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AUDIO: Odd Person – “▲▲▲▲▲”

Posted on July 20, 2023 by bslowbro

August Traeger’s prolific experimental electronic project Odd Person has a new record out on Poverty Electronics. These five tracks are improvisations with techno and psychedelic sensibilities, feeling like they could be the soundtrack to a surreal sci-fi thriller movie. There’s meticulous attention to detail with each composition, invoking atmospheres of urgency, curiosity and discombobulation. Odd Person goes stream-of-conscious with “▲▲▲▲▲.”

VIDEO: Xposed 4Heads – “Flash Cube”

Posted on July 19, 2023 by bslowbro

Xposed 4Heads have a new single and video out. The new wave fellas enlist filmmaker Alexander Eberhage for a visual about three models who have a day out in downtown Chicago before stumbling upon a young photographer who becomes intrigued and begins taking pictures of them. After he chases them down like a weirdo, the models turn the tables by

AUDIO: Max Devereaux & Nelson Devereaux – “Bird of Paradise”

Posted on July 19, 2023 by bslowbro

Singer-songwriter brothers Max and Nelson Devereaux collaborated on a new album. There’s nine songs here, starting with “Fame?” which was released a couple months back as a single. The prolific duo brings a heaping helping of layered, jangly pop tunes that explore themes of the vicious cycles finding yourself, navigating madness and struggling to adapt to the ever-changing world. Despite

AUDIO: Apollo Vermouth – “Forever Back There”

Posted on July 19, 2023 by bslowbro

Apollo Vermouth released a new album on the six-year anniversary of her last album “Crashing Into Nowhere.” It’s ten tracks of lush ambient and drone soundscapes marked by immersive field recordings, shifting sonic emotions and wandering, textural passages. There’s an empyrean quality to Apollo Vermouth’s music that feels warm, inviting and alluring, evocative of halcyon memories, transient recollections and buoyant

AUDIO: Isaiah Santiago – “Watching It All Burn Down”

Posted on July 17, 2023 by bslowbro

Hip hop artist Isaiah Santiago dropped a new single at the beginning of the month. This song is about letting go of the toxic parts of yourself and leaning into being better – as hard as that can be. Santiago raps about loving people but keeping them at a distance and getting away from egos; he’s looking to have a

VIDEO: Danny Arcane – “You Don’t Know Me”

Posted on July 14, 2023 by bslowbro

Singer-songwriter Danny Arcane released a music video for his 2022 song “You Don’t Know Me.” Created all by himself, the scene depicts a series of pictures of Arcane as a kid – edited like kid him is mouthing the words to the song! Then he recreates many of the pictures in adult form as he sings of growing and changing

AUDIO: Chan – “Prendelo”

Posted on July 14, 2023 by bslowbro

Producer Chan dropped a new single last month. “Prendelo” is Spanish for the phrase “spark it up”, and that’s exactly what this track does – it’s a summery banger that thumps and gallops with plenty of zest, climbing the bass drop like a high dive as a cartoonish voice repeats the title over and over. Chan knows how to throw

AUDIO: P4li – “B4 Sunset”

Posted on July 14, 2023 by bslowbro

Hip hop artist P4li dropped a new album last week. This is an eight-track project consisting of shorter songs where the rapper-singer’s got a woman on his mind, and he’s looking to show her a good time. Favoring a vibrant production palette and dreamy textures, “B4 Sunset” is P4li bringing romance, flirtatiousness and risky business all in one with strong

AUDIO: Stancilboi – “Smoke N Drive”

Posted on July 12, 2023 by bslowbro

Hip hop Stancilboi dropped a new single last week. As the title suggests, the rapper is looking to relax and unwind in motion with a woman he’s interested in. He’s looking to have something real with her, assuring her that she’s got a bright future with him by her side. Stancilboi is keeping a promise with “Smoke N Drive” –

AUDIO: Knifeback – “Misery”

Posted on July 12, 2023 by bslowbro

Deathcore act Knifeback dropped a new single at the end of June. Life’s not playing fair and it’s time to rage – the band brings a heaping helping of bloodthirsty growls, blast beats and industrial-strength riffage here. With a brutal chorus to shout to and a destructive, mosh-ready attitude, Knifeback channel unrelenting despair with “MISERY.” It’s their second tune of

AUDIO: Emmett Mulrooney – “Kids”

Posted on July 12, 2023 by bslowbro

Singer-songwriter Emmett Mulrooney’s latest single is about your childhood sweetheart becoming your life person. As childlike innocence fades, you went from young lovers to adults going steady so soon, and it trips you out. Emmett Mulrooney is feeling lucky that he’s had his life partner with him this whole time as “Kids” drives home with a summery pop melody.

AUDIO: Klassik – “SummerSkool”

Posted on July 10, 2023 by bslowbro

Klassik has returned with a new EP. Always one to do something different and push the envelope, the producer-rapper fusion artist brings four tracks of ethereal, textural atmospheres that showcase his layered lyrical and stylistic evocation fashioned by his spellbinding falsetto voice, kaleidoscopic song structures and influential pursuit of subject matter. What makes his music so powerful is how it

AUDIO: Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels – “Live It Up!”

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bslowbro

Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels have released a new album. If you’re ready for an old-fashioned rock and roll party, look no further – the Rebels are here for a good time, not a long time! Busting out the down-on-your-luck tales and boogieing riffs that you crave, the band are keen on having as much fun as the audience

AUDIO: Secret Menu – “Secret Menu”

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bslowbro

Alternative/pop rockers Secret Menu released their debut EP a few weeks back. The band showcase an ambitious stylistic edge over five tracks, incorporating hip hop sensibilities, piano-driven melodies and enchanting narratives to name just a few elements. There are prominent themes of searching for life’s answers and challenging the “what if’s” with these songs, presented with versatile pop appeal that

AUDIO: Vacancy Chain – “Count The Stars”

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bslowbro

Indie rockers Vacancy Chain are out with their long-awaited debut album today. It’s eleven songs, consisting of most of the singles the band released in the last few years plus many more. With that said, the band has a ton of pent-up energy to channel as they tackle relevant themes of adulthood, social crumble, existential crises and the oppressive political

AUDIO: Pasta Sauce – “Somewhere to Grow”

Posted on July 6, 2023 by bslowbro

Indie-emo act Pasta Sauce released their third EP. The duo brings seven tracks to ponder existential questions about growth, faith, pain, life, death and purpose. The dialogue sampled in “Real, Random & Forever” sums it up pretty well; featured is a conversation between two people about what happens after we die, and how everyone has their own way of reckoning

AUDIO: Danny Arcane – “No Remorse”

Posted on July 6, 2023 by bslowbro

Singer-songwriter Danny Arcane’s latest single touches on loving the idea of someone or something more than that someone or something itself. This beachy pop tune tackles the self-consciousness of cognitive dissonance, struggling to reconcile the pursuit of happiness with conquests of self-defeat. Danny Arcane knows this scenario all too well, channeling such frustrating patterns with “No Remorse” – check it

AUDIO: It Bleeds – “The Penance Stare”

Posted on July 6, 2023 by bslowbro

Metal band It Bleeds released their first new single in four years last week. Breathing fire for nearly five and a half minutes, this tune details the horrors of punishment and damnation through guttural roars, capricious riffage and unrelenting blast beats. If you like the more technical side of metal, It Bleeds’ “The Penance Stare” will be right up your

AUDIO: Brandon Payton-Carrillo – “All Night”

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bslowbro

Brandon Payton-Carrillo released a new EP at the end of June. Consisting of three songs, Payton-Carrillo’s EP incorporates elements of Afrobeat, Cumbia-funk and dreamy, soulful psychedelia to convey themes of the good and bad in relationships. Accompanied by his band Lakebeat Social Club, Brandon Payton-Carrillo marries texturally immersive atmospheres and rhythmic catharsis with “All Night”, warm and inviting yet poignant

VIDEO: Kameron with a K – “Baba”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by bslowbro

Pop star Kameron with a K dropped a new single and video recently. Shot by Andrey Frazao, the visual finds the artist flexing with the best of them and ready to show you how it’s done, bringing an elaborate blend of costumes, choreography and set design to the mix along with verses in Portuguese, English and Spanish. With seductive swagger,

AUDIO: RAYVEN – “Daydreams”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by bslowbro

Racine-based pop artist RAYVEN is a new artist to be watching right now. She just dropped a new single a few weeks back and it’s one that dwells in both imagination and infatuation. This love for someone has a sense of immediacy and RAYVEN isn’t trying to wait things out; she likens this feeling to pleasant imagery of sunsets, white

AUDIO: Oak You – “Pangea Pt. 2 (Successors)”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by bslowbro

Oak You have returned with the sequel to their wonderful “Pangea” EP from last year. The indie pop collective deliver four tracks here that build upon the lush soundscapes, idiosyncratic melodies and ethereal harmonies from the first EP, meshing synthesizers and electronic manipulations with strings, winds and voices to create an immersive electroacoustic experience. Get lost in stunning textural bliss

ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Mad Static, MoCity

Posted on July 1, 2023 by bslowbro

Breaking and Entering hosted a hip hop showcase featuring Mad Static and MoCity at Summerfest’s WAMI Stage on Thursday. It was both rappers’ first time performing at Summerfest; friends, family, and music lovers gathered to attend in numbers. Mad Static has been performing and releasing music since the 2000s. He is known as co-host of the podcast “Beats, Rhymes and

AUDIO: Docx – “The Gurls”

Posted on June 29, 2023 by bslowbro

Producer Docx released their third album at the top of the month. With ten tracks and a vast array of features, Docx continues to challenge conventional norms of pop sensibilities by means of structural, textural and thematic experimentation. While Docx has always embraced collaboration and stylistic defiance with their output, they never cease to push the envelope with each sonic

VIDEO: BriJon – “No Less”

Posted on June 29, 2023 by bslowbro

R&B songstress BriJon released a new single and video recently. Shot by Pixel Visionaries, the visual finds BriJon in a sunroom lit up by the daylight where she sings tenderly of her self-worth. She requires a love interest to prove themselves in their relationship, showing that they’re it for the long run with her and will risk it all to

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