AUDIO: E.B. Albeit – “the Last One At The Party”
E.B. Albeit gets as hazy as the end of the night on a new dub project.
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AUDIO: Sam McCullough – “All My Demons Are Friends”
Alternative rocker Sam McCullough has his long-awaited album out today. It’s a record of eight songs, chock-full of anguish and wistful expression. Whether it’s screaming to be heard in “The Winner Takes All” or feeling chewed up and spit out in “Best Friend” or personal issues holding back a successful relationship in “This Is Something You’ve Been Dreaming Of,” McCullough
Read moreAUDIO: Social Cig – “Nothing Is Ever For Sure And Everything Is Always Changing”
Social Cig captures the uncertainty of budding adulthood on a 18-track album.
Read moreAUDIO: Matthew Davies – “Get Ready to Run”
Singer-songwriter Matthew Davies dropped a new EP this past week. In his Americana-tinged brand of heartfelt folk music, Davies reflects on those moments where you feel like just putting everything behind you and running away. The title track as well as “The Grid” touch on the heaviness of how competitive the Internet-driven world is, but he stays optimistic through the
Read moreAUDIO: Dan Lepien – “A Country Mile”
Country star Dan Lepien has a new record out today. The guy delivers six songs about the dust he’s picked up to finally be in a desirable place. He has trouble saying no to a good time but he’s also determined to make ends meet, all while making his honey happy. Dan Lepien lays out the balance of work and
Read moreAUDIO: The Lonesome Troubadour – “Love Sex and Depression”
Freak folk artist The Lonesome Troubadour has a new record out. Characterized as ” acoustic come down music,” this body of work is designed to bring you back to a keen sense of reality, whether that’s from anxiety or depression or being under the influence of substances. Inspired by folk and psychedelic artists from John Prine to Animal Collective, The
Read moreAUDIO: Mere of Light – “Fell Tales”
Experimental-electronic folk project Mere of Light is the solo effort of Elise McArdle, known for their role as vocalist/keyboardist of shoegaze band Cream Vellum. Mere of Light’s debut EP is out now, consisting of five tracks all with the harp as main instrument. McArdle’s lyrical themes touch on resounding emotional reactions to change, as well as the personal empowerment that
Read moreVIDEO: Murphy Kaye – “Joyride”
Indie pop artist Murphy Kaye’s latest single and video is about feeling confused and directionless. Despite this, you have someone by your side that makes pain and chaos a bit more bearable. You have this person’s back and vice versa no matter what; all of this is done musically with a slower tempo that erupts into a grander orchestration of
Read moreSinger-Songwriter Alisha Liston Shines Bright In New Single “Paint on a Cloud”
Southern California-based singer-songwriter Alisha Liston is certainly not your usual artist. She is only thirteen years old, and despite her very young age, is unveiling no less than her eleventh release, the astonishingly beautiful single titled “Paint On A Cloud.” After the previously released single “Whose Definition,” counting tens of thousands of streams on Spotify alone, Liston continues her speedy
Read moreAUDIO: Chris Haise Band – “Half of All of Nothing”
Indie folk band Chris Haise Band have a new record out today. While much of it was written and recorded pre-COVID, this album navigates dissonance and uncertainty through our complex world. There’s themes of growing from mistakes, evolving relationships, never having enough, needing a friend, and pushing through bad luck. It’s a batch of songs that yearn for a sense
Read moreAUDIO: Brett J.B. – “Make You Move”
The singer/songwriter’s latest plays like a cathartic release.
Read moreAUDIO: Pendrop Poet – “Suture”
Pendrop Poet gets personal on a new single.
Read moreAUDIO: Will Pfrang – “Oh Boy, You’re A Blessing”
Singer-songwriter Will Pfrang dropped his new record today. In the flavor of “lake house country” Pfrang contrasts the past with the present, reflecting on the surroundings that shaped him into the man he is today as he’s fallen in and out of love. He grew up in Port Washington, left town for college, and then returned some years later; some
Read moreVIDEO: Trapper Schoepp – “Little Drop of Medicine”
Americana rocker Trapper Schoepp’s got a new video out accompanying his recent record “May Day.” Directed by Carol Brandt, Schoepp is found walking through a fiberglass mold yard and tossing apples into a puddle of water. Then he’s shown with his head stuck in a wall with an apple atop his head, with a woman firing arrows narrowly missing him.
Read moreAUDIO: Meg Royale – “Dear Daddy”
Pop artist Meg Royale is out with her second single, following “Losing My Mind” from May. This one is addressed to her late father, who passed away three years ago on this day. Royale sings about him watching over her, although she expresses how much she wishes he could be here to watch her pursuing music seriously. She shared upon
Read moreAUDIO: Jabril Yousef – “Boxes”
Jabril Yousef doesn’t conform to genres or standards with a new track.
Read moreVIDEO: Brad Lee Curtis – “Waiting for the Tide”
Singer-songwriter Brad Lee Curtis has a new video out accompanying his recent single “Waiting for the Tide.” Directed by Hilary Anderson Reese, the scene here finds Curtis on the shore dancing with the woman he loves. Then he’s got his guitar, singing of wishing to be swept away by love. Enjoying themselves on the beach is the perfect scenery for
Read moreAUDIO: Will Pfrang – “Shooting Star”
Singer-songwriter Will Pfrang has another single out today ahead of his upcoming record “Oh Boy, You’re A Blessing.” He sings of being a teenager and camping out with a girl out in the wilderness, gazing into the sky under the stars. They reflect on how life is adventurous and limitless, and you’ll never where you’ll end up or how you’ll
Read moreAUDIO: Dead Ol’ Fred – “Songs About Spooky Shit”‘
Singer-songwriter Deal Ol’ Fred, known for fronting country-core band Rat Bath, released their debut solo EP today. It’s four songs and indeed takes on a bewitched theme; Kenyon sings of loving a ghostly presence, personifying a demon that burns at sunrise, getting sewn shut after being thrown around like a doll, and how fucked up it is to settle for
Read moreAUDIO: B.J. Fisher – “Back to the Start”
Singer-songwriter B.J. Fisher has yet another new single out; this one he sings about hitting the reset button. He needs grounding to ease his anxious mind and weary heart. Even though sometimes it’s hard for him to stay in the present moment, he trusts this person he’s speaking to to remain there. And that right there is love. B.J. Fisher
Read moreAUDIO: Supertentacles – “Older”
Indie pop project Supertentacles has another single out from upcoming album “King of Nothing.” Sean Anderson takes a jangle pop direction and sings about how generations before us think they’re more wise than us young folks, even though they’ve left us massive societal problems to figure out on our own. All they do is watch mainstream news and sit on
Read moreAUDIO: Violethead – “Ultra”
Violethead is the solo electronic project of Ellen Suhr, bassist of indie pop band Dogbad. She dropped her debut EP a few months back; it’s entirely instrumental and ventures into different territories of textural electronica, including ambient techno and chillwave. Under an indigo twilight sky, you’ll find yourself drawing shapes with the stars to “Ultra.” We hope to hear more
Read moreAUDIO: Brett Newski – “Varsity (American Pie)”
Brett Newski takes you back to a more uncertain time in your adolescence with his latest.
Read moreAUDIO: 9 A.M. – “A Sensation You Thought Would Stick”
9 A.M. is the solo project of Phatanoune Doungvilay, known as PD, who also plays guitar in indie rock band Negative/Positive. They’ve got a new record out that dives head-first into dream pop electronica. It’s nine tracks, and falls under over-arching themes of establishing your sense of self in a pressurized teenage world. Whether PD wants to write a girl
Read moreVIDEO: Johanna Rose – “Loving You”
Singer-songwriter Johanna Rose created a video for “Loving You” from their recent record “Lunar Eclipse.” Featuring lyric animations by Cheston VanHuss, Rose is shown riding down forested roads, sitting on the edge of a pool dipping their feet in, ice skating, and playing guitar among various other activities. They’re reconnecting with themself in ways they’d previously lost touch with while
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