Single: syrus – those days
California-based syrus (aka Syrus Aslam) is an enigmatic chap. No Spotify bio. No IG bio.
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Single: Nixon Boyd – Golden Days
A beautifully heartfelt slice of indie-folk that will either bring a tear to your eye, or have you singing along with a smile on your face.
Single: Madilina – mars
Is it rock? Soul? R&B? Pop? Jazz? It doesn’t matter, because it’s beautifully atmospheric and fantastically melodic.
Single: Halfway Quaker – Let Us Fly
From the first moment, this feels human, acoustic, imperfect.
Album: Timëa – Here and There
These songs feel rooted in centuries of folk tradition, but feel entirely current and are a dazzling display of genre-blending songcraft.
Single: Two Headed Horse – Waking Blow
There isn’t a single wasted moment on “Waking Blow” – just steely confidence, a silky smooth energy, and a band in full control.
Single: Hockitay – two crows
Hot of the success of his last couple of singles, Hockitay delivers another beautifully disorientating piece of songwriting.
Single: Secret Choir – dead plants
dead plants is a killer debut. Secret Choir won’t be a secret for very long!
Single: Wolfschmidt – whaler
whaler certainly travels through stormy waters, but rest assured, it delivers a thrilling ride!
Single: Tugboat Captain – Us & The Moon
Tugboat Captain’s music feels like stories told by a weathered old soul
Single: Poor Petal – eyedrops
It all adds up to a cacophony of originality. I bet this is unlike anything you’ve heard in ages.
EP: Nico de Luz – (Don’t) Go Away Tonight
Arizona native Nico de Luz (aka Nico Osorio) seems to wear many hats. A graduate
EP: Crimson – O’hara
The sound is so vibrant, I swear I could almost see colours flowing out of the speakers.
Album: The Moss – Big Blue Moon
A rootsy, genre-hopping blend of influences that bridges the decades and is full of swagger and soul.
Single: Kid Sistr – Maniac
The huge chorus, with its stadium-ready refrain, feels pleasingly cathartic, but it leaves you wanting more.
Single: Hubbell Benson – Born To Lose
The New Jersey brothers’ psych rock outfit’s new single is quirkily infectious in the best way.
Single: Carbon City Lights – These Little Things
The melody has a delicate, heartbreaking beauty. It rises and falls with effortless fluidity, before resolving in a wonderfully satisfying way.
Single: LANNDS – Hold My Place
One of the most unique and atmospheric tracks I’ve heard in quite a while; a trip-hop ballad for true interstellar travelers.