Oregon-based singer/songwriter Rich Swanger showcases a quaint yet insightful folk appeal on new single “Awfully Good,” representing the artist’s first solo effort in a decade — following releases with full bands. The
New Tracks
A hypnotic, expansive psychedelic splendor takes hold on “Seasonal Furs,” a newly released single from Ilan Woodward. Suave vocals immerse with perspectives on uncertainty and feigned smiles, bolstered by a wordless vocal
Invigorating with buzzing synth power and melodic guitar lines, “Passengers” is a recent track from The Underwater Believers. The Phoenix, Arizona-based artist describes the release as “a power progression explaining my frustration
Virginia-based artist and producer Caleb L’Etoile crafts a spirited art-pop excitement on “Lightning Curses,” a track from his newly released album, You Gathered Friction. Its lyrics reflecting a “catastrophic break up,” “Lightning
Lovely piano adornments and steady guitar undercurrents complement a solemn vocal envelopment on “Get On Over The Hill,” a new track from Flying Needle. The project of Michigan native Timothy M. Griffiths
An impactful new single from Cole Guerra, “Good Gardener” dazzles in its array of spaciously twinkling keys and expansive vocal swells. “I’m stuck in a movie without a speaking part,” Guerra’s vocals
The second single from Toronto-based band The Breakables, “Local Radio Sunday Proud” melds harmonious rock and intriguing chamber-pop elements with cathartic impact. “Told his mother he can’t get stuck,” the vocals ring
A suavely effective track that builds into an intoxicating brass-laden “this is the last time,” finality, “Phantom Thread” comes via Up is the Down is the, the Boise-based project of multi-instrumentalist and
New Albums
An alluringly heartfelt synth-pop sound compels throughout Fabulously Melancholy, the newly released album from Plastic Hacks. A Philadelphia-based project comprising identical twins
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Bones’n’Stones the compelling new album from Teika & The Raw Beat, a band led by the riveting songwriting of Berlin-based artist Mateja
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Block‘s 2006 album The Last Single Guy drew ample praise for its immersive anti-folk sound — spanning from the brass-laden spoken-word introspection
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Colorado-based artist David Starr crafts a bluesy rock immersion throughout his new album Must Be Blue, available now via Quarto Valley Records.
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