Now that I have lived for eleven years on the other side of the country from where I grew up, I have a more pronounced affection for what I call my hometown heroes, who are up-and-coming athletes or performers or persons of note. I relish in seeing success for other folks who are also where I’m from, even though I could never see myself returning … Continue reading Hometown Heroes for All
Nmesh’s chopped up jam “Heavyweight Subliminal” is a piece of modern art that masquerades as a song with a music video. It circulates around a solid motif and reminds you that, like everyone else, you are equally as susceptible to covert psychological warfare. Nmesh | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Nmesh – “Heavyweight Subliminal”
Beautiful things happen when ambient dreamwave marries vocals with soul. Purelink | Instagram | YouTube | Bandcamp Loraine James | YouTube | Soundcloud Continue reading Purelink – “Rookie” feat. Loraine James
Written like a persuasive essay, “SPANK!” by HiTech gets your ass shaking even if you aren’t listening to the lyrics. HiTech | website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading HiTech – “SPANK!”
Work through your own crash-related trauma with “Blue Mountains,” the closing track on Singapore Dreaming that ironically ends with steady claps of a cymbal. Subsonic Eye | buy Singapore Dreaming | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Bandcamp Continue reading Subsonic Eye – “Blue Mountains”
A beautiful reel of vintage nature footage, with aerial footage taken in helicopters instead of by drones, accompanies the latest contemporary vaporwave effort by Jazz Playaz. “If I Could” appears on the back half of their latest LP, Channel Surfing, which is available on ultra-limited 140-gram vinyl on Bandcamp. Jazz Playaz | order Channel Surfing | YouTube | Spotify SIC Records | Facebook | Twitter … Continue reading Jazz Playaz – “If I Could”
A healthy reminder to forge your own path, not follow someone else’s. CATT | website | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Bandcamp Continue reading CATT – “Jungle of Abundance”
A hopeful start to MOLLY’S SON, an album-long ode to deramcastmoe’s mom. dreamcastmoe | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading dreamcastmoe – “WE GONE MAKE IT”
Ascendant psych rock. Saving Miles Lemon | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp Continue reading Saving Miles Lemon – “You’re a Star”
State Change, the new album from composer Molly Joyce, is an achievement in many ways. Joyce tells a poetic autobiographical tale about an accident that permanently injured her left hand using adaptive tools with a compositional focus on disability. As if the music itself wasn’t already vulnerable—”August 6, 1999″ is sparse enough to let you imagine the pain for yourself. Molly Joyce | buy State … Continue reading Molly Joyce – “August 6, 1999”
Sawdust & Gin 