Out today, “Cricket Songs” is a hazy gem from Phantom Handshakes, exuding a shimmering and dreamy soundscape. The Brooklyn-based project is a collaboration between Matt Sklar (Exiles) and Federica Tassano (Sooner, Mônetre).
New Tracks
“try the other way” is a hypnotic, psychedelic track from Arham. Dazed vocal layers intermingle with caressing guitar tones, building to a stellar title-referencing hook around 01:45. This particular section soars initially,
A creative fury of brass and brisk rhythms feel alive throughout “Beautiful Wasted Melody,” an inventive track whose aesthetic resembles a hypothetical Matthew Herbert and Ringo Sheena collaboration. The track comes via
“For Robert Downey Jr. Pt 1” is the latest from ttypes, whose 2020 album MOTEL firmly caught my ear with a sound reminiscent of Apples in Stereo. “For Robert Downey Jr. Pt
“Free” is a catching new track from Millionyoung, touting an atmospheric and yearning synth-forward pop sound. Lush vocals and nocturnal synths usher in quaintly, with bouncy additional synths emerging as the vocals
One of many highlights throughout Griffin Novie‘s album Balcony Bliss, the jangly and melodic “Monologue” now comes with a video. The Brooklyn-based artist enlisted director Brendan McKnight for the video, which visually
A new track from Bad Visuals, “So Broken” touts enjoyable layers of guitar, which coverge for a shoegaze-friendly textural allure. Vocals accompany in a power-punk/pop spirit. The aesthetic meshes genres from the
“The March of the Caterpillars” is a consuming dark pop track from Gabrielle Ornate, its melodic bustling propelled by suave vocals and notable rhythmic pulsations. The vocal expansion around the one-minute mark
New Albums
Brooklyn-based artist Sanford: returns with the expansive Big Tent Revival, a self-produced record that picks up exactly where his previous effort, Extinguished
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The project Hunki Dori embraces a lushly absorbing, atmospheric minimalism on the album Ciclo. Warm, detailed productions excel with gorgeous soundscapes, also
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Philadelphia-based band Cigarettes for Breakfast embrace bedroom-project origins with their excellent colour wheel EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed 2025 sophomore LP
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Falmouth, MA-based solo artist SMIC unveils a lifetime of musical exploration on the home-recorded album loge. The release marks a forty-year milestone
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