Classical composer Teddy Breihan is out with a symphony depicting the rise and fall of Bernie Sanders, who spoke to the American people with compassion about the brokenness of capitalism but ultimately could not spark revolutionary change in Washington on his own. Part One maintains hope and optimism, Part Two builds tension through a sense of fierce navigation (like Bernie
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Hip hop artist Lake enlisted No B for one last single to close out the year. The chorus finds Lake getting so high he can’t feel his feet and he starts thinking he might need help. He’s thrown aside his old ways and since found a new lane, so he invites you to choose which version of himself you fuck
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King Bando and Chicken P are completely unapologetic on a brash new drop.
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The trio of artists are all about bettering themselves on a retrospective track.
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Mystic pub rockers A Warmer Language released their debut EP today. It’s three songs – one of which we heard last week (“Plasticity”) – and they all take a theatrical approach to lyrics that conjure palpable scenery. “Melody” touches on themes of fate and destiny while “Into the Void” seems to be about embarking on a risky endeavor with someone.
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T. Reese is celebrating his release with a new single and visual.
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Wave Chapelle completes his weekly drops for 2021 with a strong finale.
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Punk rockers Billy Dreamer have a two-piece out to close 2021. It wasn’t long ago when they dropped “Fuck Snapple/BYOG” so clearly they’re on a roll. Rowdy and rambuctious, the band tackles depression and isolation with “Already Dead” while similarly jumping on the dead ends of one’s mind in “Living Rooms.” It’s a quick ass-kicking that dwells out of a
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Psychedelic-Americana rockers Thriftones dropped a two-piece to close the year. The first song “Lovin’ Man” is a jangly tune about fancying someone and wondering who’d be their lover if not you; the second song “Addict’s Lament” is self-explanatory and touches on the vicious cycle of coming down and getting high. With a melancholy atmosphere cloaking vocalist Matt Davies, “Addict’s Lament”
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Check out new music from Social Cig and Jacob Slade, Lake, Zonk Rolan and plenty more in this week’s playlist.
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“Bleib Doch” is the latest release from boy band Team 5ünf. The single is a German cover of the song “ Stay Another Day” originally performed by East 17. As always, Team 5ünf demonstrates their ability breathe new life into a well known classic. Team 5ünf‘s Jay Khan teams up with Sammy Naja to produce an album for Team 5ünf.
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H. Kain and Duch have no reservations when it comes to talking about the greatest.
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“Cali Girls” is the latest single by Alexis Kings and a vivid display of the band’s unique ‘retro meets contemporary’ sonic style. The quintessentially British alternative rock band have unveiled the ideal song to raise excitement before the release of their upcoming EP. Served with funky, cool, feel-good, and trippy vibes, “Cali Girls” is an extremely solid release both in
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Ave4 composes a record from the heart with an object of affection in mind.
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Falling Flat manage to flex on a their version of a trap banger.
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Jon Henry feels larger than life on an old-school influenced track.
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Hip hop artist Gwapo Chapo enlisted Big Ju for a new TeeGlazedIt-shot video. The duo take a ride in an SUV and go to the club, dropping bars full of casual flexes about taking up space and being in a different lane. They take notice of you if you’re beefing on the Internet or over women, but that’s not what
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Indie rockers Vanity Plates are out with their first new single in over three years! Vocalist-guitarist Alex Shah shares sentiments that feel vividly familiar as we keep getting older in spite of the pandemic putting our lives on different tracks – hobbies becoming chores, doing what you say you’ll do but feeling selfish about it, growing distant from those once
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Indie rockers Social Cig and Jacob Slade teamed up for a single to close out their mutually-fruitful years of output. Parker Schultz sings about life’s transitional hurdles; it can be weird and uncomfortable at first when people move around and you get older, but evolving doesn’t mean dissolving, which he drives home as the point here. It’s a coming-of-age song
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Electronic artist Slamhaus released a new single this week. He confronts relationship issues that don’t seem to change, using “having some bacon and eggs” as a metaphor for just doing his own thing in spite of the imminent tensions. With robotic vocals and psychedelic rock riffage, Slamhaus takes us soaring in his world one last time before the end of
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Dream pop artist Blacktop is out with a new record. As the title suggests, Austin Wood reflects on evolving with the world and his surroundings over these six songs. Whether he’s crazy for his lover with “Better For You” or starting over after a breakup with “Getting to Know Myself” or struggling to make sense of it all with “June,”
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Chit Chat are a new twee punk trio consisting of Harrison Colby, Carmella D’Acquisto, and Jeremy Ault. Their debut single is out now and it’s catchy as hell; it’s about the feeling of really wanting to talk to someone attractive but you feel you need to hide the true you. So naturally, you rock out about it. Inspired by UK/Irish
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Mystic pub rockers A Warmer Language are out with their debut single. It’s a jubilant one inspired by Irish spirit, with excited and playful lyrics featuring the duet of vocalists Danielle Renee and Jeremy Swenson, encouraging you to go in for the kill. The galloping melody is backgrounded with sunny piano and crashing percussion, making for an irresistibly danceable ditty
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Experimental artist Kinth has a new album out. Mixing acoustic and electronic elements, these seven tracks feel like a canvas of emotion through difficult times. Themes in the lyrics and song titles range from enduring pain to police brutality to the gradual abandonment of Earth by the rich to waiting on love to persevere, coupled with lush and layered soundscapes.
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The street rap formula for success is in full effect on the new tape.
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