“Virginia” is a bewitching ballad from Nashville-based artist Monica Guardado. Solemn, retrospective vocals play alongside piano and gradual percussion, with chamber-pop orchestral adornments throughout, adding a particularly serene rainy-day feeling in the
New Tracks
“How Much More” is a darkly atmospheric new track from MUSARTER. Dark, gargled synths and a resonating guitar-laden soundscape, replete with ’80s nostalgia, cast a mysterious feeling throughout the track’s intro. The
The delightfully murky “Eaters Of The Sun” is a new track from Oklahoma-based band Colourmusic. A hypnotic percussive pulse leads into emotive vocals and textural guitars, showing aspects of rock and post-punk.
Impressing with multiple past tracks like “Wander” and “Oceans,” Brooklyn-based band TARA continue their memorable dream-pop sound with their latest, “Light Again.” As one of their final two singles, “Light Again” reminds
“Don’t Try Hard Enough” is a dreamy, hooky track from Morning Silk, a project based in NYC. Initially the bedroom recording project of Frank Corr (based in Providence, RI at the time),
Described as “a love letter to your inner child,” “Daizies” is a chilled-out pop success from Candace in Wonderland. The initial vocals and accompanying guitars conjure a nostalgic ’90s alt-pop feeling, driving
The stellar debut from Kentucky-based group Dinero Romero, “Laser Beam of Consciousness” evolves from quaintly meditative keys into rousing psych-rock hypnotics. The track is nicely representative of the band’s self-described “denim psych”
Neither Here Nor There by Silo Hill Wyoming-based artist Silo Hill conjures a theatrical rock sound on the catching new track “No, I Don’t Quite Know What You Mean.” The track’s knack
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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