New Tracks

Garlands – “Hallucination Healer”

“Hallucination Healer” is a spacey and hypnotic slice of dream-pop from Oakland-based group Garlands, which was founded by Lisa Light (The Lovemakers, El Elle) and Mikael Johnston (Mephisto Odyssey, Dresden & Johnston).

Eye Endless – “Erase All the Borders”

I was excited to premiere Eye Endless’ “Beautiful Mess” this past spring, as it introduced me and others to Marcus Bowers’ infectious genre-traversing project. It was followed up by the more majestic

Night Drifting – “This Is War”

“This Is War” is a just-released track from Night Drifting, who has already impressed with “Just Because” and “Language of Losing“. “Just Because” touted an understated beauty with glistening gentle keys and serene

Section – “Bybird”

Section is the moniker of writer/producer Danny Belgrad, a 21-year-old studying philosophy at Yale University who crafts hazy, ethereal indie-pop laced with dreamy synths and somber melodies. On his inviting new track

Gypsy Cabs – “Blue Skies”

London-based Gypsy Cabs have a great track to lift you out of the Monday blues, entitled “Blue Skies”. With a summer-y and twangy chorus featuring carefree ooh-ing back vocals and a sharp

Antoine Diligent – “Television Eyes”

Anthony Polcino creates solo material under the alias Antoine Diligent, where he churns out colorful psychedelic-friendly tracks like “Television Eyes”, off his debut album Futurisms. A native of New Jersey and presently

Inkhouse – “Corsica”

“Corsica” soars from the get-go, with a sonorous lead sporadically accompanied by backing female vocals. The trickling guitars and clanging long piano notes intertwine fluidly, the clean verses centering around the central

Company Vacation – “Will I Go to Hell”

Utah Valley singer/songwriter Kyle Benson fronts the project Company Vacation, whose track “Will I Go to Hell” reminds fondly of Sufjan Stevens in the creaking acoustics, gentle piano flourishes, and enjoyably frail

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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