Pop artist Dev Diamond dropped a fresh single for the New Year. Merging R&B with trap on a Gldn Child-produced beat, Diamond sings about wanting what he can’t have. He can’t deal with the back-and-forth situation anymore so perhaps he’s better off alone. It’s got an ethereal smoothness that truly evokes feelings of lust and temptation. We’re excited to see
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Shezi of hip hop collective Catz & Chee$e is out with a new EP. Over a jazzy beat selection, the young rapper flexes with vigorous energy that picks up steam as the track list progresses. Utilizing a variety of flows he raps about the mission he’s on, which is to be prove the haters wrong and come up with the
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Catz & Chee$e are a young hip hop collective that dropped their first EP not too long ago. Isaiah Santiago, Shezi, Bdwthr, and Koo McDoobz all take turns having fun flexing on the mic; they rap about smoking, drinking, keeping their circle closed, and having infinite potential. The three tracks were clearly a blast to make, with each driven by
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Long-running jazz singer-songwriter Jerry Grillo released a new song a few months ago. It’s a gentle piano tune about a better tomorrow; the world is waiting on you to start shining again. These are powerful words in a time of societal pain, and Grillo reminds us that we can get through it together. Keep showing love to the world around
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Creepy Little Things are a new project that blend punk and metal with gothic horror. They’ve got a new video out to their song “Broken Twisted & Drained” directed by Mystery Music. Lead vocalist Scotty Damned is shown singing in an indigo-lavender tinged room about living in tormenting pain. The quick cuts and close-up shots emphasize the visceral discomfort Scotty
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Hip hop artist Bre Bougie A$$ has a new freestyle that dropped last month. She raps with a ton of flexing about being Miss Milwaukee – the best female rapper around. She challenges others to step up to the plate and try outdoing her, although she guarantees they will fail. It’s a joint with enough swagger to truly put Bre
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Hip hop artist PaperStacks and The Oshi teamed up to bring a new single under cover art crafted by Phif. The song is about a relationship on the brink of failing; PaperStacks laments the fact that his woman might leave him, while Oshi raps from the perspective of said woman, telling him exactly what he needs to hear. All of
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Hip hop artist Jessey White dropped a new single to kick off the New Year. Featuring Velly, the joint is about money coming in steady and feeling powerful from it. There’s no feeling like waking up and counting cash you didn’t have the night before. Jessey White is here to flex about that, complemented by Velly’s in-your-face delivery. Here’s to
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Ben Slowey talks with the singer/songwriter.
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Metalcore band After Hour Animals have a new single and video out. Featuring a model with elaborate makeup (Elysia Azazel), Nik Voyn and Armon Hassan switch off vocals about having immense tension while around someone, which only gets cured with drugs and alcohol. Directed by the band’s drummer Xavier Schaetzke, it’s a provocative and exciting visual that shrieks with anxious
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Be forewarned before playing The Straddlerz forthcoming, self-titled album, which will flood the markets and the internet everywhere on January 29th.
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By Deuce Try and find another album even remotely similar to that of Ryan Summer’s latest effort, Undo Influence—if you can. Chances are you won’t even come close, which is a testament to Summer’s artistry on display on each and every one of the nine songs on this collection. The most peerless of Summer’s tunes don’t invade your consciousness (the
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It’s truly something how many phases Half Moon Bay’s EllaHarp, accompanied by The False Bottom Band, is able to run through in four and a half minutes’ worth of “Shotgun Sadie”, her latest single.
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Hip hop artist Window Green has his debut single out. Over some whimsical production, Green raps about trying to be better for a woman he’s interested in but he’s been depressed and getting fucked up. He and this person haven’t had the best communication but they clearly miss each other. Window Green comes out the gate with a banger that
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R.J. Ziebarth of rock band Wonderful Bluffer has his debut solo single out. It’s an instrumental love letter to our city. Some light harmonies are added toward the end, but otherwise it’s a fluttering acoustic guitar tune that reminds us that Milwaukee is full of wonder. Hopefully we’ll be hearing more from R.J. Ziebarth in the near future.
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Hip hop artist PLYTME has his first single of 2021 out. Alternating between singing and rapping, PLYTME tells a woman he’s into that he has to take things slow with her and that she must know what she’s getting into with him. It’s a common conversation to have when you’re a creative and have to balance the grind with a
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Indie rockers Weird Storm have a new single and video out that accompanies their forthcoming EP “Alone on Meat Beach.” The band is found in a basement bar shindig and decide to play a song. The boys get weird while drinking Miller Lite and dancing around with wigs on, representing the warm escapism that live music brings us all. It’s
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Acoustic punk duo Pax released their long-awaited record on the New Year, which they had spent three years on. With alternating tempos and minimalist structures, vocalist Andrew Stoiber sings with absurdist attitude about alcohol, cigarettes, feeling dead, and being stuck with someone to name a few things. It’s a record of hungover emotions and existential humor. Look no further if
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Ben Slowey talks to the DJ, garage band artist and all around gem of a human.
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Pop has never been this spicey. Pop/dance artist Vallyre, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, released one of her most memorable tunes titled “Bloodsweat.” Try hearing it once and not humming its main melody for hours after you’re done. Impossible, I know. Well, apparently, the talented and inspiring artist Vallyre found the perfect formula for great pop hits. You will find perfect
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Hip hop artist Camb dropped a new EP on the New Year, giving us a taste of what he’s been up to while hard at work on his upcoming album “Everything Must Go.” It’s three songs all under two minutes; he sings about putting money on his name, getting lit with a girl he likes, and rocking with no one
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Glam punks Indonesian Junk channel their rage about police in their new single. They released it out of frustration with the recent verdict with the cop that attempted to murder Jacob Blake in Kenosha. With a catchy hook condemning the boys in blue, the song swells into a power pop gem that echoes an animosity that many are feeling right
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Andrew Meier of EDM duo Tombz also has a dark ambient project Lurk, and he released his debut album a few months ago on Dungeons Deep Records. Featuring Lovecraftian horror themes, Lurk carves entire abysses of dungeon synths that rumble and crash through each movement. He builds on suspense and terror as the end of days spills forth, embedding the
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Ambient electronic artist Brandon Buhr teamed up with dreamcore artist Cloak for a new single. Cloak sings about not knowing where to go or what to do and feels he needs to be saved from himself. This is gently blanketed by Buhr’s droning space-techno production. It’s short and sweet; the tune carries the cry for help over two minutes but
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Indie pop duo Linus’ Blanket have a new single out inspired by the isolating feelings the past year. On Bandcamp, they stated “sometimes something fucked up has to happen to move people.” This is true in the sense that it’s easy to take things like community for granted when everything is so accessible. The song shares these sentiments in jangle
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