I highlighted Tomás Doncker’s True Groove label last year, with a focus on their gravitation toward the “global soul” movement, which is a loose stylistic classification for any music that promotes “the
New Tracks
Lunavela is the dreamy and wistful dream-pop project of Steve Mathieson, a New Zealand-based singer/songwriter who was formerly in the group Collapsing Cities (who NME praised as one of their “10 Hopes
As you can likely tell from “The Expedition” alone, songwriter Nature Ganganbaigal has a penchant for creating incredibly stimulating music where worlds come to life — guided by audible force alone. He
Golden Era is a fun piece of nostalgia from Minneapolis-based rapper Vision the Kid. Released as a mixtape via Be Easy Records, it shows Vision the Kid spitting expertly over a series of classic
Someday I Will Miss You is the project of Dino Pavlov, a musician from Karlovac, Croatia who aims to create melancholic ambient soundscapes accompanied by raw, lo-fi rhythms. His lo-fi sound –
The project of three lifelong friends from Forest Hills, Queens, Broken Guru relishes no-frills production in their enjoyable brand of charismatic garage psych-rock. The first track off their debut album Bent Up
Full Coverage by Grumsling On the stellar track “Whiskey”, Oakland-based indie rockers Grumsling create an airy sound that reminds me fondly of Andrew Bird. In addition to the vocals’ likeness, the track
Cycles by Everyday Life With tracks like “Shadow Chateau” and “Want to Want“, Blue Plutos was one of the most promising new groups I came across last year. The NYC/Boston-based group produced a tripped-out
New Albums
Detroit-based singer-songwriter Derby Hill crafts a warmly sincere debut EP steeped in folk, country, and roots tradition. Influenced by artists including Steve
MoreMinneapolis-based quartet Wastrels return after six years with a fantastic self-titled album, blending immersive shoegaze textures, head-nodding post-punk grooves, swirling guitars, and
MoreDetroit-based artist Ramo Z‘s two-track EP I hate parties captures nightlife with heart, blending introspective indie-dance and house-ready energy. “strobe lights” hypnotically
MoreNashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Jennings delivers an impassioned sound across Pyrotechnicolor, a six-track EP written over the span of a decade. Blurring pop,
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