New Tracks

Foliage – “Dare”

Foliage is the solo project of San Bernardino, California’s Manuel Joseph Walker, whose new album Silence is set to drop this year. He dropped his debut LP Truths in 2016, a week

Dead Testaments – “Ghosts of the Civil War Trees”

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based band Dead Testaments play an engrossing vein of “noir rock” and darker-themed folk, drawing from inspirations ranging from Southern literature, the “soul of delta blues”, and acts like Leonard Cohen

Sunniva – “Untold”

A thickly reverberating rhythm section and airy vocals give “Untold” a weightless, psych-friendly quality to kick things off — drawing me in instantly. Various vocal layer additions around 00:50 make for an

HAND – ‘DEBUT’

Sascha Bachmann is a musician from Berlin whose solo project, HAND, pursues an ambient-techno sound that crafts hypnotic soundscapes via tape loops and electronic beats. Bachmann started the project four years ago,

Roberto Horns – “Porn”

The gentle guitar twangs and gentle brass-y accompaniment throughout Roberto Horns’ new track “Porn” help craft a very enticing sound. The Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer describes the effort as “a really

American High – “Fairfield, Ca”

American High are a rock quartet from Sacramento, California, influenced by punk and ’60s rock. Their debut full-length, Bones in the Attic, Flowers in the Basement, showcases a variety of catchy efforts

Omiqron6 – “Om Is On”

Mexican ambient/experimental artist Omiqron6 has a sound that reminds of an ancient tribal dance, at least on new track “Om is On” — where a mysterious key-laden looping and developing percussion becomes

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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