As the GRAMMY Awards approach, Miist is continuing a fan-centred tradition while launching The Love Project, her new 2026 creative chapter. For the second consecutive year, the artist is giving away two GRAMMY guest tickets to fans whose personal stories reflect connection and resilience. The initiative coincides with the upcoming release of “Love WillContinue Reading
London producer and world-builder Sound of Fractures has always operated in the spaces most artists overlook. But with SCENES: Prompts to Reflect, he steps fully into that liminal space and gives it shape, offering a reason to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the human side of music. Rather than pushingContinue Reading
Funk collective Brassroots District will take up a multi-date residency at Jewel’s Catch One in Koreatown, LA, performing February 7, 13, 20, 28 and March 7, 14, 20, 28. The run coincides with their new single ‘Aim High’ and the upcoming release of their debut album on January 29. Known for electrifying live shows acrossContinue Reading
Rock newcomers The Whips unveil ‘Together in Agony’, a song that channels quiet heartbreak through tight musicianship and lyrical honesty. Written by Max Indiveri and recorded entirely in the band’s small Kansas City studio, the track is stripped of studio polish but full of emotional nuance. Frontman Max Cooper, fresh off his four-chair turn on The Voice, deliversContinue Reading
Independent musician Gregory McLoughlin releases his self-titled debut album on December 12, followed by a hometown show at Garcia’s in Port Chester on December 13. The record is the culmination of years spent performing anywhere willing to listen, from campsite singalongs to late-night parking lot sets. McLoughlin’s music is grounded in storytelling, not spectacle. His latestContinue Reading
With ‘The Perfect Girl’, Elise Trouw offers the first glimpse into her forthcoming concept album The Diary of Elon Lust, arriving February 13 via Midtopia. The song explores how everyday misogyny embeds itself in social language, told through the fictional perspective of “Elon,” a composite of male voices drawn from Trouw’s own experiences. TheContinue Reading
Singer-songwriter Ava Della Pietra continues to evolve with the release of ‘Single For Life (Acoustic)’, an intimate rework of her earlier hit. The new version replaces dancefloor rhythms with finger-picked guitar, revealing the emotional depth beneath her pop polish. The song narrates the moment when friendship shifts, when someone you’ve always leaned on fallsContinue Reading
‘For Real’, the new single from Eric Hirshberg featuring Aloe Blacc, strips away excess to reveal craft at its core. The track arrives as the lead offering from Hirshberg’s forthcoming album More Is Not The Answer (out 2026). Blacc’s performance sits perfectly in the pocket, giving the chorus room to expand without force. Sparse harmonies landContinue Reading
Portland-based indie band Murida return with ‘Tied’, a sweeping, slow-building track that unfolds as it plays. Recorded at Hallowed Halls and engineered by Mike Davis (Ratboys, Great Grandpa), the single blends intricate instrumentation into a sound that’s both intimate and cinematic. Drawing comparisons to Alvvays, Built to Spill, and Wednesday, ‘Tied’ begins with reflective guitar motifs and drifty pacing beforeContinue Reading
Los Angeles indie collective badsoma return with ‘Coffee Pot’, a shapeshifting new single that swirls with woozy textures, hypnotic rhythms, and a sense of slow-burning unrest. Built from a foundation of late-night jam sessions and collaborative reinvention, the track reflects the band’s evolving identity. What began as the work of Iranian-American songwriter Armin Fard hasContinue Reading