Category Archives: Milwaukee

AUDIO: Softer Drive – “Four of Horses”

Electronic improvisational duo Softer Drive consists of Milwaukee’s C. Vadi and St. Louis’ Zach TBD. Their debut record is out, featuring four improvisations utilizing synths and pedals. Immersive, empyrean waves conjure the feeling of sleeping in a bed high up in the clouds – let the gracefully ambient passages guide you into a blissful state of mind. It’s a majestic

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AUDIO: Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends – “The Commuter”

Alternative rock band Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends released their first single from upcoming album “Dangerous Nomenclature.” It’s a song about how the absurdity of driving to work and back; it’s not good for the environment, you face obstacles, and you waste a lot of time…but we get stuck having to do it. It’s a fun and catchy tune

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AUDIO: Lost Tribes of the Moon – “A Chapter From the Book of Blood”

Occult metal band Lost Tribes of the Moon have released a new song that spans over twenty minutes. Featuring waves of theremin, synthesizer and dooming riffage, the Lost Tribes take us on a diabolical Clive Barker-inspired journey. Vocalist Julie Brandenburg tells a story of death, deceit, and fear over several movements; the instrumentation conveys the story with equivalent power. Stay

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AUDIO: Plague Mother – “I Am Trying to Disappear”

Harsh noise project Plague Mother have a new record out. It’s two tracks, each nearly ten minutes long, of fiery static and demented imagery that dooms one to another dimension. It feels like tortured isolation as the title suggests; after almost two years of COVID, such abrasiveness hits exactly where we lie. Plague Mother delivers withering sensations with “I Am

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AUDIO: Nick Hill – “Farrago”

Progressive metal artist Nick Hill released a new album this week. It’s eight tracks of gnarly instrumental riffage, complete with rattling drums and thrashing speed. There’s a keen sense of epic adventure here, like you’re embarking on a treacherous journey through a storm or getting ready to head out to battle. Whichever scenario you envision, Nick Hill delivers your soundtrack

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AUDIO: Garden Home – “Postmortem”

Post-hardcore band Garden Home have a two-piece out today. Both songs crash out of the flood gates like roaring rapids; the theme here is being abandoned and feeling like nothing without someone. With lyrics begging not to be left alone in Milwaukee in “Ghost” and feeling like a watered plant onto to be broken at the stems in “Uprooted”, Garden

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AUDIO: Father Sky – “The World’s Aflame (And It Eats)”

Soulful pop artist Father Sky’s latest single is about the world swallowing itself. With a gentle keyboard melody laden with xylophone and trumpet, Anthony Deutsch croons for those in pain that inflict pain onto others. It’s a lament for the aching world, done with a captivating refrain against ambient beauty. We hope to hear more from Father Sky in 2022.

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