The new three-part short film for John Isaac Watters’ Past Hope Now EP makes plain the push and pull of human relationships with purposeful choreography, settings, and saturation. Set aside twenty minutes to take in and fully appreciate this pairing of music and film. Continue reading
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sawdustandgin: Sarah Beatty’s vocals soar in every way in this acoustic rendition of “Bandit Queen.” This is the title track of Beatty’s upcoming “folk fable” record, out 2/3. Best Songs of 2017 4. Sarah Beatty – Bandit Queen Sarah Beatty | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Source: SoundCloud / SarahBeattyca Continue reading
Chamber pop meets ‘60s-era organ melodies in “Letter,” a single from Le Masque’s upcoming EP. Source: SoundCloud / Le Masque Continue reading
Satisfy your sweet tooth with lemin’s moving electro-ballad, “Cookie Dough Skin.” The track comes from the Toronto-based artist’s latest EP, hold A: act 1, which you can hear in full on Soundcloud. Source: SoundCloud / lemin. Continue reading
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. The enormity of the universe can seem overwhelming if you think about it for too long. Perhaps that is why we think of loved ones when we stargaze. If there exists a place as incomprehensible as heaven, it would have to be among the galaxies all out of reach to us here on Earth. I can only imagine these are … Continue reading
Kan Wakan in an artist I still struggle to wrap my mind around. He has been slowly revealing pieces of his forthcoming triple LP, Phantasmagoria, over the past few months, including the single “I Had To Laugh.” With a release date still not set, the depth of the project seems to never end, with more soothing melodies on his latest single “Tuesday,” featuring Rachel Fannan and Avi Buffalo. Pre-order the … Continue reading
Ren makes a case for falling in love in “Piece of Your Heart.” His new A Calling From the Shore EP comes out next Friday. Source: SoundCloud / Ren Continue reading
Matt FX has his hands all over this single from CE, which is a smooth soul ballad that builds slowly in order to find its rhythm. Source: SoundCloud / artistknownasCE Continue reading
If Slacker were turned into a sliding folk ballad, it would be this clip for “Runaways” by Gabriel Wolfchild & The Northern Light. Continue reading
It only takes one insistent piano key to anchor the strings and horns on this ballad. “Don’t you say I didn’t fight for youCan’t you see all my scars?Don’t you say you never let me downIt’s so crazy that we got this far” Source: SoundCloud / Noble Kids Continue reading
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