Single Reviews: 29 August 2023: Nico Less, BEVERLEE, Norvmbega, Hey, Chroma, Qid Love
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
Dean Carter – Songs Without Words, Vol. 2 (Album Review)
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
Single Reviews: 26 August 2023: Tired All The Time, Ruud Voesten, Osopho, Gregg Garvey, Blanco White
Photo by Alex Cooper Tired All The Time – Formulae alternative Washington DC three-pieceContinue Reading
Single Reviews: 15 August 2023: tr!stan., Lucagotbbm, Laura Misch, Fellow Hollow, Ann Annie
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
Single Reviews: 6 August 2023: Future Daughter, Half Human, Death Hags, Bubka, Cinematonic
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
Single Reviews: 28 July 2023: Teen Mortgage, Requiem, Samuel Blaney, Mike Goodspeed, Lightphaser
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
Single Reviews: 24 July 2023: The Dreambows, Olivia Belli, Alba James, Holy Creatures, Rev. Barry Frink and The Bad Buzz
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
Single Reviews: 19 July 2023: Sloome, Brandon De La Cruz, Mookee, Felix Bornholdt, Jon Thorstensen
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
Single Reviews: 16 July 2023: Lily Taylor, Mittere, Jörgen Kjellgren, Eros Blindfold, Daley Road
Photo by Barthelemy de Mazenod Lily Taylor – Ever New ambient Texas-based sound artist Lily Taylor may have academic training in performance and composition of contemporary music, but her work, evidenced by the new single “Ever New,” is far from dry or overly intellectual. Instead, her music feels organic asContinue Reading
Single Reviews: 8 July 2023: Divorce Court, Bre Kennedy, Kip LaVie, Old Man Canyon, Black Hat
Photo by Markus Spiske Divorce Court – Blindspot (feat. døves) chillgaze Divorce Court, the stage name of US artist Lynden Williams, collaborates with LA producer døves on the cathartic new single “Blindspot”. With themes of accepting the self, the track calls for a connection to nature as an antidote toContinue Reading