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New Tracks
Crunchy guitars and confidently suave vocals kick off “Black Friday” in phenomenal form, the darkly intoxicating vocals reminiscent of Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano, while the production on that front comparable to Grimes’
DRENCH FRIES is the project of 18-year-old Levi Nattrass, a multi-instrumentalist and producer from San Diego who’s currently based in Massachusetts. The seemingly auto-biographical “Snow in April: The Sad Tale of a
With its clanging percussion, steady unveiling of hazy distorted guitars, and ominous choir-like vocal accompaniment, the beginnings of “Death Song” certainly do enough to capture one’s attention. Doo Crowder, the “leader of
Buffalo, NY native Matthew Kaz writes and produces under the name Katmaz, naming lovable pop oddballs like Beck and Damien Jurado as influences. His first solo album, Nautical Things, is out on
As He Said is a striking Norwegian pop project, whose members met in a music workshop and have since crafted a gorgeous sound consisting of shimmering guitars, gentle synths, and passionate vocals
It has been a few years since I featured Sun Cut Flat’s wonderfully lush synth-pop, via the track “Happiness Is A Wandering“, but it’s one I frequently come back to. On that
Younger Me’s sleek indie-pop is self-assured and whimsical. Their glowing new track “We Will Never Wash Away” kicks off with a looping Fender Rhodes piano that resembles xylophones and a lush organ, lending
New Albums
The new EP from GOOW, VISIONS showcases a blissful electronic sound that concocts specific imagery — as invoked in the descriptive track
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Norwegian band Transcending Into the Unknown strut a powerful rock sound on The Journey, an EP that succeeds in its blend of
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A memorable second EP from flatheadstanley, bleach immerses with a heartfelt, melodic rock appeal. From passionate, jangly gems like “bleach” to a
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Atlanta-based act Blueburst craft a resonating rock sound with textured guitar melodics and hooky vocal fervency, evidenced throughout their standout 2023 album
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