“I Was Innocent.” But maybe the protagonist in VanWyck’s new song was not. Amsterdam-based singer/songwriter Christine Oele who records as VanWyck, tells a mysterious and intriguing story. A voice that you could listen to forever and delicate, moody songwriting also makes you want to know what happens next. You will[…]
Methyl Ethel came a long way from their first EPs and albums to releasing their fourth studio album Are You Haunted, on February 14, 2022, via Future Classics. I am a Methyl Ethel aka Jake Webb fan before we even started glamglare, since the artist’s early SoundCloud and Bandcamp days.[…]
“Don’t Want You to Love Me.” Or does she? There is more to a relationship than love and in her new song Celeste Tauchar aka talker explores the crazy thought loop one can get into when a difficult decision is on the plate. But in talker’s typical fashion, she lets[…]
William Ryan Key delights with the beautifully atmospheric “Brighton,” the second taste from his upcoming EP Everything Except Desire. The five-track album drops on February 11, 2022, via Equal Vision Records. Asked about “Brighton,” Key says: I think this song is a manifestation of my desire to set myself free from[…]
Welsh musician Cate Le Bon is about to release her sixth album “Pompeii” on February 4. The third and last single “Remembering Me,” is not an easy listen at first, but it grows on you the more you dig into it. Cate says about the song: “‘Remembering Me’ is a[…]
A big dose of passion and life experience went into Social Order‘s new single, and we undoubtedly believe Mason Musso when he chants “Never Again.” Sounds like the Los Angeles-based four-piece has written the perfect anthem for all of us who want to change things for good without falling back[…]
Anna Sun, the Brooklyn-based trio around songwriter Samantha Aneson, does melodic, atmospheric indie rock. Our Song Pick of the Day, “What a Shame,” is a reminder when things don’t work out, you have to accept it – grudgingly, maybe – and move on. “What A Shame,” is the third single[…]
FEZ are a highly intriguing new band based in London, East London to be precise. I loved their new double-single from the spot and decided to feature the more lively “Black Dogs.” However, this should not stop you form also listening to the more pensive “Counter Culture,” which can perhaps[…]
Living with loneliness and isolation is not limited to extreme situations like the one we are going through collectively right now. It can become a fact of life, no matter the circumstances. Ellen Sunde aka Sea Change follows this line of thought in her new song: “Is There Anybody There,”[…]
Whenever I come across “Niagara” somewhere, my thoughts instantly wander to Niagara, the music venue and bar on the Lower East Side, whose North-facing wall once graced a cool Joe Strummer mural. Is it still there? I wouldn’t know because so much has changed over the last couple of years[…]
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