New Tracks

Peaceful Faces – “Beau Travail”

Soaring trumpets, crunching rock guitars, and dramatic strings are amongst the powerful forces on “Beau Travail,” a stirring new track from Peaceful Faces. The Brooklyn-based six-piece was initially the solo project of

Bedon – “Waking Up Slow”

With the diversely compelling “Waking Up Slow,” Nashville-based singer/songwriter Bedon reveals the opening track on his forthcoming second LP, Daylight. “Waking Up Slow” possesses the characteristics of an ideal rock/pop opener, in

A Number From the Ghost – “One, Stop”

Crafting a striking soundscape with dreamy engrossment, “One, Stop” builds patiently with buzzing synths, lush keys, and ethereal vocals. Twinkling guitar jangles amidst marimba-feeling hypnotics converge gorgeously with delicate vocals. Such is

Jackson Laur – “green 550s”

“green 550s” is the haunting debut single from Jackson Laur. A solemn piano melody guides into Laur’s melancholic vocals, asking “who’s that girl in the back of the room?” The title reference

Absofacto x NITESHIFT – “Unquit You”

“Unquit You” is an inviting, mellowly melodic pop single from Absofacto, the project of Los Angeles-based artist Jonathan Visger. The track’s video (above) represents the latest foray into Absofacto’s NITESHIFT concept, described

Janna Pelle – “Janne”

Coming off a strong 2022 that concluded with the enamoring album Echolocation, New York-based artist Janna Pelle continues that momentum with the single “Janne,” serving as Pelle’s take on Lady Gaga’s track

Miners and Gardeners – “Thinning”

Thinning by Miners and Gardeners Driving from jangly moroseness into a rousing synth-touched rock catharsis, “Thinning” is a new single from Miners and Gardeners, the Minneapolis-based project of Dan Mynes. Describing the

Summer Bedhead – “Black Hole”

Denver-based band Summer Bedhead stirs with a dynamic rock engrossment on “Black Hole,” impressing in both its contemplative dreaminess and distortion-forward fuzz. They describe the single as “about the inner versus outer

New Albums

Heists – ‘Feral Kids’

A captivating album spanning from the fuzzy rock vigor of “Happy Accidents” to the dreamy softness within “Gaztelugatxe,” Feral Kids is a

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Bei Bei – ‘Two Moons’

Los Angeles-based virtuoso Bei Bei and London-based producer Paul Elliott celebrate the Lunar New Year with the cinematic ambient-fusion album Two Moons.

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‘ai12DIE’

Black Astronaut Records presents ai12DIE, a genre-defying mixtape exploring the consciousness of a sentient rap AI. From the defiant alt-pop of “Beep

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