A dream-pop delight from Japanese band drown in lavender, “Stuck/Salome” traverses with late-night guitar tones, accompanying a lushly understated vocal lead to start. The steady build crafts a hypnotic spell. A slight
New Tracks
“Respite” is a magnetic new track from Billy Bobak, featuring Aya. Gorgeous, trickling guitars entrance past the one-minute mark, aesthetically fondly reminiscent of Aztec Camera. “What can you do now, as life
Stark by Stark The eponymous debut album from Illinois-based band Stark presents intrigue throughout, casting a spell with its touching of post-punk, shoegaze, and grunge — within a nostalgic New Romantic tint.
“Turtle Shell” is a new track from Supertentacles, the moniker of Milwaukee-based musician and producer Sean Anderson. A fat bass line emits a synth-tinged quality reminiscent of Flaming Lips, while the guitars
Showing a lovely sophisti-pop vein reminiscent of Prefab Sprout, “Changing Tides” is a recent track from En-Kay, the project of New York-based Nathanael Koenig. Bird-chirping and jazzy acoustics consume initially, as Koenig’s
An especially stylish track, as if Pet Shop Boys embraced more guitar-based adornments, “Digits” is a catching effort from The Mietus Touch (aka Joseph Mietus). Coming via his new Transcendental Souvenirs album,
The new album from Charleston-based band Easy Honey, Peach Fuzz impresses with a sound conjuring ’90s rock nostalgia while still feeling fresh. Album track “Calling It Off” compels with its steady, enjoyably
A melancholic crooner about self-doubt and slipping into addiction, “Irish Goodbye” is a new track from Nashville-based band Taxiway. “I’ve got a knot in my stomach, I feel a lapse in my
New Albums
Enamoring in its eclectic, emotional rock allure, Hazey Grace‘s And Again is a debut album shaped over two years of experimentation, self-production,
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An atmospheric and eclectic electronic album from Stella Five, Nine Lives translates the atmosphere of visual art and natural landscapes into a
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Michigan-based artist Tyson Dickert delivers a riveting rock sound throughout Supervoid, his fourth solo album, balancing brooding passages with bursts of distorted
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A reflective folk sensibility anchors Old Blighty, an EP from Last Night Watchman that draws together observations on history, science, and the
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