Featuring confidently melodic vocals that reminiscent of Neko Case or Eleanor Friedberger, “The Peanut Specialist” is a bouncily infectious rocker with a chipper enthusiasm reminiscent of The New Pornographers; from the playful
New Tracks
We featured Boy From The Crowd’s bluesy rocker “Revelator” last year, noting how singer/songwriter/guitarist Vinny Piana packs a fierce lead reminiscent of Nick Cave or The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, with a similarly
Toronto-based Crystyna Maria has a full-bodied voice that works very well within the grungy blues arsenal of her new track “Loaded Gun”, which features a hook-laden chorus where guitars and a backing
“The Breather” features Sierra Leone-based hip-hop artist Sheik aka SK touting his flow over an evolving psychedelic beat, showing bursts of stylistic ingenuity throughout. The inclusion of brassy-like synths around 01:15 injects
Ula Ruth is a quartet based out of New York. The band mixes elements of alternative rock with punk-rock undertones, all while maintaining a shimmering hook-laden sound with passionate vocals and versatile
A swelling distorted synth and Ema’s crisply enthralling vocals make “Cold” hypnotic from the get-go. The halted section around 01:05 is a nice lead-in to the verse’s reprisal, with the subsequent more
Austin’s ultraviolet are a duo with a beautifully developmental vein of dream-pop, one steeped heavily in shoegaze influence. Their sound features Caitlin Craighead’s wistfully ethereal vocals overlapping carefully over longing guitar stretches,
“Work This Out” is the newly released single from Litany, a duo from Harrogate that show themselves as a UK counterpart to acts like Toro y Moi and others able to implement
New Albums
Digital Voyage, Vol. 1 is an enveloping electronic success from ReSeT Ryan Tram, an Ontario-based artist whose melodic sound draws from childhood
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Fully impressing in its psych-touched folk sound, Feeling Good All the Time is the new album from Chris Kunkel, an artist based
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Showcasing a compelling range of ardent rock and dreamy pop/folk intertwining, crossing the storyline is the impactful sophomore album from Outland. Outland
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Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Hawk Björn shows a heartrending, melodic sound with power-pop and soft-rock charm — strongly apparent across the Alchemy EP. “Time
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