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I'm mostly up for Portland, Oregon. Summer Houses is the up part of it as they're the type of band that reminds me of that city. Weirdos like me knew that Portland lived the "keep it weird" moniker long before Austin grabbed the branding. For me, it

Initial Impressions of Outrun Synthwave "Crimes Streets" Single

In their first release this year, Hoffman Cruise tackle outrun synthwave with "Crime Streets". The duo is made up of Arthur Brukh and Phil Podolny (Rocket Jump Recordings), a duo that tr

Folk rock is said to have originated in the 60s, but is rooted in traditional folk music. Those sub-genres fall under Americana music but in all, these are genres with styles of experiences are well-worn. It's common for an artist to refuse to be box

Experimentation is fascinating as a prospect. I mean, artists hedging their bets on it as a means to an end could fail miserably in a disastrous endeavor. But then there are enigmas like Maarten Rischen. From the Netherlands, Rischen debuts his first

From Vancouver, singer-songwriter Todd Kowaluk was in a studio rental complex working on some material when he met Dave King. that's how the story of "Enough Is Enough" begins. Kowaluk's work has a good habit of being unusual at first, but the tight

We'll look at a new release by a Texas music artist, one I've been following since I saw their show at The Cavern back during their first album, 2004's 'It's Un-American To Be Sad'. 

I'm sure I'll be harping about them a lot in the coming months beca

Markus Belanger's the last optimist [?] is a musical project designed to help manage mental health. On EP and now two albums in, his music has been tagged as"sad folk". Rather than treat this as bad branding, the singer-songwriter has leaned into it.

What is rock n’ roll anymore? It’s gone through so many revolutions that we can’t be hearing the same thing anymore.

At least not as it used to be. Sanjay Michael’s full-length debut ‘Rocking Into Midnight’ means to bring us back to basics. 

The ma

There's a bit of a contrast when you brand your style as Beatlesque while also claiming the Americana genre.

But let's face it. The Beatles' invasion was so successful that it's a part of Americana now.

That's not something I want to admit to because

 Rock of Asia, Nikki Matsumoto spent some time in the band Gargoyle, and if I'm assuming it's the correct band, they had a lot of musicians coming in and out of their roster. Matsumoto was also involved with other projects, especially leaving Japan f

Ian Luddy who is International Furlough came to be the way most solo artists come to be, because there's no one else. Why we even bother to try is clear but the end result seems to be more satisfying than the initial idea. Of course, no one knows tha

Dale Sheppard, a musician from Victoria, British Columbia, did the thing most musicians aim for, which is to build a professional studio at home. Interestingly enough, a home-based studio was there when he needed it. Waste no time, back in 2020, Shep

If you wanna be real about the music you listen to, sorting through your collection of R&B artists is a great way to get back to basics. No doubt this is where Anderson .Paak and  Knxwledge go to when they collaborated for their NxWorries project.

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Instrumental atmospheric electronica is one of the sounds that Giantfranco Pescetti is chasing with the current cycle of his music career. His instrument of choice for the longest time has been the bass, which he played in 14 Mission. He has since go

LokkisKott is the identity of a multi-instrumentalist from Goulburn, New South Wales. This artist describes the creation of this project name as such. 

"I created the artist name "LokkisKott" from my first and middle names, Lachie and Scott. I capita

I have no choice but to accept Chazwick Bradley Bundick's (just in case he turns out to be a serial killer) place in the contemporary music scene. 

'Ordinary Pleasure' is the perfect balance of being run-of-the-mill sentiment while still being broadl

Nothing compares to this track or vice versa.

Starts off dreamy before it gets creamy with the duet!

A total reinvention of what Ally McBeal means to a generation with misplaced pop culture associations.

If this track doesn't deepen that seed for yo

With the recent time change come the warmer changes to the weather. 

Even in the winter, you need a fire to accent the drifty Wei Pop of Jakob Ogawa.

Drum machine, organ, a little bass funk, Ogawa's sultry voice and broad simplicity itself will make