New Tracks

DANAE – “Blew The Job”

Traversing from moody contemplation into a steady rock infectiousness, “Blew The Job” is the latest single from DANAE, the Berlin-based project of Tim Gallego. Per the artist, the track “talks about a

Stella Starfox – “Backatcha”

The second single from Stella Starfox‘s upcoming album, “Backatcha” engages with its reflective and optimistic themes, amidst a quaintly effective meshing of tender guitars and hazy synths. The track follows up the

Ghost Shirt – “Orphans”

“Orphans” is a heart-tugging, rock build-up from Ghost Shirt, representing the first single from their upcoming album, out this fall. Understated guitars and retrospective lyrics ease into gentle strings, which expand with

rx1f – “astronauts”

“astronauts” is the latest synth-pop success from Vancouver-based artist rx1f, who caught our ears in February with the track “how to defeat gravity and achieve escape velocity.” Described as “a song for

Andy Clockwise – “The Best”

Synth pulses and debonair vocals consume on the catching “The Best,” a new single from Los Angeles-based artist Andy Clockwise. The production conjures a New Order-esque pull in its blend of pop

Cold Equations – “Eraser”

Nashville-based band Cold Equations strut an evolving rock appeal on the track “Eraser,” their second single this year. Thematically approaching the topic of “fading away in the eyes of a lover,” “Eraser”

Denmark – “call you” / “magazine”

A standout two-track single from New York-based trio Denmark, “call you” and “magazine” are exemplary of the band’s infectiously dynamic rock sound. The former plays with a debonair composure — “call you

Heavenstamp – “Anesthesia”

Channeling the project’s meshing of hooky rock production and philosophical themes, “Anesthesia” is a new track from Tokyo-based band Heavenstamp. The track depicts “a person who bravely walk through the days that

New Albums

Mon Rayon – ‘Image Repertoire’

Mon Rayon’s lovely debut album Image Repertoire brings together an affection for classic pop songwriting and carefully arranged orchestration across the Swedish

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Wade Easy – ‘Honey Venom’

Wade Easy’s absorbing new album Honey Venom is a psych-rock success steeped in hypnotic guitars, meditative rhythms, and understated phrasing, drawing its

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John Ross McEwen – ‘Late Bloomer’

Wichita, Kansas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist John Ross McEwen presents Late Bloomer as a deeply personal full-length shaped by intimate acoustic songwriting and

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WELTSCHMERZ – ‘Refugium’ EP

Berlin-based WELTSCHMERZ pairs warm, melancholic hip-hop with organic instrumentation on Refugium, a four-track instrumental EP. The project’s reflective approach is informed by

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