“Kiki” is a new track by Australian singer/songwriter Tanya Batt, who records as BATTS, built from a shimmering guitar line and lush electronic textures. I don’t know who Kiki is, but Batts is singing “about the over thinking element that takes over your mind after a break up and during[…]
The Landmarks are a five-piece band, calling Ann Arbor, MI their home. They just recorded their EP “Challenge” in an old church near an abandoned train station in Detroit together with Gordon Raphael, former producer of The Strokes and Regina Spektor. While I often just skip over name dropping, ‘The Strokes’ (huge fan here)[…]
Listen to a new track “Tinted Windows” by New York band Golden Age. It is a chiming, upbeat track, but Singer Sidney Shar struggles in it to get through to her loved one, who hides behind the titular tinted windows. An EP is planned for July this year.
Looking forward to the weekend? “Completely” a new track by London duo Alpines has the vibe of a night where anything can happen. “You make it seem so easy / the way you have me completely” sings Catherine Pockson. I hope this feels still so good next Monday.
It is almost impossible not to be instantly hooked by “Simpatico”, the latest single by Seattle duo NAVVI comprised of Kristin Henry and Brad Boettger. “Simpatico” is a mesmerizing track, with alluring vocals set over dark and powerful beats, fat synths sounds and a piercing guitar melody. “Simpatico” is the last single after “Close” before[…]
Two things stand immediately out in Gordi’s debut EP: her clear, powerful vocals and her ability to fuse traditional singer/songwriter tools, i.e. the acoustic guitar with futuristic electronic beats and textures. This is a trendy thing to do in 2016 (see Overcoats), but it is just natural that young artists let[…]
Always on the look-out for interesting three piece bands, I came across December Streets from the capital city of South Africa, Pretoria and was instantly hooked by their very own take of upbeat synth-pop. Their music contains all the ingredients to be appealing and successful: heavy beats, big synths hooks, sing-along[…]
As much as I like the wave of forward-looking electronic music, I always appreciate a straightforward rock song when it appears in my stream. “Demonise”, the debut song by singer/songwriter Linki is such a track: it starts with wailing guitars and doesn’t let you go until the last bar. Watch[…]
Last Wednesday, Jesse Mac Cormack played Bowery Ballroom and I knew I wanted to be there! There’s something magical about his songs, the way he crafts them, the way he modulates his voice, and the fierceness with which he plays both, guitar and bass. Remembering the last song, when Jesse Mac[…]
Since “Knees” popped up in my Soundcloud stream, I’ve been listening to it again and again. It is a new song by singer/songwriter Grace Joyner from South Carolina, who releases her second EP “Maybe Sometimes in C” next Friday.
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