New Tracks

Melancolony – “Colorless”

“Colorless” is a moody success from Melancolony, the project of Justin Loudermilk, based in Santa Cruz, California. The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and humanities teacher crafts a strong atmospheric pull with this one. The

RPxSB and Nomadic – ‘Shaggy Carpets’

First catching our ears last fall with the atmospheric hip-hop trilogy CREATURES, San Francisco-based duo RPxSB now team up with producer Nomadic on the consuming new album, Shaggy Carpets. The project, comprising

S. Vestergaard – “The Slow Escape”

An instrumental rock showing with spacey and subdued synth integration, “The Slow Escape” is a gently absorbing track from Danish artist and multi-instrumentalist S. Vestergaard. “The Slow Escape” represents the first single

Borealis Palace – “Stares”

Canadian act Borealis Palace delivers an impassioned, delicately evolving sound on “Stares.” Sporadic guitar glistening and somber string-laden deepness complements a stirring vocal lead throughout, carrying with a quivering composure as a

The Earthly Frames – ‘Taped Over’

Maryland-based band The Earthly Frames stir with twangy heartache and hooky appeal throughout their new album Taped Over. Project founder and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Walsh is joined by a variety of talented collaborators,

Ken Howard – ‘On the Boulevard’

Featuring original music from Ken Howard, the original cast concept album for LGBT-themed modern musical On the Boulevard stirs with a diversely expressive production — varying from the string-laden throwback pop perkiness

Excellent Skeleton – “Stop Waking The Sun”

“Stop Waking The Sun” is a soaring, epic psych-rock single from UK act Excellent Skeleton. Melding title-touting vocal layers stir amidst patient guitar strums, setting a climactic introduction. Roaring guitar ferocity envelops

TELAH! – “Winner”

Talented collective TELAH! craft a heady entrancement on their new single “Winner,” meshing eerie synth textures with jazzy rhythmic propulsions. TELAH! wrote the track during the peak of quarantine, yearning for connection,

New Albums

MARA WANNA – ‘how dreadful’

Hamtramck, Michigan-based artist MARA WANNA consumes across her new album, how dreadful — navigating grief and growth with inventive, hook-driven artistry. Blending

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Erro – ‘Shadowland’

Pittsburgh-based project Erro, led by multi-instrumentalist Nikki Stagel, impresses again with Shadowland, a new album that fuses shimmering pop-rock textures, ethereal dreaminess,

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Ellie Walker – ‘The Balance EP’

Cambridgeshire, England-based Ellie Walker’s The Balance EP is a four-song success, weaving intimate indie-folk charm with heart-on-sleeve pop elements. Across its tracks,

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