Swedish artist Vau recounts a past bully with dreamy, engrossing retrospection on the ravishing “The Meanest Child.” Alongside Malmö-based artist Bac Nini, Vau creates a track with dream-pop and soul inspiration, sounding
New Tracks
“Doldrums” is the riveting debut single from London-based artist Silverhours, conjuring an alt-pop sound that intrigues with its hypnotic electronic and rock/pop intertwining. The track represents the first single from Silverhours’ debut
From the upcoming full-length Signs, “Pop Rocks” is another success from Linuss, the Los Angeles-based artist who caught our ears in February with the jangly “Make Me.” Described as a track “about
Playing with a lushly intoxicating entrancement, “Juno” is a track from Bunnicula that engrosses with its free-flowing brass adornments and reassuring vocal mellowness. “I wanna be your friend, but I cannot trust
Mellow city-pop and Kayokyoku inspirations surround “foreign lavennew,” a new track from colacola, a producer and composer based in Japan. Described as a meshing between classic and modern sounds, “foreign lavennew” dazzles
A new EP from Jess Jessica, superchill envelops with a spacey, rhythmically hypnotic electronic sound. The Fort Collins-based artist excels with a heady, atmospheric sound fond of heavy rhythmic pulses and haunting
Tokyo-based Alessandro Takeshi delights with an enthused chamber-pop sound on the new track “We Could Be Friends.” A brisk piano character and spirited vocals work around exuberant string-laden injections, driving into the
The second release from Los Angeles-based artist Ivan Caves, “Strangers” stirs with ethereal vocal yearning and a calming acoustic-led soundscape. “If I could see you for a second, I would, if I
New Albums
Weaving delicate finger-picked guitars with sweeping orchestral power, Held Here Together showcases Janie Price’s project, Bird, at her most expansive. The release
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Fusing industrial ingenuity, post-punk intrigue, and unsettling atmospherics, Barren Mother of All is an excellently sprawling double album from Calgary-based solo project
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Slithering through psychedelic noir and angular post-punk, Ain’t No Fool is an adventurous 15-track effort from NYC-based The Mortal Prophets. The project
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Combining folk intimacy and heavy themes with lushly memorable arrangements, Freeze is a poignant seven-movement social-justice song cycle by Adrielle Bow Belle.
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