Hip-hop instrumentals meet alternative rock on “I Want” from West Texas quartet ANiMALSOUL. The disparate combination feels natural and refreshing here, primarily due to the group’s glistening knack for sensual, R&B-inspired hooks.
New Tracks
The Moonlight Club is a band of extremes. The Montreal-based trio’s song “Words In Gold” jumps from brooding verses to a chorus that flows with confidently soaring glee, chugging along in jangle-pop
Los Angeles duo Bad Feelings cite Arctic Monkeys and The Killers as bands they admire; both influences come into the mix on their single “Do You Wanna Get High”. The stomping beat
When Miles Davis has a nickname for you (“Chops”) and you’ve played with the likes of David Bowie (on “Let’s Dance”) and Mick Jagger (“Dancin’ the Street”), there’s little left to prove
We posted about WiseProof’s futuristic vein of hip-hop about two months ago with his single “More More More More“, which featured spacey synths, climactic stutters, and a hypnotic core beat. His implementation
The Lost Poets are an elusive blues-rock duo from Stockholm, Sweden that tout a muscular, guitar-driven sound. They’re already attracting attention in Sweden (by appearing in Dolph Lundgren’s forthcoming film With You
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3421 is a stimulating new electronic project from Haifa, the northern capital of Israel. Their new track “Not Coming Back” – premiering here – blends elements of atmospheric free-jazz electronica (especially in
New Albums
A stylish, eclectic success of an album from The Beatroot Road, Humanimal delivers a fearless, genre-defying journey that fuses global influences into
MoreMe Then You is a stirring triumph of an album from Ehson Hashemian, a Southern California-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist also noted for
MoreItalian duo Misteriseparli expand their immersive talent for atmosphere on new album Mondo Exotico, blending electronic pulses with global rhythms and layered
MoreSwedish rockers Valvet succeed across both introspection and anthemic energy on their new EP, Mirrors & Ecstasy. Across four tracks, the band
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