Justin Sosa is a promising singer/songwriter with a great knack for hooks, as his new track “Makes Me Believe” shows. A nonchalant verse featuring occasional twinkles and mellow guitars helps establish easy-minded
New Tracks
THØSS’ “Keep Going” is a breezy delight, where the talented singer/songwriter yearns for lonely nights over a delightfully twangy guitar accompaniment. The track is the final song off his newly released debut
Aussie group Fire to the Stars have an impressive debut called Made of Fire, recorded with producer Casey Rice (Liz Phair, Tortoise, the Dirty Three) and aiming for “glorious, cinematic melancholia, designed
Very enjoyably, “To the Sky” reminds of both David Bowie and Wild Beasts, the former reflective in the space suit-driven chorus – which aptly reminds of Suede’s glam-tinged rock quite a bit
“Change Your Heart (I Need to Change)” is a wonderfully melodic slice of bedroom-pop that has hints of Brian Wilson’s Smile in its charismatic psych-laden approach. Though the template is bare, the
Kid Coyote’s “Full Moon Rising” is a great piece of developing songwriting with strong atmospheric control. The intro’s distant bloop-y synths and creaking acoustics lend the haunting vocals an aptly sparse backdrop,
Echelän describe their sound well enough, highlighting “sexy synths, tranquil-funk guitar, and deep downtempo drums” as core components of their arsenal. Such is the case on the sweeping “Perspective”, where soulful vocals
A spacey synth arpeggio and gently building bass line provides the entryway for “Context Unavailable”, the atmospherically gripping new track from Arthr, “an audio visual act based on the live performance of
New Albums
The captivating debut album from Rome-based producer Jomoon, Sugar develops wonderfully through inventive soundscapes and emotionally melodic charm — infusing aspects of
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Shadows and Lies, the sophomore album from North London composer Rob Fairweather’s project FellowFeel, is an evocative exploration of perception and fractured
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Auburn, Maine-based collective The Nightbirds unleash a raw, climactic rock sound on ART., their newly released album. Recorded in a basement indie
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On the ambitious Redux Trilogy, London-based project Coaxial delivers three distinct releases — Redux Media, Firemaniac, and Wittgenstein–Cronkite–Hellholes — designed for simultaneous
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