AUDIO: Brett Newski & the Bad Inventions – “ameriCONa Pt. 1: Educate Freeloaders to Buy Art”
Brett Newski is on a mission, commenting on the relationship between art and commerce.
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AUDIO: Jacob Slade – “Brain Fog”
Drawing from folk influence with a blend of acoustic guitars and introspective lyrics, Slade bares his internal thoughts for the world to see, giving you plenty of mellow jams to enjoy in the process.
Read moreAUDIO: Oogwé – “Staggering Beauty EP”
Milwaukee’s Oogwé swing for the fences and spin together six tracks of blissful noise on their debut EP “Staggering Beauty”, melding the intricate rhythms of math rock with anguished textures of emo and post-hardcore.
Read moreAUDIO: The President Kings – “The Prince”
The band let loose here, with trudging guitars that only seem to gain power as it goes along, eventually devolving into full audio chaos.
Read moreAUDIO: As Oak – “Across Oklahoma”
There are elements of blues and soul that infuse their way into the record, with heartfelt vocals as the predominant driver of the record.
Read moreAUDIO: Thick Needles – “Mind”
With a mixture of punk rock energy and blues-rock riffage, the band take the no-frills approach here and it works tremendously for them.
Read moreAUDIO: Peppers and Pineapples – “Sleazy the EZ”
Sleazy isn’t one to play by anyone’s rules.
Read moreAUDIO: Vinyl Theatre – “Insomnia”
The band are as bright and energetic as ever, with catchy melodies that will have you hooked on the song.
Read moreAUDIO: So Zuppy – “Ungrateful”
Driving forward with acoustic guitars and warm drum beats, Micah Foust harmonizes while looking back on the past, with an uneasy bitterness that he harnesses for the track.
Read moreAUDIO: Sex Scenes – “Nothing”
The first single from a new album due out in May, the band bring a tough, macho energy to this one, with a delightful rawness about it.
Read moreAUDIO: Collections of Colonies of Bees – “Rhinestones”
What started as vocal improv has become a new three-song country EP for the band, and a tease of their upcoming album.
Read moreAUDIO: Oogwé – “Rose”
A debut single is unquestionably a defining milestone for any young, burgeoning group. East side Milwaukee math rockers Oogwé know this, making their proper entrance into the city’s scene by letting sublime, progressive rhythms drive their wordless new track “Rose”.
Read moreAUDIO: Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends – “The Way of the Neutron”
With Neutron’s distinctive vocal style leading the charge, he keeps things heavy, with thick sounding guitar layers and a no-frills rock and roll approach to everything that the band does across 12 tracks.
Read moreAUDIO: Keylime Featuring *aya and Duwayne – “Fragrance”
Both vocalists provide their perspectives of falling for someone, and add harmonies about what they want from a relationship that feels just right.
Read moreAUDIO: Tiny Voices – “Reasons I Won’t Change”
Tiny Voices’ debut album is everything that you love about emo rolled up into one record.
Read moreREVIEW: Faye Webster at the Riverside Theater
There’s something so sublime about Faye Webster’s heart-strung, often droll soft-rock balladry. At her first show in Milwaukee, the Atlanta singer-songwriter was of few words, often wandering in and out of the spotlight – but the confessional nature of her lyricism took center stage in an eccentric performance.
Read moreAUDIO: Gucco – “Drunk Texts & Writer’s Block”
Gucco uses his heartbreak to push forward on a new EP that pushes beyond hip hop and hyperpop.
Read moreAUDIO: Misprints – “Stars”
“Stars” is a four-track EP that feels both technically sound while still maintaining a DIY sonic ethos.
Read moreAUDIO: BUG MOMENT – “The Lazer Collection”
Bug Moment are back online with their new EP “The Lazer Collection”, channeling the grungy emo and post-hardcore of the 2000s through a fuzzy, digitally warped lens.
Read moreAUDIO: Jacob Slade – “Wake Up”
With rumbling drums and synth layers to give things extra depth, Slade is telling himself to get out of this hole that he’s found himself in, and ultimately realize that the world is not against him.
Read moreAUDIO: Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends – “Who Dares?”
With a new album on the way, Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends deliver a straightforward rocker with their new single, “Who Dares?” Guitar-heavy as always, the band bring the energy on this one, helped by a trudging bass line and gang vocals behind them, almost cheering them on. Lyrically, Conan is pushing on and will make it through metaphorical
Read moreAUDIO: Roulette – “Cageism”
There’s a vulnerability that comes across these tracks, and you can hear that with just a bit of electric guitar bite as well.
Read moreAUDIO: Well + Good – “If I’m Being Honest”
The band are tightly wound on all four tracks, bringing catchy singles at some points and tapping into their emo sides at others.
Read moreAUDIO: Seances – “Power Is A Phantom”
Seances fuse together several different elements for their debut full-length.
Read moreAUDIO: 5pm to Nowhere – “City of Light, Act I”
5pm to Nowhere are moving forward, and it’s up to you to determine if you want to take the leap with them.
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