It’s amazing sometimes what someone with only an acoustic guitar can do. Look back at Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, or the past decade or two alone – ranging from Elliott Smith to
New Tracks
First things first: maybe I’m late to the party, but this is the first 360° music video I’ve seen – and it’s pretty cool. The possibilities are fun to think about. It’s also
Paul Maged’s previous album, Diamonds & Demons, was a successfully nostalgic take on accessible alt-rock, inspired by influences like Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and Elvis Costello, all while exploring a “wide range of
Wiseproof crafts a futuristic vein of hip-hop that blends spacey atmospherics with a furiously excitable range of deliveries, ranging from Dizzee Rascal-like griminess to fast-paced technical fervor reminiscent of Run the Jewels.
Hailing from Manchester, U.K., rock duo Violet Society is a brother duo who transpose their classical guitar knowledge into their electric compositions. “NONSENSE”, a near-perfect example of this idea, gallops excitedly as
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
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
New Albums
Latvian guitarist Reinis Jaunais expands his instrumental folk sound on Vest, an album whose title translates to “to lead,” “to guide,” or
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Rain Steam Speed finds Danish composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nils Lassen bringing a long history of work across film, electronic music, and
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Copenhagen-based Somali-Danish artist Bashir Billow explores self-discovery and belonging throughout his debut album How Will It Be, where electronic production meets organic
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Lizet Aviva’s stirring eponymous EP captures the perspective of an introspective songwriter navigating a world that rarely seems to slow down. Drawing
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