Singer-songwriter Matthew Davies released a new album this week. It’s a record of vivacity and palpable honesty with eleven tracks of Davies’ picturesque songwriting. He touches on topics like subconscious fears, joy in the present moment, finding what you’re good at, working hard to provide for the family, faith in a higher power. Musicians contributing to this record are Andrew
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Singer-songwriter Stephanie Joanna released her debut album last month. This album was written as Joanna reflected on the highs and lows of her 20’s, spending four years living in the same apartment battling the bane that is stagnancy. These songs marry sweet pop melodies – both acoustic and electronic – with themes of love, confronting fears, and leaving your comfort
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Singer-songwriter Matthew Davies is gearing up to release a new album at the end of the month – before that though, he’s got a new single and video out that didn’t make it on the album. “Cinder Block” is about finding joy in the little things while the world feels like it’s falling apart, and Davies does so by goofing
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Jas Rosenblatt of indie acts Bug Moment and House Tree is out with their debut solo EP. These four songs touch on personal subjects like mental health, hidden adversities and yearning for things to get better. It’s a gentle, honest and vulnerable release from Jas? that resonates heavy with anyone struggling with loneliness right now. Always remember you are loved
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Cradle P. Lavender lets a debut EP see the light of day.
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Singer-songwriter Johanna Rose has a new EP out today. They wrote these songs while huddled up by the stove with a guitar at their Vermont mountain treehouse, reflecting deeply on survival in this late-stage capitalist hellscape in spite of being surrounded by such natural beauty. Themes of hard work, doing what you need to do to get by, clinging onto
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Singer-songwriter E.B. Albeit’s got a new EP out. An immense appreciation for dub and lo-fi is apparent, culminating into a serene, paradisical journey through five songs of love and perseverance. Whether you’re on the water or on land, “What I’m Working With” will have you yearning to get away from the noise with your lover, doing so with gentle, imaginative
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Milwaukee alt-rocker Zach Pietrini has a new album out, and it sounds of the DIY guy’s many influences. Opening track “Dead End Town” is upbeat and sets a pattern for most of the album’s songs: being lyrically reflective and often somewhat sad on one hand, musically leaning heavily on often-riffing guitar and chill drums on the other. The more upbeat songs on the
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J. Ethan Zed is the solo folk project of dreamy rock act Angry Fix’s bassist Jeremy Zelman. He’s out with his debut album and it deals largely with everyday life in late-stage capitalism. Being a creative who’s forced to engage with a lifestyle of mindless work culture and exploitative systems is a challenge that we all face on the daily
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Indie singer-songwriter Next Paperback Hero released a new EP this week. Where his debut album “Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes” channeled deep reflections about purpose, meaning and healing, “Nowhere to Run” finds Nathan Honore reaping what he’s learned and putting his best foot forward. “We stop so we can begin again” he sings, reminding us that growth is an irregular
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Singer-songwriter Jacob Slade welcomes us into fall with two new songs today. Cool, classy and caring are three words to describe Slade’s demeanor here, gently yearning for the companionship of another. He brings his signature dreamy crooning to melodies with subtle rhythmic embellishments, gradually painting vivid pictures. Jacob Slade tackles being lost and then found with “Let You Know” and
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Rocker and singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp’s latest video accompanies the song “I Am a Rider” from his 2021 album “May Day.” Shot by Samer Ghani, the scene finds Schoepp riding his bike in various East Side Milwaukee locations with Leroy the Boston Terrier sitting up front. The Urban Ecology Center, the Art Museum, Lake Park and the Domes are just a
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The singer/songwriter searches for inner peace on his recent single.
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Americana singer-songwriter Mike Mangione has a new single and video out. He’s found in various settings – sandy fields, in the middle of the road, and in the backyard of a picturesque countryside house. The song touches on the concept of home, and how who and what you feel at home with shapes you as a person no matter where
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Singer-songwriter Liam Kyle Cahill released a new album in the peak of summer. Five years in the making, this record captures the bittersweetness of traveling the long road seeking love, doing so with a warm folk rock flavor. Cahill is from Reno, Nevada but there’s some Milwaukee ties here; Andrew David Weber plays many instruments on this record plus Michael
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Country singer-songwriter Alyssia Dominguez dropped a new single and video this past week. This song is all about being with your lover in paradise, and the video finds Dominguez against an adorable backdrop complete with a pool, dancing cactus floaties, bubbles and sunshine – oh, and don’t forget the beach ball! The romantic euphoria here definitely makes you want to
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Zach Pietrini carries the weight of uncertainty into a new single.
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With a distinct ramble, D.B. Rouse has the appeal of an earlier era.
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Singer-songwriter Bryan Cherry is back with a new EP. It’s three empowering songs of funk, soul and rock; “Yes, We’ve Got It” encourages us all to put our best foot forward and mend our mistakes, “You’ve Got” is about having your eye on someone and being there for them in a heartbeat, and the title track rallies us to come
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Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings sing of coming together in peace on a new single.
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Pop artist Christopher Dallman’s got a new single out and it’s about summertime love. As the heat cools and leaves turn the love may fade, so the artist is determined to cherish it while it lasts. Temptation and sunshine keep romance burning with Christopher Dallman’s new tune; stay tuned for the music video and his upcoming “Animal” EP.
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D.B. Rouse gets away to the desert on a new single.
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Singer-songwriter Max Segovia is out with a new EP. It’s four tracks comfy in lo-fi aesthetics, containing vivid imageries of views of the city, rushing waters, the moon, and wide-open fields. Segovia is direct and minimal with lyrics, letting the music guide the listener into the symbolisms of the songs. Stylistically vast between country, folk and R&B, Max Segovia invites
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Emily Zimmer, known for her singer-songwriter output in the past, has been going in a cool new instrumental direction lately. She starts with “Power Flow” – a track clocking in at one minute and nineteen seconds that evokes imagery of a blue sunrise. It’s a relaxing yet optimistic chillwave tune. Be sure check out the other tracks Emily Zimmer’s put
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Singer-songwriter Ethan Keller’s got a new single out. It’s an uptempo rock tune where Keller uses various weather phenomena to describe a woman he’s involved with, but she ends up being bad news. He clearly had fun writing this one, describing her with such things as a whirlwind, a squall line of clouds, and a “rainbow turned grayscale.” Ethan Keller’s
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