Toronto-based band Cigar Club strut a bluesy rock mystique on new single “Ocean Potion,” released alongside the track “Dark Market.” The mellower of the two, “Ocean Potion” nonetheless drives into a rousing
New Tracks
Showing a bright alt-pop sound, “Smile (No Fox Gibbon)” is a harmonious new single from Chandra, an artist from Bristol, UK. Catching our attention this past summer with the track “Lighters To
Los Angeles-based artist Linuss continues a fruitful 2023 with another hooky delight in “Lost,” whose traversal from contemplative dream-pop to perky electro-pop grooving further emphasizes the project’s melodic versatility. Impressing in recent
Hipster Trash is a new EP from Valentin Prince, presenting a hypnotic lo-fi rock intrigue out of Richmond, Virginia. “Never Meant to Be” opens the EP with intriguing guitar flashes and a
A magnetic dream-pop sound enamors on “Lavenderbees,” a new track from Coucou Babe, a duo from Nashville, Tennessee and Vienna, Austria. A compelling “look on your face,” refrain stirs alongside textured guitars
Serene synths and reassuring vocal warmness leads “Wayward,” a recent single from HORACE, the project of Montreal-based singer/songwriter and producer Gabriel Horace Davis. Peppier verses and backing reflective vocals conjure a sound
A darkening, soulful mystique is apparent throughout “The Kid,” a new track from Milwaukee-based duo Beauty Steps, via their debut album, Show Me Where. “Do you think you might ever wanna…” the
2023 introduced me to an abundance of new artists, several of them releasing multiple tracks that firmly caught my ears. One such example is Sparkbird, who consistently proved enamoring across multiple singles
New Albums
Abbotsford, BC-based artist Unsystematic808 impresses on his debut full-length, Unsystematic — touting a bold fusion of electronic sounds, fit for both club-set
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Tucson-based artist The Manor Born consumes with an introspective EP in see you next year, blending early-2000s indie-rock sensibilities with post-punk revival
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Excelling in both rock-forward passion and subdued contemplations, Destined to Fail is the new EP from Violet Love, the project of Michigan-based
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Moving between post-punk introspection and high-voltage rock energy, EP2 is a thorough success from Riverside, California-based band Loser Demon. Beneath the bracing guitars and anthemic
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