This past September marked the ten-year anniversary of Arctic Monkeys’ album AM, a standout release that bridged the band’s ardent early rock invigoration with the more artful poise of their subsequent explorations.
New Tracks
New York-based trio Hakusho Demon succeed on contemplative new single “Aura (Night Drive),” aspiring successfully to “try and capture a moment in time from my own experience in nature especially while walking
“Dreamseller” is an infectious rocker from Newcastle, UK-based band Crux. Their meshing of prog-rock, grunge, and alternative make for a stimulating success here. Conceptual critiques of the music industry’s corporate-first maneuvers also
Tokyo City Groove show a thrilling, grooving Latin-inspired jazz fusion sound on new single "Visions," which incorporates city-pop glitziness in its brassy pushes and exuberant rhythms.
A hypnotically caressing electronic success, the Rushkeys remix of Mookee‘s “Anhaga” proves ravishing from start to finish. A wintry synth-forward intrigue sets forth initially, expanding with a pulsing bass-y prominence as stutter-y
Faroese artist jazzygold elaborates on the complexities of a “day off” on this stellar new single, exemplary of the artist’s smooth and soulful sound. Even when a day off is hard-earned, there
A late-night pop, soul, and jazz cohesion take hold on “At the Seaside,” a new single from Breena, an artist based in Stuttgart, Germany. Described as “a song about trying to find
Vancouver-based band Slightest Clue strut an eclectic rock range on their new single “When You Wake Up,” written during one of the worst heatwaves in British Columbia’s history. Sweltering guitar tones and
New Albums
St. Petersburg, Florida-based instrumental band Soft Cuff showcase their dynamic psych-groove sound on debut album Thick Heat, drawing from funk, soul, jazz,
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On the absorbing new EP Sailing Home, Galway native and Dublin-based songwriter Emma O’Reilly crafts folk-rooted songwriting through acoustic textures, natural imagery,
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Tom Garfield‘s Greed EP channels his lifelong community activism into four folk-rock songs confronting inequality, power, and the pressures facing everyday people.
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Excelling across jangly rock, power-pop, and folk pursuits, Catching Phrases is the memorable new album from Drawing Mazes. It thematically traces revelations
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