Over the past couple years there’s been a growing fascination with indietronica and – more specifically – soultronica, which features R&B-inspired vocals over polished synthesized beats. Some of the more notable artists
New Tracks
With a keen ear for melody, London quintet Swimming Tapes have found dream-pop bliss on their single “Souvenirs”. Layered guitars that sound straight out of the ’90s shoegaze era (albeit with a lot less
“Bleach” from alternative trio Sister Wanzala succeeds in merging the group’s seemingly disparate musical influences. The brothers who make up the Bradford, UK outfit cite everyone from Steely Dan to D’Angelo to Joy Division as
Los Angeles trio Hot Rumour showcases a high-potential sound on “Run to Me”, an dazzlingly infectious rocker reminiscent of both Muse’s spacey synth-rock sentiments and The Killers’ anthemic fervor. Stylistically it may
Holland rock outfit PALMSY might be hundreds of miles from their namesake trees, but they harness that sunny energy into their latest single “You’re Far Too Cool For Me”. PALMSY’s sound treads the line
Self-titled by Saddle of Southern Darkness Saddle of Southern Darkness is an apt name for this group, as their sound is probably what you’d imagine – darkly narrative takes on twangy southern-rock
“So Right” is a simple yet affecting love song from Baskerville Jones, a talented singer/songwriter originally from Nashville but now living in Los Angeles. Getting her start on Groove Junkies’ 2012 single “Born
I hear San Diego-based group Hollywood Principle every day when I load up Rocket League; their excellent tracks “Breathing Underwater” and “Firework” are key cogs in game’s electro-pop-forward soundtrack. Considering I play that
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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