The forest in Taft’s video clip for “Winters” contains the perfect ratio of greens to earthy browns. The track is one of six new songs on the band’s next EP, goodnight, plum. goodnight, plum by Taft Continue reading
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The cloudy rock of Welsh quartet Los Blancos hits slacker levels on their new single, “Ti Di Newid.” Source: SoundCloud / Libertino Continue reading
Lavender indie pop. Source: SoundCloud / Bryson Cone Continue reading
The heartwarming honesty of Charlotte Cornfield justifies its surprisingly noisy foundation. Continue reading
Failure is part of the process, sure, but rejection is not so easy to accept. Do your best to pick yourself up with the tentative words of Talker. Continue reading
I am hard-pressed to find any type of flaw on Huntly’s single, “Low Grade Buzz,” which will appear as the title track on a new album. The namesake hum comes through as part of the instrumentation, as intentional feedback, and as a reminder of endless entropy. Low Grade Buzz by Huntly Continue reading
On “Strzez sie pociagu,” Ługowski and the band prove that they can do melancholy just as well as the next freeform troupe. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Bartosz Ługowski delivers another playful instrumental album, this time using sounds from the neighborhood. My favorite sample-turned-melody is the heavy machinery sigh heard distinctly at the end that benefitted from new life of horns and woodwind. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Queer grunge rock achieves a higher purpose for Swinomish musician, Katherine Paul aka Black Belt Eagle Scout. Her new video for “Soft Stud” was filmed on the ancestral lands of the Chinook tribe, located in what is otherwise known as Oregon and Washington states. Continue reading
In a traditional sense, “Be Your Lover” is a tragedy. There is no hope for the relationship, even in the titular line. Source: SoundCloud / DOV Continue reading
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