Virginia-based artist and producer Caleb L’Etoile crafts a spirited art-pop excitement on “Lightning Curses,” a track from his newly released album, You Gathered Friction. Its lyrics reflecting a “catastrophic break up,” “Lightning
New Tracks
Lovely piano adornments and steady guitar undercurrents complement a solemn vocal envelopment on “Get On Over The Hill,” a new track from Flying Needle. The project of Michigan native Timothy M. Griffiths
An impactful new single from Cole Guerra, “Good Gardener” dazzles in its array of spaciously twinkling keys and expansive vocal swells. “I’m stuck in a movie without a speaking part,” Guerra’s vocals
The second single from Toronto-based band The Breakables, “Local Radio Sunday Proud” melds harmonious rock and intriguing chamber-pop elements with cathartic impact. “Told his mother he can’t get stuck,” the vocals ring
A suavely effective track that builds into an intoxicating brass-laden “this is the last time,” finality, “Phantom Thread” comes via Up is the Down is the, the Boise-based project of multi-instrumentalist and
A spooky delight of a track from San Antonio-based artist Baldemar, “Vampire Thoughts” appeals with its jangly guitar tones and dazed vocal entrancement. Released initially as a Halloween single and then fully
Trickling guitars and subtle synth additions stir within “Within the Weave,” a memorable new track from Jess Cantley, a multi-instrumentalist from Jacksonville, Arkansas. Glistening guitars and a panting vocal effect craft a
Cincinnati-based musician Mol Sullivan enthralls on the track “Before,” building around guitar twangs and lush Omnichord reflections. Ruminations on “the ones I lost before,” excel into a spacey synth-touched dreaminess, thereafter ascending
New Albums
Scott Moran delivers an emotionally riveting album on Sixth of the Six, a poignant journal chronicling the international abduction of his daughter,
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London-based guitarist Titus Maz digs into late-night introspection on his excellent album Midnight Station. Blending modern jazz, groove fusion, and cinematic textures,
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Prague-based label Kitty Kant Collective unveils Compilation Volume Two, an 18-track solarpunk cassette and zine. Moving across garage-punk, folk, and ambient textures,
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New Orleans-based band The Drupes deliver a stellar self-titled debut album. Fusing ’60s-revival pop, harmonious rock, post-punk, and Britpop charm, the guitar-driven
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