by Nick Sessanna | Sep 20, 2023 | New Music
There’s just something fun about the latest single from Virginia-based duo Illiterate Light. Playful, ebullient, and generally upbeat, “Always Always” is built around an inescapable vocal hook that digs into your brain, latches on, and refuses to let...
by Alex Weidner | Sep 17, 2023 | New Music
Tennessee based Mali Velasquez (check our last feature on her here) has turned many heads with her single releases leading up to her debut album I’m Green due out October 13 via Acrophase Records. “Shove” is a gorgeous continuation of that trend...
by Alex Weidner | Sep 17, 2023 | New Music
PARCS’ sound has been peculating and taking shape in the South Wales scene over the past few years. Recently the group, originally just the married duo of Joe and Elly, added members Kristy and Liam resulting in new spaces to play off one another. The...
by Alex Weidner | Sep 17, 2023 | New Music
atmos bloom rode the momentum of their successful debut album Flora and moved from Manchester to South London to build their full live band. The full monty of that ensemble is on display for their latest single, the dream-gaze jam “Sea Legs.” The new cut...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 16, 2023 | New Music
I am neither teenaged, nor a ladybug, but “Teenage Ladybug” by Floyd Thursby and collaborator Mademoiselle made me feel things. A simple song with a bluesy guitar backbone, “Ladybug” pairs Thursby’s wry songwriting with...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 16, 2023 | New Music
Is aural LSD a thing? If it isn’t, we think Ostrology has invented it with new single “Only A Dream.” If you could take Mac Demarco and turn the “Demarco” knob all the way to 11, you might have a good idea of what to expect. Warped and...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 16, 2023 | New Music
Vast Robot Armies (VRA) has been kicking around for the good part of a decade and that storied experience shines through on latest single, “Like A Bug.” With heavy nods to the band’s pedigree, friends, and collaborators (Sometimes Why, The Life And...
by Chris Miller | Sep 13, 2023 | New Music
According to an unverified post on the genius.com page listed on his Instagram; Bazemore is based out of Baltimore and is a triple threat of producer/musician/sound engineer. His latest single is “in your arbor,” and it’s a simmering, noisy romp with...
by Alex Weidner | Sep 13, 2023 | New Music
Dirty Nice is the UK duo Charlie Pelling and Mark Thompson that spawned from their love for cartoons, comedy, and indie music. Pelling works closely with stars of the UK comedy scene and uses his gift for inhabiting their eccentric worlds to craft the universe of...
by Alex Weidner | Sep 13, 2023 | New Music
London native Belot continues her brand of “awkward pop” with her latest single, the title track to her upcoming EP The Good Life, due out October 20th from Submarine Cat Records. Belot’s imaginative song crafting is on display as she wields a glossy...
by Chris Miller | Sep 11, 2023 | New Music
Amsterdam-based four piece dreampop band Pale Puma brings us their newest single “Down By The River” off of their recently released album Haunted By Dreams That Were Never My Own (September 8, Excelsior Recordings). Shimmering guitars backdropped by slick...
by Chris Miller | Sep 6, 2023 | New Music
Brooklyn born musician David DiAngelis, the brains behind Helenor, brings us a nice diddly of a bedroom indie pop gem with his newest track “Bad2.” Beginning with a hooky lo-fi synth (that reappears throughout the song) DiAngelis wastes no time...
by Chris Miller | Sep 2, 2023 | New Music
Grrrl Gang, a power punky trio from Indonesia, brings us their latest track “Better Than Life” off of their new album sharing the same name. We previously covered them here, and had nothing but good things to say then… But to be fair that was mid...
by Chris Miller | Sep 2, 2023 | New Music
Mysterious sister/brother duo, by way of Germany and Florida, The Lovelines bring us their latest single “May Be Love.” I found in it a fun, meandering piece that was honestly *so* relaxing to listen to that I felt like I was on vacation. The wavy guitars...
by Chris Miller | Sep 2, 2023 | New Music
Mysterious collective TELLL, coming by way of Austria, brings us a slow burn, folk-tinged indie gem with their single “Garlic.” Morose to a fault (in the best ways), it’s the perfect end of summer slow jam and an easy shoe-in for an end of summer...
