Monthly Archives: April 2022

AUDIO: Astronaut Husband – “Angel Jar”

Indie folk artist Astronaut Husband is out with a new record today. Over eleven tracks, Alec Grefe’s gentle and feathery voice sings themes of heaven and angels; in the midst of profound loneliness and despair, Grefe feels assured as long as there’s an angel flying near. He ponders what lies beyond the sky, relentlessly seeking spiritual meaning and contemplating existential

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AUDIO: Convert – “Saves”

Gothic rockers Convert are out with their highly anticipated debut album on Forge Again Records, Triple Eye Industries, and Dog & Pony Records. It’s eleven tracks of electrifying fortitude, encompassing elements of post-punk and electronic while tackling dark storytelling. With hell-raising riffs, fiery vocals, tenebrous atmosphere and sharp cohesion between the five members, Convert define themselves with grand stylistic presentation

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AUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Starting to Dream”

Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer released a new album. We’ve gotten to know Neumeyer pretty well over the last year with his many instrumental compositions utilizing marimba, bells and chimes, but he’s got more up his sleeve – Neumeyer sings here! This record is an exuberant, positive exercise in actualizing Neumeyer’s increasingly layered creative vision, inspired by his father’s recent passing.

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AUDIO: Jillian’s Revenge – “Shit Could Be Worse”

Jillian’s Revenge is the collaborative effort between hip hop greats Shle Berry and Yogie B & Keez. Their debut EP dropped on 4/20 and it’s five songs. The rappers let out feelings about people who disrespect, use, and be dishonest with you. The fourth track “Everyday is 420, So Here’s A Regular Song” finds them reflecting on the past and

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AUDIO: Valerie Lighthart – “Pt. III: The Banshee”

Mystical folk pop artist Valerie Lighthart concludes her “By Moonlight” trilogy with “The Banshee” out now. It’s three songs where Lighthart enters sorcerous electronica territory, even incorporating an 808’s beat juxtaposed with playful wonder in “Walkin’ Slowly.” The EP is one about reclamation, power, and conquering; Lighthart embodies a dominating character who haunts her enemies and cleanses her narrative of

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AUDIO: The First Rule – “Racists Are Assholes”

Skate punks The First Rule tell racists to fuck off in their latest single. The band unleashes the pent-up energy from dealing with assholes but have fun doing it, mocking confederate flags and nationalist garbage in the style of an irresistible shout-along. The First Rule stand fast in their dismissal of reactionaries with “Racists Are Assholes.”

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VIDEO: Docx – “You Will Not Know”

Experimental pop artist Docx has visuals out to the song “You Will Not Know” from recent EP “Episode 11111111.” With effects by evilVenus, we observe a Hello Kitty-type character moving across the screen like in a video game while shadowy red-and-black figures haunt the background. The protagonist runs pasts increasingly dark messages of discouragement and nihilism, forth towards ostensible doom.

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