AUDIO: Dennis Hawk & David Schoepke – “Flow”
Collaborating artists Dennis Hawk and Dave Shoepke put listeners at ease with light bass and rolling drums in “Flow.”
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AUDIO: spook-e – “Bats”
Electronic artist spook-e’s latest single drops like a rollercoaster into dense circuit sounds and dubstep rhythms.
Read moreAUDIO: FTBK and Keylime – “Bucket Boys, Vol. 1”
FTBK and Keylime dropped a four-song collab with humorous rhymes and ongoing energy brought down to earth with smooth instrumentals.
Read moreAUDIO: Elijah Smith – “Yahweh’s EP”
Rapper Elijah Smith released eight bass-heavy songs under “Yahweh’s EP.”
Read moreAUDIO: Fuzzysurf – “Cheer Up Snowflake (It’s Christmastime)”
Fuzzysurf share their distaste for a commercialized holiday with a well-produced song.
Read moreAUDIO: E.B. Albeit – “Magic Banjo”
Songwriter E.B. Albeit has taken an unexpected but welcome turn from dub to electrofolk in “Magic Banjos.”
Read moreAUDIO: PHATBRANE – “SMOKIN’ RESIN”
Producer Phatbrane dropped “Smokin’ Resin” over the holiday weekend. It’s a funky track about smoking.
Read moreAUDIO: ILY Truly & KidAsher “17”
ILY Truly and KidAsher joined forces to make “17,” a feel-good throwback song with pop punk riffs and trap beats.
Read moreAUDIO: Dead, Dead Swans – “Lenses”
Dead, Dead Swans put out their first full length album, “Lenses.” The 11 tracks of folk and country songs explore heartache and sadness.
Read moreBug Moment, Anita Velveeta, Riotnine and Cream Vellum Halloween Show at Lilliput Records
Four bands were on the bill for an all-ages Halloween show at Lilliput Records on Sunday, mixing genres like skramz, shoegaze, hyperpop and alternative rock and packing the inside of the new record store. Alt-rock act Bug Moment has turned a lot of heads in the Milwaukee scene recently with shows at venues like Cactus Club and dropping their album
Read moreAUDIO: Andrew Cesarz – “Had You Given Time”
Pop artist Andrew Cesarz captures complicated relationships in his latest piano song, “Had You Given Time.”
Read moreAUDIO: Bre Bougie – “Dark Skin Coco Chanel”
Bre Bougie is done with the he said, she said in her lethal new album.
Read moreAUDIO: Disq – “Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet”
Disq brings a call back to ’90’s college rock and plays it like brand new in an impeccable album.
Read moreAUDIO: Various Artists – “Oh SCOTUS, Up Yours!”
Milwaukee-based Vacancy Chain helped start a compilation with 13 other artists to make a timely and powerful statement in face of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this year, blasted through fuzzed amps and damning lyrics. Each song is a metaphorical blow returned to institutions that have inflicted pain on women for centuries, whether it’s the courts,
Read moreAUDIO: Nosferatu- “Society’s Bastard”
Austin-based Nosferatu’s latest album spits track after track of abrasive, pummeling punk tracks recorded at what sounds like 100 miles per hour. A total of 11 songs cover police brutality, education, borders and nationalism, and hurls lyrics like bricks at all of these topics through noisy, chaotic sound. This tape is for you if you’re a fan of older hardcore
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “An Ode To The Gorilla / An Ode To The Knife”
Duck Earnhardt, also known as Matt Glassel, released a two-track cassette this month dripping with ransom note, stenciled DIY aesthetic and amp-busting riffs pulled from the American hardcore wave of the early ‘80’s. A single maxed-out guitar blares an air raid siren noise over a simple drum machine track while Glassel belts out lyrics about awaking something primal in yourself.
Read moreAUDIO: Brave You – “Lifer”
“Lifer” by Brave You is full of powerful punk-infused rockers with vocalist Mary Sibilski and guitarist Alex Meylink trading verses about parties, memories, regret, youth and facing adulthood. Influences from bands like The Lawrence Arms and Dillinger Four bleed through as most songs are energetic, melodic and often introspective. “Dream On” is a song about holding onto youthful memories with
Read moreAUDIO: Dubb Saq – “Student Loans”
Dubb Saqq doesn’t go to school, but he’ll pay for yours in “Student Loans.”
Read moreAUDIO: Andrew Cesarz – “Sky Champagne”
Pianist Andrew Cesarz’ fourth single is about reframing your state of mind, turning night rain on a window into sky champagne.
Read moreAUDIO: LOVEPeso – “Did U Mean It?”
The song is about two people split apart told from one side and the regret, heartbreak and ire weighing on the singer’s mind.
Read moreAUDIO: Clayton – “Tempting Fate”
Singer and songwriter Clayton explores indecision, longing and vexation in this 4-track EP
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