Although based out of Brooklyn, Plastic Picnic is comprised of four “Pacific Northwest transplants” who converge the West Coast’s enjoyably relaxed vibes with a shimmering post-punk touch reminiscent of Wild Nothing, a
New Tracks
IDLTRY is a psych-rock group based out of Moscow with a lively hook-filled sound that will appeal both to fans of Arctic Monkeys’ scraggly guitar-led fervor as well as Tame Impala’s soaring
Chicago-based duo High Rule work off playful synths, charismatic lead vocals, and punchy female vocal samples as a percussive element on infectious new track “FOMO”, which reminds of Hot Chip in its
Although now based out of Dallas, Rawzilk is initially from El Salvador, where he grew up “seeing a lot of messed up things as a kid.” He continues, sharing a very personal
“Karma” is a haunting and infectious success from St. Louis-based Brandyn Burnette, who guides his powerful and ethereal vocal presence throughout lush guitar lines and bursts of late-night saxophone, courtesy of Emily Anne. About
The emotionally lush “And On” recalls the most subdued efforts from The Weeknd, James Blake, and Junior Boys — all at various points, with the icy-cold synth arps reminding of the latter
Rudy & The Dunk Reactions is a 31-year-old electronic producer from Seattle with an eclectically impressive resume; he’s been nominated for an mtvU Woody Award, placed music in a Pacifico Beer ad,
Not much is known about London-based producer/engineer Marquis Compressor; he uses a “secret alias that is about making music for music’s sake” that’s “named after the elusive piece of studio equipment that’s
New Albums
Led by New York-based composer Dash Lunde, VPC Ensemble presents Life Is a Strange Loop: Side A, a recursive meditation on consciousness.
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Budapest-based artist Bárdits Éva‘s solo debut, Inertia, delivers a striking fusion of avant-garde soundscapes and raw confessional songwriting. Recorded entirely at home,
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Victoria, Australia-based producer Cale Anderson‘s full-length Yemaya (We all Come from The Goddess) blends folktronica, art-pop, and dynamic percussion into a devotional
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Mode7, the debut conceptual album from French songwriter Julien Daval’s project FloreJack, charts a narrative arc through both intimate acoustic storytelling and
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