Monthly Archives: October 2021

ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: 9 A.M., SSAANN, Jacob Slade

An eclectic night of young talent took place at Anodyne on Thursday night; 9 A.M., SSAANN, Social Cig, and Jacob Slade all performed to a warm reception. Halloween costumes were of course involved. 9 A.M. is the solo electro-indie pop project of Phatanoune Douangvilay (known as PD), who also plays in indie rock band Negative/Positive. This was their first show

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AUDIO: Rat Bath – “Meat Poppet / Sweet Puppet”

Country-core band Rat Bath have a two-song EP out today. “Meat Poppet” is an aggressive jam that warns you to keep your distance, while “Sweet Puppet” slows things down and succumbs to the hungry lust of another; the latter features singer-songwriter Johanna Rose as well. It’s cathartic and affecting, giving the perspective of someone intensely processing their autonomy. Rat Bath

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AUDIO: Black Challenger – “Radiance”

Dark synthwave artist Black Challenger is out with his second album today. Without any lyrics, “Radiance” dwells in the night-cloaked rapture of electronic ether. There’s not a single moment of under-confidence in adventure here; the Challenger knows exactly where he’s going at all times, and the result is an enthralling expedition with each movement. For those that don’t know, Black

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AUDIO: Julia Thomsen And DJ Jason Cadden – “Praying Moment (Remix)”

The music is beating, the piano is flowing, and the energy grabs the ears like ear warmers on Julia Thomsen and DJ Jason Cadden’s latest release. ‘Praying Moment (Remix)’ is a lovely EDM track that is the perfect cure to modern life’s pressures. The music of ‘Praying Moment (Remix)’ is distinctive, placing Julia and Jason on their own shelf and

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VIDEO: Shxde – “Echo”

Electronic producer Shxde has a new single and video out. Featuring vibrant magenta and lavender filters, the scene finds people running through an underground tunnel, on the shore at sunrise, engaging in romance, and partying at a rave. There’s various underwater shots – some featuring jellyfish – as well. It’s a song for those moments where you feel on top

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AUDIO: Dave Schoepke – “Stunted”

Experimental drummer Dave Schoepke is out with the second single off his upcoming record. This one’s a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Marco Sebastian Christ; Schoepke laid down the suspenseful beat while Christ added some cinematic ambience, giving the track a mysterious thrill friendly to an apocalyptic movie. Stay tuned for more to come from Dave Schoepke soon.

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AUDIO: Lurk – “The Well”

Andrew Meier’s dungeon synth project Lurk recently created a new track for Lamp & Dagger’s “This Tape is Haunted” collection, which features Halloween-themed soundscapes from a number of dark ambient/dungeon synth artists. Beginning with samples of animal croaks and rain sounds, the track doesn’t take long to evolve into a horror-stricken cascade of thunder and spooks. It’s a rumbling composition

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AUDIO: Live Tetherball Tonight – “Who Liked Who First?”

Emo-indie rockers Live Tetherball Tonight have a new EP out this week. It’s four songs that encompass the cycles of a teetering relationship. Everything starts with the hindsight about starting everything (“Ask You Out”), obstacles are dealt upon the road, and then the realization is made that you wouldn’t change anything about the other person but you’d change yourself for

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