Single: Me You Us Them – It’s Really Nothing
Melancholy shoegaze/space rock music that isn’t afraid to kick at your speakers and make your average nihilist swallow his gum about the future of rock n’ roll.
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Single: Make Believe Love – Organic Growth
What I am about to say is a complimentary statement: Make Believe Love’s artist profile
Single: The Somedays – If I Could Start This Year Again/Always On My Mind
Just coming out of the Queensland scene, jangle pop band The Somedays introduce themselves with songs that range from melancholic to uplifting.
Single: Rū Kai – Let Go
While the arrangements may give “cool” and even “rugged” in rock n’ roll nature, the lyrics give a sense of uncertainty.
Album: Ancient Channels – Static Spirit
If things feel like they are falling down the drain and threatening to take you with it, Static Spirit may be the album for you.
EP: Nikolay Pashkovets – Childhood Dreams
The new ambient EP from Russian composer Pashkovets is nostalgic for those looking back on happier times, and inspiring for those hoping for happiness.
Album: Azalia Snail – Gentle Mental
This instrumental album understands your sense of fear and gives you a crackle of tranquility and hope within the madness.
EP: Pipe – Asshole Pie Cologne
If you need plenty of ramshackle in your psychedelic rock n’ roll, then “Asshole Pie Cologne” will likely scratch that itch you are looking for.
Single: Siiieee____ – Haru
What makes songs like the dream pop/shoegaze hybrid “Haru” work so well is that they
Single: dipper – Forwards, Sideways, and Back
Contrary to popular belief the slow takeover of the country genre is very welcome. Artists
Single: Sam Rubin – I’m So Lucky
You know what? Yup. It tracks. In different forums, I have been hearing people debate
EP: Aige Rue x Mikey – Retreat II
The new EP from emcees Aigerue and Mikey focuses on true healing, which feels like a revolutionary act in today’s world.
Single: Frog Body – Luanna
Before we get into the music, let’s go ahead and check out the pedigree, shall
Single: Left Iris x Susie Heart – Heart and Soul
The almost dulcimer-like zing of the acoustic guitar strum by itself is one of the
Album: Winston Hightower – 100 Acre Wood
As someone who was there when lo-fi rock and pop started becoming a common thing
Single: Hana La Rene – For Now
Hana la Rene’s new single unfolds into a symphony reflecting the eyes of the Panopticon back at itself.
Single: Common Loon – Lonesome
Common Loon’s airy timeless slice of soft rock caters to all in different ways, even in its loneliness.
Single: French Cuffs – Give Up
So, suddenly, the conversation about what happened to rock has turned… obnoxious. For the sake
Single: Club 8 – Travel Back in Time
Even if this isn’t how pop usually sounds for those in the states, this is, at LEAST, how pop should feel.