New Tracks

MP3: Vuvuzela – “Rings and Things”

For those familiar with New York rockers Kiss Kiss, frontman Josh Benash has his fingerprints all over the work of Vuvuzela. Fans accustomed to Kiss Kiss' high-energy rock ballads, which often interchanged

MP3: Tape Sounds – “Cosmosis”

The spaced-out work of Tape Sounds, AKA Massachusetts-based Nate Kellogg, presents experimental electro-psychedelia with steady synth-pad backdrops and alternating leads, the latter often projected through fastidious guitars or unique synth effects. Kellogg's

MP3s: Creeptones

Despite having attained a respectable following in their native Toms River, NJ, the rich and melodic rock of Creeptones still has not achieved the blog buzz it deserves. That should change shortly.

Stream: Teen Daze – “Spirit”

The Inner Mansions, the second album this year from British Columbia native Teen Daze, is a serenely beautiful release where the producer’s atmospheric electronica is at its peak. The new album is

Full EP: Girls Casino – Please Be Back Soon

The utter lack of information surrounding Girls Casino adds to the mystique of their music, a vein of nocturnal electro-pop that mixes dreamy intoxication with hard-thumping club choruses. Their full album is

MP3: Hailer – “Spooky Clams”

Hailer had to be patient when completing their new album. It didn't matter that it only took them eight days to record it. Fate often seems intent on derailing artists that complete

MP3: Alpaca Sports – “I Was Running”

Let's kick off our Friday nights with some easy-listening Swedish pop. Alpaca Sports is the solo project of Andreas Jonsson, though he credits the work of many friends on his Facebook page

MP3: Mykus – “Electric Fizz” (ft. Fruit Shoes)

Mykus aka Mikus is an idiosyncratic producer from Leeds who touts a skilled manipulation of sound, particularly with his vocal production. On "Electric Fizz", various vocal layers topple over one another like

New Albums

Hawk Björn – ‘Alchemy’ EP

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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Glassmanet – ‘FLOW’ EP

A riveting EP that spans from dreamy pop to textured psych-rock, FLOW comes via Oslo-based project Glassmanet. The audio/visual artist who fronts

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Catlea – ‘Bones’ EP

Succeeding with a range of sharp songwriting, from the funky pop title track to a lush folk finale, Bones is a riveting

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