Pop was never trash
Pop’s popular for a reason, and while we’re all for promoting bands we love that might not be plastered on billboards in Times Square or on Billboard’s pages, I (personally, I can’t speak for everyone...
View ArticleListen: War Strings –“Tragedy (Lovesong)”
LA-based indie multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Stogel is a resilient presence, and his latest project, War Strings, is a direct indicator of that. Today, he released, “Tragedy (Lovesong),” the second...
View ArticleLaszlo and the Hidden Strength stays true to their name
Laszlo Horvath’s love life really gets away from him in the video for “Chastity Seatbelt”, debuting today from Lazlo and the Hidden Strength. It’s pretty shocking when it happens, because his voice is...
View ArticleNyssa’s “Anybodys” embraces conflicting duality in a cinema noir take on the...
Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back is ourselves, trapped within the confines of our own minds with competing facets of persona and haunted by the lingering specter of doubt or regret. Nyssa...
View ArticleSofia Bolt delivers fresh slacker rock on “All She Wants”
Photo by Jude Zasadski Fusing sleek, cool guitar riffs with mellowed vocals, Sofia Bolt paints a musical landscape all her own on “All She Wants.” Originally from Paris, Sofia Bolt (aka Amelie...
View ArticleFiona Apple ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’
On April 17, Fiona Apple released her first full-length record in eight years, and the world collectively wept. Upon listening to the first track, it’s very opening notes, I knew immediately that this...
View ArticleCoping with self-isolation and depression through music: a manifesto
Graphic by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. When my depression was at its worst, the last thing I wanted to do was leave my house. I would wander outside in the Wintertime, bundled beneath...
View ArticleHNRY FLWR finds salvation in the power of love in the uplifting video...
Photo by Lisa Candela “This song was written while sitting in a waiting room for my bandmate in a pediatric cancer clinic in New York City. Between the battle for his life and an intense breakup I just...
View Article“Rescue” us: The Vacant Lots latest single
“I need a rescue,” sing/speaks Jared Artaud of the electronic-psych band The Vacant Lots and don’t we all at this point. Their latest single: Rescue, is out April 24th and is an appropriate release...
View ArticleYou started running during quarantine? Groundbreaking.
Like florals for spring. Not an original thought/activity, but running has become an escape for many of us during this time of isolation (if we’re fortunate enough to have decent weather and the...
View ArticleEmbrace Samia’s world with her new video “Is There Something in the Movies”
Photo by Muriel Margaret Today the masterful singer-songwriter Samia releases her latest single and accompanying video for “Is There Something in the Movies”. Following a prodigious moment in her...
View ArticlePleasure Craft finds solace in solitude on “Nothing Ever Happens”
There’s a big difference between the mandatory isolation we’re all currently enduring and voluntarily separating oneself from the noise and pressures of the world outside. Toronto based producer Sam...
View ArticlePremiere: Cup “Nothing Could Be Wrong”
Cheekily twisted, unrelenting nostalgia and strong Friday the 13th vibes collide on Cup’s latest music video, “Nothing Could Be Wrong”. Set during a night out at Alphaville (which sounds like the best...
View ArticleHennessey’s back like old Manhattan synth-pop never left
Photo by Mike Martinez Leah Hennessey has done and seems to constantly be doing it all. Playwriting, acting in said written plays, being generally just pretty informed and informative of how to be...
View ArticleHiRUDiN: Austra’s nods to connection and letting go
As Austra, Katie Austra Stelmanis has built a world of blissful dramatic hymns with the help of ceremonial synth riffs, unbridled harmonies, and an honest approach to music throughout her career....
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A few of my favorite things: How Tragic
Meet Paige Campbell. Paige Campbell can sing. Front woman of post-riot grrrl quartet, How Tragic, Paige’s resonant belt and pop hooks bring a certain 2000s-nostalgia to the band’s otherwise punk...
View ArticleNo more regrets with Tall Juan’s ‘Don’t Come’
With all this time to self reflect, to look at yourself in the mirror, it’s a pretty popular moment for everyone to reassess what they want from life. From partners, from a career, from their...
View ArticlePremiere: Justus Proffit “Weaker Everyday”
Since his 2018 collaboration with Jay Som (Nothing’s Changed), Justus Proffit has racked up acclaim for his utterly expressive, instrumentally diverse discography. It’s easy to listen to his entire...
View ArticleEllen Siberian Tiger takes a powerful stand on “If A Tree Falls In The Forest”
Ellen Siberian Tiger is a self-described “3-piece feminist indie rock band with orchestral and punk influences.” There’s a lot of concepts going on for such a brief description but it’s probably as...
View ArticleMartyr for your love: Fontaines D.C. profess punk authenticity on “A Hero’s...
Photo by Grayce Leonard Fontaines D.C. came out swinging with their debut album, Dogrel, just last year; a well received and tightly focused post-punk influenced rabble rouser propelled forward by a...
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