“Foolish to Try” is an atmospheric ballad from Mike Baretz, a singer, songwriter, and producer with an aptitude for R&B-infused pop. Baretz is also a popular performer in the NYC/Brooklyn area, featuring
New Tracks
Brothers Max and Mitch Bell form the project Blue Sails, whose engaging new track “Chosen.” touts a nocturnal soundscape, post-punk guitar tones, and shimmering synth-laden hooks. The project first caught my ear
The Criticals’ latest track is “Got No Love,” a throwback folk success with psych-friendly qualities. Per the band, they “recorded the song live after writing it one hour previous in high summer
“Ice” is exemplary of RuudAwakening’s precise vocal flow and knack for busy, melodic beats. The second track off CATHARSIS, the Florida-based artist’s new album, “Ice” builds with exhilarating form. A whirring at
Featuring striking vocals, creeping piano, and string flourishes, “Say The Words” is a moving track from May Devun. The Los Angeles-based artist blends alternative pop and R&B, with a stellar vocal presence
XI.ME.NA crafts a unique vein of art-pop with heavy doses of nocturnal soundscapes. Based between New York and Venezuala, XI.ME.NA makes heavy use of her serene voice throughout impressive new EP Before
“La La” is a beautifully melodic effort from Laney Tripp, a Florida-based artist currently releasing music independently through AWAL. Tripp’s first EP came in September 2018 with Small, recorded in her childhood
“Five Thousand Miles” is a dreamy, hypnotic gem from Astral Brain. The Stockholm-based project formed in 2015, when Einar Ekström (previously of Le Futur Pompiste) and Siri Af Burén (Testbild!, Band In
New Albums
Nothing Under Heaven is a grippingly luminous ambient album from Scottish multi-instrumentalist Yulyseus, released today. Shifting from patient beginnings into swelling synth
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Enamoring with both classical and dream-pop elements, Peach is an intimate new album from Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter Mary Knoblock, out today. Blending
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New album Little Epiphanies is a sun-drenched jangle-pop triumph from global collective The Kind Hills, out now. Swapping stems across four continents,
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Melding spoken-word and rock mystique, new album Délier is the culmination of a personal journey for enfant rouge, the project led by
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