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
New Tracks
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
Recorded and filmed in Kyiv during power cuts, Live in Kyiv captures Monokate in a darker, guitar-driven mode, blending melancholic indie pop,
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Los Angeles-based Indian-American singer-songwriter and composer Pridhvi Sunain Zoro presents MAHA (Make America Human Again), a nine-track concept album examining division, inequality,
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Ghost is the second release from Shadow Wave, an atmospheric instrumental EP where alternative and post-rock sensibilities meet cinematic expansiveness. Across its
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Ditch Flowers is the tenth studio album from Montreal singer-songwriter and producer Chris Velan, moving between indie-pop, Americana, electronic Afro-pop, roots reggae,
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