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Sea Lemon – “Cellar”

June 3, 2023

Seattle musician Natalie Lew, known as Sea Lemon, has just released the introspective, lush, shoegaze single “Cellar.” Lew lays ethereal vocals over each other that sound like howling winds pushing through caverns of your psyche. The rhythm section brings it with tumbling drums and bass, creating a pulse that balances the ghostly singing while pushing you into a perpetual free fall feeling. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Natalie’s sonics evoke her home’s palette with a feeling of blue-green pine forests outside of rain streaked windows while you stare out, unfurling the tapestry of your inner mental machinations. Here is Natalie talking about that and how the song came into being: “‘Cellar’ was inspired by my love of really classic horror and thriller films, like Blow Out and Misery, and how loving scary movies can sometimes feel like something is wrong with you. That idea of the ‘cellar’ in the song[...]

CatchTwentyTwo – “Heartbreak Dance”

May 20, 2023

Up and coming Florida native CatchTwentyTwo has released a celebration of slick soulful disco and neon synths with his new single “Heartbreak Dance.” Smooth, dulcet vocals layered and electrified deliver emotional lyrics that originate from his heart while he is lost in the romance of a warm Californian night. A groovin’ bassline and four on the floor drum pattern carry CatchTwentyTwo’s production while synth stings dance and glimmer in the night sky as they pulse from you head to your feet and hips, making for a deliciously melodic dance track filled with hooks and mouthwatering production. “Heartbreak Dance” has influences ranging from Michael Jackson, The Weeknd, Pharrel, and Daft Punk all of which come together in CatchTwentyTwo’s undeniable and joy filled single. Listen to CatchTwentyTwo’s new song “Heartbreak Dance” on Spotify, Soundcloud, Youtube, and Apple Music.

Babe Rainbow – “Super Ego”

May 12, 2023

Today we have the joy of bringing you the latest single from Australia’s stoner-pop group Babe Rainbow, with the eccentric and wonderful “Super Ego” off their upcoming EP Fresh As A Head Of Lettuce, due for release on June 16th.  These psychedelic, permaculture farming, surf-cultists plant blurred, neon guitar lines and other worldly vocals in your ears while a joyous, groovy head trip blossoms. A sound evocative of Mort Garson’s Plantasia, Devendra Banhart’s freak folk, Junior Murvin’s reggae, and surf rock culminate in a singular and wholly lovable sound. Employing impeccable production, the song is a headphone trip that tickles the psyche while an effortless cool oozes into your chakras and wraps you in a psychedelic pop calm. Don’t deny yourself the joy of this trip. Listen to “Super Ego” by Babe Rainbow on Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube. Find more from Babe Rainbow on Instagram.

Flora Summers – “Obsessions”

May 12, 2023

The entrancing new pop single “Obsessions” has just been released by songwriter and producer Ida Johansson AKA Flora Summers. “Obsessions” is the first single from Flora Summers’ upcoming debut EP and will be Ida’s first foray into solo work after finding successes with pop duo Isle of You and contributing to the Grammy winning band Ghost’s latest album. Listen as the sun-soaked pop phrases swirl together with evaporating guitar lines that shimmer in the heat of obsessive love that burns hot and consumes you. Infectious rhythms from the bass and drum creates the head bopping root that Flora’s pop sonics flower from. Flora’s peerless vocals take center stage with evocative imagery and luscious delivery that will give you chills as you join her in finding your latest obsession. Here is Ida talking about the song’s creation: “Obsessions is the kind of song that fell from the sky. All of a[...]

Far Caspian – “The Last Remaining Light”

May 2, 2023

Irish songwriter/producer Joel Johnston aka Far Caspian (check out our previous feature on them here) brings his magnetic and ineffable sonics to you with his latest single, “The Last Remaining Light,” the title track of his upcoming LP, due out July 14th. Let the textured and layered atmospherics and soft harmonized vocals wash over you as the warmly strummed guitar lines shift and evolve, wrapping around you as the enigmatic track develops. Patient but entrancing like a full moon on a clear autumn night, the song will calm you while giving you access to expanses for you to explore. Here is Johnston discussing the genesis of the newly released single: “I had a nightmare that my mum passed away and when I woke up I felt terrible. It made me think of what life would be like if she wasn’t here and I wrote this song to symbolize how much she[...]

Life In Vacuum – “Hugo”

May 2, 2023

Toronto-based three piece Life in Vacuum deliver a punk-infused dark-rock banger with new single “Hugo.”  A driving drum beat and unrelenting guitar and bass are locked in step with a breathless vocal delivery that will leave you gasping for repose as this menacingly magnetic track pummels you with a calculated chaos. The guitar, vocals and drums of the Ukraine-born brothers Ross and Sasha Chornyy, who moved to Canada in 2004, found the perfect alchemical addition of current bassist Geoff Albrecht. Here is Sasha talking about the sonic shift with the new addition to the band: “We’re very rigid, my brother and I, so it was good to have a new voice in the fold… It’s not so much a new sound as a new dynamic; the chemistry really works.” The band’s latest release is off their latest LP All You Can Quit where you can find more crushingly gorgeous sonics[...]

Amos The Kid – “World Burn”

May 1, 2023

Rising Canadian star Amos The Kid‘s debut album is almost here and the second single of the highly anticipated project is out now. “World Burn” is a catchy alt-country rocker that is anthemic, big, and beautiful. Amos deftly pulls from the indie rock and country worlds to create a track that exudes earnestness and optimism. Amos’ vocals are powerful and dynamic and finds a perfect home on a bed of shining guitar licks, banjo lines and fills performed by Boy Golden. The swelling backing vocals overtop a thick and sticky four-chord progression helps to truly drive this one home. Here is Amos The Kid talking about the new single: “World burn to the cynic, world burn to the worry wart, world burn to the hopeful and the full of hope, I hope it just stays sunny… This song is my favourite on the record. It’s one I’ve been looking forward[...]

Sfven – “like that”

May 1, 2023

UK based artist Sfven has a new anthemic alt-pop banger called “like that” out now.  Disarming, masterfully crafted, and vibrating with a cosmic bittersweet energy, “like that” is a multi-layered pop jam that you will love. Unassuming drum machine tempo and synths bleet and build as Sfven croons to begin the song – soon the energetic chorus shoots starbursts of pop exuberance through the ceiling of the bedroom-pop world. With muted warm synths and a disarmingly relaxed pop growl, Sfven creates a thickness of beautifully layered instrumentals. Sfven couples the lyrics and musical tonality so successfully, it almost makes you inhabit that striking moment when a love’s gaze hits you and the world feels perfect and euphoric while simultaneously feeling the potential to lose such a thing. Here is Sfven discussing what the song means to him: “i guess ‘like that’ is about a conflicted feeling. when maybe you can[...]

Sval – “SMOKE”

April 15, 2023

Hailing from Norway, SVAL is a 24 year old songcrafting veteran that has been making undeniably great songs for over a decade already and her latest alt-pop jam “SMOKE” continues that pedigree. The new song leans on SVAL’s killer vocals and electro sonics to make an exciting sound that is flirty and lifting, giving you an intoxicating head rush while making your toes tap and head bob along. SVAL’s singing has swagger and range that satisfies with every phrase and her use of sonic variety creates sections of the track that are at once segmented and unique while simultaneously progressing towards a greater whole from start to finish. “SMOKE” is impeccably crafted and wholly satisfying and fans of Billie Eilish, Robyn, and Sylvan Esso will find lots to love in this new track. Listen to the new song “SMOKE” by SVAL on Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud and find more[...]

Babe Lewis – “New Growth”

April 8, 2023

Babe Lewis, the solo project of Virginia based multi-instrumentalist Joseph Harder, is here is with an infectious indie-pop track, “New Growth,” and it is bursting with youthful wonder and a lust for life. Harder brings the powerful, positive, and poppy sonics with acoustic strumming; vocals delivered with a cool slacker vibe; lyrics that excite all the senses; percussion that tickles and pops while it pumps with a rhythm of an excited heart beat; and it’s all rooted with an lively smooth electric bass line. The song captures the spirit of wonder and pushes it right into your soul and down to your toes. Harder shifts and moves the instrumentation, keeping the effervescent feeling present and ever-tantalizing – the perfect example of this is the short burst of synth that leads into a delicious buzzy guitar solo. Harder’s goal for the song is clear and executed with such joy you won’t[...]

Dead Slow Hoot – “The Moistest Beak”

April 8, 2023

London based four piece Dead Slow Hoot has just released a new track (check our previous feature on them here) – the alt-country “Moistest Beak” rocker has a bittersweet warmth and poetic lyricism that you’ll love. Distorted lead guitar plays an infectious melody while a clear toned backing guitar bends and wails like pedal steel, creating a ambiance of large factory spaces and aged industrial humming while accents of banjo add a flannel warmth to the track. The imagery is pushed further with the measured, warbly vocals that sing of unchanging machinery that is proudly resilient to the outside world. Ancient stories and making mistakes that create unforeseen yet fruitful outcomes, all of which evoke images of youth in a small rural town with stubborn history that imprints as much as it needs to be rebelled against. “Moistest Beak” culminates with a crescendo, a powerful finale washes you in big open[...]

Svidden – “Blurry Eyes”

March 20, 2023

Sweden based artist Jimmy Koitzsch, aka Svidden, is here with their first release, the infectious and deliciously danceable track, “Blurry Eyes.” Jimmy has been behind the scenes in some of Sweden’s biggest acts such as Galantis, Becky Hill, Alan Walker and SEEB (just to mention a few), but has also been brewing their solo music, which has finally began to see the light of day. “Blurry Eyes” is a wonder-filled EDM track that gels together its elements in a stunningly satisfying way. Relaxed modulated vocals play perfectly with bubbly synth textures and uses both to excite the senses and lighten the soul. Soon the vocals start to soar and the mix thickens as the track builds towards a chorus that creates a waves of elation that builds in your stomach and blooms in your chest. You’ll be lifted to shining emotional heights and find an undeniable need to glide across[...]

Gold Spectacles – “Anywhere Else”

March 16, 2023

Gold Spectacles has released their new track “Anywhere Else,” a deliciously satisfying continuation of their unique blend of synth and baroque-pop (see our previous features here, here, and here). “Anywhere Else” is a pop joyride as much as it is a masterclass in eclectic textures and pop construction. Tape hiss, bright muted keys, and tempered pop vocals are just the beginning of this track’s arsenal of sonics, with acoustic guitar twinkles, a vintage hammond organ, and an energetic bassline each finding their moments to shine. Gold Spectacles’ ear for timing and construction will wow you as their vocal staccato stylings fit perfectly within their delectable slices of pop sounds like zero tolerance machining. Here is Gold Spectacles talking about the new song: “We wrote ‘Anywhere Else’ on a trip to Barcelona, our first time abroad since the pandemic, because we didn’t want to go home. We borrowed a guitar and[...]

Curves – “Perpendicular”

March 16, 2023

Curves has released their latest single “Perpendicular,” a emotional, guitar-heavy indie rock jam that you’ll feel in the back of your jaw (check our previous feature on them here). “Perpendicular” pulls from the emotional core of reminiscing about a past relationship that crossed their life’s path once and its better to stay that way based on the destruction it caused. The track evokes the turbulent relationship with sonics that are loud, discordant, and messy, but never veers too far from a indie rock groove anchored by the song’s kick drum. “Perpendicular” has purposeful rough edges and fat guitar melodies that pair perfectly with a earnest howl of a chorus that will pull on your guts as you howl along with it. Listen to Curves new song “Perpendicular” on Spotify. Perpendicular by Curves

Guy Blue – “No Other Life (Without You)”

March 13, 2023

Brooklyn-based artist Guy Blue builds a dreamy landscape with the gorgeous and delicate new single, “No Other Life (Without You).” Many artists use ethereal and dreamy soundscapes to evoke a mood, but Guy Blue accomplishes the unique feat of translating the surreal into music through their songwriting and production. Every aspect of the song works to bring the listener into a dream, even the humble pulsing synths growing out of the distance that begin the song create the effect of a dream that has just blossomed in the mind the moment after the window of consciousness has slammed shut. A humble drum machine joins the construct and then shifts as soon as it becomes familiar by adding a reverb that grows and pushes the congruent dream vision further. Guy Blue wields progression masterfully here, adding sounds that are familiar but bent, so they simultaneously read as alien also – another[...]