“Be Me” shows a sweeping, consuming production — elevated in the second half by majestic strings and haunting vocal accompaniments. This follows a lush, dreamy first half with a succeeding nocturnal synth/guitar
New Tracks
With a consuming quality throughout, “Sacred Plums” builds from contemplative, reflective rock into dramatic guitar tones and escalating vocals. The latest track from New Haven, CT-based band Sargasso, “Sacred Plums” shows a
Stray Fossa impress with the “For What Was,” a bouncier and more uptempo success compared to past efforts like “These Days” and “Are You Gonna Be Okay.” The Charlottesville, VA-based band’s latest
“Beg” shows a captivating sound lovably influenced by acts like My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and Slowdive. Nashville-based artist Trevor James Tillery impresses with the release, the second single from a collection of
A psych-forward spectacle, “Hold On (You’re Not Insane)” is a fantastic track from Max Mason. The London-based artist unleashes a fury of consuming melodic twists and turns, touching on a myriad of
Austin Max‘s debut release “As Leaders Fail to Lead” is a stirring success, showing a resonating folk sound. Tender acoustics and twangy adornments escalate gradually alongside a yearning vocal presence, lyrically reflecting
Do You Love Your Man? by Bad Mime The first of several releases in the coming months from Bad Mime, the solo project of drummer/programmer Zach Simao, “Do You Love Your Man?”
“Middle Ground” is a track released this week from Melbourne-based artist K.L. Mazlin. Serving as “an ode to getting older,” “Middle Ground” opens nicely with a piano-driven soulfulness, complemented by suavely yearning
New Albums
On the absorbing new EP Sailing Home, Galway native and Dublin-based songwriter Emma O’Reilly crafts folk-rooted songwriting through acoustic textures, natural imagery,
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Tom Garfield‘s Greed EP channels his lifelong community activism into four folk-rock songs confronting inequality, power, and the pressures facing everyday people.
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Excelling across jangly rock, power-pop, and folk pursuits, Catching Phrases is the memorable new album from Drawing Mazes. It thematically traces revelations
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Peel A Little Deeper is the excellent debut album from Birmingham, England-based band The Bitter Lemons, balancing garage rock, rockabilly, rhythm &
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