Continuing the atmospheric and ambient direction shown on last year’s F51.01, Ryan Summers achieves even greater success in the style with a collection of minimalist sound and noise on new album ii.
New Tracks
Yoni Collier heads the project Guillotine Sunbeam, whose shoegaze, dream-pop, and dark alt-rock tendencies are apparent early on in new track “Bars Beneath Your Skin”, an accomplished piece of songwriting with eclectic
come meet the opposite committee by Arthhur Arthhur is a two-piece rock act from Chicago, who just released their second LP, Come Meet the Opposite Committee. With a sound that incorporates guitars,
“Big Bad Wolf” touts a soulful, funky swagger from Greek act Room Six Eleven, led by the songwriting and multi-instrumentation of Kyriakos Mourtzouchos. Their just-released eponymous EP opens with the track, which
Chicago Americana/folk group Magical Beasts show their prolific nature with the release of two EPs, When Love’s a Stranger and Peninsula, on May 1st. Fortunately, both releases are available for streaming (above
Brooklyn quartet Oh Malô (pronounced oh–muh–LOW) deliver a haunting vein of experimental rock that produces a chilling soundscape, particularly on new track “Pedaling Backwards”. Dark synth pads and an unsettling, repeating folk-laden
Brendon Moon’s new track “Patience” is a showcase in lushness and vocal beauty. The Australian artist’s vocals remind of Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum and The Clientele’s Alasdair MacLean in tone, though with
Bobby Baritone is the Seattle-based project of Matthew “Rat” Fildey, who shows considerable charm on new track “Shaving Private Ryan”. Melodically captivating with effective lyrics that tend to capture youth, from finding
New Albums
Mon Rayon’s lovely debut album Image Repertoire brings together an affection for classic pop songwriting and carefully arranged orchestration across the Swedish
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Wade Easy’s absorbing new album Honey Venom is a psych-rock success steeped in hypnotic guitars, meditative rhythms, and understated phrasing, drawing its
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Wichita, Kansas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist John Ross McEwen presents Late Bloomer as a deeply personal full-length shaped by intimate acoustic songwriting and
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Berlin-based WELTSCHMERZ pairs warm, melancholic hip-hop with organic instrumentation on Refugium, a four-track instrumental EP. The project’s reflective approach is informed by
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