Comprised of five members already familiar with Portland’s music scene, Houndstooth produce a mellow style of alt-rock with crunchy distortion and fleeting guitar licks inspired by southern-rock. Katie Bernstein, formerly of The Hunnies,
New Tracks
Boreal Sons' anthemic piano-pop combines melodic ballads with ambitious and classically influenced interludes. This is best exemplified by "iii. Stop". The song is initially straightforward yet soaring and addictive; it's a well-executed piece
Old Smile is the ambitious bedroom project of Tom Herman Jr., who lives in NJ just outside of Philly. Projects with minimalist production often evoke a sort of loneliness, if only for the
Dream-pop songstress Tamaryn will release her sophomore full-length, Tender New Signs, on October 16th via Mexican Summer. She dropped the album’s first single, “I’m Gone“, today. Slow and brooding like many excellent pieces
Another premiere from rising Brooklyn rockers Los Encantados, who are holding a release party for their new EP, Same Damned Soul: Chapter 2, this Saturday. Its first track, "St Tropez", is a
MP3: Jessica Hernandez – Young Dumb & Drunk Detroit-based Jessica Hernandez – and her band The Deltas – produce a dreamy sound steeped in slow acoustic strums, toy box twinkles, and most prominently Hernandez’s soaring
Oren Lyons – Forever Found With its orchestral flourishes and late-night swanky bass, “Forever Found” is a captivating new effort from L.A. six-piece Oren Lyons. Vocalist Kristianne Bautista has a sensually soulful
MP3: Ghost Toy Castle – Bloody Tracks Ghost Toy Castle presents lo-fi bedroom-pop from Cody Myers, who does it all on his new release String the Clouds, a collection of demos he made
New Albums
Enamoring with its consuming array of folk introspection and soaring rock, Love and Other Acts of Subversion is the memorable new album
MoreAn atmospheric electronic intrigue, infusing both shimmering introspection and futuristic-set rhythmic entrancement, lingers enjoyably throughout Midnight Between Lagrange Points, the new EP
MoreA riveting post-punk energy shines on Ghost of Churchfield Shuffle, the new EP from The Revolt. The Cork, Ireland-based band pair a
MoreNew Mexico-based artist Jess Wayne blends folk, country blues, Americana, and touches of jazz into a genre he calls “Electric Bourbon Folk
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