The debut EP from Los Angeles-based Sonder Saloon packs an incredible punch. It’s rare to encounter a debut with such a powerful and confident sound. This one in particular hearkens immediate comparisons
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Plum is a modern group with a firm grasp on rock ‘n’ roll of the past, much like Brian Jonestown Massacre, Foxygen, or The Dandy Warhols. Like those groups, the psych-driven guitar-prominent
Tom Greenwood is a 28-year-old singer/songwriter from Bow, East London who has a firm grasp on a lovely sound, one that reminds me strongly of The War on Drugs/Kurt Vile and their
WATER CREATURES by KEEZ (Brad Jones) Going under the alias Keez, Brad Jones constructs memorable infectiousness with his eclectic taste and songwriting experience. Funk, R&B, and psychedelia are a handful at the forefront,
“Medicine” is a hauting psych-folk effort from Scott Liss, currently based in LA after recently moving from Asbury Park, NJ. His own label, NightOnlyVisual Records, will be putting out Scott’s third album
The highly mysterious Opium Denn project focus on using HEV (Health-Science Enhanced Vibrations) to provide an “unusual buzz” to listeners. I’m not aware of any actual scientific merit of “HEV”, but regardless
Based out of Cape Town, The Plastics’ music sounds like it’s perpetually in sunshine (without ever getting sunburn). Their third full-length, In Threes, is a breezy run-through of illuminated pop gems; it’s a
Black Seas’ introduction hooked me immediately; they said their music “features big shoegaze-y guitars and melodramatic vocals” and noted they “love Felt, MBV, and Scott Walker.” So now that we had that
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Scottish band Nuclear Club seamlessly fuse electronic and rock captivation on their new album, Black Cats Are Bad Luck. The release is
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Cincinnati-based singer/songwriter Noah Smith stirs with an introspective combination of rock, country, and folk across his new EP, Cavaliers Into Cadillacs. The
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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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