New Tracks

Seeing Hands – “It’s True”

Following the substantial success of debut single “I Knew You” (250k+ Spotify plays over three months), Newcastle-based dream-pop act Seeing Hands has followed it up with “It’s True”, a more shimmering effort

Turquoise Noise – “Matters of Fact”

Based out of Los Angeles, neo-psych-rock quintet Turquoise Noise just released their debut full-length this past Friday, featuring a variety of notable cuts. Starting with the group’s first single, “Wasting All My

Cody Crump – “Seventeen”

“Seventeen” is an endearing track of enduring love from Cody Crump, a rising singer/songwriter from Los Angeles who reminds partly of Elliott Smith’s breath-y vocals, Bright Eyes’ emotive acoustical escapades, and Coconut

Patrick Joseph – “Sorry”

With a touching glistening piano and touches of strings, “Sorry” is a striking effort from Patrick Joseph, who showed his more rock-leaning side on “Setting Sun” last year. The angelic female backing

Obscure Sound: Best of October 2016

Soundcloud and Spotify streams: Above are the most memorable tracks featured throughout October 2016, streaming on both Spotify and Soundcloud. Some tracks may be missing from the Spotify playlist, since not every

wwoman – “New Ferments”

“New Ferments” is the first work from the highly promising Pittsburgh-based project wwoman. It’s an impressive effort that revolves around a series of psych-friendly loops and tranquil psych-rock-friendly guitar, percussion, and keys.

Color You – “Lady In Blue”

“Lady In Blue” provides an immediate dose of ’90s nostalgia, its melody and structure sounding somehow simultaneously familiar and refreshing. The scaled-back hook at the 30-second mark works nicely, further enhancing the

New Albums

Y is Nature – ‘Evasion’

Infusing nostalgic spy film inspiration with a knack for hooky psych-pop expanses, Evasion is the riveting new album from Y is Nature.

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Brian Halloran – ‘Disquiet’

A memorable rock album that succeeds in both anthemic soaring and emotive introspection, Disquiet is the latest from Brian Halloran. The release

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