“Playground Dreams” is a very infectious track from Paper Days, an indie-rock group out of sunny California with touches of garage-rock and post-punk. The latter two stylistic influences are particularly present in the
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Chemists is the atmospheric electronic project of Virginia-based songwriter/producer Danny Bozella. On the gorgeous “Heirloom Luna”, his tranquil vocals sway over a psychedelic assortment of twinkling chimes, warm synth-pads, and obscured instrumental samples.
Nebulae by Heylel Fresh off the featured dark alt-rock of The Lost Poets, Portugal-based rockers Heylel produce a similar edge, but with an added emphasis of gothic metal and female-fronted vocals. The group formed in
TV Girl have impressed several times already with their sample-laden pop, its approach ranging from the nostalgic bite of 2011 release Benny and the Jetts to the infectious key-forward pop of 2013’s Lonely Women EP.
Swedish rockers The Lost Poets deliver a dark mold of alternative-rock that reminds of acts like A Perfect Circle, Queens of the Stone Age, and Nick Cave. Compared to other dark alt-rockers, The
A few years ago, I lived in Hoboken, NJ. Despite the high rents (which was the main reason I moved), it was a nice place to live. It’s pretty quiet, as far
Space-rock group The Age of the Universe deliver a thunderous sound that will delight fans of Muse, Dredg, Queens of the Stone Age and other emotive hard-rocking acts with a spacey edge.
I’m happy to premiere a new track from post-punk/dance-rock duo The Hydrothermal Vents, who hail from the city of Montreal. Their upcoming album, Secrets of the Deep!, is out July 5th, and judging from
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New York-based Canadian artist Melissa Geurts creates what she calls “nervous system anthems,” set within a consuming dark synth-pop aesthetic. Her sophomore
MoreBrooklyn-based artist Sanford: returns with the expansive Big Tent Revival, a self-produced record that picks up exactly where his previous effort, Extinguished
MoreThe project Hunki Dori embraces a lushly absorbing, atmospheric minimalism on the album Ciclo. Warm, detailed productions excel with gorgeous soundscapes, also
MorePhiladelphia-based band Cigarettes for Breakfast embrace bedroom-project origins with their excellent colour wheel EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed 2025 sophomore LP
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