Punk rockers Direct Hit! dropped a new single this week and it’s all about being alone in the abyss. The band goes full throttle here with blazing riffage and roaring vocals, unhinged by how isolating and futile it is to try and fit in; we’re all just waiting on our impending doom at the end of the day and it’s
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Singer-songwriter/producer Max Segovia released two new songs recently. The first tune “Just One Act (Can Change the World)” is lovingly crafted with a bed of piano and synths, encouraging the listener to make a difference around them with each small gesture and a little bit at a time. The second tune “Theme From Track & Field” is an instrumental tune
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P4li and SHeK teamed up for a new single. The hip hop artists are looking to get their drink on and have a good time with women. After bouncing around in a Beamer, they get to the house with said company and proceed to have a ton of fun with shots of whiskey, getting high and enjoying Denny’s. “Frisbee” is
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Electronic producer Chan wastes no time getting new bangers out, and his first single of 2023 is out now. This cut lives up to its name by getting everyone on the floor wobbling and going bananas. With blaring synths and a commanding vocal sample demanding the party, “Shake” is wild fun for a Saturday night club. Chan dropped a ton
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R&B artist A.P. dropped a new single recently, and it continues the unapologetic romantic energy we first heard from his single “Promise 2 You.” Enlisting artist Aysia for a feature, A.P. sings about feeling like he’s in a fantasy, and Aysia plays the part of his love interest to reciprocate the infatuation. It’s a tender anthem from A.P.; we hope
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Hip hop artist Jerm Satori’s latest single finds him crazy about a woman. She’s his peace and he needs her to know it; he’s looking to have a nice evening out and spoil her, taking her to dinner and roll one up with her. It’s a love letter to the one you want to get away from everything with by
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Hip hop artist CJ Folds’ latest single is a poignant one. Over forlorn guitar production, the artist laments a breakup, struggling with a broken heart and trying to understand what went wrong. People tell him that it gets better but that’s hard to accept in the moment. It’s a devastatingly sad yet hauntingly powerful cut from CJ Folds about love
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Dennis Hawk and Dave Schoepke continue their prolonged collaboration with a piece about leaving parts of you behind. As such, there’s a profound sense of sadness with Hawk’s flutes, balanced by marked determination from Schoepke’s rhythm. Living into one’s dreams requires departure and forfeiture, which can certainly evoke melancholy akin to Hawk and Schoepke’s duality here. “Sacrifice” is a contemplation
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B~Free has put her 2023 in motion with a new single. Dedicated to Women’s History Month, this tune finds the singer owning her independence as a woman in the industry who does all her music herself. When she says she does everything – she means it – so quit with the fake shock and quit asking her husband. Gentle with
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Newcoming indie rock trio Well + Good released their debut single. It’s a tune about love and desire for someone who’s not reciprocating but they stay playing with your feelings. The sugar has won, as the band repeats, and you end just being a sucker for them. Well + Good just played their debut show at Bremen Cafe last week;
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Singer-songwriter MD McNally is out with a new record. It’s five songs that incorporate raw, heartful storytelling into a blend of folk, roots rock, country and psychedelia. There are deeply personal lyrical themes of putting the past behind you for good, waiting on a sea change, and battling oneself – all while ceaselessly clinging onto love. Devin Drobka appears on
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We have been excited for the debut album of heavy psych rockers Astral Hand for years now, and it’s finally out today via Romanus Records. The four lords embark on an intergalactic adventure that spans eight tracks, launching their conquest into the universe in search of love, life and answers. Thunderous vocals that cascade across star-speckled space, gargantuan riffs that
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Hip hop artist Zay Hicks is a new artist to watch; he’s dropped his second single now and it really demonstrates what the rapper is capable of at the mic. Produced by Techon and favoring a slower tempo, the song finds Hicks working through demons and stepping into confidence as he’s no longer sleeping on himself. He’s got an optimistic
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ILY Truly enlisted Florida-based artist Xammy for a recent single. At the intersection of pop, R&B and trap, the artists are in their feels singing about going through changes, overcoming obstacles and putting your best foot forward. We’re all going through different phases and it’s in our hands to weather each storm as it comes – just take a moment
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Life keeps going on and on with producer-artist Skymall’s latest single. Stuck deciding between whether he wants company or to be left alone, the artist ruminates over going through the same cycle constantly. Bright production pops and shines, undercut by a somber piano line that creates a solid representation of his conflicted feelings. In just over two minutes, Skymall takes
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Hybrid R&B/hip hop artist Ernie Z linked up with OhvoChris for a new single. This joint is about having your eye on someone who deserves better and you want to show them something real rather than just have a casual fling. Life gets hard, but it doesn’t have to be when you’re with someone who treats you with respect, and
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Gothic/symphonic metal act Maledictis released a new single today. As the title suggests, this tune is about struggling to stay under control and fearing that you’re losing your mind. Driven by soaring vocals from Kara Melodic, the elaborate orchestration of woodwinds, brass, strings and a full choir creates an ocean of neoclassical vibrations before erupting like a volcano around the
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Indie folk act Violet Wilder released their debut album today. Featuring nine songs, it’s a bountiful exhibition of gorgeous melodies, elegant three-part harmonies and gentle yet firm dynamics that teem with conviction. The trio incorporate themes of self-acceptance, finding meaning within, relationship conflict, bittersweet memories and letting go, displaying prowess with grand crescendos and refined synergy to guide each tune.
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Experimental-improv artist Eli Smith released a new composition recently. Spanning over a half hour long, this piece utilizes no digital elements and instead favors entirely acoustic instruments and objects. Among the sonic tools Smith uses here are singing bowls, a violin bow, a thunder tube, a cymbal with water poured on it, chimes and bells. As shrill tones beam in
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West Bend-based pop punks Batteries Not Included released a new single and it’s all about getting to that rock n’ roll show tonight. Such an approach comes off as meta as the lyrics describe all the physical sensations you get from seeing a gritty, energetic band – all while Batteries Not Included check their own boxes. There’s quite a bit
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R&B artist JUST BECCA dropped a new single on Valentine’s Day. As the title, cover art and occasion suggest, the song is about being simply crazy for someone. This person takes your breath away and you’re determined to hold onto them by any means necessary; it’s an inexplainable feeling and an unstoppable force. JUST BECCA brings the slow dance-friendly fire
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Singer-songwriterd 5PM to Nowhere and Matt Froelich teamed up for a new single. The tune is nearly seven and a half minutes long and is a rumination on unrequited love and faded bonds. Containing lush harmonies and a gently careening melody, the movement shifts around the five-minute mark with exquisite guitar licks and stomping piano chords taking us down a
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Gothic-industrial rockers Lockjaw have a new single and video out this week. Directed by Evie McNeill, the scene finds the band rocking out in reddish hue as vocalist Medavon DeRaj’e’s funeral takes place, and his wife seeks to reunite with him beyond the darkness. The song touches on love that burns even after the storms pass and everything else fades,
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Workers at Pabst Theater Group (PTG) ratified their union contract recently with 94.4% of them voting ‘yes’ and they are now officially represented by Milwaukee Area Hospitality & Service Workers Organization (MASH). After a nearly year-long process, the workers’ bargaining committee have concluded negotiations with satisfactory terms of employment that properly amplify their voices. PTG is responsible for booking shows
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Powerhouse garage rockers Diet Lite have a new video out today accompanying their recent EP “Dumb Bird.” Directed by Ryan Odya, the scene finds the boys arriving in a new house together…but they’re hungry. Desperate to find something to eat, they split up in search of grub, only to find a chest containing a strange artifact. They dust it off
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