Category Archives: Music

VIDEO: Wise Jennings – “Medicine”

Husband-and-wife folk rock duo Wise Jennings have been dropping new music lately; their latest is the single and video “Medicine.” The song is about the many different ways people cope with mental and emotional chaos. We do whatever we have to in order to appear “normal” on the outside, even though you may feel resentful of yourself for doing so.

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AUDIO: Moustache Bride – “Revenge Tanning”

Experimental electronic artist Moustache Bride has yet another batch of work out. He continues his wizardry in the territories of synths and noise, like we’re walking through a futuristic sanitarium. Each sonic passage is like a new corridor. We’re pleased to see Moustache Bride hard at work at his compositions during quarantine, and we hope to get a plethora of

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‘Simpler Times’ by The Lindsley Brothers Is a Jam That Looks Back at The Past

Raised in Virginia, Trey and Jon have always had a good sense of music. They wrote and produced music inspired by the journey of life after years of practice and hard work. With this, they have also formed an acoustic funk duo named The Lindsley Brothers. From 2016 to 2019, The Lindsley Brothers set down some musical roots in California

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AUDIO: Hundredbucks – “Ep1”

Chicago-based indie pop artist Hundredbucks is out with his debut EP. It feels like a hazy stroll through sun-kissed country; it’s four tracks of glittering and watery guitars accompanied by dreamy keyboards. There’s a romantic, sensual touch to “Dancing” while “Car Rides” could find itself as the end-credits song to an art house drama. Hundredbucks has put together a relaxing

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AUDIO: North Breese – “Miles Down the Road”

Emo rockers North Breese have their highly-anticipated record out. The band channels passion, rage, and angst over eleven tracks. While most are upbeat and hype us up, “Some Type of Way” stands out as a downtempo piano tune about never letting go of somebody. “Platypus” is about finding your way through a world you don’t feel you fit into while

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AUDIO: Dead Phones & Dogs – “Still Seem Blue”

Dead Phones & Dogs are a groovy indie rock band that Milwaukee’s beloved Josh Trimble joined in Chicago with Stephen James and Zach Meyer. Their latest single is a bright pop tune about forever missing someone. It’s got a powerfully sentimental aura captivated by airy guitars and emotional vocals, like the band is singing from the tallest building in the

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AUDIO: Boy Lonely – “The Hoax”

Boy Lonely is the solo indie pop project of Casey Seymour, who plays in Kiss Critique and band Ravi/Lola. His debut record is out today; he describes it as his personal diary from being isolated during the pandemic. It’s got an overall romantic theme that plays thematically on the quarantine through each song. There’s songs about masking up, being safer

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AUDIO: Fox Face – “End of Man”

Punk rockers Fox Face have their highly-anticipated record out today on Dirtnap Records. There’s twelve tracks here, all with rebellious garage energy – great to run to. There’s an overarching feeling of anger and terror, fueling by the urge to not take shit from anyone. “Haunt You,” for example, is about predatory men. “We Do Nothing” touches on being silent

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AUDIO: Jon Mueller – “Family Secret”

Experimental percussion artist Jon Mueller has a new record out today. We are welcomed by “Whose Emptiness” which puts us in a trance of abandoned buildings and desecrated trinkets through textural percussion. We then enter “Black Glass,” which adds an immense layer of mystery with rippling, reverberating frequencies. Among the instruments Mueller employs with these pieces are singing bowls, gongs,

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