New Tracks

Brain Tan – “Comfort Object”

Brain Tan, the project from New York-based Rob Arbel, explains that the video for new single “Comfort Object” is “mostly footage of a Barney impersonator who terrorized my little sister’s 2nd birthday

The High Crook – “Baby Do You Know”

The High Crook scale things back a bit on new single “Baby Do You Know”, compared to the punch and angst of prior single “Do Me“. A soulful guitar solo around 01:41

Roja – “Company”

Roja impressed earlier this year with the track “The Evil Stands High“, which featured menacing guitar distortion and blaring brass from the Liverpool-based indie-mariachi group. They recalled cinematic-minded composers like Scott Walker and

Holander – “Little Less Shy”

Holander crafts radio-friendly electro-tinged pop out of Los Angeles, culling from inspirations like MØ, Hailee Steinfeld, and The 1975. She aims for her music to empower listeners, with a philosophy of resilience

Alex Siegel – “Easy”

California-based Alex Siegel impressed this past May with the beautiful track “Good Leg“, recalling the likes of Paul Simon and Cat Stevens in its breezy melodies and easy-going pace. Siegel crafts a

Jon McNulty – “Rising Sun”

“Rising Sun” has Jon McNulty’s soaring vocals on full display. At first he starts with a brisk acoustical strum and fairly nonchalant vocals, though it doesn’t take long for his vocals to

Kitchenette – “Upon the Shoulders”

Out of Amsterdam, Kitchenette is a projected centered around Chris O. Kikic, who produces a sound strongly comparable to The War on Drugs and Kurt Vile. New track “Upon the Shoulders”, the

Cosmic Roots Collective – “Big Hand”

Orlando, FL-based psych-rock trio Cosmic Roots Collective have been churning out a captivating blend of psych and prog-rock since 2013, when vocalist/guitarist Wheeler Newman, bassist Ronnie Brannan, and drummer Paul Mauceri came

New Albums

Mon Rayon – ‘Image Repertoire’

Mon Rayon’s lovely debut album Image Repertoire brings together an affection for classic pop songwriting and carefully arranged orchestration across the Swedish

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Wade Easy – ‘Honey Venom’

Wade Easy’s absorbing new album Honey Venom is a psych-rock success steeped in hypnotic guitars, meditative rhythms, and understated phrasing, drawing its

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John Ross McEwen – ‘Late Bloomer’

Wichita, Kansas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist John Ross McEwen presents Late Bloomer as a deeply personal full-length shaped by intimate acoustic songwriting and

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WELTSCHMERZ – ‘Refugium’ EP

Berlin-based WELTSCHMERZ pairs warm, melancholic hip-hop with organic instrumentation on Refugium, a four-track instrumental EP. The project’s reflective approach is informed by

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