Philly-based singer/songwriter Sara Seyed impresses on the track “Loopy,” showing a lush and entrancing vein of pop with nocturnal synths and plucked strings. I’m fondly reminded of Jessy Lanza’s aesthetic — showing
New Tracks
“Pockets” is a catchy, stylish synth-pop track from James Mantis. Aesthetically, the bursting synth-pop effervescence in the hook aligns with melodic vocals — touched with hint of falsetto — to remind of
“Expanding” shows an apt title, with its consuming song structure undergoing an enjoyable expansion process. Theatrical strings, swelling percussion, wordless vocal chants, and trickling acoustics kick this off, a striking track from
“Outlaster” showcases the suavely striking vocals of Natalie Bouloudis, set against a climactic guitar-based pull that intermingles with creeping strings. It’s a stellar track from the London-based artist. The “here comes disaster,”
Blending modern R&B with modern psych-leaning pop and rock sentiments, “Evergreen” is a consuming new track from F.N.. A backing organ complements twangy guitars to start, with the guitar soon fading in
“Don’t Believe Me” is a melodically melancholic success from Kid Nash, the project’s second single. Characterized as “a song of lament,” “Don’t Believe Me” sports glistening keys and hints of woodwinds in
Nobody by Somniac “Nobody” is a new track from Somniac, a project based out of Olympia, Washington. Described as “a song about loneliness in moving to the PNW,” “Nobody” showcases the project’s
“Did I Mention” is a spacey, effervescent new track from Reine, a British-French artist currently residing in Montreal. This dreamy pop success is the first single from the artist’s debut public release
New Albums
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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Denmark-based act Wingfish looks across 23 years of musical history on new album Dyads, bringing together new studio recordings, a reworked older
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