Black Partridge comprises two brothers from Illinois. The duo have a unique sound that fuses lo-fi rock and pop with caressing sentiments of shoegaze and dream-pop. The older brother, Vito, plays the
New Tracks
Melyssa takes a look at a handful of unexposed folk artists, with their new releases serving as very suitable autumn listening. A one-man project produces engaging lush folk with electronic infusions, a
Twangy rock with hints of country and alternative was prominent on Girls’ excellent Broken Dreams Club EP. The sound recalled the likes of Ryan Adams and Matthew Sweet while remaining true to
It amazes me how some bands can take a sweet and angelic voice and layer it over multiple rough aggressions of guitars, rapid percussion, and tireless bass lines; somehow presenting the effect
New Albums
A stellar new EP from Chicago dream-pop act Snowcuffs, Sweet Gravity envelops across both bursting guitar charisma and lush synth beauty. Showing
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Pol Sembrano consumes with a self-titled synth-pop success of an album, seamlessly balancing hooky immediacy and emotional depth. The Seattle-based Filipino-American artist
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Borough 6 serves as a hauntingly inventive ode to the sixth borough, where Matthew Mirliani explores a vast landscape of ambient, atonal
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Edinburgh-based composer and pianist Ryoka Hagiwara debuts with ICHI, a solo piano album navigating fleeting memory and fragile identity through a striking
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