A showcase of LocalBlac‘s intensely captivating flow, “We Outside!” comes from the artist’s excellent new album, Inside Voices Please!. The Los Angeles-based artist first caught my ear in 2017 with the track
New Tracks
With great songwriting on display, “Wouldn’t Have Guessed It” is a bursting psych-friendly rocker from Fire In Her Eyes. The London-based all-girl trio show an evident ’60s and ’70s psych rock and
“Somewhere Soon” evolves with hooky appeal, from suave electro-tinged frequencies to soaring pop effervescence. The track, the latest from Pittsburgh-based artist Crowded Places, emphasizes stellar production throughout. Soulful beginnings, more in an
Baltimore-based band Super City show a vitalizing rock sound on new track “42 Years,” which — per the band — is “about an infamous godlike leader passing the torch.” The “42 years,”
Impressing in September with one of the year’s catchier tracks in the Pulp-esque “V.G.S.O.H. (Sadie’s Song),” Griffin Robillard again struts infectious appeal with new track “1 More Wicked Morning.” Showing an electro-tinged
Another impressive entry from Josh Fudge, “There She Goes” represents the final single leading to his debut studio album. A laid-back affair initially with coy vocals and swaying guitars, the chorus injects
With a gorgeous folk sound, “Still Tired” marks the debut single from singer/songwriter Jared Saltiel. Aesthetically echoing the lusher efforts from Elliott Smith and Paul McCartney, “Still Tired” knits a refreshing aesthetic.
Soaring guitar twangs kick off “Everyone Knows” with a pleasant allure. A lushly melodic vocal presence follows, reaching soaring heights as the track progresses. San Diego-based act Odakota impress thoroughly with this
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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