Experimental jazz rockers Lovely Socialite are out with their new album. With equal amount of style and substance, “The Drift” is something of a concept album around a triumphant amphibian, exploring time and space with various tones and shifting moods. Some compositions are patient and ponderous while others are bold and fierce, culminating into a dexterously cohesive story. Lovely Socialite
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Doom-sludge metal band Northless are out with their first album in five years. Out on Translation Loss Records, this album is an onslaught of warlike riffage, fire-breathing shrieks, and jarring subject matter of pain, suffering and shadows. It feels like one is helplessly descending into the dark pit of judgment, stranded under the elephantine cacophony as hellish rituals unfold. Northless
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Ben Slowey sits down with the indie pop band.
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Bremen Cafe hosted live music on Friday night featuring Chicago bands Sin and Earth Radio as well as Milwaukee’s The Girl and The Mothman Cacaphony. The Girl is a groovy indie rock band consisting of vocalist Eli Borg, guitarist Nate Ruvin, bassist Jay Randle, and drummer Colin Sure. Inspired by bands like Nirvana and The Strokes, the band’s name comes
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The annual Riverwest24 happened this weekend, turning the streets into a party. Live music took place at the Riverwest Arby’s lot on Center and Pierce Friday night featuring Peroxide, Holy Shit!, Mark Adams Son of Bill, DaveKevinAdam and DJ Goodboi. Mark Adams Son of Bill consists of vocalist/guitarist Mark Adams, bassist Simon Beno, and drummer Spencer Powers. They play grungy
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The collab king hip hop artist Taiyamo Denku teamed up with Shyheim for a joint produced by Bofaat on his new album “Do You Want Bars?”. The video’s out now, shot by CTM Films. The two rappers are found in the studio doing what they do best – dropping knowledge about accepting challenges, telling their stories, and working through hardships.
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Hip hop artist Nile enlisted fellow Phat Nerdz member 39tharchitect for his latest video. Shot by Carter Green, the visuals find Nile and his crew shooting hoops and walking around the neighborhood as he raps about how he always dreamed of being where he’s at in life now. There are scenes of him performing to an enthusiastic crowd as well,
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Tropical-psych bass producer Plaid Hawaii’s latest single is pretty self-explanatory; it’s about living your best life and staying true to yourself. Featuring vocals from Evan Lane, the song is soaked in sunshine-laden synths that feel a magnificent sunrise. Lane sings of how awesome it is to be yourself; it’s the best thing you can do for others at the end
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Alternative rockers Doubter released a new single. It’s about sick of having the same old shit stuck in your head and wishing to rid of it. With a chorus you can’t help but shout along to and a pop punk punch, “Down Days” is a powerhouse rock tune that pours the angst of not knowing what to do. Doubter’s debut
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Progressive doom metal band Sleestak are out with their fifth album. Venturing into a psychedelic hell-realm, the band undertakes long and drawn-out songs with soul-crushing riffs, thundering melodies, spookish synths, and lyrics from the helpless abyss. It’s a record that deals with prophecy, love, death, and reclamation through viscerally dark depictions. Sleestak set sail through the void with “Harbinger.”
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Experimental artist Docx has a new single and video out. The visuals are animated by them as well, depicting a celestial humanlike figure sitting with twinkling skin in the cosmos. The production is hyper and energetic with an ethereal quality that makes you feel like you’re going light speed from galaxy to galaxy. Get excited for Docx’s album coming out
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Electronic producer MELVV released his debut album. It’s seven tracks themed around love and losing yourself to the power of the moment. With party-ready house production and vivid imagination, MELVV paints the picture of you and your special person dancing the night away. Lose yourself to the wondrous driving beats of “Shift in Momentum.”
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Chillwave producer BVSMV’s latest single dots the landscape with colorful beams. This tune could fit really well in a National Geographic documentary about space – it’s twinkly, vast, and optimistic. BVSMV is known for textural electronica, and this tune hits all the right spots.
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Singer-songwriter Sarabi’s new single enlists friend and collaborator Lucretia. Written in Alaska, the song is about a partner being on games; they tell you one thing but do another and it’s driving you nuts. With a chilled-out soul flavor, “Float Around” feels like a calm and collected way of saying “I’m done being used.” Stay tuned for more from Sarabi
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Folk pop/”dreamgaze” band LoBi LoBianco are out with their debut EP on St. Northgate Recordings. These atmospheric emo tunes channel the angst while taking breaths when needed. While the first four tunes have a somber attitude, things end on a hopeful note with the triumphant “In the Time That I Have Left.” LoBi LoBianco are moody yet succinct with “Spanish
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Ben Slowey talks to three members of the psychedelic chamber band.
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Mike Zito, the singer and composer who has topped the Billboard charts, and Kid Anderson, nominated for a Grammy, have collaborated to create the soundtrack for Guy Hale’s latest music-inspired novel, ‘Killing Me Softly.’ The story of a contemporary rocker Jimmy Wayne and his band, The Second Chance, is told through Mike’s wordplay, and he hits the nail right on
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Promises is a new bar and live music venue in Walker’s Point located where what was previously Walker’s Point Music Hall. They hosted a spectacular night of live music on Monday featuring local acts Kleaner, Scam Likely and Delicious Monsters as well as Buffalo, New York’s industrial hardcore punk band Science Man. Kleaner is the conceptual artistry project of Gnat
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Hip hop artist Chicken P’s latest single has a visual shot by DH. Chicken is found hanging out with his crew against the Milwaukee skyline, out in the streets, and on a boat in the Milwaukee River. He raps about upgrading possessions as he’s getting paid and haters can’t stand it; he knows just how to do it and there’s
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Singer-songwriter Kieran Porter is out with his debut single. It’s an emotional tune about being shattered after a relationship with irreparable damage. The somber rock melody echoes in the void where fulfillment once inhabited; now, the artist is left feeling broken and doomed. We hope to hear more from Kieran Porter in the near future.
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Artist and producer Dahlia EnBloom released an album a few weeks back. Entirely instrumental, the album incorporates elements of chillwave, ambient, pop and R&B production with danceable moments as well as meditative ones. The songs are themed around various personal experiences such as gender and dysphoria, being vulnerable, finding yourself, and overcoming struggles. Emotional and empowering, it’s compelling electronica from
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Fuzzysurf released the first single off their upcoming album, and this one finds them deviating from their surf pop sound by going in a hard rock direction. It’s a jam about growing up and taking accountability for yourself, leaving the “sheep shed” life behind by putting the childish things aside. Stay tuned for more to come from Fuzzysurf soon!
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Alternative rockers Alley Eyes are out with their debut EP. With psychedelic tinges, these songs reflect the band’s affinity for catchiness of many flavors. Whether they’re rocking out about running out of time in “Nothing At All” or howling through desert psych with “ACDC Messiah,” the band is versatile in their approach to noir songwriting. Alley Eyes are just getting
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Texas-by-way-of-Milwaukee singer-songwriter KALIAH’s latest release is a two-piece from a few months back. “One More Drink” features Maya La Maya is about being drunk after heartbreak and utilizes minimalist 808 production. “STARGAZING” is about missing someone terribly and being unable to feel complete without them, fancying a simple acoustic melody with samples of ambience. These songs come from a place
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Hip hop artist Beamon’s latest single finds him shrouded in shadows. He raps about being mysterious, haunting people in their dreams and having unconventional ways. The final part of the track is Beamon in full force, screaming with devilish aggression like he’s possessed. If you identify with the darker side of hip hop, look no further than Beamon.
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