On Rafael Vigilantics’ just-released single “Exit Here”, eerie guitar tones do great to establish a captivating soundscape in the first minute, with a smooth and precise vocal delivery that reminds of Aesop
New Tracks
“Liar” is the third single from Andro, an artist originally from Liverpool and based in London. “I wrote Liar, totally premeditating a bond I knew would fail, and I was also grieving,”
Hank Midnight, the alias of NYC singer/songwriter Hank Mittnacht, impresses mightily on new track “Radio Love” — where entrancing vocals guide a twangy guitar and dancing woodwinds that would make Van Morrison
Portland trio Maxwell Cabana impressed last month with the striking track “Texas”, showcasing an array of strings and brass within a soulful, melodically contagious sound. Released today, “Welcome 2 (The Beginning of
“You Say You Love Me” is a fun track put out today from Canadian duo TOPICS, a timely release on Valentines Day. Featuring a playful vocal duet and a power-pop bounce, the
Presently based in Brooklyn though initially formed in Santa Rosa, CA, Spirits of Leo capture a vein of nostalgic post-punk better than most, with reverbed vocals leading a haunting charge alongside reverbed, jangly
After impressing with the jangly, sophisti-pop glow of “To Ur Self (LIE)”, Portland-based musician BESOS returns with “Si Te Vas”, an intoxicating effort – sang entirely in Spanish – from BESOS’ upcoming
“Thrall” is a gorgeous new track from Magnetic Ghost, who infuse a number of genres – psych-pop, shoegaze, freak-folk, Kraut-rock and others – into their consuming stylistic arsenal. Drawing partly from the
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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