‘Hemm’ is a reference to gender neutrality, both as a cross of the words ‘him’ and ‘her,’ and also as a derivative of the Swedish gender neutral pronoun ‘hen.’ For a band whose name has many layers of meaning, their single “Dearest Friend” is alarmingly straightforward: it was written as an ode to the people that are most special in our lives.  <a href=“http://hemm.bandcamp.com/track/dearest-friend”>Dearest Friend … Continue reading

Last week, folks across the country collectively burned their retinas by staring at the solar eclipse, a phenomenon that also serves as the principal image and namesake of Emmit Fenn’s newest EP. On the single, “What We Once Were,” glitchy melodies form a hazy view of the past, while the video indicates a leap into a dystopian future.  Continue reading

Panel Releases Their First Compilation LP Featuring the Best of London’s Underground Producers

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  Panel is a new label based in London with their first full length compilation, titled Ample, out now. […] When initially organizing the compilation, the label had set out to give it some narrative direction, but coordinating collaboration became difficult. Instead, the songs were made entirely independently, and still, the direction of musical styles complement one another beautifully. With a Panel release … Continue reading Panel Releases Their First Compilation LP Featuring the Best of London’s Underground Producers