The excellent “Microwave S’mores” comes via Silver Liz, the Chicago-based project of Carrie and Matt Wagner. The project first caught my ear in 2017 with the tracks “Him” and “Hazy Daisy.” “Microwave
New Tracks
Room for Three by '59 The eerily consuming “Room for Three” is the debut single from ’59, a project led by Bay Area writer and producer Ryan Ehresman. As the lyrics recount
Too Happy by Similar Kind Vibrant guitars and playful, reflective keys assemble a quick start to “Too Happy,” a stellar new track from Connecticut-based band Similar Kind. The shimmering instruments evoke a
“Get Right” is the latest track from Starlight Girls, a Brooklyn-based act with a penchant for uniquely captivating rockers. Such is evident on “Get Right,” which builds from buzzing guitars and vocal
“No One” is a striking track from Ngoni. A moving, soulful aesthetic is led by brooding vocals, a string-laden undercurrent, and powerful brass movements. The theatrical brass and mounting percussion exude a
Kind Habitat thoroughly impress with the melodic, twangy “Nobody Can Hear Me.” The guitar twangs and suave vocal tone make for a sound that recalls Neil Young, especially apparent upon the higher-pitched
Run to You by Julia Anrather “Run to You” is the latest from NYC artist Julia Anrather, impressing earlier this year with the infectious “Dorothy.” Featuring mellow guitars and a grooving bass
Exhibiting a swooning vein of infectious pop, “I Want It” is the latest from Tim Ayre, the Australian musician who impressed with the track “LAXX” last year. “I Want It” doesn’t quite
New Albums
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Jennings delivers an impassioned sound across Pyrotechnicolor, a six-track EP written over the span of a decade. Blurring pop,
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Washington, DC-based band Broke Royals explores a wide spectrum of sounds on their new album Campr, spanning enjoyable realms of rousingly anthemic
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Montreal-based project blind dogs of the sun craft a consuming sound on their new album This City Never Sleeps, succeeding in its
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Santa Cruz–based artist Brock Davis crafts an intimately personal array of captivating songwriting on Nothing Lasts Forever, a deeply lived-in album shaped
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