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Following, Danny Arcane
“Following” by Danny Arcane is an incisive slice of commentary around today’s social media landscape and the demands it creates of artists, often to no avail. Through Blur-inspired guitars and Weezer-esque vocal melodies, Arcane effectively makes his point while also creating a fun and cathartic musical experience. Sonically, the song…
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I: The War on Avenue East, Avenue East
Avenue East are a band that have mastered their sound. Listening to their 2023 album I: The War on Avenue East is like stepping into a brand new car for the first time and finding that it is really well made. All of the knobs and dials are where they…
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Melting Clock, Jack Sklivas
Most of us could use a little more chill beach in our lives. The good news is that rather than dropping a load of cash on renting a place and getting yourself to a shoreline somewhere, you can go there in your mind. No, it’s not drugs I’m talking about;…
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Curtain, Retrognome
Curtain by 3-piece psychedelic rockers Retrognome is unlike anything else you’ll hear in the crowded rock and roll landscape of the modern day. Full of tempo and style changes, wild guitar solos, and tonal experimentation, the song is unabashedly its own style – one that you really can’t place as…
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Garbage, Hightop Hangover
Hightop Hangover’s single “Garbage” is music you can dance the night away to, but it’s also characterized by dark and ominous lyrical themes and melodies. Sound like an unorthodox clash? Welcome to the songwriting cosmos of Zeppelin Schindorff, aka Hightop Hangover, an artist melding melancholy, gravity, and upbeat indie pop…
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What If It All Works Out, Indigo Daydream
Unending wars. Climate change and environmental destruction. Rising inequality and corruption. The list of ills plaguing society is seemingly endless. Anyone who dips their toes into the abyss of the daily news is confronted with bottomless negative reality. With conflict and chaos as the norm, any glimmer of good news…
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Nine Lives, Gabrielle Ornate
Gabrielle Ornate is back with her signature brand of heavy-hitting alt rock, this time with a touch more of a celebratory flavor. Nine Lives, the latest single from Ornate, is written in a major key, a divergence for the artist, who often explores darker melodies. And rather than build up…
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Kick Me! EP, Kelly Flatley
Whether or not indie folk is your thing, Kick Me!, the debut EP from Kelly Flatley, is music that will win you over from the start. Through warm production, haunting and expressive songwriting, and memorable lyrical poetry, Flatley’s music will draw you in for a visit that turns into a…
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Bougie Suzie, Todd and Karen
Todd and Karen deliver a charming and folksy baroque pop sound in their latest single “Bougie Suzie”. Evoking certain periods of The Beatles, the duo combine tongue in cheek lyrical rhymes, bouncy strolling beats, and meandering, catchy chord progressions in the creation of their enjoyable sound. Lyrically, the songwriters present…
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Carpe Diem EP, Tyler Nimon
Tyler Nimon’s Carpe Diem EP is an artistic triumph that showcases the breadth and depth of a songwriter who has traveled the world in the pursuit of music. Through warm and expansive guitars, creative tempo twists and turns, and a consistently ear-pleasing vocal tone, Nimon puts his artistic prowess on…
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