London-based singer-songwriter Liya Shapiro immerses on her new track “Hold Me Tight,” channeling a brooding elegance that moves from shadowy restraint into sweeping rock-minded urgency. It presents a striking blend of mood
New Tracks
As the air gets chillier and skies begin to darken earlier and earlier, Halloween season approaches — and tracks like Olivia Millin‘s “Soul for the Taking” remind of the holiday’s musical-minded allure.
The debut single from +tope, “Hi5 (I am alive)” compels with its dynamic swell — shifting between fuzzy guitar haziness, playful rhythmic bounciness, and back again into a scorching rock-forward invigoration. Hectic
Propelled by a moody interplay of guitars and synths, “Across the Night Sky” is the riveting new single from Silicon Forest. Shades of Depeche Mode and New Order show in the striking
Cincinnati-based band In The Pines captivate across their new album, Sunbeam Dream — moving across psychedelic, prog-rock, shoegaze, and beyond with a knack for melodic, absorbing structural reveals. Among its numerous highlights
A lushly absorbing sound consumes on “california sun,” a recent track from Cartography, the solo project of Trevor Misplay. A soothing soundscape glows right away, as hazy atmospherics meld with a steady
Nashville-based act Camper delight with a range of lushly inviting and powerfully textured pop on new single “Buzzcut.” Gentle acoustic trickles complement an ethereal vocal immersion — “…listening to ‘Buzzcut Season'” —
“Someone Else” is a stylish synth-pop stirrer from Aspen Forest, melding a hooky vocal build-up with memorable synth work — strutting a bass-y pulse and steadily hypnotic charm with post-punk and italo-disco
New Albums
Showcasing a sound steeped in jangly rock and melodic power-pop, Frets comes via Kentucky-based four-piece Letters of Acceptance. Formed by Clint Newman
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Germany-based artist taary blends playful electronic experimentation with more introspective, carefully layered production on Particular, a five-track EP that moves freely between
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Annie Mondegreen’s Eclipse Era EP is a six-song collection of intimate indie folk songwriting, balancing finger-picked acoustic guitar and understated vocals with
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A transatlantic band based between London and Los Angeles, Sky Is Alright blend expansive shoegaze, ’90s alternative rock, and grunge with deeply
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