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
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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
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Isaiah M. Brown paints a picture with his songwriting.
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Brett Newski sings about the uneasiness of verbally sparring with the one you love.
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Nate Ruvin tries to cover the multifaceted thing called love on his new album.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Brett J.B. captures the tension of a relationship’s ugly moments on his first single of the year.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jacob Webb lives with hopeless complacency on his most recent single.
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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.
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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.
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There’s beauty in the end of the world for the singer/songwriter.
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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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The singer/songwriter is pure and true on a new album.
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Singer-songwriter Matt Froelich’s latest single is about innovating your soul. Over a gentle electric melody, Froelich sings about taking time for himself and learning who his true friends are. He’s transforming, slowly but surely, into the best version of himself. It’s a heartwarming, uplifting one that reminds everyone that we’re all a work in progress. We hope to hear more
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Murphy Kaye explores the hardest of times with the help of Meltwater Pulse.
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Pop rockers Jennifer Andrea and the Drive Down are out with a new video and song. It’s about being crazy about someone, unable to contain yourself. Shot by Eric Dolister, the visuals here alternate between the band playing in a dim-lit venue and a well-dressed woman having intimate moments with either Andrea or guitarist Garret Holm. The Drive Down bring
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Singer-songwriter ANDII dropped a new song this week. This one’s about navigating seasonal depression and faking it till you make it. Many struggle with an unkind brain this time of year but if you keep your head up, things eventually will warm up and you’ll break out of the funk. The song has a tropical touch to make things feel
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Singer-songwriter B.J. Fisher is out with a full-length album, featuring all six of the singles he’s released in the last year. He conjures an aura of wholesomeness while acknowledging past pain over thirteen tracks. His warm and friendly folk rock sound makes it feel like he’s reading from a story book on how he got here. Whether he’s getting to
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