New Tracks

Tomás Doncker – “The New Day”

I highlighted Tomás Doncker’s True Groove label last year, with a focus on their gravitation toward the “global soul” movement, which is a loose stylistic classification for any music that promotes “the

Lunavela – “Burn For You”

Lunavela is the dreamy and wistful dream-pop project of Steve Mathieson, a New Zealand-based singer/songwriter who was formerly in the group Collapsing Cities (who NME praised as one of their “10 Hopes

Nature Ganganbaigal – “The Expedition”

As you can likely tell from “The Expedition” alone, songwriter Nature Ganganbaigal has a penchant for creating incredibly stimulating music where worlds come to life — guided by audible force alone. He

Vision the Kid – “Golden Era – Side A”

Golden Era is a fun piece of nostalgia from Minneapolis-based rapper Vision the Kid. Released as a mixtape via Be Easy Records, it shows Vision the Kid spitting expertly over a series of classic

Broken Guru – “Plight of Imemine”

The project of three lifelong friends from Forest Hills, Queens, Broken Guru relishes no-frills production in their enjoyable brand of charismatic garage psych-rock. The first track off their debut album Bent Up

Grumsling – “Whiskey”

Full Coverage by Grumsling On the stellar track “Whiskey”, Oakland-based indie rockers Grumsling create an airy sound that reminds me fondly of Andrew Bird. In addition to the vocals’ likeness, the track

Everyday Life – “Some Nerve”

Cycles by Everyday Life With tracks like “Shadow Chateau” and “Want to Want“, Blue Plutos was one of the most promising new groups I came across last year. The NYC/Boston-based group produced a tripped-out

New Albums

Zack Clarke – ‘Plunge’

A grippingly unique melding of jazz and electronica immerses on Plunge, the newest album from NYC-based artist Zack Clarke. “I feel there

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Maya Shaw – ‘Unfocused Freedom’

Featuring poetic and heartfelt lyricism alongside stirring arrangements, Unfocused Freedom is the riveting debut album from Maya Shaw. An artful depiction of

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Helen Yee – ‘Orchestrope’

Michigan-based artist Helen Yee shows a mesmerizing sound across the new album Orchestrope, a moving success from the violinist and composer. Ranging

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Avantide – ‘Keep Running’

Keep Running is a gripping album from Avantide, a band based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Their melodic rock sound complements resonating thematic

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