Chet Baker’s vocal-laden albums contain some of the smoothest, lushest sounds you’ll ever hear. While Baker is particularly renowned for his playing of the trumpet and flugelhorn, his releases recorded in the mid-’50s – Chet
New Tracks
The debut EP from Los Angeles-based Sonder Saloon packs an incredible punch. It’s rare to encounter a debut with such a powerful and confident sound. This one in particular hearkens immediate comparisons
Plum is a modern group with a firm grasp on rock ‘n’ roll of the past, much like Brian Jonestown Massacre, Foxygen, or The Dandy Warhols. Like those groups, the psych-driven guitar-prominent
Tom Greenwood is a 28-year-old singer/songwriter from Bow, East London who has a firm grasp on a lovely sound, one that reminds me strongly of The War on Drugs/Kurt Vile and their
WATER CREATURES by KEEZ (Brad Jones) Going under the alias Keez, Brad Jones constructs memorable infectiousness with his eclectic taste and songwriting experience. Funk, R&B, and psychedelia are a handful at the forefront,
“Medicine” is a hauting psych-folk effort from Scott Liss, currently based in LA after recently moving from Asbury Park, NJ. His own label, NightOnlyVisual Records, will be putting out Scott’s third album
The highly mysterious Opium Denn project focus on using HEV (Health-Science Enhanced Vibrations) to provide an “unusual buzz” to listeners. I’m not aware of any actual scientific merit of “HEV”, but regardless
Based out of Cape Town, The Plastics’ music sounds like it’s perpetually in sunshine (without ever getting sunburn). Their third full-length, In Threes, is a breezy run-through of illuminated pop gems; it’s a
New Albums
Blurring the lines between shoegaze, alternative, and indie rock, Burning Days is the debut album from Raleigh-based band dreamscent. Released on Blank
MoreInfusing post-garage and post-grunge flavors into a nostalgic indie rock sound, Kinda Wild II is the twelve-track sophomore album from Shaky. The
MoreThere’s A Song In Every Story is the latest release from the Grammy-nominated education nonprofit Kid Pan Alley. Featuring legendary artists like
MoreInfusing soulful R&B sensibilities with alternative guitar-forward textures, Made For Cruising is a cohesive new album from Fort Lauderdale-based artist Silky Vibe.
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