Sorted but spellbinding because of its distinctive arrangement of strings, percussion and brooding vocal harmonies, there’s something all too fetching about Discomfort Underneath’s “No Lonely Days” as it starts to play, and trying to press the stop button ahead of the song’s conclusion is next to impossible. The clandestine pop …
Read More »Single Review: Scott Smith “Small Town U.S.A./Got A $100 Bill”
Even tempo and smooth vocal deliveries might sound like enough to make a decent pop track on paper, but when listening to a song like “Small Town U.S.A.” from singer/songwriter Scott Smith, it becomes obvious that making something unforgettable takes so much more than that. Smith is of a special …
Read More »Single Review: Modern Andy “Lights”
Strikingly optimistic in tone but hesitantly swinging against the grain of what will be quite the endearing rhythm later on in the song, “Lights” starts off feeling like a string-born melody of blunt contradictions and startlingly intriguing depth all at once. There’s nothing more than the strumming of a gentle …
Read More »Single Review: iHateJulian “Come Wit It/Nice To Meet You”
There’s no overstating how hard indie players are willing to work just to get back a sliver of the momentum 2020 robbed of the underground, and iHateJulian isn’t wasting any time getting right into the guts of a stacked summer schedule with the release of two new singles in “Come …
Read More »Single Review: Keary Kase “Remember The Time”
Psychedelic rock and hip-hop have a relationship that has always been close, but when listening to the music of an artist like Keary Kase, the aesthetically familial ties between the two styles are all the more obvious to listeners from one verse to the next. Kase’s new single “Remember the …
Read More »Single Review: Tai Mistyque “Toxic”
Rather than giving us everything she’s got in the chorus – and limiting the climax of her communication to this one isolated moment in the track – Tai Mistyque wants to spread the catharsis out as far as it will reach in her single “Toxic” this summer. She isn’t flirting …
Read More »Single Review: Sarantos “EyeBANGing”
Sometimes you hear a song that you struggle to really describe, and you try to find the words but it’s difficult. That’s what I’ve felt trying to talk about the new single from Sarantos, the aptly titled “EyeBANGing” (out on July 1st). If anything, it’s definitely very unique track, both …
Read More »Single Review: “Online” Tim Knapp
In the tradition of self-aware songwriting as pioneered by the likes of Morrissey and Ian Curtis, a new generation of post-punk aesthetics has penetrated the pop sphere like nothing else has in 2021, and it doesn’t take much more than a single sit down with a song like Tim Knapp’s …
Read More »Visions: New York’s Grand Re-Opening Party Is Friday July 2nd
Brooklyn will be the site of the overnight party featuring iconic guest DJs VISIONS is a party for the new world. What’s your vision? New York’s grand reopening party is happening on Friday, July 2nd, 2021 at 99 Scott Ave in Brooklyn, NY at 10 pm until 5 am. You are …
Read More »Introducing Sath Goodluck
Sath Goodluck is an artist that has been on our radar for quite some time now. Sath is a thoughtful writer. Since bursting on the scene in 2019 as a member of StuckUp, a music collective from Toronto, Canada. Sath has wowed audiences with his layered songwriting and introspective nature. …
Read More »Introducing 17 Year Old Artist/Producer From Greece Giannis Loud
Giannis Loud is a 17-year old artist & producer from Greece. His greatest strength was how opened he appeared. “Workin” is a very raw introduction to the relationship he has with his father. He digs into his vices, his fears, his blackness, his thoughts of suicide, and more touching subjects …
Read More »Single Review: Louise Cappi “Hope”
New Orleans based singer, songwriter and performer, Louise Cappi, is back with a new single that has a just the right kind of message for her listeners. In a time where so many people are struggling (i.e. the pandemic, financial trouble or just the daily struggles of a life that …
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