Dan Friese is a folk songwriter from Oregon, whose new album Jane Songs shows an intimate yet melodic vein of alternative folk that hooks. Album track “Start Breathing In” touts a soaring,
New Tracks
A track out today from STEP1, a music collective from Northern Virginia, “Jelly” is an inventive hip-hop success. “Jelly” shows an immediate punchiness with warbly and twinkling synths, amidst an enjoyably layered
“Young Love” is a newly released track from Justin Lucas. Twangy guitars show a suavely engaging initial entry, shifting seamlessly into tender acoustics and vocals shortly thereafter. The calming verses do well
Irresistibly catchy with a suave charm fondly reminiscent of Pulp, “V.G.S.O.H. (Sadie’s Song)” is a new track from Griffin Robillard. Scene-setting verses feature wry vocals and click-clacking percussion, shifting into a guitar-laden
A haunting debut single, “Prescription Bottles” is a stunner from Isabella Rosetta. The San Francisco-based artist’s melancholic, reflective vocals are accompanied by slight guitars and chilling synths to start. “Is this what
The shimmering, disco-tinged rocker “Crybaby” is a fantastic showing from Champagne Atlantis. climactic guitars and suave vocals lead to a soaring chorus, with a vibrant lead referencing the track title — and
“A Lone Song” is a dreamy, entrancing success with a consuming sense of lonesome yearning. A collaborative effort from artists Abby Cole, Slowaves, and The Outs, “A Lone Song” was written two
“Moonlight” is an excellent new track from Ocean Child, the project of Chicago-based musician Marco Landaverde that impressed in April with “Luv Again.” “Moonlight” continues to showcase the project’s hooky, vibrant rock
New Albums
Alt-folk husband and wife duo Pegasuses consume on their new album Sea of Joy, showcasing the Southampton-based act as expanding their intimate,
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The new EP from singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist I Forget Myself, An Exception conveys a strong alternative rock identity with focus and
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field is a lushly inviting piano-led EP from Annstiina, an artist based in Järvenpää, Finland. Previously succeeding in the art pop realm,
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Detroit-based songwriter Daniel Rodak presents his self-titled album as a stripped-back, self-produced statement rooted in folk and folk-rock tradition, recorded just outside
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