A San Francisco psychology doctorate dropout, a London singer-songwriter who took Help Musicians funding and turned it into a debut album, a Sydney lawyer who changed lanes, a deeply personal Irish acoustic song about nonverbal autism, and a sparse piano-led track that simply lets the melody do the…
A Lawrenceville bedroom, a PG County basement during a snowstorm, a Chicago birthday reintroduction, and a San Diego apartment tribute to Nas: hip-hop this week is four artists working entirely on their own terms. BXMBI – Too Much BXMBI’s “Too Much” is a brilliant piece of hypnotic trap-R&B:…
A County Meath glam-pop celestial ride, a Melbourne songwriter asking what Australia has become, a Berlin band featuring longstanding members of Nina Hagen’s group, a Gothenburg studio recorded in two weekends, and a Hell’s Kitchen neo-grunge tribute to a Greek folk instrument: indie rock this week arrives from…
Amsterdam folk grunge, Brussels metalcore, a Perth blues-rock supergroup forged on a European tour, a Larnaca one-man philosophical metal project, and a Seattle Americana songwriter responding to the Supreme Court during Pride Month: rock this week covers a lot of ground. Subterranean Street Society – Thomas Matthew Crooks…
Pontypridd to Lausanne via Chicago, Anaheim and Tampere: three indie pop songs this week from three songwriters with very specific things on their minds and the craft to make them land. Curtis Hicks – Catching Feelings Curtis Hicks’ “Catching Feelings” is a brilliant piece of bedroom pop: bright…
A Dutch music therapist turned Mexico City-based songwriter with a mellotron and a decade of debt to Bowie, and a Scottish bedroom pop artist stepping into the light with a debut album nine years in the making: dream pop this week is about the distance between where you…
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…
Warm synths, layered vocals, and the specific emotional weight of a connection that hasn’t quite ended yet: deep house this week from Ascot. RobbaDucky – The Echo Before Silence RobbaDucky’s “The Echo Before Silence” is an excellent piece of cinematic deep house: atmospheric, emotionally precise, and proof that…