Photo by Wanchai Thiantanawat Keeley – Arrive Alive alt-pop Fronted by inventive singer-songwriter and guitarist Keeley Moss, Keeley is a Dublin-based group that deals in ultra-personalized blasts of hazy and bewitching psychedelic pop-rock songs. Their debut album, Floating Above Everything Else, may draw from the macabre subject matter of anContinue Reading
ILUITEQ is an Italian electronic duo comprised of artists Sergio Calzoni and Andrea Bellucci. The pair’s work centres around climatic soundscapes glittered with minimal percussion, often downtempo, and splatters of tonal beauty. Their last full-length album, Reflections from the Road, boasts heavenly mixes of calming and colourful disposition. TheseContinue Reading
Photo by Wanchai Thiantanawat Nico Less – Slowing Everything Down ambient In a fast-paced world, slowing down may seem counterintuitive. Productivity is a virtue, and, to some, stopping to smell the roses is a selfish act of indulgence. Thankfully, German ambient producer Nico Less is here to convince us otherwise.Continue Reading
You have to leave a place to appreciate coming home. When Glastonbury-based musician Dead Carter was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a form of chronic fatigue syndrome, he had to move away from his work with his group Dean Carter and the High Commission and focus on his health. However, thisContinue Reading
Photo by Alex Cooper Tired All The Time – Formulae alternative Washington DC three-pieceContinue Reading
Photo by Mathias Reding tr!stan. – Spiral Ethos ambient Operating from his University dorm room in the South West of the UK, ambient producer Tristan Pilkington, A.K.A tr!stan., merges static and evolving synths with cascading tones, mournful strings, and subtle birdsong on the single “Spiral Ethos”, a track taken from hisContinue Reading
Photo by Scott Evans Future Daughter – Eg er liten eg alternative You’d be forgiven for assuming that “Eg er liten eg,” the first single taken from Norwegian experimental electronic group Future Daughter’s album Nye Krigere, is a soundtrack to a fantastical story. Not only does its loose structure dynamicallyContinue Reading
Photo by Saxon White Teen Mortgage – Oligarchy post-punk Irresistibly immediate and simple rock riffs are counter played against sneering vocals and pugnacious drums on “Oligarchy,” the blistering new single from Washington DC duo Teen Mortgage. The track is a high-octane assault on capitalist powers (“because corporate flaws they makeContinue Reading
Photo by Ahya Agawis The Dreambows – SPLAT! psychedelic Sounding like a 7-inch from the ’60s you might find by accident at a car boot sale, “SPLAT!” is the intoxicating new single from Floridian collective The Dreambows. Comprising members Stephen Dewsnap, Brandon Rasouli, Trevor Johnson, Dan Potvin, and Jake Ratiner,Continue Reading
Photo by Markus Spiske Sloome – Sparkle Finish indie rock Sweet melodies and atmospheric guitars are the name of the game for Californian rockers Sloome on “Sparkle Finish,” a bodacious single from their recent EP Wonderful Nice. Exuding a coastal cool, this five-piece group manages to straddle the fine lineContinue Reading