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AUDIO: Yum Yum Cult – “It Kills Me It Really Does”

Indie-psych rockers Yum Yum Cult released their long-awaited debut album. They get soulful, they get funky, they get noisy – it’s a kaleidoscopic record that covers all the bases with a colorful sonic palette that the band’s built over the years. Not only do Yum Yum Cult switch things up across the album – they even do so within songs!

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Pescatarian At Best, Bunk Bed, Rainbow Cobra

Bremen Cafe hosted a wonderful all-local bill on a rainy Sunday night this weekend – Pescatarian at Best, Bunk Bed, and Rainbow Cobra. Pescatarian At Best comprises of vocalist Benton Belzer, guitarists Mason West and Courtney Martel, bassist Liz Adkins, and drummer Nikki Nelson. Their unique indie pop sound has been described as “funk-adjacent post-punk.” Sunday’s show was missing Belzer

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AUDIO: Grayson – “AiRHEAD”

Newcoming artist Grayson’s new single is about labels and how quick people are to put you in a category. Merging hard rock and pop sensibilities, the song channels the frustrations of navigating social spheres where everyone’s putting you in a box rather than getting to know you. The chorus rumbles with powerful momentum, resonating with anyone who’s been written off

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AUDIO: Tiqmmy – “Perkins Parking Lot”

Emo-rap rockers Tiqmmy dropped their first single since debut album “Joint Effort” from earlier this year. It’s a song about failure and continually blowing it. You feel like you’re in an endless rut and you’ve had just about enough of it, reflecting the cyclical nature of mental health struggles and their impact on everything you do. Tiqmmy yearn for a

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AUDIO: Next Paperback Hero – “Nowhere to Run”

Indie singer-songwriter Next Paperback Hero released a new EP this week. Where his debut album “Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes” channeled deep reflections about purpose, meaning and healing, “Nowhere to Run” finds Nathan Honore reaping what he’s learned and putting his best foot forward. “We stop so we can begin again” he sings, reminding us that growth is an irregular

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AUDIO: Brat Sounds – “Nothing”

Indie rockers Brat Sounds have their next batch of tunes out from their upcoming record. All three of these songs keep it right under the three-minute mark with the band’s signature playful rock and roll. “Nothing” basks in lonesomeness, “Tell Me Why” slows down the tempo while begging to know why you reap what you can’t sow, and “Thing to

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AUDIO: Spectral Display – “Runnin’ For Your Love”

With their most recent arrival, ‘Runnin’ For Your Love’, Spectral Display create a sound that combines aspects of the underground with textures from the contemporary realms. The band from Amsterdam display their unique edge, and as a result, they leave us begging for more! When it comes out of the speakers, the song ‘Runnin’ For Your Love’, an electronic pop

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AUDIO: Less Common – “Mental Health”

Indie pop band Less Common is about feeling saved by someone else. This person is there for you on your good days and bad days; you couldn’t imagine what you’d do without them. Favoring a trap beat coupled with emotionally potent guitars for the production, Less Common bring an undeniably powerful love cut that continues pushing the envelope for what

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AUDIO: Lucky Bone – “Waiting-Room (Phaseloops) – This World is Mean and Evil / Music for Moving Body (Composition for Going Somewhere, or Somewhere Else)”

Noise artist Lucky Bone recently put out a lot of work on Bandcamp; this week we’d like to share the first two (of four) releases. The first is “Waiting-Room”, a 26-minute composition of 8-track tape loops. The second is “Music for Moving Body”, which is like a collage conceptualized as background noise for while you’re driving, representing the motion and

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VIDEO: Zach Pietrini – “Seventeen”

Singer-songwriter Zach Pietrini’s got a new single and video out. “Seventeen” is directed by Brian Klewin and shot by TradeMark Media. The song is about finding the nuances between the good and the bad of memories, breaking from the binary of one or the other. Pietrini is found biking around his hometown with friends and driving around as he sings.

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AUDIO: Jacob Slade – “Let You Know / Lost Among the Trees”

Singer-songwriter Jacob Slade welcomes us into fall with two new songs today. Cool, classy and caring are three words to describe Slade’s demeanor here, gently yearning for the companionship of another. He brings his signature dreamy crooning to melodies with subtle rhythmic embellishments, gradually painting vivid pictures. Jacob Slade tackles being lost and then found with “Let You Know” and

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