“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
New Tracks
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
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
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
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,
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
“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
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
To Whom It May Concern is a memorable new album from London-based artist Paul Claxton, succeeding across an array of jangly rockers,
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The impressive debut EP from Norwegian duo Schau.Schou, January stirs in its wintry atmospherics — infusing dreamy backing vocal harmonies, soft acoustic
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Laguna Beach-based act Acid Smoothies, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Paul Dunne, unleashes a fuzz-forward rock ferocity on new album Carts in
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Detroit-based singer-songwriter Derby Hill crafts a warmly sincere debut EP steeped in folk, country, and roots tradition. Influenced by artists including Steve
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