We posted a lot of music in August. To make it easier to listen without having to click back and forth between posts, we made three playlists using all music (available on Soundcloud) that graced the blog in the past 31 days. The playlists are curated with attention to genre and feeling. This one is: BLUEelectronica and soul Source: SoundCloud / Sawdust and Gin Continue reading
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A duet of strained whispers and an echoing acoustic guitar mark “Foothills” by Bobey. Find this single on his new EP called Siblings which came out last week; listen and buy on Bandcamp. Source: SoundCloud / Golden Brown Continue reading
Don’t let the glitches of the video fool you—”It’s So Sad” is the kind of downtempo R&B single that encourages emotional clarity. Continue reading
Don’t Give Up Hope Yet: Pathway to Paris at the Ace Hotel on September 16th
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. This may come as a shock, but there is still some hope left for the planet after all. The Paris Agreement was adopted by 195 countries in December of 2015, and then, a year-and-a-half later, the Trump administration sent a formal notice to the UN announcing that the US would withdraw. The agreement has little short-term effect on the country; … Continue reading Don’t Give Up Hope Yet: Pathway to Paris at the Ace Hotel on September 16th
What makes this song so special is not just its emotional piano melodies, but its self-awareness; Stréliski can be heard describing her composition by name, saying: “For me, ‘Plus tôt’ is a piece that talks about this sort of space and time that you’re in before things happen to you. The sort of calm that you can feel when you don’t know that some events are … Continue reading
A shadowy post-disco smooch. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
“Island” and “Lazerquest” both appear on the latest record from Parker Saves the World! called You’re Doing Great. It features nine diverse tracks where Parker sets dark feelings to creative production; don’t miss those jovial flutes on this single. Source: SoundCloud / Parker Saves The World! Continue reading
Parker Saves the Day! aka Mike Lightz joins legions of underground rappers that discuss anxiety and depression openly. But “Island” is the antidote to those afflictions, featuring calm, smooth production. Source: SoundCloud / Parker Saves The World! Continue reading
The new collaborative album between Winter and Triptides explores a new blue-red hue in the Boston-native’s palette, best expressed through this single whose title translates to “Sweet Violet.” Estrela Mágica by Winter & Triptides Continue reading
You can’t alway trust authority to react with everyone’s best interests in mind when they hear the quasi-sirens in Greg Laswell’s “Royal Empress.” Source: SoundCloud / GregLaswell Continue reading
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