‘Roadside’, the new single from LA alt-pop project GOODTWIN, takes the familiar image of an open highway and turns it into something softer and more cinematic, pairing warm, driving melodies with atmospheric textures and a distinctly sultry mood. The track began with multi-instrumentalist Brandon Ronquillo, who wrote the original instrumentalContinue Reading
Austin four-piece mozworth return with ‘Why Not’, a single that’s heavier, more forceful and more outward-looking than much of their earlier work, setting the tone for forthcoming album The Mountain & The Wolf with the sound of a band clearly energised by change. The arrival of drummer Mike Hall has altered theContinue Reading
‘Blissin’ Out’ is the kind of song that could only have come from somebody returning to music after life has thoroughly rearranged itself. Charles Griffin Gibson, formerly of the project CHUCK, resurfaces here as Big Winner with a debut single shaped by parenthood, migration, memory and the peculiar emotional staticContinue Reading
Richard Tyler Epperson has always been comfortable moving between intimacy and scale, but ‘One Thought Away’ pushes that contrast into much darker territory. Here, the Salt Lake City songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer begins with piano, exposed vocals and the sense of someone trapped inside their own thoughts. From there, theContinue Reading
For their debut single ‘High Horse’, Irish five-piece Lady Synott resist the temptation to overcomplicate things. Instead, they focus on the chemistry of five musicians playing together, listening to one another and knowing exactly when to hold back and when to push. ‘High Horse’’moves from relatively sparse, melodic verses intoContinue Reading
Joyce Tratnyek has found a wonderfully sharp way to describe toxic love. On her latest offering ‘Final Girl’, the NYC-based singer, songwriter and producer takes the language of slasher cinema and folds it into a song about emotional imbalance, obsession and the exhausting act of giving everything to someone whoContinue Reading
MUTE TV sound at their best when everything feels as though it might fall apart without ever actually doing so. And on their new single ‘Broken Drum’, the South West three-piece turn relationship tension into a jagged rush of post-punk, noise-pop and alternative rock, balancing melody against abrasion with theContinue Reading
CMON CMON have a knack for writing songs that sound instantly welcoming while carrying far more emotional weight than their hooks initially suggest, and ‘New England In Fall’ may be their clearest example yet. The Belgian power-pop trio return with another finely balanced mix of melody, harmony and rock-driven momentum,Continue Reading
Coffey’s ‘Feel It All’ is built around the deceptively simple idea, that after grief has numbed everything, learning to feel again can become its own act of survival. The LA-born Chinese-American singer-songwriter pairs that emotional premise with a synth-pop arrangement designed to move. Momentum-filled synths, a driving bridge and anContinue Reading
On their latest single ‘HAUNT YOU’, Chicago trio French Inhaler turn lingering memories and emotions into something propulsive, melodic and strangely energising. But instead of sinking into pure melancholy, the track moves with the tension of something unresolved; carried by bass, live drums and shimmering synths that keep pushing forwardContinue Reading