The Lightning Year is the solo project of Crystal Palace-based musician Matt Bishop, who describes his alluring new track “Endless Memory” as “a brooding rumination on a one night stand that you
New Tracks
“We Could Be Friends” is a simultaneously hypnotic and emotionally touching track. Beginning with vocals repeating “I can see us as friends” over a melancholic and spacey synth pad and aquatic arp,
Somewhere in the separate realms of Pet Shop Boys’ sophisticated synth-pop, Hot Chip’s infectious funkay-ness, and Bowie’s otherworldly aura, Iconique’s new track “Sitting Pretty” stands tall as a massive success from a
Power-funk electro-dance project Young Travoltaz possess an instantly engaging sound that meshes fleeting contemporary indie-rock, nostalgic disco-funk, and an ’80s anthemic spirit into one easily digestible sound. The passionate verses flow consistently
Rj Lim is a LA-based electronic artist whose new album Cotton features an eclectic array of styles presented with a lush, electronic-minded allure. Highlight cut “Kissing Faded”, which features Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Timid
Multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Mikey Pro formed his project Foresteater after he had a dream about “a band playing on an island in outer-space with electric rainbows everywhere.” Whatever works. The Phoenix, AZ-based artist
“Vacationer” is a bouncin’ psych-rocker that recalls “the warmth and homeliness of recordings of the 1970s Pacific Cultural Renaissance”, complete with occasional surf-pop vocal harmonies, Tame Impala-like warbly synth interludes and percussive
We last heard from Trails and Ways back in 2012 with their track “Tereza“, a successfully quaint effort with post-punk rhythms and angelic vocals that led into a powerful chorus with impressive
New Albums
Drawing Mazes presents a reflective and atmospheric EP spanning five years of recordings, from 2020’s heartfelt “The Next Family” to this year’s
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Giuseppe Cucé’s new album 21 Grammi is a profoundly human conceptual success from the Sicilian singer-songwriter, built around the mythical “weight of the
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Eastern Ontario’s husband-and-wife duo CameronStrings compel across their new EP, Eclectica — cohesively weaving rock, folk, R&B, and nuevo flamenco across its
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Brooklyn-based collective Lettuce Inn delivers a kaleidoscopic blend of psychedelic pop, art-rock, and orchestral touches on their album Let Us Never Do
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