Indie pop act Maybe Hazel return with a two-piece – their first release since 2020 EP “Direct to Home Video.” The band continue innovating their sound with jangly melodies embellished with instruments like tambourine and xylophone. Their infectious, beach-soaked hooks continue to prosper, powered by a fresh and open-minded pop spirit that staples Maybe Hazel to Milwaukee’s wave of new
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Alternative rockers Brat Sounds have a single out with two B-sides from their forthcoming album. Letting things get to your head, leaving a lover hanging, and getting mixed up with quick satisfaction are all things on the agenda here. The band’s distinct garage-tinged sound takes fun directions while tackling some relatable pickles. Stay tuned for more from Brat Sounds soon!
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Punk/power pop rockers Faux Fiction return with their first record in four years. It’s six tracks of angsty rock ‘n roll that touch on things like the passage of time and subsequent stagnancy. Even as one gets older some things feel like they don’t change, which songs “Almost Happy” and “My Unfortunate Friend” tackle; “The Lucky Ones” is about hitting
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Experimental artist and producer Docx dropped their marvelous album “It” last week, and with it came a music video for the song “The Creature” featuring Floor of the Earth. It’s a surreal visual depicting the artists in a room while trippy effects occur in the background. Be warned that this video has rapidly flashing lights, specifically in the last minute
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Hip hop artist Dubb Saq’s latest video is shot by CTM Films. “Do My Dance” finds the rapper looking to unwind with a bottle of Hennessy. In the company of a dancer he lays down bars of taming the beast within him; when he turns up he gets rowdy as a result of entrenched demons. Dubb Saq always been one
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Dream pop artist Blacktop has a new album out. Over seven tracks, the theme here is passionate love to the tune of a gentle breeze in the sun’s warmth. These songs yearn to be with at all the times the lover you’d do anything for; this person makes everything in life better (along with a cup of coffee, of course).
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Fuzzysurf follow up their recent single “Sheep Shed” with a music video. A production by Simwig Studios, it features the band going head-to-head with their fictional archrivals, Roughturf. They compete in Battle of the Bands, get into an ice cream-induced parking lot scrap, and then finally settle the score with a street race. It’s a fun-filled frenzy from Fuzzysurf (and
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Pop artist Christopher Dallman’s got a new single out and it’s about summertime love. As the heat cools and leaves turn the love may fade, so the artist is determined to cherish it while it lasts. Temptation and sunshine keep romance burning with Christopher Dallman’s new tune; stay tuned for the music video and his upcoming “Animal” EP.
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Indie pop collective Oak You, formerly known as OQ, released a new record recently. Breathing the divine spirit of nature, Oak You paint a serene picture with ambient electronica, field recordings and the elegant textures of flute passages and vocal harmonies. Notable is the final track “Truth n Borage” which spans over ten and a half minutes, featuring hushed synths
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Psych-electronic project Floid the Dog has a new tune out. Subtle and mysterious, “Ache” is a trippy adventure that gets progressively tenser and tenser before fully going into full alarm mode. Imagery of a science-fiction video game action-escape sequence comes to mind, deeply textural and mysterious. We hope to hear more from Floid the Dog in the near future!
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Alternative rockers Blue Moon Assault are gearing up to release an album, and they’ve released two singles to give us a taste. With a resonant grunge melody, “Storm of Desolation” progresses into a stoner-rock voyage through a pit of despondency. “Dance of Death” kicks things into high gear like a sludgy sprint. Stay tuned for more to come from Blue
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Conceptual performance artist Kleaner is out with a new album. It’s nine gothic tracks of bass guitar and drum machine that channel painful scenarios such as being a fool for love, catching a lover red-handed, and fearing abandonment; the album seeks truth, liberation and healing similar to Kleaner’s last EP “First Ladies.” They recently told us in a spotlight that
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Pop artist Andrew Cesarz has his second single out and it’s about the near-perfect summertime day. The only thing missing, however, is if a specific person would have been there with you. It’s that day when you realize you love them and that they would complete the picture. Andrew Cesarz is certainly becoming an artist to watch as he’s flown
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Indie rockers Motel Breakfast have a new song out, and as the title suggests, they take an emo direction with this one. With an intricate melody and confessional vocals, the song’s about struggling to be over a past relationship, but ultimately finding peace in the end through focusing your attention on something else. When we last heard from Motel Breakfast,
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Grunge-stoner rockers Toadskin are out with their proper debut record. Featuring some songs from their self-titled demo EP as well as new ones, the band immerse themselves in nature-themed jams laden with punk sensibilities. References to the Wisconsin landscape are made throughout the ten tracks such as the harshness of the cold with “Knives of Winter”, enjoying the water with
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Blackened death metal band Emblazoned are out with a new record. The band rages with hunger for flesh over six tracks, detailing grotesque disfigurations resulting from the doings of an accursed society. Vengeance, malevolence, and disarray are the core tenets of “Nefarious Formation,” mercilessly pummeling mortal fools with infernal vocals, unwavering riffage and thrashing rhythms.
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Hip hop artist Dubb Saq dropped a new single with Rubberband Bootsy. As the title implies, this one’s got a summertime feel perfect for being outside. Despite dealing with difficult circumstances such as loss and heartbreak, the two artists are looking up and stay hustling. You can count on Dubb Saq to have not only consistent drops but he collabs
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Indie pop duo House Tree dropped their second single and it’s a gentle ditty of a poignant tale. Jacob Slade and Jas Rosenblatt compare someone they’re telling to leave you alone to a lost pup that won’t go away. The artists have powerful chemistry, painting a difficult picture with their loving voices. We hope to keep hearing more from House
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Experimental artist Docx has their sophomore album out today. Three years in the making, this album is a cosmic journey of sound, style, color and texture. The interlude “Exist?” featuring Kuntpills sums it up pretty well – the creative process is a beautiful escapism limitless in scope where revelations can occur at any time – and Docx explores those untethered
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Singer-songwriter Max Segovia is out with a new EP. It’s four tracks comfy in lo-fi aesthetics, containing vivid imageries of views of the city, rushing waters, the moon, and wide-open fields. Segovia is direct and minimal with lyrics, letting the music guide the listener into the symbolisms of the songs. Stylistically vast between country, folk and R&B, Max Segovia invites
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Pop/hip hop artist T!ny enlisted Hi-Milly for a new single. She’s talking shit and flexing here over the soaring beat, feeling on top of the world and winning every day not missing a beat. She’s out getting what she wants when she wants; it’s pretty self-explanatory – T!ny and Hi-Milly are unstoppable with “I FEEL SO HIGH!”.
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Electronic pop artist Hurt Alwys keeps them coming with a new single. Clocking in at just over two minutes, this song is about demons creeping up from inside as you’re getting close to someone. It’s got a dark computerlike feel, adding a sense of mystery with retro-futurist aesthetics. We hope all these singles are a sign of something bigger in
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Emily Zimmer, known for her singer-songwriter output in the past, has been going in a cool new instrumental direction lately. She starts with “Power Flow” – a track clocking in at one minute and nineteen seconds that evokes imagery of a blue sunrise. It’s a relaxing yet optimistic chillwave tune. Be sure check out the other tracks Emily Zimmer’s put
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Retro-futurist music project The Beat Index has the first single out from upcoming album “Volume Two: Thank You For Your Patience” themed around telephone hold music. This song’s got a soft 70’s rock feel; it’s bright, sunny, and hazy and containing imagery of a frolicking young couple in the summertime. There’s four different versions of the track here; the original,
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Ben Slowey sits down with the poet and artist who most recently was in Peeper & Le Play.
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