Photo by Mikhail Volkov Oldest Sea – Wolf Dream alternative Oldest Sea, founded by Sam Marandola in 2017, started as a personal exploration of folk music’s darker side. Now a full band, they blend haunting solo passages with walls of grit and distortion, weaving ambient folk and Americana with elementsContinue Reading
Photo by Leo Sokolovsky Left Iris – Crash indie rock Multi-instrumentalist Dubliner, Left Iris, delights his listeners with breezy 90s-tinged acoustic folk rock verses and an operatic falsetto chorus on his recent single “Crash.” The moniker of Finn O’Reilly, Left Iris’ tightly-knit combinations of straightforward guitar pop merge with more dreamyContinue Reading
Photo by Krišjānis Kazaks Autumn Girl Cry – She Listens to Girl in Red alternative Belgian bedroom pop artist Autumn Girl Cry delivers sweetly-sad slices of dreamy, low-key atmospheres. With reverbed guitars, captivating drum loops, and hazy vocals, her poetic lyrics create a captivating experience. Drawing comparisons to beabadoobee, AutumnContinue Reading
Photo by Александр Македонский Laura Wolf – Alluvial Fan alternative Making music that is both intelligent and fun is a perennial challenge, yet for cellist, singer, and producer Laura Wolf, this balance seems to come naturally. Her recent single, “Alluvial Fan,” is taken from the album “Shelf Life,” self-produced betweenContinue Reading
Photo by Ihor Malytskyi Viktor Benev – Aera IDM / glitch On his recent single “Aera,” the Bulgarian electro-acoustic artist Viktor Benev creates a beguiling environment of gentle splutters, simple piano keys, and delicate production in which to practice explorative sonic experimentalism. Benev’s musical education may have its roots inContinue Reading
Photo by Kyle Johnson Mervyn – Control alternative From the deepest recesses of the French Republic comes the awesomely industrial sounds of producer and composer Mervyn. On the recent single “Control,” the mononymous producer blends highly acidic electronic production with sweeter and more emotive sweepsContinue Reading
Photo by David Sager elshuffles – months of electronic dreams electronic London-based electronic artist elshuffles’ “months of electronic dreams” is a glitchy and pensive composition with a motivational undertone. While the emotional potency is akin to a video game soundtrack, the single constructs a world just as colourful and detailedContinue Reading
Photo by Randy Laybourne Antarctic Wastelands – I Can’t Feel You Anymore ambient Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow creates startling mellow ambient under the pseudonym Antarctic Wastelands. His most recent track, “I Can’t Feel You Anymore”, is a full-on luxury to the ear, yearning soundscapes that develop with cool tonesContinue Reading
Photo by Matthew Moloney Twin Bridges – Come Out / On alternative There’s a sweeping urgency to “Come Out / On”, the recent single from cellist and songwriter Twin Bridges. Originally from New Mexico and currently based in Portland, Oregon, the current musical project unfolded during the pandemic, when friendsContinue Reading
Photo by Tibor Krizsak Evelyn Cools – Control country Evelyn Cools is a singer songwriter operating on the more alternative side of country. Cools’s recent single, “Control”, is about embracing the fear of letting go, and is a sweeping testament to her ability to craft relatable and accessible songs twinged inContinue Reading