Album: Marika Christine – Enjoy the Clouds
Featuring gorgeous arrangements around Marika’s melodic voice, the new album from the Bay Area songwriter is lush with nostalgia, but focused on the present.
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Album: Stephanie Babirak – Rotten Fruit
A celebration of artistic freedom, Rotten Fruit is an exemplary case study for sonic identity and is also — to put it plainly — quite undeniably beautiful.
Album: Ryan Rickenbach – Sirens
Ryan Rickenbach was one of many songwriters floating around the NYC scene, making a name
Album: Extra Space – New Colors
Extra Space sounds like a band playing in a cozy underground Brooklyn venue, but their ethereal aura could just as easily fill Madison Square Garden.
Album: The Doomstompers – Take A Beat
The Doomstompers’ debut album is powerful, smooth, and well-paced, and one you must not miss lest you forever regret it.
Album: Threat Level Burgundy – Oh, Nice
Ska with an emo punk twist and less-punchy horns makes Threat Level Burgundy’s new album definitely worth listening to.
Album: Thee Windows – Out and Down
The Baltimore band’s first long-play features a sampling of sounds — indie, shoegaze, Americana, and Midwestern emo — to help keep you cool this summer.
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.
Album: Kite Vendor – See You At The Equator
Kite Vendor’s Kyle Brown stands at the precipice that connects the past and present to reflect on his journey so far.
Album: Human Barbie’s “Paradise” Might Be The “Odyssey” Reboot We Need
Nobody’s cosplaying here—Human Barbie’s blend is really uniquely theirs.
Album: star gazing iris – places
Matthew Livick’s debut album evokes memories of times and places long past, making nostalgia rear its head whether you like it or not.
Album: A Place To Bury Strangers – Rare and Deadly
A Place To Bury Strangers releases a collection of rarities for the weird kids in the weird kids club.
Album: Lena Fjortoft – Strange Light
Brooklyn’s Lena Fjortoft releases her long-awaited debut LP and it’s a wonderful vision expertly realised – crammed full of retro sounds, gorgeous instrumentation, distinctive honeyed vocals and classic writing.
Album: Steppin’ Razor Blades – Stay Sharp
Steppin’ Razor Blades’ debut album is getting rave reviews from everyone I know, because its two-tone style is something different, but also familiar.
Album: Dream Home Theater – 2
a somber and introspective collection of lofi bedroom folk whose impact demands repeat listens
Single: Alex Paquette et les Insulaires – Et j’ai pris la route
Alex Paquette’s French Canadian ska captures the philosophy of making danceworthy pop music that doesn’t skimp on a sharp political message.
Heirloom by Nathan Evans Fox, A Reckoning with Country Music
I hope you didn’t set out hoping for a Pitchfork-style bit of evenhanded music journalism because I am going to, as the kids used to say, stan the hell out of this man.
Album: dreamscent – Burning Days
Buried beneath the warm, buzzing instrumentals is something raw and vulnerable, and perhaps, at times, even a little cathartic.
Album: Glass Dolls – Old Friend
The new LP from Glass Dolls is an odd to grief and love. An album that flows in a clear direction but with plenty of surprises, written with great poetry and and a moving vulnerability, it carries some gems, here to be discovered.
Album: Helicopter Leaves – Sabrina Nickels
Paying homage to an old friend, Beach Bunny’s Anthony Vaccaro returns with a second solo album featuring bigger production and bigger energy.