Très Oui are an indie-pop act out of Austin, who just released their debut EP Singles Going Nowhere on Feburary 4th via Austin Town Hall Records and Square of Opposition Records. The
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Written for his friends in the Pacific Northwest – and Tacoma, Washington specifically – “City of Rain” is a great showing of Clemmie Williams’ deep-toned, intense vocal delivery — in a similar
Guy Grogan impressed last year with “My Own Way Out“, which showed the one-man-band and Santa Fe-based singer/songwriter as a faithful member of alt-rock’s enduring legacy. With influences like Guided by Voices,
Jordan Alexander’s “Take Me Out Tonight” is an impressive pop track that expands from nocturnal verses into a chirpy, emotive chorus full of twinkle-eyed yearning. The Toronto-based pop artist has been rising in
“Birthday” is a hazy ride through murky psych-rock, where Ari Shellist’s dazed vocals work seamlessly around steady percussion, a lush bass line, and psychedelic guitar workings. The whole effort has a ceaselessly hypnotic
Based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, trio Luxury Mane released an impressive album this past October, Lux Runnin Out. “Hard to be Easy” provides a good showing of what to anticipate, being
DC-based rockers Venn introduced themselves last year with a captivating cover of Slowdive’s “Alison” (below), serving as a tasteful preview of their stylistic leanings, that being shoegaze-y and textural rock. New track
I’ve compiled our top 70 tracks of 2016, including both unsigned/independent acts and the more well-known from the year. It’s a great combination of highlights from the year’s greatest albums and single
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matar la luz blends darkwave, post-punk, and dream-pop across Atlanta-based solo artist MatAre‘s latest full-length, balancing brooding guitar work and synth-driven atmosphere
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Delighting in its modular synth textures, escalating rhythms, and gradual shifts in intensity, Latticework is the debut album from Voix Nulle, the
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Spanish artist Santa Ana blends psychedelic guitar work, atmospheric synths, and expressive vocal arrangements across Vagío del 62, a debut album that
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The Clean Crime Scene‘s debut album Raw Cuts moves between gritty guitar rock, swirling psychedelic passages, and layered vocals, showcasing the project’s
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