“Dreamcore” singer-songwriter Cloak’s latest single is about powerlessness. With a somber guitar melody and minimal electronic production, the artist sings of revelations he finds as time goes on as the melody gets progressively clangorous. Cloak channels the loneliness of sitting on the edge and waiting for life to make sense.
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Singer-songwriter Bryan Cherry is back with a new EP. It’s three empowering songs of funk, soul and rock; “Yes, We’ve Got It” encourages us all to put our best foot forward and mend our mistakes, “You’ve Got” is about having your eye on someone and being there for them in a heartbeat, and the title track rallies us to come
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Industrial-emo hip hop artist X Harlow dropped a two-song EP this week. Taking things in a punkish electronic direction, these songs reflect the burgeoning anger and paranoia resulting from post-pandemic late-stage individualism. Such material conditions result in many people feeling isolated and barely holding it together, and “Harps” channels those sentiments through cacophonous coldwave.
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With the release of her new and very first single, ‘Sometimes I Wonder’, Natasha Vroegindeweij has us completely besotted. An artist who is still young in terms of her career glues us to the speakers just as compellingly as an artist who has more albums and singles in their discography. Also, she demonstrates that she possesses the quality that has
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The new track by Mr Jayvic and Aisha J is ‘Let Love Lead The Way’, and it features both artists performing feel-good African vibes. The sincerity with which Mr Jayvic expresses his feelings, as well as the frankness with which he discusses relationships and his admiration for his wife, Aisha J, holds our attention for the entire duration of the
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Hip hop artist Uptop Pink’s got a new tape out. It’s seven tracks where the rapper tackles the life hardships that are enough to make you want to run away. Pink touches on subjects such as losing people, burning bridges, coping mechanisms, and watching his enemies’ moves over melancholy production that complements his brutal honesty. This tape is earnest about
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Hip hop artist JalenG dropped the video for his song “My Pace” from earlier this year. He’s out and about downtown here, rapping about finding the balance between going at his own rhythm but not falling out of place. He calls out the ones that are on fake shit and not truly supporting his success – you don’t have to
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Garage rockers Duckling have a new single out. Inspired by the recent mass layoffs by CapTel, who have been a major source of employment for Milwaukeeans and are now replacing their workers with AI, the song has a buzzing bass line and jangly riff that rumble underneath the band’s refrain “CapTel saved my life!”. Although the song was written a
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Alternative rockers Doubter have delivered their debut self-titled EP. Covering grounds of pop punk and power pop, these songs channel the anxieties of being hung up on the past and having shit stuck on your mind. The band is wasting no time unleashing excitement and enthusiasm for strong hooks and loud, vigorous riffage. We hope to catch a Doubter show
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Experimental electronic artist Moustache Bride has a new album out. It’s noisy synths and retro-technological textures galore, featuring five tracks that span surrealist computer soundscapes. There’s a plethora of moods here as well, ranging from tense and erratic to pensive and awestruck. Moustache Bride delivers an intricate vaporwave smorgasbord with “Church Lion.”
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Indie folk fixture Dead Horses have returned with a new album. Three years in the making, it’s ten tracks of warm, hopeful Midwestern charm that reflect the well-traveled evolution of Sarah Vos and Dan Wolff’s musical journey. Inspired by the titular Milwaukee strip, these songs intimately recognize the influence that places you’ve either grown up in or lived in leave
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Indie pop act Maybe Hazel return with a two-piece – their first release since 2020 EP “Direct to Home Video.” The band continue innovating their sound with jangly melodies embellished with instruments like tambourine and xylophone. Their infectious, beach-soaked hooks continue to prosper, powered by a fresh and open-minded pop spirit that staples Maybe Hazel to Milwaukee’s wave of new
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Alternative rockers Brat Sounds have a single out with two B-sides from their forthcoming album. Letting things get to your head, leaving a lover hanging, and getting mixed up with quick satisfaction are all things on the agenda here. The band’s distinct garage-tinged sound takes fun directions while tackling some relatable pickles. Stay tuned for more from Brat Sounds soon!
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Punk/power pop rockers Faux Fiction return with their first record in four years. It’s six tracks of angsty rock ‘n roll that touch on things like the passage of time and subsequent stagnancy. Even as one gets older some things feel like they don’t change, which songs “Almost Happy” and “My Unfortunate Friend” tackle; “The Lucky Ones” is about hitting
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Experimental artist and producer Docx dropped their marvelous album “It” last week, and with it came a music video for the song “The Creature” featuring Floor of the Earth. It’s a surreal visual depicting the artists in a room while trippy effects occur in the background. Be warned that this video has rapidly flashing lights, specifically in the last minute
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Hip hop artist Dubb Saq’s latest video is shot by CTM Films. “Do My Dance” finds the rapper looking to unwind with a bottle of Hennessy. In the company of a dancer he lays down bars of taming the beast within him; when he turns up he gets rowdy as a result of entrenched demons. Dubb Saq always been one
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Dream pop artist Blacktop has a new album out. Over seven tracks, the theme here is passionate love to the tune of a gentle breeze in the sun’s warmth. These songs yearn to be with at all the times the lover you’d do anything for; this person makes everything in life better (along with a cup of coffee, of course).
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Fuzzysurf follow up their recent single “Sheep Shed” with a music video. A production by Simwig Studios, it features the band going head-to-head with their fictional archrivals, Roughturf. They compete in Battle of the Bands, get into an ice cream-induced parking lot scrap, and then finally settle the score with a street race. It’s a fun-filled frenzy from Fuzzysurf (and
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Pop artist Christopher Dallman’s got a new single out and it’s about summertime love. As the heat cools and leaves turn the love may fade, so the artist is determined to cherish it while it lasts. Temptation and sunshine keep romance burning with Christopher Dallman’s new tune; stay tuned for the music video and his upcoming “Animal” EP.
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Indie pop collective Oak You, formerly known as OQ, released a new record recently. Breathing the divine spirit of nature, Oak You paint a serene picture with ambient electronica, field recordings and the elegant textures of flute passages and vocal harmonies. Notable is the final track “Truth n Borage” which spans over ten and a half minutes, featuring hushed synths
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Psych-electronic project Floid the Dog has a new tune out. Subtle and mysterious, “Ache” is a trippy adventure that gets progressively tenser and tenser before fully going into full alarm mode. Imagery of a science-fiction video game action-escape sequence comes to mind, deeply textural and mysterious. We hope to hear more from Floid the Dog in the near future!
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Alternative rockers Blue Moon Assault are gearing up to release an album, and they’ve released two singles to give us a taste. With a resonant grunge melody, “Storm of Desolation” progresses into a stoner-rock voyage through a pit of despondency. “Dance of Death” kicks things into high gear like a sludgy sprint. Stay tuned for more to come from Blue
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Conceptual performance artist Kleaner is out with a new album. It’s nine gothic tracks of bass guitar and drum machine that channel painful scenarios such as being a fool for love, catching a lover red-handed, and fearing abandonment; the album seeks truth, liberation and healing similar to Kleaner’s last EP “First Ladies.” They recently told us in a spotlight that
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Pop artist Andrew Cesarz has his second single out and it’s about the near-perfect summertime day. The only thing missing, however, is if a specific person would have been there with you. It’s that day when you realize you love them and that they would complete the picture. Andrew Cesarz is certainly becoming an artist to watch as he’s flown
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Indie rockers Motel Breakfast have a new song out, and as the title suggests, they take an emo direction with this one. With an intricate melody and confessional vocals, the song’s about struggling to be over a past relationship, but ultimately finding peace in the end through focusing your attention on something else. When we last heard from Motel Breakfast,
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