Kia Rap Princess has the visual out for her song “In The Sunshine” featuring Protege from her 2022 album “Chapter X.” With RayShotIt behind the camera, the artists are found walking in Veterans Park near the Milwaukee Lakefront enjoying the fresh air. Kia and Protege rep plenty of hometown pride here with verses about being at the forefront of Milwaukee’s
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Violet Chambers dropped a new single and video. The artist gets dark and gritty here with a blend of gothic electronica and hip hop, ready to engulf his troubles in a blaze. Chambers equips various tools of intimidation including a lighter, a bat and a (fake) gun with crudely animated fires surrounding him, edited as if he’s in a video
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Indie rockers Well + Good have their third single out. This one tackles an existential crisis at the titular age, wondering who the heck you are and what you’re doing. You find yourself constantly stuck in your head trying to put fragments of meaning together but things just keep getting complicated, conveyed with the hook “why do you keep proving
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Singer-songwriter Genevieve Heyward released her sophomore single a couple weeks back. “Don’t Forget” is a piano-driven tune where Heyward ponders a situation in which she felt she wasted her time, singing of the past’s hold on her even as she grows. Her voice illuminates vivid memories of youthful love that ultimately got her down, contemplating the poignance of futility and
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Heezy the Artist dropped a new album at the beginning of the month. The hip hop artist delivers eleven songs where he’s getting reflections and ruminations off his chest, enlisting a stacked cast of fellow rappers for features as well. Heezy demonstrates his fondness for stripped-down yet moody production and composed yet firm delivery as he lyrically contends with mental
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Chris Crain’s latest single enlists singer-songwriter Eric Roberson for a smooth, stylish love cut. This soul tune finds Crain determined to keep a woman around for a while, as she’s brought magic into his life that gleefully radiates through Crain’s charming vocal performance. With funky grooves and jazzy nods to add bursts of charisma and flavor, Chris Crain’s “Stay” uncompromisingly
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Singer-songwriter Jay Matthes released a new album last week – his first new music in six years! He brings eleven tracks full of personality and boldness here, incorporating elements of folk rock, Americana and country as he goes. Matthes touches on topics like boozin’ away your problems (“Some People Drink”, “Living 100 Proof”), romantic temptation (“You’re Up to No Good”,
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Bremen Cafe hosted a wonderful evening of rock and roll on Thursday featuring the likes of Robits, Full Nude and Spidora in addition to new wave/garage punk artist Christy Costello from Minneapolis. Robits are a punk band consisting of vocalist/guitarist James Za, guitarist Eric Apnea, bassist Tabman and drummer Corey Baumann. Their name is an Isaac Asimov reference. The project
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Hip hop artist Lady SabO dropped the visual accompanying her 2022 tune “By The Slice.” Shot by Ocean Legacy Cinematic, she’s found commanding the energy over at Sal’s Pizza. Laying out cash while enjoying the restaurant’s offerings, Lady SabO drops bars on being flocked to but she’s got her priorities, plus she moves too quick for most to keep up
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Indie pop act Moonglow have returned with a new single and video. Shot by Brandon Stearns, the scene depicts the band appearing on a late-night TV show, but their singer is absent. Where is he? Oversleeping, of course! Vocalist Joe Humiston races to make it to the show before the song is over while being pursued by some guys he
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Docx released a new self-titled album this week which they describe as their most personal work to date. Fresh off the wave from their collaboration-heavy previous album “THE GURLS” dropped earlier this summer, the experimental producer returns to making music entirely solo here, carrying visceral themes of sexual identity and kink (as Docx mentioned in a recent interview with BOPS
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Singer-songwriter Sam Whitten’s released a new single and video earlier this summer, although the visual takes us back to colder days. Shot by Manolo Delgado, the scene spots Whitten goofing off along the Milwaukee River and playing guitar overlooking Lake Michigan. He’s shown running around frantically, engaging in workouts, strumming aggressively and anxiously searching for objects in the water, reflecting
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Culture Garden is a new psych rock project that just released their debut single and video. Shot by That’s A Beauty Productions, “Full Speed (Break)” takes us back to the days of home movies and video cameras with a grainy aesthetic. Vocalist Bryce O’Boyle gets chased around a playground by a shadowy figure who represents O’Boyle’s demons coming to haunt
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Indie rockers Ladders have returned with an EP; having reunited this past year, this is their first new music in seven years. The band blends elements of folk and pop while incorporating classical instruments like trumpet, violin and cello over six tracks, creating a lush, layered sonic landscape that feels akin to a fall Midwest road trip. These tunes are
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Psych-grunge rockers Grace Under Water released a new single last week – their first new music since their eponymous debut EP from January. This tune brings the tale as old as time of love gone awry, but with the band’s spirited delivery of car-chase riffs and alpine guitar solos, they really pack a provocative punch. If you like dark twists
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BriJon dropped a new single and video a few weeks back. The emerging R&B artist enlists Brandon Champ Robinson for the visual here; BriJon is having some wine in the company of a boyfriend when her phone starts blowing up. The TV starts talking to her and reminds her that no guy is worth holding herself back for, and that’s
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Tru West released a new album last Friday. The 15 tracks here all follow a story arc; it’s not simply an album about the evolution of a relationship – it encompasses the evolution of the *self* through said relationship, organically blending elements of pop, R&B, dancehall and hip hop. Things start fun and loose as West initiates a love affair
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Thrash metal act Bray Road have a music video accompanying “Feed the Beast” from recent album “FOCUSED.FIERCE.RELENTLESS…” out now. The visual is directed by Matty Jacobsen of Magic Dreams Productions and finds the band playing workers who decide to unleash a cryptid on their jerk of a boss, rocking out to cheer it on. Bray Road live up to the
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Blu Anxxiety (the trio of Dracula O, Rob Hoffman and New York-by-way-of-Milwaukee’s X Harlow) have released a new album out on Toxic State Records. The gothic post-punk/EBM act bring eleven tunes of uncompromisingly shadowy freestyling cacophony here that feels akin to keeping your head down as you escape dystopia. The commanding nature of shouted vocals invokes an adrenaline rush that
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Country rockers Dusk released a new album out on Don Giovanni Records this week. It’s nine songs that nod to classic roots and beating Midwestern hearts with a masterful blend of quintessential rock and roll, honky-tonk and traditional soul elements incredibly unique among regional bands. Dusk is the kind of group who will pull their crowd together from many different
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Tai Mistyque and Troy Tyler – two of Milwaukee’s top tier R&B artists – collaborated on a new single and video. Shot by Dylan Fout, the scene finds Mistyque and Tyler lovingly singing to one another in a downtown restaurant before having a romantic walk along the Milwaukee River by the Swing Park. The song is about not wanting your
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Hip hop artist Shadi’s latest single shines with blessings and optimism. She raps while accommodated by cool-headed production here in the spirit of turning adversity over on its head and celebrating Black liberation, turning water into wine and planting seeds that reveal hidden truths. Shadi fully embraces the power that she has to inspire her surroundings through music and wisdom
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Sound artist and poet Annie Grizzle released a new composition. It begins with a gracefully ethereal soundscape before increasingly clattering elements phase out the twinkling atmosphere. Then a new movement is introduced, complete with spoken word given by a mechanically altered voice that gets more and more discordant overtime. Annie Grizzle brings an elysian yet mystifying passage with “Not If
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Singer-songwriter East Cright dropped a new tune recently. Co-written by Mason Mattner, it’s a vibrant, sunny indie rock tune that touches on trying to catch someone who’s always on the move. East Cright prays that this person will come back around, but what are the chances? “Sandra” has the lighthearted sensibility of a 60’s pop hit but coated by a
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Bdwthr’s latest single is a short and sweet blast of explosive joy. Her marriage of hip hop and hyperpop is realized through a hazy, clangorous beat, boosted bass and high-tuned vocals that together feel like a chaotic dream. Bdwthr makes it clear with “Brand New Brain” that she’s having fun while up at the mic, uncompromising in her delivery with
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