With ‘Existential Defeat’, Saint Petersburg’s Fugu Quintet delivers a sonic séance for a world adrift. This is the kind of track that slips under your skin and lingers there, crawling through the corners of your psyche like smoke in an abandoned room. Drawing from the bleak palettes of noir jazz,Continue Reading
Tangerine Cassette have never been ones to play it safe, and with their latest offering, ‘I AM EVERYTHING’, the duo throw the rulebook out the window and hit reset on the self-love anthem. This track is less a song and more a full-on identity celebration, bursting with sass, sparkle, andContinue Reading
Photo by Taylor Deas Avery Friedman – Photo Booth alternative / indie rock Melodic-first songwriting and deceptively gentle performances are carefully balanced with sharp jabs of sonic oddities on “Photo Booth” a recent single from Brooklyn’s Avery Friedman. This whimsical tune capsulizes the simple euphoria to be found on aContinue Reading
Photo by Gervelemae SELL EVERYTHING -Something New jazz-rock fusion Are bands that stylize their name in all caps being purposefully obnoxious? Most definitely yes, and I personally and generally am not a fan of the practice. However, I’ll let it slide for Dublin’s SELL EVERYTHING, a band that transcends mediocrityContinue Reading
There’s a wonderful convergence of natural and electronic elements at play across Triptyque, a fittingly titled three-track EP from Zurich-based musicians Théophile Blanchon and Merlin Breij. The trumpet’s voice may not be uttering words, but it offers narrative amidst the textural soundscapes the two put together. A triptych is aContinue Reading
Photo by Barthelemy de Mazenod Rosier – n’as-tu jamais vu d’oiseaux? alternative Montréalers Rosier grapple with all the feels on their recent single “n’as-tu jamais vu d’oiseaux?” Forget that the melody is to die for and that the acoustic backbone marries providentially with the classy electric guitars and production flair,Continue Reading
Photo by szm 4 missing scenes – dream or memory? ambient “dream or memory?” is an enticing new single from ambient producer missing scenes, the moniker of Portland, Orgeon-based artist R. Hunter. Originally conceived for a live performance at Portland’s Megalith venue, “dream or memory” not only features calming birdsongContinue Reading
Photo by szm 4 Córdoba/Ciurkot – Luminiferous Aether experimental Danish duo Ignacio Córdoba and Agata Ciurkot, who operate under the name Córdoba/Ciurkot, showcase their exploratory spirit on “Luminiferous Aether” the first single and opening track of the album “Ephemeral, Basal”, which will be released on January 17th, 2025, viaContinue Reading
Photo by Olegs Jonins Wicked Cities From A Distance – Lodern experimental electronic Through fifteen-plus minutes of saturated ambient textures, Wicked Cities From A Distance disseminates a comprehensive and dynamically intense soundscape on “Lodern”, a sprawling single replete with sustained distortions and drones of celestial frequencies. WCFAD is the workContinue Reading
Photo by Libre Leung Holding Hour – Can I Leave Me Too? indie rock Des Moiners Holding Hour deftly blends shoegaze and slacker intentions on their recent single “Can I Leave Me Too?”. Brimming with hazy optimism, the duo of Marissa Kephart and Scott Yoshimura offset their space-age synthetic rock withContinue Reading