With a fondness for an ’80s pop shimmer with exuberant hooks and jangly guitars, Brooklyn act Wet Leather pursue a quickly enjoyable sound on new track “I Was Wrong”. With influences like
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Middle school teacher by day and manufacturer of hook-laden pop when time permits, Oakland-based Ian Walters shows a catchy and nostalgic vein of jangle-pop on new track “Wanna Be Alone”, a new
The Los Angeles duo of Monica da Silva and Chad Alger comprise Complicated Animals, who debuted with their 6-song EP In This Game in 2015, drawing praise from NPR and PopMatters. Since
Show Clothes and Gavriella already proved to be a consuming collaboration team with 2016 track “Pool Party“, her consuming vocals accompanying the blissful production from Show Clothes, featuring synth pads, fluttering keys, and
“Goin’ Down” is a brand new track from Kyle Meadows, touting a serene melodic flow, with an aesthetic reminiscent of Kurt Vile and Elliott Smith. Previously featured with 2016 track “Low Time Call“,
Fondly taking a cue from Gorillaz’ early days, “African James Bond” is a consuming new track from Rebel ACA & French Monkey Wrench, featuring suave hip-hop beginnings that navigate into a smooth
Tokyo post-punk rockers si,irene impress on the tongue-in-cheek “Awful Pop Song”, which from relatively clanky beginnings to a more expanded vein of alt-rock at the 46-second mark, reminding fondly of The Go-Betweens
“Daep” is a slice of idiosyncratic pop from Yaysh, the title meaning “beautiful” in Vietnamese. Indeed, there’s a sort of unique beauty here, Yaysh’s quick and snappy vocals riding on a dark vein
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Australian composer and producer Dan Webb draws on Taoist and Buddhist ideas of death and rebirth for his fifth album, Lion Dance,
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The excellent debut album from Haikunika, Veronica Polo’s electronic project, Ludorigen draws on decades of experimentation with technology and sound, moving between
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Bristol, UK-based five-piece Claudine brings together members of several local projects for its debut EP, Live In The Garage, a three-song introduction
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Helsinki-based electronic alt-pop artist Conchis composed her second album, Gravity, entirely in her mind during a prolonged period of illness that left
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