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talker – “TWENTYSOMETHING”

October 24, 2023

Celeste Tauchar, aka talker, continues her momentum after a trio of critically loved EP’s with her latest single “TWENTYSOMETHING,” a cathartic blast that’ll bring you peace through rage. Tauchar wrangles the angst, confusion, and depression of your mid twenties then lets it explode out of your chest. Tauchar’s stomping rhythms and pointed songwriting invites you to direct your distaste away from yourself and point it towards the world that stopped making sense and drained your wallet. The camaraderie that raging against circumstance brings is the perfect antidote for the insular self loathing that modern digital life structures around you with hidden hands. Yell, dance, sing, kick, scream along with “TWENTYSOMETHING” knowing everyone else feels the same as you and that it’s gonna be okay. Listen to “TWENTYSOMETHING” the latest single from talker on Spotify. Find more from talker on their Instagram and Linktree.

Prude Boys – “I’m Cold”

October 24, 2023

Prude Boys came together in 2013 centering around bassist Caroline Thornbury and guitarist Quennton Thornbury’s songwriting. They built out from that structural spine through tireless local gigs and a need to fold in their eclectic musical tastes into their flawless garage rock core. The culmination of their years of writing and touring is their debut album Greatest Hits, a tour de force from the trio with many must listens. One of those musts is their newly released single “I’m Cold,” an ethereal garage rock track that blossoms into a raucous emotional rout. Smart song craft is abound in this nuanced rocker, feeling familiar yet completely alien simultaneously because of its polychromatic acoustics. Caroline’s vocals are achingly beautiful, she shows pristine expressive qualities comparable to Jeff Buckley’s riveting howls. Quennton’s guitar is tantalizing and enigmatic, delicate and growling, they climax with a blistering solo that will have you replaying “I’m Cold”[...]

Salt Cathedral – “Complacent”

October 16, 2023

The duo Salt Cathedral are from Brooklyn-by-way-of-Colombia and have a gorgeously arranged, heady, and emotional new single just released called “Complacent.” The new song is a cathartic decree of revolt against a life of resigned standstill, capturing that fear of inertia perfectly with music that writhes and shifts. That is coupled with a singular Juliana Ronderos singing: “I don’t wanna feel like It’s over, find a comfort corner let the fear take over.” Ronderos’ crystalline vocals enthrall you while the rhythm from serrated steel drums mesmerize and propel you to move. “Complacent” is a killer track that fans of Sylvan Esso or The Knife should definitely dive into.Here is Salt Cathedral on their new track: “There’s a poem by the Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti that’s haunted me since I was a teenager. It is called ‘No Te Salves’ which translates to ‘Don’t Save Yourself.’ The poem is about not living[...]

The Moving Stills – “Best Friend”

October 16, 2023

We love ourselves the jubilant and radiant indie rock that The Moving Stills have put out over the last few years (check our previous features on them Here, Here, and Here) and their latest release, the indie pop blast “Best Friend,” is no different. It is the fourth single off their forthcoming album Wabi Sabi, due out November 24th. “Friend” captures the group’s whimsical creative spirit while beaming with the energy of their soul-warming smiles. “Best Friend” takes you to that cherished place in life where a friendship unburdens you just by being near and your adventures are effortlessly euphoric. Breezy vocals bring the cool, as shimmering synths warm you and guitar hooks dazzle and make you dance. Fans of Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, and MGMT will find lots on this track to love. Here is Tommy from The Moving Stills talking about their new track: “’Best Friend’ is about feeling[...]

Izzy Savides – “Prison in the Suburbs”

October 10, 2023

Detroit based Izzy Savides is just 18 but has already achieved the rare reputation of being a musical alchemist who blends their singing, production wizardry, and multi-instrumental mastery to transmute musical elements into gold. Her boundless creativity, versatile talents for instruments, and soul-baring songwriting is on display on the newly released single, “Prison in the Suburbs.” Izzy opens with a melody that stems from Bossa Nova hit “Girl from Ipanema,” a cultural touchstone that comes from the nightlife of 50’s Rio De Janeiro, but utterly transforms the ubiquitous piece into a sonic tour de force that bends, layers, and cracks open with cathartic wonder. Izzy’s elastic bass grooves with a stilted samba rhythm as her shape-shifting fretwork dazzles, culminating in a incendiary guitar solo that leads into a stunning climatic refrain. Fans of Deefhoof, At the Drive-In, and Billie Eilish could find Savides’ music to be a new obsession. Here[...]

néomí – “your girl”

October 9, 2023

Neomi Speelman is the Surinamese/Dutch singer-songwriter otherwise known as néomí, and they are following the momentum of two stunning EP’s with the new single “your girl.” “your girl” finds the folk-pop artist exploring dream-pop soundscapes by adding ethereal layered vocals and reverbed synths that burst and fade into a hazy lavender wash of sound. néomí’s sings with honeyed tones with serpentine melodies that weave between your ears as the driving backbeat drum rhythm thrusts the tracks energy ever forward. Here is néomí talking about the new single: “‘your girl’ has more meaning than just a simple ‘this is what the song is about’. For the first time I’ve started to write music not from a place of sadness, but a place of anger. It has a lot to do with my personal growth as a human being and therefore as an artist. ‘your girl’ is about people (whether known personally[...]

Pink Fruit – “The Party”

October 8, 2023

LA based artist Ash Kristabelle paired with producer/multi-instrumentalist Dane Rivera to form Pink Fruit and they’ve just dropped their new synth pop track, “The Party.” This syrupy track is candied melancholy, full of the throbbing romance of the city’s neons, all head buzz and nocturnal euphoria while inhabiting an intimate space brought on by Ash’s bedroom pop songwriting. Kristabelle’s entrancing vocals ensnare you and have the pop hooks wrapping around your psyche. The hypnotic hushed dance track brings to life your inner “bad girl at the party” as Ash describes the song in her own words. Fans of Madonna, Grimes, and Clairo will find lots to love on this track. Listen to Pink Fruit’s new single “The Party” now on Spotify, Apple Music, and SoundCloud. Find more from Pink Fruit on their Twitter, TikTok and Linktree. Pink Fruit · The Party

B. Miles – “Backseat Lover”

October 5, 2023

B. Miles is thrilled to bring you her new full-length release backed with a full band. Titled Different Pages, it marks a watershed moment for the singer/songwriter, with songs filled with self-revelations and piercing perceptions (find our previous features on B.Miles’ release Here and Here). To celebrate the LP’s release, Miles bring us her second single from the album, the vulnerable and delicate indie-pop cut “Backseat Lover.” The new song puts Miles’ deeply emotional experiences on display with intimate lyrics that evoke a romance facing a unspoken schism, ever widening, while simultaneously being incomparably close to that person as they slowly fade into shadow. Miles’ vocals are hypnotizing as they rise and fall creating the same spiraling effect that her thoughts do while she lies awake next to her love. She spills out the lyrics with breathy intimacy, “That these pillow thoughts keep turning in my mind” even imagining the[...]

Philine Sonny – “Drugs”

October 5, 2023

Philine Sonny’s highly anticipated new EP Invader will be released March 1st of 2024 and is the successor to her beloved debut, Lose Yourself. Coupled with Invader’s announcement is “Drugs,” the stirring, vivid, fanciful exploration of a life not lived but gone wanting. “Drugs” fills your veins and clouds your mind with warm hazy reverbed guitar and surreal layered vocals. This is epitomized in the opening moments, the song strikes you with choral vocals that put you off balance and makes your heart skip a beat, inducing an altered state for you to inhabit for the duration of the song. Philine’s lyrics are vivid and yearn for the unlived shadow life, filled with unfettered whims and fulfilled passions. Growing up in a small town in Germany, Sonny’s roots are in her bedroom where she developed her sound, art and lust for a life outside that small town where she never[...]

Mali Velasquez – “Shove”

September 17, 2023

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 – the track is reflective, cathartic, haunting and lush. Delicate picked guitar lines circle themselves and lock into a heart stopping drum rhythm that creates an atmosphere that feels like an ouroboros of cannibalistic anxieties. Mali’s wavering, earnest vocals possess an emotional quality that arrests the listener, and that quality only expands and consumes you more as she layers more of her singing onto the track. The way those vocals entwine with the bass creates an otherworldly experience that both possesses you and manifests the emotional themes of her songwriting. Fans who love Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, Elliot Smith, Julia Jacklin or Soccer Mommy should definitely find lots[...]

PARCS – “Wait!”

September 17, 2023

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 group’s new creative alchemy culminates in the latest single “Wait!,” a lush, teasingly restrained dance track with four to the floor drums driving your hips to groove. Sparse production gives the platform for Elly’s striking vocals to enrapture you before the grooving bass and melodic synths kick back in making you lust for the dance floor. The new track balances anticipation and release to create a ticklingly inviting experience that makes your brain tingle and toes wiggle. Fans of The XX, Caribou, and Daft Punk can find lots to love on this succulent dance track. PARCS had this to say about the origins of the[...]

atmos bloom – “Sea Legs”

September 17, 2023

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 drips with reverb drenched guitars that mesh with haunting pop vocals creating an undulating ethereal pulse that can blend into itself then emerge from its own echoing depths. The whole of their sound has the pop melodies that hook and the fun of surf rock with a vampire aesthetic, all with a bittersweet center that squeezes your stomach while you weightlessly head bop and sing along. Fans of DIIV, Washed Out, Waxahatchee, and My Bloody Valentine will find lots to love on this one. Listen to “Sea Legs,” the new single from atmos bloom, now on Spotify and Youtube. Find more from atmos bloom on[...]

Dirty Nice – “SHARK!”

September 13, 2023

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 Dirty Nice with Thompson. The cartoon world their music calls home is simultaneously irreverent, vibrant, endearing, enthralling and exciting. Dirty Nice’s ear for song craft is apparent on their latest single “SHARK!” which blends the effortless cool of chillwave with the youthful energetic punch of indie rock. Manic energy pours from the spazzy guitar which is softened with a tube amp sound that is crunchy and delicious. The song bends and shifts with hyperactive vocals that deny expectation without alienating the infectious cartoon pop punk sound the song creates. Dirty Nice’s second full length Surrenderland featuring “Shark!” is due out November 3rd via Chiverin.[...]

Belot – “The Good Life”

September 13, 2023

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 spacey pop palette that grooves and soars through technicolor stars. The track is carried by Belot’s ear wormy pop vocals and a seamless funky bass line that fills every beat with an electric elastic momentum. The track delights with those evocatively inventive vocals and bass all while shimmering synths radiate twinkling star light all through the song – even Belot’s vocals find their home skyward as her singing shoots off with rising firework trajectories. Belot’s pop alchemy is working wonders by bringing in a hand clapping beat and a choir belting out our feel good refrain that makes for golden moments that are sumptuous and drives you[...]

Soft Punch – “My Head”

August 21, 2023

Washington DC’s Rye Thomas is a journeyman who has toured with multiple successful bands and wrote for big publications like Rolling Stone and The Washington Post, that is, before a mysterious illness left him home bound in 2013. His unwavering need to make music persisted, even if scraping 30 minutes of creativity in a day is all he could muster. Recording under the moniker Soft Punch, Thomas cobbled and labored for years – eventually he got healthy enough to record the album Above Water which is due out September 15th. The lead single “My Head” is a bombastic power-pop banger that pleas for clarity and transcendence to push through the beguiling weight of ones own mentality. Buzzing guitar expands and radiates through your chest while Thomas sings effecting lyrics that stick in your head and linger as each phrase passes. Every verse has a catchy and creative cadence that goes[...]