Brooklyn-based artist Toomi captivates with a sound that fuses warmth and emotional contemplation, bridging dreamy rock and shades of sophisti-pop with replay-inducing impact. This trio of recent tracks is exemplary of the
New Tracks
Portland, Oregon-based project Great Horned Owl crafts a beautifully affecting folk sound on “Disappear” and “Annie, I’m Leaving,” two singles from the upcoming album Longyear. The latter track features the vocals of
Two recent singles from New Jersey-based band Royal Blush compel with melodic, heartfelt appeal — swelling from dreamy intrigue into a rousing alt-rock expanse on “Butterflies on the Grave,” while “Cherry Cola”
A haunting pop appeal lingers throughout “Marionette,” a track from Ava Della Pietra. The puppetry-laden symbolism and eerily enveloping keys combine with a ghostly vocal mystique, swelling enjoyably into the “controlling me,
Described as “short and sweet song about love lost,” “Red Wine” is an immersive track from Floral Couches. The project of artist Cody Gray has caught our ears in the past with
Chicago-based artist Justin Sconza impresses on “Broken Glass,” amongst many highlights on his new album, Standards. Alongside a memorable production that melds a hazy psych-touched jangly rock appeal within a folk-ready disposition
A magnetic rocker from California-based act Archer Oh, “Spineless” escalates from intriguing mystique into a rousing “sky is burning!” anthemic ardor. Coming via their new album The Internal Theater, “Spineless” compels in
Los Angeles-based duo Fore Fader casts a beautifully illuminated spell across “All I Ever,” whose gorgeous array of vocals — from dreamy ruminations to anthemic title-touting catharsis — melds seamlessly with twinkling
New Albums
The Sven Curth (huge) Trio unleashes a charismatic, melodic appeal across their recorded live set Live at your local Waterhole. Blending a
MoreChicago-based collective Anomaly Report pairs cinematic alt-rock creativity and caustic observations of modern life on their new album, Beautiful Terrible Things. Known
MoreMidnite Radio, a collective of seasoned session musicians from Tennessee, and Los Angeles, showcase a theatrical art-rock sound on their debut EP,
MoreLondon-based artist Nigel Brown returns to his songwriting roots with the compelling album While Away. Blending nostalgic jangle-pop with gentle folk atmospherics,
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