New Tracks

Michael Leonard Witham – “Oh The Evil !!!”

Folk rocker Michael Leonard Witham has the story you’d expect from a nostalgia-generating folk artist in 2014. He has been an admitted “junk collector” since childhood, and always had a tendency to

LYTES – “Toska”

LYTES is the project of German producer/songwriter Julian Prott, who just released his first single “Toska”, a richly atmospheric seven-minute epic that introduces listeners to Prott’s expert craftsmanship in regard to “heavy

Rival Empire – “Reagan’s Rancho Del Cielo”

When two college friends, Matt Koliopoulos and Steve Rivera, formed Rival Empire, it wasn’t long until they realized their songwriting partnership spawned various stylistic forms; their early efforts spanned everywhere from dance

Mystery at the Lighthouse – “Echo Decrypter”

Mystery at the Lighthouse is an indie-rock project formed by four friends in Denver. As is evident on several tracks throughout their impressive new release Tunnels, the group shares an admiration for lo-fi

Devin Farney – “War Child”

From the moment Devin Farney’s new track “War Child” starts, with its lush keyboard arrangements and far-out vocals, I’m reminded of nostalgic psych-pop goodness. It’s engrossing from the start, and gets even better

Leonino – “Not a Sound” (feat. Mariano Scopel)

Los Prisioneros are regarded as one of the most important Chilean rock groups in history. As the country endured Pinochet’s militaristic dominance in the ’80s, Los Prisioneros were producing boldly opinionated songs

Lewis (Randall Wulff) Has Been Found!

The Lewis saga has been a wonderful one — one of the most engaging and rewarding music-related stories I’ve followed. I first posted about the mysterious artist’s album L’Amour back in 2011, around

Pin Tweaks – “Girl on the Wire”

Pin Tweaks are a brand-new duo with a debut track, “Girl on the Wire”, they just released yesterday. The early showings are positive, largely because of their strong creative partnership and shared

New Albums

Dean Muscat – ‘LAZARENE’ EP

Enjoyable rock mystique and compelling folk intertwine on LAZARENE, the consuming new EP from Dean Muscat, a singer-songwriter based in Malta. “These

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Rayhan – ‘June Was Something’

Enthralling with a hip-hop sound that exudes both hazy summer atmospherics and emotively gripping lyricism within memorable vocal flows, June Was Something

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