Experimental percussion artist Jon Mueller has a new record out today. We are welcomed by “Whose Emptiness” which puts us in a trance of abandoned buildings and desecrated trinkets through textural percussion. We then enter “Black Glass,” which adds an immense layer of mystery with rippling, reverberating frequencies. Among the instruments Mueller employs with these pieces are singing bowls, gongs,
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Hip hop artist Dekker Pellonari has yet another joint out. He picks up a pen and begins crafting bars; it’s simple math for him. He raps about upgrading his setup and being the next one to make it in the game, which he spits through one of the most vicious flows Milwaukee has seen in some time. Be sure to
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Alternative R&B singer-songwriter K-Stamp refocuses himself in his latest single. Although it’s only two minutes, K-Stamp does a stylish switch-up halfway through, starting with atmospheric hip hop and ending on a jazzier note. With every song he drops, K-Stamp proves himself to be an inventive artist that doesn’t put himself in any box. His lyrics revolve around putting his mind
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Electronic-industrial project In/Animate is out with a sophomore record. Over eight tracks, we are swept away in a high-speed dimension-jumping cyberpunk journey. A mix of acoustic and electronic percussion creates the dense layers of science fiction suspense. If you’re in the mood for something that could easily be the soundtrack to the next dystopian video game, check out what In/Animate
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Improvisational “doomgaze” band The Old Northwest have an EP out of leftover tracks from their last recording sessions. The band has a unique way of making things sound hopeful but with lingering despair, which is fully realized in the first track “Our Hearts Collapsing” through crashing riffs that collect momentum. The next two tracks are originally from the band’s “Ghost
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Lalo The Don (pronounced Lah-Low) is a recording artist, executive producer, director, photographer, actor, and former pro-wrestler from Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in the pre-gentrification era of Bushwick, Brooklyn where he developed his passion for pro wrestling and hip-hop music. Years after getting licensed as a pro wrestler he took to writing and performing music with “Thug Gentleman
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Nate Lundy is an independent artist and up-and-coming act out of St. Pete / Tampa Bay, Florida area. With the help of 3 local musicians, Nate can make his full live sound come to life and the stage. The summer has always ‘just begun’ when his tunes start to play. No matter what exact season you are in. ‘Wishing Well’
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Trick Sensor is a 3-piece rock band led by lead singer and guitarist Daylan Gonsalves. The band is based out of Toronto, Canada. The other current members of the band are Terence Tam (bassist) and Thiago Manfro (drummer). Trick Sensor’s music is rooted in the early 2000s pop-punk and draws influences from Blink-182, Sum 41, Allister, Mest, and Simple Plan.
Read moreMidnite Blu is a hip-hop/R&B artist from Tallahassee, Florida but based out of Seattle, Washington. Midnite Blu’s love for music started as early as the age of 7 years old when he learned how to play the drums. By the age of 12, Blu was learning his way around the keys of a piano. He started making beats in 2008
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Canadian r&b artist, LOONY, released a new song last week titled “raw,” and announced on her instagram that an EP is on the way. The song flows just the way it sounds. A neo-soul, jazz feel with some acoustic vocals that speak to the importance of being 100% real with someone, or ‘raw.’ In an interview with Broadway World, LOONY
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Hip hop artist Eli $tones has officially kicked off his new year with a fresh single. He plays with a Far Eastern-type beat over some heavy bass, rapping about not being with the drama and just doing what he wants. There’s the right amount of flex that doesn’t get too cocky; $tones knows he’s earned his title as a formidable
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Sylvagus is out with his final track under the project. It sure feels like his ultimate mission, favoring heavy industrial bass that feels determined and pumping with adrenaline. There’s suspenseful choir vocals that fittingly accompany the build-up and bass drop. We wish him the best in his continued creative direction in his new project Nightfall Heroes.
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Electronic producer Greyhound has a new EP out. He mixes hard techno and house styles into a cohesive four-song experience inspired by traveling around Milwaukee on the bus. The first track, which is almost eight minutes long, features contributions from fellow producer Asher Gray. All proceeds are going to Cactus Club. Get ready to dance when the pandemic is over,
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Electronic artist Brad Hawes (of Echo Island) has a new record out. He meshes chillwave with glitch and noise through eight instrumental tracks. There’s meticulous attention to detail with each sound and texture, allowing for a myriad of sonic colors to bloom. Echo Island had a number of releases on the electronic label Nice FM, and Brad Hawes continues his
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One of Florida’s most talked about emerging female rappers, Priceless Scott, has been on the move recently with the release of her new EP Pressure Makes Diamonds. The explosive artist’s destiny takes a new turn with this release, clearly her most impactful to date. Straight outta her base in Central Florida, she shares a 6-track record home to some powerful
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Rockers Complex Machine have a new video out, created by John Griffin Jr and Cheston VanHuss for their song “She Comes to Me Again.” They incorporate disorienting visuals and intricate special effects to accommodate the song’s message of feeling like you don’t mean that much to someone. You thought things were different but evidently not. We’re looking forward to the
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Singer-songwriter Brett Newski has another new single out today, and it’s about being down on your luck. He’s living his life like a Monopoly game; karma is a bitch and life feels like an illusion. In a clever blend of humor and a depressive outlook on life, Newski pokes fun at the absurdity of it all. This is his second
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Singer-songwriter Lisa Gatewood crafted a record dedicated to those she keeps close. Made of unmastered acoustic home recordings, these tunes are clearly heavily personal. She shares stories of Cubanfest, birthday parties, love for specific people, and feeling euphoric on the dancefloor. If you’re looking for something stripped-down that retains its passion, look no further than Lisa Gatewood’s new album.
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Folk trio Dead, Dead Swans are out with their debut EP. It’s four songs that touch on very personal sentiments; “Less of Me” is about having a difficult relationship with your father and confronting those emotions, “The Ash” deals with intense inner turmoil, and the remaining two tracks tackle the strange patterns we notice within our lives. Dead, Dead Swans
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Gavella Glan is a dark ambient project of Joseph Mlodik (of Noctilucant). He’s got the debut record out under this name, and it was created out of isolation in early quarantine. He stated on Bandcamp that this is the album he’s wanted to create since he was a teenager; it’s got a rich fantasy theme using awe-inspiring ambient synths, haunting
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Hip hop artist Cardiac Da Pulse has the visual out to his song “Work” from “Summer on Sunset.” Shot by BMDF Productions, Pulse is chilling in the studio and enters to booth to spit bars. He tells you to stop sitting around bitching and start putting in effort to making something of yourself. “There’s a difference in the grind, three
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Pop artist Joe Quinto brought Klassik on for a verse in his latest single. It’s an upbeat tune with an acoustic melody reminding us that things will get better no matter how clouded they currently are. You may feel like you’re in a bad dream sometimes, but having time and space to collect yourself will get you through it. Of
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Alternative pop band York Bishop have a new single out. It’s a colorful electronic tune about someone playing with your heart. You’re left staying up late wondering if you’ll ever talk to this person again; the song gradually picks up steam as the emotional tension swells. This is York Bishop’s third single out; they’re clearly working on a bigger project
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Singer-songwriter Anja Elise is out with her debut record. She touches on mental health, relationships, and self-exploration over six tracks of gentle acoustic melodies. Right off the bat, the title track is exceptionally sweet (no pun intended) yet heartbreakingly vulnerable. Additional strings are peppered in with palpable delicacy. We get ensnared by Elise’s precious emotion as she sings through immense
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VBIV is the electronic psych project of Victor Buell IV. He’s got a new record out; frankly it could be the soundtrack to a science fiction first-person-shooter. The title track feels like a voyage down an interstellar highway while “Star Lord” is a dark shoegaze jam that outruns supernovas and “Solace” is brightly laden with dawning synths and bird samples.
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