Rockers Fuzzysurf released the video for recent single “Shoulder to Cry On.” Directed by Dolister Films, the scene here involves a therapy session, an old telephone and silhouettes of the band members jamming out. Fuzzysurf are known to invest humor and zaniness into their videos, and this one does so with an uplifting message that it’s okay to show your
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Jump blues-R&B-swing band The Hungry Williams are out with a video for “Movin’ On” from recent album “Let’s Go!”. Written by Jack Stewart, the scenes find the band out and about on a cloudy way, jamming out on a bridge, in front of a restaurant and up on stage. The song is about being over all the lying and games
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Indie pop act Holy Pinto released a video to their new single “Us, Married.” Written by Moriah Bame, the story here finds a married couple in an interesting situation – the woman is on a stationary bike and the man is bound and gagged on the floor in front of her. He breaks free while she’s in the other room,
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Singer-songwriter E.B. Albeit’s got a new EP out. An immense appreciation for dub and lo-fi is apparent, culminating into a serene, paradisical journey through five songs of love and perseverance. Whether you’re on the water or on land, “What I’m Working With” will have you yearning to get away from the noise with your lover, doing so with gentle, imaginative
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British virtual band Gorillaz came to United Center in Chicago for their world tour ahead of upcoming album “Cracker Island.” A little background on Gorillaz – the project was co-created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn (known also for being frontman of indie rock band Blur) and artist Jamie Hewett. Albarn makes the music while Hewett develops the animations; both
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Dark hip hop artist Beamon channels rage with his latest single. He’s ready to send shots flying and break faces off here, combining incessant aggression with skillful flow over trap production (produced by EstheticGloom). This one will get the whole room rattling; Beamon brings confrontational flexes and is ready to challenge anyone with “Max Payne 2.”
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Hip hop artist Juxt Dame keeps it moving with a new single. Featuring jazzy downtempo production by Wisdm Giovanni, Dame drops bars about avoiding negativity and being in the right company posted up in the studio. He’s trying to have as few worries as possible, identifying himself with the titular anime hero. It’s been a mad fruitful year for Juxt
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Hip hop artist Hi-Milly dropped a new single recently. Over ethereal ambient production, Milly raps with determination about chasing the bag and going the one way – her way. It’s a flex track; if you’re not on God shit, Milly doesn’t want to hear it. With “MyWay.Mp3Slut” being her fourth single of the year, Hi-Milly’s been on a roll in
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Noise rockers Spoy are out with a new single. The band brings their other-worldly song structures, wailing vocals and cacophonous riffage into a headbanging shredder. The final minute of the song ascends and then erupts into a dissonant trance, leaving you at the edge of your seat. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger in the works to come
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Mid Coasted hosted an Autumnal Equinox show at Cactus Club this past Thursday evening featuring Chino, Kevin Arroyo, Adorner, EMTN, T!ny, and Nimbus. They supported Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression (MAARPR), an organization that works with families of victims of police crimes to put an end to police misconduct, prison profiteering, political racism and economic injustice through organizing
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Hip hop artist Yo Shorti’s got a new single out today. With this one she’s trying to live life up with liquor and pleasures with someone who’s going to treat her right. Shorti knows exactly what she wants in the bedroom and she spells it out with “Heaux Lotta” with atmospheric trap production and flirtatious flow.
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Pop act Oh Geeez return with two new songs this month. Embark on an adventure through “Jump Right” but don’t forget a map and your best friend. “Breathe” encourages you to keep on keeping on and that you’ve always got a friend by your side. Oh Geeez have kept the bright, imaginative pop music alive this year and there’s likely
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Electronic producer Sulestial dropped a new single today. He’s dedicated to bringing the funk to Milwaukee music with this one, doing so with flavorful horns, bass and wobbling synths. Beaming with smiles and charm, Sulestial has the perfect tune to kick off your Friday night. We hope to hear more delightful dance cuts from him in the near future.
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House producer Thomas Xavier dropped a new single out on Pharaoh Phonix Records. Xavier’s tunes are known to take us on cosmic adventures through time and space, and this song keeps that knack for daring adventure going with flow too real and a rhythm rhyme. The beat thumps powerfully, arousing excitement while retaining a sense of mystery; Thomas Xavier is
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Producer Ave4 dropped a new single recently. “I promise you’re moving too fast, dance until you fall in love” the cover art writes to welcome the song, and right away high-pitched manipulated vocals sweep us up into a romantic phantasmagoria. It’s a magical, fantasy-laden cut that climbs into castles of the sky, untethered from the anxieties of life’s quagmires. Ave4
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Producer and multi-instrumentalist Thane returns with his first new single in four years. Enlisting vocals from B~Free and Ipe Ramos as well as additional instrumentation by Jamie Breiwick and Josh Turner, Thane crafts a soulful downtempo jam about the little mindless games you and your lover play. Fluttering guitars and graceful trumpets accompany a bed of lush vocals that really
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Pop artist Rai Hudson’s got a new single out. Taking things into soulful R&B, Hudson sings of feeling things out with someone. The candles are lit and champagne is poured, and now things are feeling right with them. With an atmosphere of temptation, marvelous vocal deliveries and a fire-breathing guitar solo, Rai Hudson’s “Vibe” fills the room with infectious romance.
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One thing about HymnWho is that he makes what he feels like making in the moment, never restricting his stylistic palette. His latest single is a smooth jam with a dream pop atmosphere; he’s professing his love for someone here with all the truth and facts leading him to them. It’s a charming, heartfelt moment from HymnWho where he’s assuring
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Electronic project Robot Noize released a new EP this week. It’s four fun, danceable bangers that keep things shuffling at midtempo; there’s plenty of mechanical magic in the form of rattling bass and spacey production to get you excited. These songs could fit well in a Riverwest dance party but they’d also suit the soundtrack for an arcade racing game
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Hip hop artist 2Hi’s got a new EP out. Featuring innovative trap production from the likes of ThatGuyEli, No B, Police Create Hippies and Prodi-G, these five songs find the rapper keeping shit to himself and being selective about who he keeps around. There’s a dark, hazy atmosphere here as 2Hi stays high as the moon and running the bag,
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Emo pop punks Clementine dropped a new single today. This one touches on pettiness, loneliness, and being hated between two people. You may both need help, but you decide to act like kids about things instead, talking shit and staring into your phone. It’s an angsty, cathartic banger from Clementine and it keeps us getting excited for their upcoming record
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Experimental noise-electronica project Death Tape Super Bass has the first new tape in a few months out. Clangorous, metallic techno cuts – some conventional length, some extended – are built with layered industrial sounds and textures arranged along the drilling, pounding, slicing rhythms. There’s an overall dystopian atmosphere here; the synths and abrasive noise embellishments send us upon the mist
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Indie pop band Holy Pinto’s got a new single out and it begs to know what it’d be like to take that big leap with someone. You’re ready to take the gamble and cross into the unknown with them because before you know it, you realize that life’s short. It’s a sweet love melody that ascends into a chorus of
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J. Ethan Zed is the solo folk project of dreamy rock act Angry Fix’s bassist Jeremy Zelman. He’s out with his debut album and it deals largely with everyday life in late-stage capitalism. Being a creative who’s forced to engage with a lifestyle of mindless work culture and exploitative systems is a challenge that we all face on the daily
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Noise artist Lucky Bone recently put out four new releases on Bandcamp; we covered two previously and now we present the other two. The first one, “Jess Than Jazz” comprises of collaged old and new recordings that have been physically glued or taped together at random. The second one “Angst Pt. 02” is inspired by a dream from a film
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