New Tracks

Anam Cara – “Woman (Red Velvet Devil)”

NYC artist Anam Cara released the track “Woman (Red Velvet Devil)” this week, displaying an entrancing sound. Leading the charge: gripping vocals and a timeless rock arsenal, touting psychedelic and surf guitar

Sceenic – “Old Time Movies”

“Old Time Movies” is an impressive and lush piece of melodic pop songwriting from Sceenic. The track initially rides on a straightforward, acoustic singer/songwriter flair — tonally reminiscent of John Mayer. By

Go Hawaii – “Powwow”

Glistening, jangly guitars and a husky vocal presence pave the way on “Powwow,” the first single from Go Hawaii’s forthcoming album. “In writing this, we wanted to recreate the experience of a

Pavlove – “Cheapskate”

“Cheapskate” is a fun, melodic track from Beligan act Pavlove, featuring a smooth dual-vocalist approach amidst the catchy guitar jangles and ethereal synth-pop interlude. The latter highlight — occurring around 02:50 —

Red Soul X – “All the Money”

“All the Money” deftly incorporates emotive vocals with catchy guitar lines and lingering synths, aesthetically somewhere between Placebo’s moody rock, Interpol’s post-punk shimmer, and DIIV’s synth-laden textures. The track comes from Red

TARA – “Wander”

Another surefire success from Brooklyn shoegazers TARA, following “Second Guess” in April, “Wander” shows the band’s talents further in regard to layered, atmospheric construction. A warming array of bass, soaring guitars, and

Floor People – “Love at First Sound”

“Love at First Sound” is an excellent single from Floor People, a band based in Boston with roots in Buffalo, NY. This is captivating, infectious synth-pop fond of both hooks and atmospheric

RHYNE – “Finding”

After impressing with the track “Cynthy” a couple years back, Los Angeles project RHYNE again catches my ear, this time with new track “Finding.” The overall project is inspired by “finding peace

New Albums

Hyde Out – ‘Moonfactory’

An emotive and eclectic rock appeal shows across Moonfactory, an album released today from London-based duo Hyde Out. Comprising artists Omar Merlo

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Blenko – ‘Rebecca’ EP

A peppy rock invigoration stirs throughout Rebecca, a stellar new EP from Blenko. The Manningtree, England-based artist, aka Rebecca Simmonds, was previously

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