Racism is insidious and will likely be part of our cultural lexicon for decades to come. When confronted with equality and love, as Alicia Blue describes in “Incognito,” we can defeat it. Source: SoundCloud / Alicia Blue Continue reading
AllegrA captures the underappreciated intimacy of being in a friend’s home. Every seemingly mundane moment curls into lifelong memories just like the elegant guitar flutters in the verses of “Spoon or Fork.” Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Brighton, UK’s Evadney uses this pop experiment to consider love, having already fallen, without regret, deeply into it. Continue reading
The Cool Greenhouse may have accidentally found its way into the monotone, experimental bleakness that I covered briefly when ******** released The Drink. “Cardboard Man” puts emphasis on every hard consonant throughout the warped manifesto—it is more of a parable than a reflection of reality. Source: SoundCloud / The Cool Greenhouse Continue reading
San Diego’s Exasperation takes pleasure in the destruction with this crunchy, post-rock number. Bookmark this video for when you need to vicariously let out some aggression. Paradise by Exasperation Continue reading
Industrial crashes align with a woodwind composition that could have been written by Cosmo Sheldrake. It will make you wish for a downpour. Continue reading
sngalbums: Ioanna Gika Releases Godly New LP, Thalassa Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. When we cannot fathom a situation on our dying planet, in our finite lives, we turn to the gods. Los Angeles musician and songwriter, Ioanna Gika (formerly of Io Echo) just released her new LP named after the goddess of the sea: Thalassa. The title track itself is relatively short, but the … Continue reading
Bubbly New Single From Dresage and G.Smith Is a Feminist Bop
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Can there be too many feminist anthems? Dresage and G.Smith don’t think so; in fact, they recently collaborated on a new one called “Therapy,” which Grimy Goods has the pleasure to premiere today. It is a happy compromise between their production styles, where every bubbling moment holds something bold and new. Drink up the new song’s empowerment. Read more. Dresage … Continue reading Bubbly New Single From Dresage and G.Smith Is a Feminist Bop
The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Photo Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney II Originally appeared on Ones to Watch. Kera Armendariz is aggressively human. Watch them onstage, and you may feel the freedom that reaches beyond their extremities or giggle at the many expressions that flash across their face. Speaking one-on-one, you’ll notice their boundless charm. … Before they had the vocabulary for it, Armendariz has always centered their art on identity. They … Continue reading The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
LA’s Mating Ritual delivers new album Hot Content and preps for North American tour
Photo Credit: Kevin Vinh Doan Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. A warning should come on Mating Ritual’s new record—like a Parental Advisory sticker, but spicier. It could resemble a chili pepper or a flame, or another universally accepted symbol for heat. That is, of course, because the LA-based duo’s third LP is a cache of Hot Content; fans can get their … Continue reading LA’s Mating Ritual delivers new album Hot Content and preps for North American tour
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