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AUDIO: Negative/Positive – “I Will Spend My Entire Life Savings On One Cool Hat”

Garage pop band Negative/Positive released a new EP. The young band has always been vivacious in their angsty, scrappy brand of pop rock, but these three songs find them continuing to mature and push the envelope of their songwriting. These songs confront scenarios such as having trouble reading someone’s mind, not being satisfied while also feeling the pressure, and shining

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VIDEO: Run Along Forever, Bisca Rae & Genesis Renji – “Happy Days”

Audiovisual duo Run Along Forever joined forces with Bisca Rae and Genesis Renji for a new single and video. Rae and Renji hang out along the Milwaukee River at sunset as well as out in the city at night. The song is about relationships that don’t work out – whether it’s because you’re in different places in life or have

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AUDIO: Breonte – “This Phase Won’t Pass”

Hip hop artist Breonte’s got a new EP out. It’s four tracks that each have uniquely experimental production flavors. “$tudy” takes a jazzy direction and finds Breonte rapping about focus and comfort, “We Got a Problem?” enlists fellow artist Surf for a feature and gets confrontational about others’ beef, “Postal 2020” is about coming from rough social beginnings but glowing

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AUDIO: Blind Fiction – “Oz”

Blues rockers Blind Fiction are out with their sophomore album. Written and recorded during quarantine, this record delivers eleven polished tracks that beat with an honest heart and a knack for the present moment. There’s themes of disillusionment, impending doom, wishing for better days, and putting your best foot forward in these unprecedented times. Blind Fiction embody the spirit of

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AUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Starting to Dream”

Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer released a new album. We’ve gotten to know Neumeyer pretty well over the last year with his many instrumental compositions utilizing marimba, bells and chimes, but he’s got more up his sleeve – Neumeyer sings here! This record is an exuberant, positive exercise in actualizing Neumeyer’s increasingly layered creative vision, inspired by his father’s recent passing.

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AUDIO: Jillian’s Revenge – “Shit Could Be Worse”

Jillian’s Revenge is the collaborative effort between hip hop greats Shle Berry and Yogie B & Keez. Their debut EP dropped on 4/20 and it’s five songs. The rappers let out feelings about people who disrespect, use, and be dishonest with you. The fourth track “Everyday is 420, So Here’s A Regular Song” finds them reflecting on the past and

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AUDIO: Valerie Lighthart – “Pt. III: The Banshee”

Mystical folk pop artist Valerie Lighthart concludes her “By Moonlight” trilogy with “The Banshee” out now. It’s three songs where Lighthart enters sorcerous electronica territory, even incorporating an 808’s beat juxtaposed with playful wonder in “Walkin’ Slowly.” The EP is one about reclamation, power, and conquering; Lighthart embodies a dominating character who haunts her enemies and cleanses her narrative of

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AUDIO: The First Rule – “Racists Are Assholes”

Skate punks The First Rule tell racists to fuck off in their latest single. The band unleashes the pent-up energy from dealing with assholes but have fun doing it, mocking confederate flags and nationalist garbage in the style of an irresistible shout-along. The First Rule stand fast in their dismissal of reactionaries with “Racists Are Assholes.”

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