As Great American Canyon Band, the husband-and-wife duo Paul and Kris Masson blend indie-rock, pop, and folk into one touching sound. With its echoing guitars and sky-scraping harmonies, “Crash” is a vast-sounding
New Tracks
Indie-pop singer/producer Rhett Rowan knows how to paint a vivid picture, even if it isn’t always the prettiest one. Her lyrics and delivery are reminiscent of Lana Del Rey’s swooning portraits of
Starar impressed a year ago with the gauzy shoegaze beauty “Talisman“, and the duo is back at it with the wonderfully mellow “Ride”, which evokes imagery of cruising through a desert just
Ronjo V is the Austin-based duo of Ryan Joseph and Keith Morgan, tactful surveyors of contemporary psych-rock – the sort that’s persistently melodic and colorful, without getting swept in the over-indulgent tendencies
If their half-parenthetical band name didn’t give it away, Weird Pennies (Of Raleigh) are slightly off-kilter. The synth lines that kick off “Permanently Brand New” add a quirky juxtaposition to the booming
With “Kill Me”, Fred Colombo conjures up a nocturnal and emotional synth-pop sound, with a stirring build-up and spoken-word verse/melodic chorus structure reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys. The vocal approach reminds of
Alexandra is an alt-rock artist from Australia who infuses both pop immediacy and full-throttle intensity in her sound, which is shown well on “Criminal” – where her furious, fast-paced delivery is nicely
Hazy psych-addled layers of guitar combine with a lush swelling rhythmic backing to craft a very enticing intro for Ian Aware’s “Window”, a fun track propelled even further by the fun and
New Albums
New York-based group The New Students venture into a satiating blend of folk, Americana, and bluegrass across their new album Little Blue
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Ottawa-based Hot Mud reveals an enamoring pop and rock cohesion on new album Pink Cloud Pop, following up his successful debut Rehab
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Stirring instrumentation plays consistently throughout Reflections, an album from Matthew James Richards with an array of illuminating orchestral beauty. The Wolverhampton, England-based
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Melbourne-based artist Slim Jim Dinkum emits a compelling folk arsenal on his new album Real Rural, described as “a celebration of the
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