More than ever I've been feeling wildly grateful for those DIY bands, labels, publicists, and writers that make up the mulch-y and messy but utterly essential base level of this funny old industry. I'm not sure if it's just me getting wistfully nostalgic in
In all honesty I've been reluctant to listen to the new Sunset Rubdown material. For those that aren't aware, Sunset Rubdown is one of the many projects of Spencer Krug alongside Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Moonface, and a few others. As voices go, as artistic visions
Check out the genre descriptors at the bottom of Ariella's Bandcamp page and you'll find, among others, 'soft rock' 'folk punk' and 'desert rock'. While such labels might seem somewhat superfluous, the three songs released from her forthcoming debut album
Having previously worked with a number of GFP-faves, including Vagabon, Strawberry Runners, and Katie Von Schleicher, Stephen Becker today announces a brand new album of his own, with the Middle Child Syndrome LP arriving later this year via Record Euphoria. It's the latter of those aforementioned names who
The excellent Montana label Anything Bagel have built an impressive roster of releases, focusing on warm and scuzzy DIY sounds, usually sent out into the world via a limited-run of screen-printed cassettes. Their latest effort comes courtesy of singer-songwriter Levi Minson who announces a brand new record today alongside the
Coming out this September via the always-engrossing Warp Records roster, Endlessness is Nala Sinephro's new album in both name and form alike. Formed of 10 new records, all called Continuum and numbered accordingly, the album "is a deep dive into the cycle of existence" where each
The Japanese vibraphonist and marimba player Masayoshi Fujita has shared two new singles from a brand new and forthcoming album via the Erased Tapes label (Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds), which is called Migratory and arrives in the first week of September. Of the two new songs, 'Valley' is
Sometimes it can be difficult to come on here and write words about lovely songs when the world is in a particularly dark moment. So today I don't have much to offer apart from sharing my favourite song of the year so far. All nine minutes of Little
"I think there's something in the song about the flashes that come to you when you try to fall asleep, flashes that show you where you have unfinished business." TR/ST is the dark and decidedly dynamic musical project of Robert Alfons, who has previously announces
Over the past few years, and under his Trace Mountains moniker, there have been few more capable than Dave Benton at writing short, sharp, and charming indie-pop songs that carry a deep sense of fascination under the surface. On 2020's Lost In The Country - one of my
Gently shimmering away in the distant corners of summer, the excellently-titled Ash Grey And The Gull Glides On is the forthcoming album from Scottish multi-instrument wizard Andrew Wasylyk and the artist, designer, and musician Tommy Perman. Through the small handful of songs released thus far, the album, which is released
Drifting in on that same sweet summer breeze that underpins so much of the music release on the Dear Life Records label, 'Necessary' is the subtle and gorgeous new single from Lindsay Reamer. The track is the second single to be released from a brand new album, Natural