Singer-songwriter Sam Whitten is out with a new EP. It’s five songs that encompass hazy, emotive indie rock tinged with post-punk and noise pop. Whitten displays a knack for slow but sure buildups in his songs; for example, opening tune “On the Dot” begins with gentle crooning before erupting into shouting and distortion. “At Least I’m Fucked” has a similar
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War causes irreparable damage to everyone involved. An unjust, not to mention failed war multiplies that suffering. In the first single from his upcoming album, Milwaukee native and folk purist Trapper Schoepp sings of such suffering. A plucky guitar riff and spare drums run free for a few bars before he begins to sing. “Brother don’t you know we were
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Murphy Kaye captures the crossroads of a relationship well with this new track.
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Singer-songwriter Jacob Slade dropped his first single of the year and it’s one about having trouble making up your mind. Slade’s music often comes from a place of speaking to a lover and navigating space with them, and this tune explores the quandaries of miscommunication and difficulty expressing your needs. With groovy guitar and fluttering atmosphere, it’s a gentle tune
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A pair of singer/songwriters team up for a poignant song about questioning yourself.
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Cody James makes the most out of his releases as of late.
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Singer-songwriter Dusty Pockets has his debut single out, and as the title suggests, it’s one about being down on your luck. He sings of his girl leaving him for his old mechanic friend, and now he wonders who’s going to fix his busted minivan. The guitar resonates with attitude and Dusty Pockets sings from an anguished heart, serving a platter
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Carson Taylor kicked off 2023 with a new single that finds him going for a different sound. The song is about coping with loss and adapting to change, utilizing an acoustic guitar melody to lay the foundation for Taylor’s poignant reflections about growth, accountability and losing oneself. It’s a powerfully vulnerable moment from Carson Taylor and we look forward to
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Singer-songwriter Caley Conway recently released her “Only A Dark Cocoon” EP, where she built full songs out of lyrics from Joni Mitchell’s song “The Last Time I Saw Richard.” Her video for the track “All Good Dreamers” is out now, and it’s conceptualized and directed by Ehson Rad (Devil Met Contention). The scene finds Conway seated in hues of blue
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Singer-songwriter artist Liv Mueller’s got a new single and video out, and it’s about a woman with a seductive aura. She makes everything better in the most mysterious ways, and you yearn for her return when she leaves. With notes of noir and soulful twang, the video features Stacie Smith dancing and posing with elegance to the rhythm. It’s a
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Singer-songwriter Terry Alan Hackbarth, known for his work with longtime psych-pop band Trolley, is out with his debut single. It’s a song about letting someone go who you never truly got to know. The song’s got a jangle pop feel that puts danceable sensibilities to an otherwise melancholy tale. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger to come from
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Singer-songwriter D.B. Rouse released a new single in which he enlists Patrick Smith on lead guitar. Rouse takes a meta approach here, reflecting on how we’re all just victims of physics at the end of the day, forced to cope with reality as truth. The world’s constantly throw into states of anomalies and catastrophes, and we’re all just here for
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The singer-songwriter’s new album was largely written on his family’s home farm.
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Singer-songwriter Ryan Schmidt dropped his debut album. We first heard from him last month tackling duality of the self with “Bipolar”, and Schmidt expands on the topics of personal struggle and turmoil with these songs. He touches on co-dependence, guilt, despondency and pressure in a blend of funk, folk and rock. Ryan Schmidt shares poignant pictures of hardship with “Portrait.”
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Singer-songwriter Isaiah M. Brown released his debut album recently. It’s nine tracks that find comfort in soul, R&B and pop flavors. There’s an overall theme of heartbreak and coping with the loss of a dear relationship, utilizing piano-laden melodies, poignant storytelling and backing vocals that echo such sentiments. Cleveland-based rapper Jerry Dodrill drops a verse on the penultimate song “Cigarette”,
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Singer-songwriter MMS Kaiser released a two-piece recently. The songs are dark and raw; “You’re Sound” is a bare-bones contemplation on the constant cycle of having something to prove in life while “Who Cares” expands the production a bit with emotional sentiments of finding someone who gets you, containing gothic soundscapes and a howling guitar solo. According to MMS Kaiser, it’s
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R&B songstress Grey Genius dropped a new EP recently. It’s four tracks where Genius passionately affirms her love for someone, but they’ve got some stuff to work out. “My” is a song about having something genuine with someone and having their back through thick and thin, “Willing” touches on when love gets difficult, “Old You” confronts things not being the
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The video showcases an enigmatic encounter in a remote location, and is a continuation of Keckler’s unique style.
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Singer/songwriter Jesus Villa is the latest artist to catch the Christmas spirit.
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Singer-songwriter Janalyn Rose is out with a Christmas single. It’s a romantic piano tune about longing for someone, waiting for the day you’ll be together again; until then, you’ve got a heavy heart. This person has you wrapped around their finger, and the strings from Ernie Brusubardis IV capture the somber, lonely feelings of time apart. Janalyn Rose can’t wait
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Singer-songwriter Max Devereaux cranks out new music left and right, and his latest album is all about how life revolves around the dollar. It’s an inescapable cycle, and Devereaux uses humor in his songwriting to reflect the absurdity of comfort, survival, and consumerism that’s hell-bent on capital. He invites you to go to the mall for free, rants about the
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Songwriter E.B. Albeit has taken an unexpected but welcome turn from dub to electrofolk in “Magic Banjos.”
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Steph Lippert is a musician known for her work in bands such as Ruth B8r Ginsburg, L’Resorts and Lady Cannon as well as DJing as Gramma Matrix. She’s got her own band going now, The Steph Lippert Project, and recently their first video came out. Shot by bandmates Dena Aronsen and Frank Martinelli, “Which Witch?” finds Lippert riding the bus
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Singer-songwriter Sarabi released her debut album. Incorporating elements of soft pop, soul and electronica, this album is seven tracks and keeps the recurring theme of love’s games. Artists featured here are Lucretia on “Float Around” and Haley Hubert on “Win Your Love” plus instrumental contributions from Vincent Kircher, Ransom Nyhart and Josh Ehlke. It’s a most fitting mood as we
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Matthew Davies sings of distance in a video from “Skywriter.”
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