Ottawa-based artist Highwood Atlas casts a scenic spell with “A Fine Resonance,” as chilly keys fit alongside lyrics reflecting overgrown ditches, Lake Ontario waters, and a general sense of urban decay —
New Tracks
A stylishly peppy track with twangy guitars and synth-infused trickles, “Hypnotise” comes via HOLLOWBODY, a band based in Merseyside, UK. “Hypnotise” follows up their debut single “Razorwire,” released this past December. “Tell
Chicago-based band Push to Shove show an intriguing rock sound with “Grand Well.” Charismatic multi-vocal layering mingles amidst a thumping rhythmic underlying, showing shades of Mr. Bungle. “Eternity is so much time,”
Shortline by CANNING Canning is a rock trio from Chicago, Illinois. Known for their intense live performances, Canning plays a Zeppelin/Cream/Allman Brothers-influenced blues rock with touches of psychedelia thrown in to mix
A stirring ambient electronic track from Philadelphia-based artist Carter Fox, “Rise” starts with rhythmic intoxication and never lets go. A grooving bass line and colorful percussive flair delves into a pulsing textural
It's easy to get lost within "Orange," a calmly adoring track from Brighton-based artist Martha Eve. Impressing previously with the tracks "Cold" and "Pale Faced Moon," Martha Eve puts forth a dreamy
Toronto-based artist Yan Simon crafts an emotive, grounding success with “Pause,” a track that stands out particularly with its powerful vocal outpouring and atmospheric spaciousness. The track balances piano-laden balladry with hypnotic
Lisbon-based artist Greg Bounce impresses with “Friends in Towns,” a hauntingly elegant ballad that laments how “it falls down,” in reference to eroding friendships. Drawing praise for more electronic-minded works in prior
New Albums
An alluringly heartfelt synth-pop sound compels throughout Fabulously Melancholy, the newly released album from Plastic Hacks. A Philadelphia-based project comprising identical twins
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Bones’n’Stones the compelling new album from Teika & The Raw Beat, a band led by the riveting songwriting of Berlin-based artist Mateja
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Block‘s 2006 album The Last Single Guy drew ample praise for its immersive anti-folk sound — spanning from the brass-laden spoken-word introspection
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Colorado-based artist David Starr crafts a bluesy rock immersion throughout his new album Must Be Blue, available now via Quarto Valley Records.
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