Donāt have to travel far to discover the polite indie pop of Maps & Atlases. Their new LP, Lightlessness Is Nothing New, is due out June 1.Ā Source: SoundCloud / Barsuk Records Continue reading
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Fighting for civil liberties and sad beats with Gadget and the Cloud
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Math and music, the two universal languages. One exists in a vacuum without room for empathy, and the other is colored by just about every emotion an artist can muster. Often we focus on the sadness of music, especially in cases where circumstances are inherently upsetting (A Crow Looked at Me, Carrie & Lowell). Seeing a … Continue reading Fighting for civil liberties and sad beats with Gadget and the Cloud
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For EsmĆ©ās new power pop single goes all-in on the mouth motif, and doesnāt ever feel obvious or trite. Not even as juice from a blood orange drips down her chin.Ā Continue reading
Derazz may include twitchy vocal clips in his single,Ā āYour Love,ā but it doesnāt hesitate in sharing its slick vibes.Ā Source: SoundCloud / MA Continue reading
The first time you absorbĀ āBad For Glass,ā you may think youāre being fed subliminal messages. The bell that pauses the song briefly certainly adds to that feeling. But eventually you realize itās just a jazz experiment gone completely overboard, and the images feel less unsettling. This track appears on Xander Naylorās LP, Arc, which you can pick up on Bandcamp.Ā <a href=“http://xandernaylor.bandcamp.com/album/arc-2”>Arc by Xander Naylor</a> Continue reading
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Youāll spot Wylderness in the corner of your eye before their ringing noise rock registers.Ā Source: SoundCloud / Wylderness Continue reading
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