A track from the just-released album Badlands, Zack Oakley‘s “I’m the One” touts a gripping rock sound with both psychedelic and garage-set allure. Psychedelic, bluesy guitar howls and accelerating percussion lead into
New Tracks
The opening track on Metamorphosis, the debut album from Liechtenstein-based doom metal act Black Reuss, “Incomplete” epitomizes the band’s grandiose metal sound. Sludgy swells of guitar rise alongside a backing vocal choir
Already showing a stellar 2020 with previously featured tracks “Figure It Out” and “Isn’t It Strange,” Sluka‘s “Happy In Your World” shows further songwriting strengths from the acclaimed San Diego-based project. The
“She Hangs on the Western Wall” is among many standouts on Better Than Life, the new album from London-based project Glass Sands. Glass Sands showcases the songwriting of founding member Chris Shackleton,
“Footsteps” is the striking debut solo single from East Kent-based Cath Courtley, strutting an eclectic sound that blends lounge-pop and trip-hop with an intimate singer/songwriter appeal. The track also marks her first
“Forgotten” is a moving, lushly produced track from Circling Skies, the project of Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Nolan Thies. Spacious synth-laden effervescence and trickling guitars cast an intriguing feeling amidst serene
“Cross Your Mind” is an alluring new track from Laura Wolf, currently based in Providence, RI. Woodwinds and strings navigate with a free-spirited effervescence, especially upon the vocal rise just past the
The twangy “Blue Like Sky” consumes a heartfelt charm, impressing as the first single from Spencer Thomas Smith‘s upcoming EP, Tennessee Mud. The Tennessee native (now based in New Haven, CT) blends
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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