Anti-folk project We All Shit are out with a new record. It’s six tracks that walk us through a day in the life of a fool in today’s political climate. Society tells us to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, criminalizes those who act out, blames victims of sex crimes, forces us to vote for clowns that don’t represent us,
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Indie pop band Moonglow dropped another single this weekend. It’s a shimmering dreamscape akin to finding a lofty home in the sky, exactly like the cover art. It shifts from danceable sensibilities to a heavenly ambient coda of Joe Humiston’s honeyed croons. Moonglow get more experimental with “Opinion;” we can imagine they have the idea of doing their debut album
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Ben Slowey sits down with three members of the shoegaze / noise pop acts.
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Get the latest in Milwaukee music, with new tracks from Lakeyah, Direct Hit! Versio Curs and more.
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C-Yonko is trying to make you move on his latest.
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King Bravo brings some bounce for the beginning of summer with his latest.
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Ben Slowey sits down with the New York City-based concert photographer.
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2020 was a massive year for QC hip hop artist Lakeyah, and now she’s just dropped her sophomore album. Kicking things off with a freestyle of flexes about overcoming all odds, Lakeyah gets right to it. She raps about the pressure the industry puts on emerging artists like herself, how naturally it comes to her to make hit songs, recognizing
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Kenny Reichert from indie folk duo Sara and Kenny has taken time in the past year to work on lo-fi instrumentals, and he’s out with his first track as “Skky” on the label Noh Life. With koi fish on the cover art, the song indeed feels like being a little fish in a big pond. The production is hydrous and
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Singer-songwriter Ben Wagner has a new video out for a song on his upcoming EP “Inner State.” He sips a beer, staring at the camera, sitting at the edge of his bed. Suddenly, clothes and various objects begin flying off camera, gradually clearing things up. It’s pretty cool how Ben can clean his room without touching a thing. We look
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Electronic artist Tron Jovi, half of experimental hip hop duo Guerrilla Ghost, has a new EP out. Combining dub with industrial doom, these six tracks collectively feel like an artistic lesson. It smoothens out the confrontational nature that Guerrilla Ghost is known for while maintaining abrasive texture, showcasing a series of cacophonous instrumentals. It’s an inventive EP from Tron Jovi,
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Brett Newski teams up with the Barenaked Ladies frontman for a new single.
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Mr.Lloyd and King Myles represent unity against oppression on their latest track.
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Pop artist Techon just released his debut EP. With four songs, he channels the trials and tribulations of a relationship on the verge of collapsing. “Back Seat Vibe” is about getting mixed signals, “Heart Breaker” touches on the lies and deception, “River” details the attempts to make amends, and finally the title track acknowledges that the relationship is expired and
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Prolific singer-songwriter Reins Daily has a new record out, making it his third release of 2021 already. This body of work is themed around the paranormal. Sean Raasch told Milwaukee Record that he’d seen his first UFO this past August, and it became a fascination he’d invest time not only researching but writing songs about. With this album he hopes
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Ambient synth artist Xexyz has a new single out. It’s a gentle, liquid composition that feels like a quiet stroll through a rainforest. The tune plays with the rich colors of nature against shadows, waters, and peeks of sunlight. The cover art is beautifully geometric depiction of that, looking like the carpet in a classroom. It’s always a joy hearing
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Some artists like matching their music with different colors, and that’s exactly what composer and percussionist Mike Neumeyer has been doing the last few months. His latest tune uses purple to represent encore mallets with the marimba, conveying a meditative trance. It’s softly metallic, mellow but focused. Mike Neumeyer’s compositions are the soundtrack to spring relaxation, and this one is
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Ben Slowey talks with the consistent hip hop artist.
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Poison Darts combine subgenres for all-out aggression.
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The lo-fi producer creates a track that feels like perpetual motion.
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Tron Jovi premieres the first video from his upcoming new EP.
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Bedroom pop project Social Cig recently dropped a single that will be on his upcoming record “Nothing is Ever For Sure and Everything is Always Changing.” It’s a jangly, beach-soaked jam about still being head over heels for someone. Love has you confused and exhausted – kind of like the spinning Mr. Krabs meme. We look forward to what Social
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Singer-songwriter B.J. Fisher’s new single was recorded ten years after he’d written it. A jangly folk rock tune, it’s about keeping your spirit alive and full no matter what comes your way. He sings of not getting distracted by the constant motion of the Internet and media; he remains sharp by living in the present and taking his emotions as
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Electroacoustic artist and composer Sam Mullooly released a forty-two minute piece. Lush, idyllic, and elysian, the composition features vocals from Elizabeth Blood and Jackie Willis. It’s an accompaniment to intense reverie and paradisal fantasy, featuring soundscapes embellished by rich texture and delicate electronics. You feel as though you’re watching yourself from outside your body having the greatest day of your
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Electronic producer Bvdvpple has a new EP out following up his last from February. His style of producing is best described as mysterious and minimalist, and that shows here over three tracks. It feels like we’re walking through a long tunnel and anything could sneak up on us from the dark at any point. “Stop Who” features some tropical drums
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