New Tracks

Company Vacation – “Will I Go to Hell”

Utah Valley singer/songwriter Kyle Benson fronts the project Company Vacation, whose track “Will I Go to Hell” reminds fondly of Sufjan Stevens in the creaking acoustics, gentle piano flourishes, and enjoyably frail

Tony Bullets – “Homesick”

Homesick by Tony Bullets Tony Bullets – the consuming jangle-pop project of Johnson City, New York-based Evan Hughey – shows suave melodic appeal on new track “Homesick”. Formerly an electronic-focused musician, Hughey

The Green Children – “Dreamers” (Embody remix)

Embody’s remix of previously featured electro-pop gem “Dreamers” injects more effervescent synth throbbing and knock-knock percussion, making it a notable follow-up to The Green Children’s stylish effort. Already receiving a great response

Birocratic – “Dead Cat in the Parking Lot”

New Jersey-based producer Brandon Rowan crafts atmospherically rich music under the name Birocratic. His recent EP, Replaced, was written during a transitional period, as he split time between college in NYC and

Kaz Gamble – “Field Trip”

“Field Trip” is precisely that from an audible standpoint — a genre-traversing field trip from Boston-based Kaz Gamble, of indie-pop duo Gamble & Burke. Yes, he recorded the track’s vocals on his

The Foxfires – “Reawakening”

Reawakening by The Foxfires Warm guitar jangles and a very steady rhythm section help comprise an inviting beginning to “Reawakening”, with the vocal emergence around 00:48 sounding crisp and airy. With the

Obscure Sound: Best of September 2016

Soundcloud and Spotify streams: Above are the most memorable tracks featured throughout September 2016, streamable via both Spotify and Soundcloud. Some tracks may be missing from the Spotify playlist, since not every

Jaala – “Junior Spirit”

Melbourne band Jaala just released an unexpected new tune “Junior Spirit”, the first new music from them in 2016. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Cosima Jaala has an extremely unique textured voice that could

New Albums

Odelet – ‘Soul Obscura’

Odelet‘s Soul Obscura is a soulfully dynamic, emotionally expressive album that moves through rich vocal arrangements, fluid instrumentation, and an intentionally genre-defying

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Arms & Armour – ‘The Hunted’

The Hunted is a dark, genre-blurring album from Cleveland-based duo Arms & Armour, merging doom, industrial, post-punk, and electronic elements into a

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Tigerforest – ‘Made of Dreams’

Tigerforest‘s Made of Dreams is a richly textured ambient and cinematic electronica album shaped by organic instrumentation, electronic production, and a strong

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Eli Wise – ‘Ghosts and Logic’ EP

Bay Area-based songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Eli Wise presents Ghosts and Logic, a three-song EP shaped by change, self-discovery, and the competing

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