Boston piano-rooted synthwave, a London producer chasing a new dance craze, and a Prague electronic artist building cinematic emotional pop since 2017: synth pop this week spans three cities and three very different ideas of what a dance track can do. MOMARZ – Party Moves MOMARZ’s “Party Moves”…
A Boston bedroom studio, a Los Angeles debut EP follow-up, and a London solo artist who started making jewellery during lockdown: indie pop this week travels light and arrives somewhere interesting. Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk – Keep You Close Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk’s “Keep You Close”…
Florida Americana grit, a Dutch-Danish trio processing gun violence through swampy grunge, and a Brussels metalcore collective who recorded the old-school way: rock this week means four very different rooms. Fringe Frontier – Criminal Hour Fringe Frontier’s “Criminal Hour” is a brilliant insomniac rock single: crunchy, melodic, and…
A Bedford producer rebuilds a transatlantic indie-punk track from the vocals up, swapping guitars for marimba and strings: this week’s electronic bops arrive with a very particular kind of Sunday energy. Night Wolf – Kickback (ft. The Fods) Night Wolf’s “Kickback” is a gorgeous trip-hop rework: marimba, strings…
Halifax literary grit, Glasgow five-piece energy, a 1991 seven-inch finally going digital, an Ireland-based duet, and a Chicago suburban bedroom recording: indie rock this week arrives from five very different corners. Velour On Tap – Hourglass Lake Ahead Velour On Tap’s “Hourglass Lake Ahead” is a brilliant debut…
R&b bops of the week, with a late-night soul record about the kind of pull between two people that nobody has a clean word for. R. Nelson – Gravity R. Nelson serves up a gorgeous piece of contemporary soul: atmospheric, emotionally precise, and the kind of track that…
Indie folk bops of the week, it’s the kind of music that’s going to get the heart pumping and emotions flowing. So let’s dive in ✨ Nemesis Uncle – The Sword Nemesis Uncle makes “The Sword” a superb piece of alt-folk: shadowy, spaghetti-western strange, and impossible to forget.…
Three rock acts, three entry points: a Birmingham multi-instrumentalist working from his own studio, a Rome guitarist stepping out after seventeen years in a band, and a New York songwriter releasing decades of writing all at once. PJD – On New Horizons PJD makes “On New Horizons” into…