Young indie rockers Negative/Positive have a new single out. The song is an environmentalist anthem, speaking to the cyclical nature of how mankind destroys nature for profit, only to knock down developments for something even bigger. Yet there’s political clowns that have the audacity to deny that our planet is burning. The band feels existential dread by the idea, especially
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Synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend have a new tune out today to continue their recent streak. The song gives us the picture that visitors in the sky are coming, complete with helicopter and ambulance samples. The duo keeps their electric-ocean soundscape open but with a heavier, more industrial melody that picks up steam with keen senses of fear and wonder. We
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Husband-and-wife pop duo 7000apart worked with Grammy-winning Nashville producer FEMKE on their latest single. Despite its upbeat demeanor, this song is their way of saying 2020 sucked. It was originally written in 2018 but the duo dusted it off once the events of the last year transpired. It’s a reassurance song, reminding us that things will inevitably get better no
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Ben Slowey talks to the singer/songwriter and poet.
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Hip hop artist Imotwbaby teamed up with 10cellphones for a new song this week. The two rappers continue their hustle over an electronic beat and an infectious hook in OTW’s mumble style. As always, he’s not on games here; this is what he must do to make it out alive. Imotwbaby’s music touches on the realities of street life as
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Rockabilly band Spud Bucket have a new single out. They’re here to warn you of the dangers of “flying skin” and they do it with a new wave flare. Synths are peppered in against a danceable riff and the catchy hook. It’s a joyfully straight-to-the-point jam that puts you right in an 80’s party. We hope Spud Bucket have more
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Prolific indie folk artist Reins Daily has a new record out – already his second release of the year. The album is inspired by the singer-songwriter’s experience coping with the effects of the pandemic. As such his lyrics encompass sleeping, magic, and miracles in heartfelt tales of resilience against uncertainty. You can tell from his output that Reins Daily channels
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Improvisational composer Mike Neumeyer’s latest tune suspends you in deep relaxation. Utilizing the marimba along with an ocean drum and wind chimes, the song places you in a seascape and lets you float gently. In the dead of winter, that’s a good place to be. We hope we hear more compositions from Mike Neumeyer very soon.
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Dubstep producer Bvdvpple has a new EP out dedicated to fellow artist Rilathon, who tragically passed away in October. In Bvdvpple’s dark downtempo style, these tunes keep things chilly with shadowy wubs and wonky mystery. The fifth track, “Wonksta,” spans over seven minutes. The late producer has credit on the second and third tracks. Our deepest condolences are with Rilathon’s
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Art rockers Large Print had been releasing minute-long pieces every week for the second half of 2020, and they’re out with a compilation with all of them. The band’s elegant approach to fuzzy indie pop is explored in a unique way; each track is like a blast of poetic creativity that kept them inspired through quarantine. Some have grooves while
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Heavy metal band Toxic Ruin’s latest release is the first single off their upcoming record “Nightmare Eclipse.” Terrifying and gnarly, the band shrieks with judgment and thrashes with relentless vigor. It feels like you’re trying to find the way out of a maze in Hell but there’s truly no way to escape the demonic presence within. Toxic Ruin state that
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Ambient artist C. Vadi has a new record out featuring pieces all performed using a specific synthesizer. She conjures ethereal, hypnagogic drone-scapes that feel like a sunny stroll through flowering meadows. She keeps everything gentle and delicate, although there’s a pensiveness with each piece, like we’re yearning for nature to reclaim what it once had. C. Vadi encapsulates a sense
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Experimental noise project Whaler has a new EP out on Triple Eye Industries. Featuring two pieces, Francisco Ramirez centers droning guitars against cassette loops here. He captures an abrasive meditation that never gets too harsh but remains firm in density. Whaler has been releasing some of the most dystopian soundscapes out of Milwaukee’s experimental scene, and this release adds just
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Sad Boi Project is an alternative rock trio based in Los Angeles. Their sound is influenced by bands like Senses Fail, Hands Like Houses, Taking Back Sunday, and Royal Blood. However, they do put a new spin on the familiar feel of alternative rock. Most of their music tackles embracing the negative, so you can accept it and move forward
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A Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor, Deena Theodora is known for being featured on Karl Wolf’s 2019 hit summer single ‘Yes’ alongside Super Sako and Fito Blanko. Her work has also been recognized in the movie soundtrack of the 2018 Canadian-American romantic-comedy film “Little Italy” and the Odds Shark sports betting app commercial. At the age of 21, Deena dropped
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Singer-songwriter Jesus Villa’s latest single celebrates winter rather than condemn it. He’s basking inside staying warm near the fireplace, taking a break from the fast-paced lifestyle of warm weather. The song has a gentle acoustic melody backed by light percussion and keyboards, painting a cozy picture. While it’s bitterly cold out this week, Jesus Villa is here to remind us
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Hip hop rockers The New Grey dropped a new single this past week. It’s a tune about reclaiming your power and taking on the world. There’s no time to spare because it’s the apocalypse, so The New Grey pump us up with a vigorous guitar melody and a sharply determined chorus. They dropped this one at the right time, considering
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Hip hop artist PLYTME has yet another single out this week. This one features the rapper in a vulnerable state; he’s talking to a woman whom he’s never felt about for anyone else, hoping she’s feeling the same. He just wants to be alone with her and give her the world, wishing that she’ll miss him a little when he’s
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Pop artist C x m e r x n’s latest single is about being over the games. He’s sick of guessing what his love interest is up to so he’s done spending his energy on it. He’d much rather be out with the guys and making music. It’s a song that reminds you to remember your worth, not to be
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Hip hop artists Emmitt James collaborated with producer Claudio Parrone, Jr on a new EP out today. In these two tracks, James expands on his romantic side. He raps in a conversational tone like he’s talking to a girl he’s interested in, looking to make her some good food and keep her smiling. His mind isn’t on anyone except her.
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Shoegaze artist Shamewave has a new EP out today, consisting of three tracks. We get immersed into Cody Ratley’s shadowy, textural world of oceanic sound pools and imaginatively dark lyrics. The second track is a cover of Cheap Trick’s “Heaven Tonight” while Ratley’s originals touch on dreading to make it safely into the realm of angels. The EP is dedicated
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Eccentric indie rockers Weird Storm have their debut EP out today. Recorded entirely in drummer Bob Schaab’s basement, the band produces an idiosyncratic series of songs that touch on modern gloom. Apathy, cemeteries, and knives each get used as thematic devices to convey dark reflections of today’s absurdities, all in the style of jangling guitar pop. Weird Storm is definitely
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Thrash metal band Product of Hate has their second full-length record out. With blistering speed and fierce vitality, the band rocks across the sky over twelve tracks that encompass themes of Gods and great battles. Vocalist Adam Gilley expressed on Bandcamp that they feel the record resonates with a lot of what is going on in the world right now.
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Ben Slowey talks to the hip hop artist and photographer.
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Hip hop artists Kid Vibe and Danny Towers teamed up for a new joint. This one goes hard; Vibe comes storming out of the gate with talking mad shit to anyone that tries to catch him. His flow is unrelenting and fierce while the aggressive bass production shakes the room. Towers hops on with a composed, level-headed verse that retains
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