Chicago Underground Duo – “Hyperglyph”

Music has the capacity to make one see clearer…or in the case of the video for “Hyperglyph” by Chicago Underground Duo, vastly obscured. The great thing about jazz is that the imperfection of the pixelation complements the sound’s natural unpredictability. Chicago Underground Duo | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Chicago Underground Duo – “Hyperglyph”

Ruby My Dear – “J’adore le Soleil”

Nothing like celebrating the sun at an underground rave. If you have the aesthetic of a Deadhead and the musical taste of a nightclub scene in a European movie, might I recommend Ruby My Dear’s Confiture à la Plage? Ruby My Dear | order Confiture à la Plage | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Ruby My Dear – “J’adore le Soleil”

Briana Marela – “Willful or Self-willed”

The Cribs know where this track takes place (“where you’ll fall in love so hard that you’ll wish you were dead”), and Briana Marela fell under its spell (“I fell in and out of love here”). Ripe fruit rot sweetly. Briana Marela | order My Inner Rest | SnG coverage | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Briana Marela – “Willful or Self-willed”

Nadia Reid – “Not Giving It Out”

Nadia Reid is a spectacular songwriter, and her recent single is a beautiful addition to her discography. “Not Giving It Out” takes the listener to a remote, lush cove flanked by a reef that prevents waves from breaking heavily at its mouth. In Reid’s own words, the song is “a luminous, slow-burning song about love, identity, and quiet resistance. It’s rooted in Dunedin’s North East … Continue reading Nadia Reid – “Not Giving It Out”