AUDIO: Trapper Schoepp – “Something About You”
Trapper Schoepp’s songwriting translates well to a new ballad.
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AUDIO: Hanna Simone – “Spaceship”
Hanna Simone shines on her new album.
Read moreAUDIO: Joseph Huber – “The Downtowner”
Americana-folk singer-songwriter Joseph Huber’s out with his sixth record. It’s nine songs, featuring the likes of Eston Bennett, Kenny Leiser and Ryan Knudson on instrumental accompaniment. Huber’s poetic poignance grapples with love, loss, and regret in the spirit of earth-trodden folk. He ruminates in hollowed memories of what once was while expressing gratitude for his ability to feel so deeply.
Read moreAUDIO: Marielle Allschwang & the Visitations – “Somewhere to Swim”
Experimental folk rockers Marielle Allschwang & the Visitations are out with a new EP. Allschwang was the artist in residence for Rise & Thrive, a program offered by LOTUS, an organization that serves survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking. It was there where she worked with four survivors who wrote poems of empowerment, joy, and renewal in their aftermath
Read moreAUDIO: Brett Newski – “Nevermind, Not Nirvana”
Brett Newski realizes a relationship isn’t working on his new single.
Read moreAUDIO: Wise Jennings – “Grinder”
Folk rock duo Wise Jennings released their new album on Friday. The husband-and-wife dynamic of Wise Jennings has always carried a polished, harmonious variety of country life storytelling; “Grinder” finds Jeff and Melissa contrasting tales of painstaking navigation of the current times with bright melodic synergy. Whether they’re singing tales of causing trouble in little towns (“Farmer’s Daughter”, “Mother Went
Read moreAUDIO: Ryan Sablay – “Some Demos”
Indie pop artist Ryan Sablay released a new EP. He says that while they aren’t fully polished, they have a personality of their own that warrants them being put out as is. Sablay – who plays in Cream Vellum and West Nile Crows – shines his voice across five songs while playing guitar or keys. He sings with poetic effervescence
Read moreAUDIO: Jacob Slade – “Momentary Traces”
Indie pop artist Jacob Slade is out with a new album. Gentle, sincere, and imaginative Slade is as he ponders whether to fear or embrace change. Poetic lyricism accompany lush and dreamy production, from the sentiments of just being happy to be here with “When My Heart Skips A Beat” to the pushing and pulling of people in “Poring Over
Read moreAUDIO: Isaiah M. Brown – “Hummingbirds”
Isaiah M. Brown paints a picture with his songwriting.
Read moreAUDIO: Brett Newski Featuring Miles Nielsen – “If We’re Gonna Breakup Let’s Make It Take Forever”
Brett Newski sings about the uneasiness of verbally sparring with the one you love.
Read moreAUDIO: Nate Ruvin – “That Thing Called Love”
Nate Ruvin tries to cover the multifaceted thing called love on his new album.
Read moreAUDIO: Izzy Veta – “Free”
On the tail end of 2021, singer-songwriter Izzy Veta dropped her debut single. “Free” is a cozy pop tune about feeling complete with someone else, despite your own flaws. Nothing seems to go right normally, but this person makes you forget about all that in favor of feeling euphoric. They’re the difference between things making sense and not. It’s the
Read moreAUDIO: Andrew David Weber – “Sound of Dwelling”
Singer-songwriter Andrew David Weber has returned with a new record, and it’s his first release out of his new studio Insane Haven. It’s six tracks that find Weber asking a lot of “what ifs” from the lens of love and loss. He ponders what could have been, what is, and what may still be to the poignant tune of acoustic
Read moreAUDIO: Bryan Cherry – “Trainwreck”
Funk-soul rocker Bryan Cherry’s got a new EP out. It’s three songs of love’s trial and error, punctuated by Cherry’s passionate delivery. “No Good Kind of Lover” is about being toxic in a long-term relationship, the title track details being down in the dumps, and “You and Only You” finds Cherry eager to make things work. There’s a country flare
Read moreAUDIO: Ben Mulwana FT. Rebecca Rivera – “Home”
Singer-songwriter Ben Mulwana dropped his first single in nearly three years, teaming up with vocalist Rebecca Rivera. It’s a soulful rock tune about feeling right where you’re supposed to be, no matter how far you might be from where you’re from. Mulwana recently told us in an interview that he wrote the song with his mother in mind, reflecting on
Read moreAUDIO: Brett J.B. – “Do I Know You?”
Brett J.B. captures the tension of a relationship’s ugly moments on his first single of the year.
Read moreAUDIO: Bisca Rae – “8:17 PM”
Alternative R&B artist Bisca Rae’s latest single dropped on Friday, and it’s one about reclaiming your narrative. In an industry where you’re constantly being told what to do and how to be, Rae is determined to keep her truth and answer to no one but herself. With a catchy hook and swirling evening flare, Bisca Rae is saying what she
Read moreAUDIO: Sam Rodewald – “Spooky Spooky Halloween”
Singer-songwriter Sam Rodenwald released a new album that is inspired by the back covers of the “Paperbacks From Hell” series. These songs were indeed written in October, containing spooky stories of ghosts, kids’ games, auctioning your life, and Angelina from “Black Ambrosia.” While some songs are folk at heart, others incorporate additional elements such as rock (“Stage Fright”) and electronica
Read moreAUDIO: MMS Kaiser – “Songs From the Bottom of a Hill”
Singer-songwriter MMS Kaiser is out with his first album in four years. With a deep, resonant voice and acoustic melodies, Kaiser touches on the grim nature of loneliness, worry, and rejection over seven tracks. They were written over a three-year period where Kaiser said on Bandcamp he almost quit music; these songs certainly echo such sentiments of turmoil. “Songs From
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Hallowtribe, Ellie Jackson, Next Paperback Hero
An intimate evening of live music took place at Circle A on Saturday night. Singer-songwriters Hallowtribe, Ellie Jackson, and Next Paperback Hero all played wonderful sets to a warm crowd. Hallowtribe is the project of John Justus. He’s originally from Australia but was raised in Nebraska, then lived in Arkansas and Tennessee before moving to Wisconsin. Hallowtribe started in the
Read moreAUDIO: 5 PM To Nowhere – “Acceptance”
Jacob Webb lives with hopeless complacency on his most recent single.
Read moreAUDIO: D.B. Rouse – “Prickly Pair”
Singer-songwriter D.B. Rouse’s latest single is about being a brave couple in the desert. With Americana flare, Rouse tells a fun story of finding spicy wild berries, forgetting water, living among roadrunners and coyotes, and getting their car stuck. “Prickly Pair” is a warm folk tune that helps us during the winter blues just a bit.
Read moreAUDIO: Merrill Miller – “22”
Singer-songwriter Merrill Miller released his debut single recently. Passionate and raw, the song is about loneliness and self-imposed isolation, where one yearns to be understood but fear of rejection keeps you quiet. It’s been easy for many to feel such a way in the last two years, and Merrill Miller turned those feelings into a solidarity tune with those struggling.
Read moreAUDIO: Barf Lord – “Crush”
There’s beauty in the end of the world for the singer/songwriter.
Read moreAUDIO: Nicholas George Schubert – “WANDER”
Nicholas Schubert, known for both being the keyboardist for GGOOLLDD and brains behind shoegaze project BLOOD, released a new synthwave tune under his own name recently. It’s about sparking a connection with someone, eager to share your love with them. With added saxophone from Nate Treddenick and Jake Crowe, the song has a magnetizing romance that feels like a story
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