Infusing grunge with a hip-hop flow, “My Blackened Heart” is nicely exemplary of KID LAB RAT‘s unique stylistic fervor. The Melbourne-based artist deftly balances dark rock and traditional hip-hop throughout new album
New Tracks
Melodic piano and spacey synths join with a hypnotic vocal refrain throughout the enjoyable “Live It All My Way,” a recent track from Switzerland-based composer, orchestrator, instrumentalist, and producer Nashaat Salman. Featuring
Impressing in the past year with tracks like “SnapChat” and “Make It Look Easy,” J’Moris returns with another confident hip-hop cut in “Off the Porch.” Lyrics speak to growing up and retaining
Showing a warming and nostalgic synth-pop savvy, “The Reason” is a superb new track from Evripidis and His Tragedies, the project of Evripidis Sabatis. A lush synth pad quickly ascends into a
A spirited and infectious track from maxwell rose, “New Sweater” develops enjoyably from understated bossa nova-inspired beginnings into an anthemic pop riser. The suave verses expand with vigor upon the chorus, preceded
An initially unassuming rocker, “Common Ground” offers several catching melodic shifts, and a conclusion that launches into wonderfully dazed psych-pop territory. The track is a thorough success from Elevator Small Talk. Hazy
“Tile” is a beautifully textural rocker from Harvey Waters, riding on hypnotic guitar twangs that escalate enjoyably alongside emotive vocals. Following the three-minute mark, an intense wave of guitar-based distortion adjusts seamlessly
Brisbane-based artist Scott Stevenson shows a wholly unique soundscape throughout “Maelstrom,” his latest track. Ghostly piano and industrial bass tones construct a haunting feel to start. Percussive additions arrive alongside nocturnal vocal
New Albums
James Beastly continues to showcase consistently excellent songwriting on his third album We Should Be Animals. Born from collaborative jam sessions in
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MIDTONES combine gorgeous folk-rock dynamics with emotional thematic terrain on their third album, Mountain. The East Nashville-based quartet navigate the “midtones” of
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The Resurrection Club unveils a melodic, stylish depiction of endurance on their debut album Survival. Reconnecting decades after their Glasgow post-punk origins,
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English band FADED explores a melancholic, disjointed reality on the Out Of Season EP. This collection of tracks, deemed too dark for
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