Photo by Athena girlfriend. – Trust rock The music of Dublin outfit girlfriend. is as stylized as their lowercase and punctuated name. Their softly melodic verses are counterbalanced with extensively atmospheric rock composed of bendy chords, smashing drums, and ethereal vocals. A comparison to The Cranberries would be work-shy butContinue Reading
Photo by Inga Seliverstova corporeal – more than me shoegaze Bostonian experimentalists corporeal create something delicate and special on “more than me”, a blisteringly lo-fi shoegaze experiment with MBV-style guitar manipulations and buried vocals. This is catchy and played with so much stylish irreverence that this loose-but-focused ensemble showcases theirContinue Reading
Photo by Scott Evans Guy Blue – No Other Life (Without You) alternative If you’re due a cry, “No Other Life (Without You)” by Milwaukeean indietronica musician Jack Ladd, AKA Guy Blue, might be able to open the floodgates. A simply gorgeous melody is given heightened meaning with lyrics thatContinue Reading
Photo by Kyle Johnson Vitesse X – Right Now alternative pop NY-based electronic thaumaturge Jordan Stern, AKA Vitesse X, spins an intoxicating waterfall of sputtered melodies, hazed-out vocals, and danceable percussion on her recent single “Right Now”. The single is taken from the upcoming follow-up to her debut album, Us Ephemeral,Continue Reading
Photo by Mathias Reding. The Know – Me indie Wife and husband duo The Know invite the listener into their sweet world of good vibrations and positive but thorough emotions on the recent single “Me”. Taken from their upcoming second EP, the song sees the group expound on their dreamyContinue Reading
Photo by Grace Ho David Curington – Assured Listening Experience experimental The mystifying plunderphonics of Mancunian artist David Curington are spread across 26 minutes on the recent release “Assured Listening Experience”. Like Ronseal Quick Drying Woodstain, it does exactly what it says on the tin, assuring a wonderous, if notContinue Reading
Photo by simon peel Unstuck – Anne-Marie pop punk Wexford arrivistes Unstuck play blisteringly fun indie rock as exhibited on their recent single “Anne-Marie”. The lo-fi sound and loud guitars complicate the otherwise pop simplicity of this infectious track. With slacker sentiments, Unstuck claims viability with Mid-Atlantic accents and relentlesslyContinue Reading
Photo by Jameson Draper Sad Girls Aquatics Club – Beyond The Blue pop Purveyors of smooth and fashionable “break up pop”, Yinzer duo Sad Girls Aquatics Club have released the simple and catchy “Beyond The Blue”. Members Marie Mashyna and Chelsea Rumbaugh set sporadic hits of futuristic electro against brightContinue Reading
Photo by melanie nobaru Emma Tricca – King Blixa folk rock London-based Italian artist Emma Tricca’s smooth vocals are spread evenly across her rousing new single “King Blixa”. Taken from the upcoming album Aspirin Sun, out April 7th on Bella Union, the song rises from arty country folk to high-intensity chamber popContinue Reading
Photo by Hayes Potter The Fuchsias – Elephante instrumental rock Brighton instrumental two-piece The Fuchsias have released the blistering single “Elephante”, taken from their debut EP ‘Isle’ which asserts the group as a reckoning force in the experimental instrumental scene. Recorded in Brighton and Amsterdam, the track slowly sprawls outContinue Reading