Electronic producer 0pticbox’s latest single is a sleek yet jittery one. Taking a complex rhythm pattern and hanging a gently humming melody over it, the song features a distant sample of a man praying to be reunited with his family, happily doing so by the end. With this context, the tune feels like the accompaniment to feverishly searching for something
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Indie rockers Quotes From Movies dropped their second single of the year about a month ago. It’s a song about getting older and feeling lost; the world seems like it’s all so fake and you just want to escape from it all. With a keen pop sensibility that tackles the relatable topic of young adult angst, Quotes From Movies bring
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BoodahDARR recently dropped his first new single since 2021. The Atlanta-by-way-of-Milwaukee rapper is soaring in the clouds and ready to dunk on his opponents here, fearlessly doing what he needs to do to get by. With rapid-fire flow, money on his mind and a dreamy instrumental to close the song, BoodahDARR is eager to live into the next chapter of
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Electronic producer Moonbow’s latest single has cybernetic energy all over it. With a thumping beat underneath a repeating robotic voice of approval, the tune is certifiably a club earworm, hitting us with walls of bass and rousing drops. Moonbow keeps the house straightforward and satisfying with “I Like It,” ready to heat up the summer nights of downtown Milwaukee around
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Indie pop artist Yvonne Dollheart released an album earlier this month. Consisting of eleven tracks, this record encompasses elements of chamber pop and psychedelic electronica. Dollheart’s vocal style juxtaposes ethereal wonder with clouded mystery, capable of carrying a hook while equally as capable of dark poeticism. With whimsically elegant rhythms that contain danceable grooves as well as ruminative movements, Yvonne
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Hip hop-rock fusion artist Petti Hendrix has been quiet for some time, but that’s changed with a video for his song “Be Ok” dropped a few weeks back. Directed by Erik Rojas, the visual finds Hendrix out in the night streets and secluded alleyways as he passionately sings about youthful love and partying till late. He’s eager to feel a
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Pop Rock Suckers’ sophomore single is about finding someone who you walk the edge for. With an infectious acoustic melody that summons us to the dance floor, the tune depicts a scenario where someone’s teaching you how to dance but you end up getting lost in the movement with them. There’s an alluring demeanor to the song that suggests an
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Dark pop duo You Win !!! have returned with their first new single in two years. This song explores pain shared and exchanged between two people as an act of liberation and reclamation. While the idea of voluntary infliction of pain may seem risky at first, it ultimately becomes a powerfully sensual, euphoric experience when it’s welcomed with trust and
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Singer-songwriter Ra’Sheed Jordan’s latest single has a serene, summery feel that’ll fit right into your warm weather playlist. With a smooth R&B kick and buttery, soulful vocals, Jordan sings about being intertwined with someone and wanting nothing more than to give them love. “Beautiful Satisfaction” is a song about having something real and not willing to lose it. Don’t sleep
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Protege and Ron Lamont teamed up for a new single. The song is about going all in on what you do and for those you love, not folding no matter what. Both artists reflect on the tribulations they’ve been through and how far they’ve come, so now they’re determined to do everything with purpose and not take anything for granted.
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Rated-R Playboy teamed up with New York-based artist Blckfriend for a new single, enlisting Ella Andrews for a feature as well. The song finds the rappers touching on being careful about who you associate with and staying wise with the moves you make. Both Playboy and Blckfriend have seen people around them become foolish and succumb to how unforgiving the
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Je’Love is out with her first new single since her 2021 EP “Good Girl.” Right out of the gate she comes firing bars away to remind you that she’s all that and then some. With club-ready bounce and sharp-tongued swagger, “Brand On It” finds Je’Love ready to take what’s hers while curving anyone who stands in her way. The song
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Singer-songwriter brothers Nelson and Max Devereaux teamed up for a new single recently. With Max on vocals and guitar while Nelson handles the rhythms, this song touches on the “what if’s” surrounding a successful career and making a name for yourself. With a breezy, guitar-driven pop flavor that provides a comfortable atmosphere to ask these hard-hitting questions, the Devereaux’s aren’t
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On top of their stunning new album”5:53″, Piles have released an accompanying music video for one of the songs, “Be the Way.” Shot by Nolan Truttschel, the visual depicts various TV sets showing scenes on screens of biking around Milwaukee. Parks, streets of downtown, the lake and the countryside are all traversed as the song’s bright, sunny melody keeps us
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Hip hop artist Mayyh3m keeps his streak of new singles going with a new one dropped at the end of April. Letting a lot off his chest here, the rapper reflects on putting space between himself and others in order to find who he truly is. He’s just trying to do the best he can out here and that’s more
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Alternative rock newcomers Superglue have released their debut single. It’s a jam about passionate love gone sour, turning to resentment and anger. With exciting garage rock sensibilities that make no compromise in raw emotiveness and confrontational ferocity, Superglue channel rage and bitter ends with “Hate Me,” complete with shouted group vocals and a bold instrumental finale. We’re excited about this
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Electro-psych rockers Robot Witch released a video accompanying their recent self-titled debut EP. The trippy visuals from Kam Jackson find the band performing the song at their record release show at The Cooperage a few months back. Vibrant colors adorn the band as they sound more punkish than ever playing “Bad Dream” – check them out at their next show
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We’ve been excited about the eclectic pop fusions of both Bruiseboy* and Shontrail for a while now. This past Friday they collaborated on a new single, and it’s got the dark, racing tension that both acts have become well-versed in. With a brooding, gothic atmosphere and watery textures, the song contains themes of just getting by, being on the go
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Stoner metal band Asatta have unleashed their first new album in seven years. Considerably less drone-oriented than the band’s previous work, the record condenses the band’s heavy, distorted psychedelia into shorter songs. With nine songs, the trio deliver headbanging power with crushing guitar lines, pulverizing slow and mid tempos, dooming vocals and lyrical themes of judgment that all make for
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Americana-folk act HOSTS have a new record coming out in the next few weeks, and their first single and video “Marginal Man” is out now. Directed by Bailey Fiste, the scene finds the band stumbling into a bar and having rounds of shots. A game of darts goes awry, however, and a barfight ensues that ends up with a guy
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Delicious Monsters are finally out with their highly anticipated debut album. The band draws their unique style upon gothic rock, post-punk and new wave music with exuberance, brazenness and imagination to get both one’s body and mind immersed with animation. The record is a lovely assortment of eleven songs that run through poetic and metaphysical lyrical passages, bouncy riffs, racing
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Restraint Malfunction unleashed a new album recently. The harsh-experimental noise act brings ten tracks that are meant to be listened to as one piece. Michael Jurek traverses a range of textural territories here from searing static to abrasive grinding to fearsome screeches to hellish clangor over nearly thirty minutes. Enter the power plant of auditory havoc with Restraint Malfunction’s “Torrential
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Secret Menu are a new alternative rock act who have two new singles out so far. The second one just dropped on Friday and demonstrates the band’s affinity for a modern and stylish take on indie rock. The song tells the story of a guy head over heels for a girl who barely notices him. Through narrative-driven storytelling, relatable scenarios
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Indie rock project Supertentacles returns with a new single. As the title suggests, it’s a song about not knowing quite where you’re going but trusting your gut anyway. Sean Anderson sings about being ready for anything even if he ends up in the wrong direction; he craves the aimless adventure and is prepared for whatever’s out there. The psych-tinged pop
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Dreamy post-punk project PILES have returned with their first new record since 2017, out on Burgle Records. It’s seven songs, starting with the seven-minute long “Los Globos/Walk Em If You Got Em” which kicks things into high-gear with a rousing psychedelic odyssey of dancing guitar and bass lines that establishes the band’s merry return. This is sustained with the noisy,
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