Genre boundaries become increasingly meaningless when an artist is more interested in building an atmosphere than fitting neatly inside a category. SPACE3GHXSTX’s “RX78 Type” is a good example of that instinct: part...
There is a strange kind of freedom that comes with starting again; not from nothing, but from everything you’ve already learned. Brannen’s “Tulips (Original Mix)” carries some of that feeling. As the...
Keesha Blair's "The Inheritance," out August 20th through her own Divine Purpose Music, started as a song of gratitude for her mother and grandmother before widening into something bigger: a meditation on...
Bondi duo M & J are known for a chilled, acoustic, lyric-driven sound built around the Australian coastline they call home, so "she's COSMIC light," out August 1st, marks a real departure:...
Music of Synergia is Valerian Steel's cinematic side project, the darker, more atmospheric counterpart to the analogue, hardware-driven work he does under Manufracture Music, and "Fading Echoes" sits comfortably in that gothic,...
LoDeck and YESH have known each other since the 90s, both coming up from the same South Brooklyn scene that fed the Fondle Em and Rawkus/Lyricist Lounge eras. Despite that history, "Viscera...
PROKLAIM’s distinctive hip-hop stopped being strange to us as we warmed up to his immensely balanced style with each new release. A rapper whose flows are always uniformly intense and enjoyable, his...
Get ready to move your feet! "(Easier with a) Song" by the Swedish musical project Tjernberg Brothers is a guaranteed mood-booster. This infectious pop tune is a delightful blend of bright rhythms,...
"Ghosts" by Carson Ferris blends catchy electro lines with a deeper theme: navigating the emotional ghosts of past relationships.
Ferris, a remarkably mature 14-year-old artist, tackles this complex theme with surprising depth. The...
Have you ever felt a presence, a whisper that a loved one who's passed is still with you? Said Sara's latest single, "Then There You Are," captures that bittersweet feeling.
David Benson, a...
Gemini is the third studio album by Boston vocalist and songwriter Indiana Rich, whose talent and style keeps evolving. With a musical-quality voice and a fun sense of indie pop styling, Gemini is an evocative...
Prolific Malaysian singer-songwriter Lyia Meta has returned after her critically lauded, multi-award-winning 2023 album Always You with a new album that's sure to win as many accolades as its predecessor. A talented vocalist whose...
Following up their successful fusion album Reaching In in 2023, the 13-piece jazz/classical spectacular that is the James McGowan Ensemble has just released the compliment album, aptly titled Reaching Out. Ostensibly comprised of three prolific quartets including Ottowa-based...
Ace Poetik is a hip hop artist and rapper from Louisville, Kentucky whose style can't be pigeonholed. In his first album, Deeper Than Most, released in 2020, contains a gallery of different styles. Anything...
