Experimental rock act Tidal have their third track out. Spanning nearly eight minutes, it’s a psychedelic-stoner voyage beginning with a slow, trudging riff. About halfway through the band starts breaking a sweat and kicks up the tempo, building into a storm of desert cacophony. Tidal traverse desolation night and day with “Fuck Yeah.”
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Electronic producer UNKNWN’s latest single keeps his signature tranquil yet mysterious energy alive. The tune feels like you’re walking through old growth forest, not knowing what could jump out at you at any moment. UNKNWN has a knack for incorporating dense nature imagery into his creations, and “Polydeukes” is a welcome addition to his catalog.
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Punk rockers Wristwatch have unleashed a new album into the world out via No Coast. It’s twelve songs that rip and blaze with chaotic riffage, howling guitar solos, racing drums and Bobby Hussy’s high-spirited vocals. The band explains on Bandcamp that they wanted to get gnarlier and noisier with this one while staying true to their roots, channeling fierce attitude
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On the first of the month, electronic act LBN667 released a companion EP to last month’s “Remembering.” This one is also two tracks but it ventures into leftfield house and techno territories. The rhythms and textures here are full of mystery and whimsy, perfect for a late night drive or scooter ride in vast open areas. Get your groove on
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August Traeger’s prolific experimental electronic project Odd Person has a new record out on Poverty Electronics. These five tracks are improvisations with techno and psychedelic sensibilities, feeling like they could be the soundtrack to a surreal sci-fi thriller movie. There’s meticulous attention to detail with each composition, invoking atmospheres of urgency, curiosity and discombobulation. Odd Person goes stream-of-conscious with “▲▲▲▲▲.”
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Xposed 4Heads have a new single and video out. The new wave fellas enlist filmmaker Alexander Eberhage for a visual about three models who have a day out in downtown Chicago before stumbling upon a young photographer who becomes intrigued and begins taking pictures of them. After he chases them down like a weirdo, the models turn the tables by
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Singer-songwriter brothers Max and Nelson Devereaux collaborated on a new album. There’s nine songs here, starting with “Fame?” which was released a couple months back as a single. The prolific duo brings a heaping helping of layered, jangly pop tunes that explore themes of the vicious cycles finding yourself, navigating madness and struggling to adapt to the ever-changing world. Despite
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Apollo Vermouth released a new album on the six-year anniversary of her last album “Crashing Into Nowhere.” It’s ten tracks of lush ambient and drone soundscapes marked by immersive field recordings, shifting sonic emotions and wandering, textural passages. There’s an empyrean quality to Apollo Vermouth’s music that feels warm, inviting and alluring, evocative of halcyon memories, transient recollections and buoyant
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Hip hop artist Isaiah Santiago dropped a new single at the beginning of the month. This song is about letting go of the toxic parts of yourself and leaning into being better – as hard as that can be. Santiago raps about loving people but keeping them at a distance and getting away from egos; he’s looking to have a
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Singer-songwriter Danny Arcane released a music video for his 2022 song “You Don’t Know Me.” Created all by himself, the scene depicts a series of pictures of Arcane as a kid – edited like kid him is mouthing the words to the song! Then he recreates many of the pictures in adult form as he sings of growing and changing
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Producer Chan dropped a new single last month. “Prendelo” is Spanish for the phrase “spark it up”, and that’s exactly what this track does – it’s a summery banger that thumps and gallops with plenty of zest, climbing the bass drop like a high dive as a cartoonish voice repeats the title over and over. Chan knows how to throw
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Hip hop artist P4li dropped a new album last week. This is an eight-track project consisting of shorter songs where the rapper-singer’s got a woman on his mind, and he’s looking to show her a good time. Favoring a vibrant production palette and dreamy textures, “B4 Sunset” is P4li bringing romance, flirtatiousness and risky business all in one with strong
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Hip hop Stancilboi dropped a new single last week. As the title suggests, the rapper is looking to relax and unwind in motion with a woman he’s interested in. He’s looking to have something real with her, assuring her that she’s got a bright future with him by her side. Stancilboi is keeping a promise with “Smoke N Drive” –
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Deathcore act Knifeback dropped a new single at the end of June. Life’s not playing fair and it’s time to rage – the band brings a heaping helping of bloodthirsty growls, blast beats and industrial-strength riffage here. With a brutal chorus to shout to and a destructive, mosh-ready attitude, Knifeback channel unrelenting despair with “MISERY.” It’s their second tune of
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Singer-songwriter Emmett Mulrooney’s latest single is about your childhood sweetheart becoming your life person. As childlike innocence fades, you went from young lovers to adults going steady so soon, and it trips you out. Emmett Mulrooney is feeling lucky that he’s had his life partner with him this whole time as “Kids” drives home with a summery pop melody.
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Dublin’s music scene has birthed another gem in the form of Von Venn, an indie rock outfit that is making waves with their exhilarating vibe. Their latest record, “Jeanie Is Out,” is out now and it is an absolute thrill to behold. With their previous singles like “Ghost” and “Constant Girl” making an appearance on this 10-track album, Von Venn
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Klassik has returned with a new EP. Always one to do something different and push the envelope, the producer-rapper fusion artist brings four tracks of ethereal, textural atmospheres that showcase his layered lyrical and stylistic evocation fashioned by his spellbinding falsetto voice, kaleidoscopic song structures and influential pursuit of subject matter. What makes his music so powerful is how it
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Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels have released a new album. If you’re ready for an old-fashioned rock and roll party, look no further – the Rebels are here for a good time, not a long time! Busting out the down-on-your-luck tales and boogieing riffs that you crave, the band are keen on having as much fun as the audience
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Alternative/pop rockers Secret Menu released their debut EP a few weeks back. The band showcase an ambitious stylistic edge over five tracks, incorporating hip hop sensibilities, piano-driven melodies and enchanting narratives to name just a few elements. There are prominent themes of searching for life’s answers and challenging the “what if’s” with these songs, presented with versatile pop appeal that
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Indie rockers Vacancy Chain are out with their long-awaited debut album today. It’s eleven songs, consisting of most of the singles the band released in the last few years plus many more. With that said, the band has a ton of pent-up energy to channel as they tackle relevant themes of adulthood, social crumble, existential crises and the oppressive political
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Indie-emo act Pasta Sauce released their third EP. The duo brings seven tracks to ponder existential questions about growth, faith, pain, life, death and purpose. The dialogue sampled in “Real, Random & Forever” sums it up pretty well; featured is a conversation between two people about what happens after we die, and how everyone has their own way of reckoning
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Singer-songwriter Danny Arcane’s latest single touches on loving the idea of someone or something more than that someone or something itself. This beachy pop tune tackles the self-consciousness of cognitive dissonance, struggling to reconcile the pursuit of happiness with conquests of self-defeat. Danny Arcane knows this scenario all too well, channeling such frustrating patterns with “No Remorse” – check it
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Metal band It Bleeds released their first new single in four years last week. Breathing fire for nearly five and a half minutes, this tune details the horrors of punishment and damnation through guttural roars, capricious riffage and unrelenting blast beats. If you like the more technical side of metal, It Bleeds’ “The Penance Stare” will be right up your
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Brandon Payton-Carrillo released a new EP at the end of June. Consisting of three songs, Payton-Carrillo’s EP incorporates elements of Afrobeat, Cumbia-funk and dreamy, soulful psychedelia to convey themes of the good and bad in relationships. Accompanied by his band Lakebeat Social Club, Brandon Payton-Carrillo marries texturally immersive atmospheres and rhythmic catharsis with “All Night”, warm and inviting yet poignant
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Pop star Kameron with a K dropped a new single and video recently. Shot by Andrey Frazao, the visual finds the artist flexing with the best of them and ready to show you how it’s done, bringing an elaborate blend of costumes, choreography and set design to the mix along with verses in Portuguese, English and Spanish. With seductive swagger,
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