Glam punks Indonesian Junk channel their rage about police in their new single. They released it out of frustration with the recent verdict with the cop that attempted to murder Jacob Blake in Kenosha. With a catchy hook condemning the boys in blue, the song swells into a power pop gem that echoes an animosity that many are feeling right
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Andrew Meier of EDM duo Tombz also has a dark ambient project Lurk, and he released his debut album a few months ago on Dungeons Deep Records. Featuring Lovecraftian horror themes, Lurk carves entire abysses of dungeon synths that rumble and crash through each movement. He builds on suspense and terror as the end of days spills forth, embedding the
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Ambient electronic artist Brandon Buhr teamed up with dreamcore artist Cloak for a new single. Cloak sings about not knowing where to go or what to do and feels he needs to be saved from himself. This is gently blanketed by Buhr’s droning space-techno production. It’s short and sweet; the tune carries the cry for help over two minutes but
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Indie pop duo Linus’ Blanket have a new single out inspired by the isolating feelings the past year. On Bandcamp, they stated “sometimes something fucked up has to happen to move people.” This is true in the sense that it’s easy to take things like community for granted when everything is so accessible. The song shares these sentiments in jangle
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Ben Slowey talks to the now Atlanta-based R&B/hip hop hybrid.
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M545’s latest is a visceral burst of energy.
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Hip hop artist Corey Pieper has the long-anticipated video out to his song “M.I.A.” with Wisco YD. Directed by PhillyFlyBoy, the story depicts YD telling Pieper that his grandpa is getting his church taken away. The music starts as a posse of nuns take up arms and go after the ones that stole the church. The money gets splattered with
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Experimental artist Jon Mueller has a video out accompanying his forthcoming record “Family Secret” which drops on the 22nd. He’s known for centering texturally rich percussion as his music’s primary driving force as opposed to conventional melodies. The photography is by Nik Feijen and video is by Kaveh Soofi; it consists of the still interiors within desolate edifices, some intact
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Hip hop artist TayBae’s new song is a playful yet daring banger. She’s looking to get spoiled and treated right sexually and is only picking up the phone for the ones worth her time. It’s one for the girls; the song is unapologetically raunchy in getting exactly what it wants while dudes that aren’t shit can sit there and watch.
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R&B artist Tai Mistyque’s latest single is about being over the games. She’s tired of comprehending why someone is unsure of pursuing something real with her so she’s leaving them on their own. There’s nothing to wait for it so she’s out to replace it. Tai Mistyque reminds you that she knows her worth with this one; we’re excited to
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Indie rockers LO/ST are out with their debut EP. It’s a cinematic experience of piano-driven ambient emotiveness; there’s themes of lamenting the distance apart from a love interest in the title track as well as overcoming immense uncertainty with that love interest in “Blue City.” Female and male vocals trade off in the intense convictions of love’s uncompromising power. We’re
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Ben Slowey sits down with the artist formerly known as AWill.
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Check out music from MNTRY, Immortal Girlfriend, Lauryl Sulfate and her Ladies of Leisure featuring LUXI and more this week!
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Mic Crawf & Moses deliver the introspective opening track from “Truth Highlighted In Song”
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Taiyamo Denku and John Doe bring a cypher to life on their new joint project.
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Dinner Set Gang is a new project featuring Joshua Evert and Derek De Vinny of The Fatty Acids in collaboration with various Milwaukee artists. Their debut single and video is a Christmas horror picture about a father struggling to please his daughter through excessive gifts. About halfway through, as his daughter opens a new game called “Awful Things,” he gazes
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Eccentric folk-pop artist Valerie Lighthart has the video out to her single “Savior” from a few months back. Directed by Emry Briskey, Lighthart dons vintage outfits and elegant makeup in a themed concept about being closely watched and analyzed for how she appears. The shots constantly narrow in on her, which she told 88Nine Radio Milwaukee is meant to represent
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Dance pop group Lauryl Sulfate and Her Ladies of Leisure collaborated with electronic songstress LUXI for a new single. Sulfate’s sugary pop swagger meshes with LUXI’s dreamy yet haunting vocals in a jam about going out dancing at a dark DIY show. A tune like this certainly reminds us how much we miss live music and all the people you
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World-bass producer Deerskin’s latest tune is a trip through an alien jungle. It’s mysterious yet authentic with various zaps and blasts, like a tribal ritual that would place in a space adventure movie. Deerskin has an EP coming out soon that we’re highly anticipating – he’s an electronic artist not to overlook.
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Synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend’s latest single is about relentlessly searching for something deeper. The melody rises and falls between the electronic textures like we’re in a sea of synths. Immortal Girlfriend are known for making music to take late night drives to, and this tune is an optimal addition to your speedy moonlight getaway. We’re excited to watch what they’ll
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Power pop band Rexxx have a new video out for the final track off last year’s “Pure Pleasure II.” They’ve edited a snippet of the late 70’s BBC program “Top of the Pops” to make it look like they’re playing on live television. Footage of various predators attacking prey in the wild blends in to coincide with the boys’ ferocity
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Electronic artist Jack Lusk released his debut EP a couple months back. He takes us into the territories of ambient techno and glitch with five tracks that variably feel anxious and awestruck. One of the more unique compositions is “The Stranger” which has cryptic vocal samples over rumbling synthesizers that sound like planets moving past us. “Traffic Lights” gives us
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Symphonic metal group Maledictis have their debut EP out. The name means “doomed” in Latin, which is a keystone theme in their work. As you could imagine, their lyrics heavily touch on human greed and civilization’s gradual decay as a result. Wind instruments such as trumpet, French horn, tuba, clarinet, and flutes accompany cello and viola in addition to conventional
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Singer-songwriter Josh Lans of folk rock band The Anytime Leslies is out with a solo record. Six years in the making, it’s eight tracks of honest and emotive campfire folk, three of which are done with the Leslies. Lans sings of chasing love, the universe properly aligning, and finding clarity from cloudiness along sensitive acoustic guitars and heart-fluttering piano rhythms.
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Ben Slowey talks to the house and techno DJ.
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