With a title that frames the dimming light as more than a shift in the sky, ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ by London-based indie pop artist Cinema sinks into dusk with the kind of melancholia that only surfaces when…
For anyone familiar with the pressure of contorting into a distortion until all that remains visible is a hollow façade, only to find acceptance still painfully elusive, Emilie Thorsby’s single ‘Amazing as Hell’ is your alt-pop rebellion wrapped in…
With her old soul and fresh presence stretching far beyond Seattle, Susan G has the kind of vocal firepower and lyrical acuity that instantly turns passive listening into emotional reckoning. Her latest 60s soul-esque single, Don’t Look Like You,…
With their debut single, ‘The Darkest Universe‘, The Glorious Years opens a portal to a sonic galaxy where psych, krautrock, new wave, and post-punk coalesce into an aurally rich twilight. Co-produced by the band alongside Euan Hinshelwood (Cate le…
If the sanctuary within the tonality of Useless Wonder! is anything to go by, The Mercury Sounds have become masters of carving relics of nostalgic experimentation that border on divine intervention. The Baltimore-based duo, Jason Stauffer and Josh Krechmer, have…
Minneapolis’ most infectiously eccentric emcee is back, and this time, he’s brought the funk. Nur-D’s latest single, “Purple in the Sky,” offers a tantalising first taste of what’s to come on his upcoming album Chunkadelic, due out July 23,…
Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars may not have set out to redefine Americana from the fjords of Norway, but through Stream of Consciousness Vol. 2, he proves how much weight a quiet voice can carry. In this…
Feel a Little Less by Stephanie Braganza is an electricity and self-empowerment-charged pop rock anthem which takes the anatomy of an earworm and injects it with steroids. As the guitar lines chug, amplifying the energy and anticipation for the drop…
With a teasing prelude that feels more like foreplay than an intro, Tame defies its title as Emdee fuses fetish with soul, sonic seduction with salaciously sharp aphrodisiacal elements. With pop and contemporary RnB serving as his playroom, Emdee…
‘Dreamer’, lifted from Stream of Consciousness Vol. 2 by Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars, traverses the most affecting intersections between the avenues of Americana, Alt-Country, and Folk Rock while conjuring a blissfully ethereal manifestation of roots-deep reverie.…