Australian synth-pop act Once Around Saturn reminds fondly of ’80s synth-pop, with a fondness for spacey, sharp melodies fondly reminiscent of a female-fronted Yellow Magic Orchestra. The moniker for Sydney-based synth pop
New Tracks
Colorful Radiation by Sluka We first touched on prolific artist Christopher Sluka last year with his album Introversions, his sound rooted in darkly atmospheric yet hook-y ’80s rock/pop elegance, with a Bowie-like
Singer/songwriter Talon Majors fronts the project Velvet Winter, releasing her first single “Crystal Heart” in March 2017 to solid acclaim. Her newest release, “Diamond Daydreams”, is a passionate piano-tinged pop effort with
This Island Earth by White Knight Louisville-based rockers White Knight just dropped their second album, This Island Earth. It has a psychedelic, classic-rock allure that has been described as akin to “David
Dublin-based act Young Earth showcase a shimmering sound on new track “Worth It”, with a jubilant chorus being the center feature in a twangy, nostalgic rock vein that reminds of Smith Westerns.
“Think About You All the Time” sounds like the work of veteran pop songwriters from the ’60s, not the debut from a Brooklyn four-piece in 2017 — as it is. Thoroughly captivating
Los Angeles-based act autoclub seems bound to blow up, if new single “Cat” is any indication. With a sound featuring “melodic psych-disco sounds, and catchy fresh dance pop grooves featuring trippy bass
John Moose is an act that trace their roots to “the deep wild woods of Värmland, Sweden.” The band’s name refers to their lyrics’ protagonist, within a tale of escapism, “where he
New Albums
A stellar new EP from Chicago dream-pop act Snowcuffs, Sweet Gravity envelops across both bursting guitar charisma and lush synth beauty. Showing
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Pol Sembrano consumes with a self-titled synth-pop success of an album, seamlessly balancing hooky immediacy and emotional depth. The Seattle-based Filipino-American artist
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Borough 6 serves as a hauntingly inventive ode to the sixth borough, where Matthew Mirliani explores a vast landscape of ambient, atonal
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Edinburgh-based composer and pianist Ryoka Hagiwara debuts with ICHI, a solo piano album navigating fleeting memory and fragile identity through a striking
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