New Tracks
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
A serenely enthralling dream-pop showing, “Better Days” is another resonating success from Kevin Kaho Tsui. First catching my ear with “Gone” in April, “Better Days” casts a similarly lush sp...
Pop
Courtesy of Brooklyn-based act Hypnagogic Garden, “Mysterium Cosmographicum” touts a creative pop sound with fun hooks throughout. The strings at 01:20 generate a sort of warm nostalgia (reminding me, at least, of M...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
“Always Late” impresses with a murky rock sound, marked by both delicate dream-pop twangs and darkly invigorating guitar swells. The track, from Pleasure Nature, oozes with atmospheric engrossment. Especially as the...
Lo-Fi Pop/Rock
A laid-back, twangy delight, “Burnt Coffee” is a new track from Vern Matz, standing out in the past with tracks like “Shelby Park” and “Skyscrapers.” “‘Burnt Coffee’ is abou...
Rock
A confident rocker with no regrets, “When I Said I Loved You” is a track from Bang Bang Jet Away, off their Dzzs Bar album. The San Diego-based duo of Matt Binder and Mike Kamoo (of The Stereotypes) make a strong im...
Tracks
Its music video releasing today, “My Disconnection” showcases Feyer‘s evolving, catchy sound — spanning here from pulsing pop to bassy hip-hop. The “this is my disconnection,” refrain plays w...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
“Cosmic Bowling” is the latest from Great Wave, the Scranton-based act whose gorgeous track “Sorry, Darling” premiered a year ago. That effort packed a moody, haunting allure with unique appeal. “C...
Hip-Hop
A showcase of LocalBlac‘s intensely captivating flow, “We Outside!” comes from the artist’s excellent new album, Inside Voices Please!. The Los Angeles-based artist first caught my ear in 2017 with the t...
