Jordan Alexander’s “Take Me Out Tonight” is an impressive pop track that expands from nocturnal verses into a chirpy, emotive chorus full of twinkle-eyed yearning. The Toronto-based pop artist has been rising in
New Tracks
Cavers (Single) by Maple & Beech Maple & Beech, the Minnesota-based duo of Tyler Tholl and Pete James Johnson, have a recently released track called “Cavers” that hooks quickly. Bouncy synths and
“Birthday” is a hazy ride through murky psych-rock, where Ari Shellist’s dazed vocals work seamlessly around steady percussion, a lush bass line, and psychedelic guitar workings. The whole effort has a ceaselessly hypnotic
Based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, trio Luxury Mane released an impressive album this past October, Lux Runnin Out. “Hard to be Easy” provides a good showing of what to anticipate, being
DC-based rockers Venn introduced themselves last year with a captivating cover of Slowdive’s “Alison” (below), serving as a tasteful preview of their stylistic leanings, that being shoegaze-y and textural rock. New track
I’ve compiled our top 70 tracks of 2016, including both unsigned/independent acts and the more well-known from the year. It’s a great combination of highlights from the year’s greatest albums and single
New Dakotas by New Dakotas Based in the Boston Area, New Dakotas is a catchy power-pop act with members attending Tufts and Harvard. Their first release – a four-track self-titled EP –
Seattle-based group Echo Texture have a very apt name — as their sound adds textural depths to a vein of alternative-rock that values trickling post-punk verses and emotive blasts of emotion in
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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