by Jason Klaiber | Nov 18, 2017 | New Music
“Prove It to You,” a new track from argonaut&wasp, is pretty much as close to indietronica as musicians can get. The Brooklyn duo follows on the trail of bands like Hot Chip with the track’s undulating rhythm and velvety vocal stylings. The song...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 18, 2017 | New Music
“Yours,” the latest song-length effort, bounces on an assertive beat, as Cacie Dalager’s lightly delivered singing still manage to take a stronghold on the listener’s ears. The song’s sound and accompanying music video encompass a 1980s...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 17, 2017 | New Music
Welsh songwriter Bryde employs her newest single “Desire” as a means to grapple with impulsiveness and the by-any-means-necessary approach to self-gratification inherent in humankind. As told by the song’s ardently delivered lyrics, “we tie...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 17, 2017 | New Music
Seasoned Floridian recording artist Johnny Paglino holds no reservations about expletives, it seems. But considering his aim was to write a breakup album with America, tackling such subject matter as child trafficking and oppression, why would he? His time in jail and...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 10, 2017 | New Music
Bolstered by chiming guitar and a thrumming undercurrent of bass and drums, Alex Riddle’s “Snow White” is rooted in a message of desperate persistence and letdowns, evidenced by lines like “I want to be somebody new” and “she’s the life of a party that I’m not invited...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 10, 2017 | New Music
“Lucy” by the five-piece Floridian group Goodfight is carried right from the start until the song’s closing by energetic yet melodic guitar work slightly reminiscent of Real Estate and genuinely catchy harmonies. The female vocal part is innocent and baby doll-like...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 10, 2017 | New Music
Formed by singer Danny Lannon upon the expiry of his preceding project The Frail, Vacances has found traction on Spotify as of late, owing to a style of vibrancy as well as the boost from the production and songwriting handlings of Alex Fitts of The Kickdrums, a team...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 10, 2017 | New Music
At the start of “Daydream,” something exhilarating lurks, awaiting an invitation to burst out at the seams, as it does in full by song’s end. This something is a tantalizing breed of house and pop music ornamented with sonic, multi-layered brilliance. This new release...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 10, 2017 | New Music
Irish-Norwegian duo Company Ink starts off their new single “Eat Your Ropes” with a disciplined keyboard line, which breaks into a stop-and-start rhythm of bass, drums and vocals. The casually delivered line “just taking sips of the fountain of life that is shit and...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 3, 2017 | New Music
“Teenage Bodies” by Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type is a sleek-as-can-be dive into teenage lust, underpinned by lines conveying the need to impress a love interest. The youthful and eager narration is lifted by a polished but not overproduced instrumental backing....
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 3, 2017 | New Music
After a stint at design school and a job at a car parts factory in Holland, both of which he abandoned prematurely before his eventual move to Los Angeles, Nick van Hofwegen has crafted album covers for bands like Foster the People and Maroon 5 and delved into musical...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 3, 2017 | New Music
Hearing Seattle Fix without knowing their genetic makeup might surprise anyone unaware that only two members create so much sound. The fast-paced dreaminess of “Where I’d Rather Be,” a recently released tune from the Melbourne-based duo, creates perceived allusions to...
by Jason Klaiber | Nov 3, 2017 | New Music
Following her ode to liberation “Wearing Nothing,” Dagny’s “I Love You Like That” possesses the universal pop appeal and structure of what should be a surefire smash hit. “I Love You Like That” starts with a light instrumental touch and reserved vocals,...
by Admin | Nov 3, 2017 | New Music
Darryl Rahn’s Newlywed Records debut “Still In Luv,” is a three-minute slice of perfect indie pop, raises the momentum of the up-and-coming singer-songwriter, a New York City-bred artist acclaimed by alternative rock band Guster and discerned favorably by college...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Buffalo
Within the first 40 seconds of “I’m Just a Man” by Buffalo natives Johnny & the Man Kids, a grouping of instruments coalesce one by one—rollicking drums, chiming guitar, a buoyant bassline, a keyboard replicating a theremin, and intervening vocal calls of “1, 2,...
