songs confronting inequality, power, and the pressures facing everyday people.
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Excelling across jangly rock, power-pop, and folk pursuits, Catching Phrases is the memorable new album from Drawing Mazes. It thematically traces revelations
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Peel A Little Deeper is the excellent debut album from Birmingham, England-based band The Bitter Lemons, balancing garage rock, rockabilly, rhythm &
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