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

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

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