Dream-grunge project CRLSS has a new EP out. All tracks here were performed live straight through, utilizing the AudioKit tools of the iPhone X. The result is a series of lo-fi hip hop instrumentals meant to heat us up just a little. We’re talking “Mittenz,” “Sweaterz,” “Scarfz,” and “Hatz.” Ryan King is always up to something crafty; he’s really been
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Instrumental hard rock project Entropia’s new single is rife with gritty malice. With a heavy metal riff and brutal drum kicks, the tune needs no words to deliver a powerful dose of headbanging might. We’re curious what might be in this “black box” Entropia is so ensnared by.
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Dark ambient artist J. McCoy has a new record out of material he made at the beginning of quarantine while in New Orleans. It’s four modular improvisations, all meant to encapsulate the dark and isolating nature of our current catastrophic world. This is reflected especially in McCoy’s choice of track titles such as “Days That Cast The Longest Shadows” and
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Ben Slowey sits down with the singer/songwriter and all around entertainer.
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Captn K’s latest offering Salad Days, which was released on Apple Music March 5, is perfect for throwing on and zoning out to.
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Mxtty Holmes grew up listening to Linkin Park, one of his firsts musical influences. Then, The Weeknd and XXXTentacion’s sound helped him shape the music he has today. It’s tough to put Mxtty’s sound in a box. There’s no one way of describing what his music sounds. When he writes his music, Mxtty starts to freestyle a couple of times
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It’s difficult to ascertain just what the concept was on Electric Treatment Free’s self-titled Extended Player.
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Hip hop artist WillOnWater has the video out to “Stripes” from his recent project “T(r)ap Water.” Shot by Qflix, Will is shown primarily in three places here: atop a rock against blue skies and trees, with his woman while sitting in a chair, and on a rooftop with his friends and their car. While in these scenarios he raps about
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Garage-surf rockers Devils Teeth have a new single and animated video out that will be on their upcoming concept album “La Leggenda Di Chong Li.” It’ll be a spaghetti western-themed soundtrack revolving around Chong Li, villian of the film Bloodsport. The visuals here show Li riding his horse through mountains and burning villages, fighting off foes chasing after him before
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Hip hop artist Phif has a new EP out. Featuring five tracks, the rapper confronts the harsh contrast of pain and love here. From dealing with past demons in “5AM Stretch” to struggling with a failing relationship in “On My Own” to being in a funk in “Never Know,” he lays his troubles out all at once but remains composed
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Folk rock trio Cedarwell’s latest single is indeed inspired by Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 psychological horror film “Black Swan.” They wrote the song to uplift you out of an existential crisis. Reassuring that our hearts expand like the universe, Cedarwell are here to tell us that anything is possible with an open mind. It’s a thoughtful jam with an optimistic philosophy
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Experimental electronic artist Adoptahighway recently created a twenty-three minute long improvisational piece for a media installation by Migration of Gestures, consisting of three artists (Maria Gillespie, Nirmal Raja, and Portia Cobb) who experiment with movement through call-and-response. Barry Paul Park of Adoptahighway watched the installation and recorded what he sonically felt with analog and synthesized instruments. The result contains lush
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What is so impressive about LZYBY is that he keeps reinventing his sound, and here on ‘Take My Time’, he delves into a new area with many new sounds greeting us as it progresses. It kicks off with a non-lexical vocable from LZYBY, with him standing with a humming texture; we are then with his vocal performance rising to the
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Singer-songwriter Loey Norquist has a new record out on Mood Vertigo Music – her first in thirty years! Produced by John Sieger, Norquist lays out a calm and reserved blend of folk, pop, and rock over twelve tracks here. She took quarantine to refine this eclectic appreciation of style into a myriad of subject matters ranging from provocative lust in
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Punk band Ope have had a productive year thus far; this is their fourth EP already and it’s only March. Consisting of two songs and three interludes, the band channel their existential dread from several angles. The first song, the title track, is a cover of The Promise Ring begging Delaware to check their air supply while the second song
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Singer-songwriter Jacob Slade teamed up with dream pop artist Blacktop for a new single. It’s an appealing tune about self-doubt and holding yourself to a high standard. With its wavy atmosphere and relaxed tone, Slade lays out his struggles in a calm, collected way that makes it feel like everything will be okay. The groove could get you swaying back
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Experimental electronic artist Nicholas Elert has begun a new series; he’s releasing one track a month for eight months. The first is out, and it’s a piece that crescendos with dramatic intensity, gradually introducing new layers to the soundscape. It feels like the soundtrack to a climactic, heroic moment that ends up bittersweet. We’re excited for this new batch of
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Ben Slowey sits down with the pop artist and entertainer.
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A Crushed Rose is an experimental ambient project of Alisa Rodriguez’s, who is known both as Apollo Vermouth and for being vocalist/guitarist of Operations. She has a new EP out under ACR, consisting of recordings from the late 2010’s. These five tracks are pensive in mood with cascading sonic layers. “The Right Kind of Dumb” is an ambient techno track
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Ivan Makvel and Gil Masuda are smashing it with their new funk release, ‘How You Make Me Feel’. It is a modern release with plenty of fresh hooks, but it also takes hints from yesteryear’s best funk. The groovy number pushes through the industry noise with a soundscape that is individual and refreshing. Also, the vocals are in a realm
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Finally, at long last, someone has hit it right and exact on the head, perfectly encapsulating the previous 12 months or so.
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Psych-pop band Mark Waldoch & the Hallelujah Ward have a new video out. Directed by Angelus Bailey, this peculiar production features Waldoch walking through various surroundings including a cemetery, the mall, and the woods. He contemplates the number of heartbeats in a day as a barrage of surreal visuals weave each scene together. LUXI stars as a passerby shooting hoops.
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Hip hop artist PLYTME has quickly established himself as one of Milwaukee’s most consistent of 2021, and he’s continued that legacy with a new EP today. It’s three songs of lovestruck emotion. PLYTME reflects on the harsh dichotomy of focusing on himself and succumbing to love. His feelings for this woman are so powerful that he gets paranoid and frustrated
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Ben Slowey talks to the indie singer/songwriter and nomad.
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Funky soul-pop band Moonglow’s new single is sublimely smooth. Featuring a saxophone solo from Tyler Kraft and mountainous vocals from frontman Joe Humiston, the song feels like a dance party at dawn, with consistent excitement and tasty flavor with every layer. We can’t wait for the Moonglow debut EP or album someday hopefully soon. They’re certainly a new band to
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