Psychic by Weston Smith Based out of Washington, D.C., Weston Smith crafts atmospheric synth-pop with gripping melodic appeal. The track “Psychic” shows just that, with added chamber-pop appeal, advancing from lounge-friendly lushness
New Tracks
“Cars of Our Youth” is a striking new track from Former Ruins, resembling a cross of The National and The War on Drugs. The project, an alias of East Coast transplant Levi
The fantastically chilled-out underwater love song “Waterbaby” is a collaboration between Toronto-based producer Yaehsun (Jason Haberman) and lyricist/vocalist José Contreras. The track successfully touts an aquatic mode of production, with fizzing and
Meshing emotive strings with perkier indie-pop vocal sentiments, “Sun” is a pleasantly consuming track from Laughed the Body, the Toronto-based project led by Chris and Sean Panacci. The string additions remind fondly
Montreal act May Have impress with a suavely melodic sound on “Summer,” the project’s first release since their 2018 self-titled debut album. One of six songs that will comprise May Have’s forthcoming
Thraz is the project of Icelandic musician Þráinn Guðbjörnsson, producing a sound on new track “Love Is an Island” that recalls the moody captivation of early Morrissey material. The track, which released
“Don’t Even Move’ is a melodic, shining rocker from Moon Under Water, the project of Berlin-based British solo artist Michael Bloss, who previously recorded under the alias Grado (featured in 2016). The
“Better for It” is a consuming track from Fish House, a Boston-based band of longtime friends — who made a vow in elementary school to form a band together, and have certainly
New Albums
Hamtramck, Michigan-based artist MARA WANNA consumes across her new album, how dreadful — navigating grief and growth with inventive, hook-driven artistry. Blending
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Impressing in both its superb original songwriting and covers of Christmas classics, What Stops Time is an alluring new EP from Shiny
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Pittsburgh-based project Erro, led by multi-instrumentalist Nikki Stagel, impresses again with Shadowland, a new album that fuses shimmering pop-rock textures, ethereal dreaminess,
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Cambridgeshire, England-based Ellie Walker’s The Balance EP is a four-song success, weaving intimate indie-folk charm with heart-on-sleeve pop elements. Across its tracks,
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