lofikay – “shining lights”
Went rummaging through the Trinidad & Tobago artists tagged on Bandcamp and happened upon this elegant lil beat tape. lofikay | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading lofikay – “shining lights”
Went rummaging through the Trinidad & Tobago artists tagged on Bandcamp and happened upon this elegant lil beat tape. lofikay | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading lofikay – “shining lights”
The quietest self-confidence anthem. Jess Kerber | buy From Way Down Here | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | Bandcamp Continue reading Jess Kerber – “Carry My Home”
Galactic brass, frothy melodies. Greg Surmacz | buy Building Beyond The Sky | website | Instagram | Spotify | Bandcamp Continue reading Greg Surmacz – “Loft Music”
Squeaky leafed angels. Dave De Rose | website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Dan Nicholls | website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Dave De Rose & Dan Nicholls – “plants heal”
This is the song of my summer. Miso Extra’s new album Earcandy is available in two color vinyl editions, get yours here. Miso Extra | buy Earcandy | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Miso Extra – “POP”
The direction of Tom Skinner’s LP, Voices of Bishara, goes off in zigs and zags, yet “The Journey” embarks on a trot with a purpose, as the song’s title suggests. The track provides a knowing respite on the record before diving further into the angles of Skinner’s mind. Tom Skinner | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify Continue reading Tom Skinner – “The Journey”
“Whiskey Kiss” is smoky like Chris Isaak, with the hedonism turned up to twenty. This track appears on Megan Diana’s fun EP, Songs from Villa Lena, which is available for pay-what-you-can on Bandcamp. Megan Diana | order Songs From Villa Lena | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Megan Diana – “Whiskey Kiss”
Makaya McCraven released a live version of “Dream Another,” a single off of his newest album, In These Times, so I listened to both for the first time. I have a deep appreciation for each; the studio version is lush and addictive while the live rendition is teeming with passion. It is more apparent McCraven’s control over the dreamy jam when you can see his … Continue reading Makaya McCraven – “Dream Another”
Sunny War is full of contradictions, most obviously including the Nashville musician’s moniker. Also, take into account the album art and title for Anarchist Gospel—or is it more of an oxymoron? She acknolwedges the duality on the Bandcamp liner notes, in a sense: “I feel like there are two sides of me… One of them is very self-destructive, and the other is trying to work … Continue reading Sunny War – “No Reason”
Whiel I have not yet heard all of Soft Science, the new LP from Brooklyn’s Matt Evans, I can tell it has many lessons within. On the singles, “Saprotrophia” and “Alocasia,” Evans takes science class outside—both opaque song titles refer to fungi and house plants, and the full record promises much more. Matt Evans | order Soft Science | website | Twitter | Instagram | … Continue reading Matt Evans – “Saprotrophia”