Few indie rappers are getting the sort of buzz that SK No Edit has been attracting as of this season, and it’s pretty obvious why when we take a look at his brand new single “Head Case,” which is out this October everywhere that highbrow crossover rap is sold and …
Read More »Single Review: The Noted “I Am”
The Noted is getting a lot of hype in and outside of their local scene in the Pacific Northwest right now, and when listening to their new single “I Am,” it makes plenty of sense why. While not ascribing to the framework of Americana entirely, there’s a throwback element to …
Read More »Single Review: “Rolling Stone” Staunch Moderates
Experiments in pop have been getting a lot of focus from the media recently, but there haven’t been nearly as many to make headlines in the American underground as there have been those in the European and Asian scenes specifically. Staunch Moderates are picking up where their western brethren have …
Read More »Single Review: Flau’jae “Karma”
The underground always has a unique soundtrack, and in 2023, it’s undisputedly coming from the hip-hop community – and specifically the genre’s growing alternative scene. Take Flau’jae for example; right now, the up-and-comer is emerging from the shadows of the indie circuit this October with a new single that feels …
Read More »Single Review: “Brooklyn Can Wait” Jake Thistle
More than any other performers in the folk-rock, modern singer/songwriters have been all the rage this autumn, and though some of my peers might be inclined to disagree with me, I don’t think that Jake Thistle fits the conventional profile of his peers in this movement. While his new single …
Read More »Single Review: HeIsTheArtist “Mi Amor (City Pop Remix)”
HeIsTheArtist’s latest single, “Mi Amor (City Pop Remix),” is a refreshing exploration of sound that seamlessly blends his unique vocal delivery with the smooth and slick vibes of city pop. Clocking in at just under two minutes, this remix showcases HeIsTheArtist’s versatility as an artist and his ability to experiment …
Read More »Single Review: “Good Ol Country Raisin” Greg Moses
A vibrant guitar comes bursting to life with the charm of a late summer breeze as Greg Moses lays into the stunning new single “Good Ol Country Raisin,” an impeccable that the country crooner has released in 2023 alongside a new music video. Having established his sound ahead of this …
Read More »Single Review: “All They Want” Heartour
In “All They Want,” the one-man band Heartour’s first single of the autumn season, the formerly New York-based (and new Californian) Jason Young takes the space pop-tinged rock of his previous releases and streamlines it into an even more surreal, intoxicatingly catchy sonic cocktail. Though it’s a bit more refined …
Read More »Single Review: “Significant Half” Imark
If there’s one artist that alternative hip-hop and R&B fans need to be following right now, it is Imark. Imark’s anti-commercial hybrid of harmony-based rapping and swaggering R&B grooving doesn’t come as the result of any pandering to the masses, nor does it sound as though it’s a product of …
Read More »Single Review: “Masquerade” Sonic Rade
A mean groove can mean the difference between maximum chills or a total lack of thrills, and in the case of the new single “Masquerade” from rockers Sonic Rade, it’s the former over the latter. Rather than trying to center everything on the harmonies that this group can conjure up …
Read More »Single Review: “Sanctuary” Denise Marsa
On the back of a heavenly melody sent straight from the divine, Denise Marsa unleashes a subtle vocal that will harmonize with anything and everything that it comes in contact with in her new single “Sanctuary.” Slowly, percussion enters the mix, and soon after, a melody’s gentle chime; we feel …
Read More »Single Review:ViennaCC “When the Cats Come Out”
Few indie players in the Bavarian scene are blowing up the way ViennaCC is right now, and in his new single “When the Cats Come Out,” the critically acclaimed singer and singer channels another dimension a lot of observers had yet to note about his profile. With a comedic edge …
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