Victoria-based project Pastel Blank impress with the new single “Dopamine,” showcasing frontman Angus Watt’s melodic art-rock songwriting. The track marks the second single from their forthcoming debut album. The “dopamine runs dry,”
New Tracks
A peppy power-pop infection persists throughout “Falling For Yourself,” the latest single from The Over Unders, a trio from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Suave vocals and a bass-heavy envelopment traverses into breezy guitar
Twangy guitars and yearning vocal lushness intertwine on the seductive “Crema,” showcasing standout balladry from Austin-based producer, saxophonist, and singer/songwriter Midnight Navy. Collaborating on the track is Los Angeles-based artist Daniel Rosales.
“The Wild” struts a flourishing, expanding production — traversing from quaint mellowness into a psych-pop splendor. The track comes via Ian Vargo, who describes it as “a song about nature, and the
Spanish act Calamari compel on their new single “Say That You Want Me,” which meshes serene guitars and colorful synth reflections amidst a dreamy rock composure. The title-touting yearning — “say you’re
A gorgeous piece of songwriting from Seye Adelekan, “Homerton Ocean View” is ravishing in its expansion from quaint guitars and vocal longing into elaborate string-laden flourishes. Soaring vocals and glistening chamber-pop styling
With the textured rocker “Control Devil,” NYC act BESTGIRL craft a “shoegaze song based on the anime Chainsaw Man.” Warming layers of guitar distortion swell into serenely intoxicating vocals, exuding a nonchalance
Exemplifying both the project’s industrial rock and creatively atmospheric strengths, “The Dragon’s Head” is the latest single from Oklahoma City-based artist Monsonic. Focusing “narrowly on the relationship between self and other,” the
New Albums
Roomful of Strangers is the fourth studio album from Finnish singer-songwriter Tom Tikka. Blending ’80s-friendly guitar progressions, power-pop hooks, and stately piano
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Impressing across both heavy rock vigor and dreamier soundscapes, Climax is the instrumental rock album from Italian guitarist Luigi Chiappini, performing as
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Eternal Beta Mode is a memorable conceptual electronic album from Budapest-based producer Zságer Balázs. Blending experimental electronica with cybernetic textures and modular
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The Theory is a dynamic, emotionally visceral electronic EP from Boston-based musician MOMARZ. Fusing synthwave electronic textures with organic piano melodies and
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