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The Freewheelin’ Adam Amram delivers a folksy ode to isolation on “Overtime”

Clayton Pacelli May 25, 2020

A Brooklyn staple, Adam Amram lends his musical talents to numerous bands including Tall Juan, Psychic Ills, and Champagne Superchillin’. In preparation for his first

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Jenna Putnam finds inner strength at the end of the world in deeply personal “Angelyne”

Clayton Pacelli May 15, 2020

photos of Jenna Putnam by Kealan Shilling Los Angeles is a city built upon the cult of celebrity. A desert oasis at the end of the

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Dehd trade sanctity for sin on “Loner”

Clayton Pacelli May 13, 2020

Photo by Ryan Hart Leaving is never easy; leaving home, leaving a toxic relationship or leaving a dead-end job are life altering decisions fraught with

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Nuha Ruby Ra goes bravely backwards in “Erase Me” video

Grace Eire May 12, 2020

‘It’s confessional film music, new age noir. The song lyrics were inspired by three lovers, the one who left, the one I didn’t want to

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Martyr for your love: Fontaines D.C. profess punk authenticity on “A Hero’s Death”

Clayton Pacelli May 11, 2020

Photo by Grayce Leonard Fontaines D.C. came out swinging with their debut album, Dogrel,  just last year; a well received and tightly focused post-punk influenced rabble

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Ellen Siberian Tiger takes a powerful stand on “If A Tree Falls In The Forest”

Clayton Pacelli May 8, 2020

Ellen Siberian Tiger is a self-described “3-piece feminist indie rock band with orchestral and punk influences.” There’s a lot of concepts going on for such

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Premiere: Justus Proffit “Weaker Everyday”

Erin Christie May 7, 2020

Since his 2018 collaboration with Jay Som (Nothing’s Changed), Justus Proffit has racked up acclaim for his utterly expressive, instrumentally diverse discography. It’s easy to

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A few of my favorite things: How Tragic

Lauren Khalfayan May 5, 2020

Meet Paige Campbell. Paige Campbell can sing.   Front woman of post-riot grrrl quartet, How Tragic, Paige’s resonant belt and pop hooks bring a certain

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Hennessey’s back like old Manhattan synth-pop never left

Grace Eire May 1, 2020

Photo by Mike Martinez Leah Hennessey has done and seems to constantly be doing it all. Playwriting, acting in said written plays, being generally just

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Premiere: Cup “Nothing Could Be Wrong”

Lauren Khalfayan April 30, 2020

Cheekily twisted, unrelenting nostalgia and strong Friday the 13th vibes collide on Cup’s latest music video, “Nothing Could Be Wrong”. Set during a night out

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Embrace Samia’s world with her new video “Is There Something in the Movies”

Izel Villarba April 29, 2020

Photo by Muriel Margaret Today the masterful singer-songwriter Samia releases her latest single and accompanying video for “Is There Something in the Movies”.  Following a

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HNRY FLWR finds salvation in the power of love in the uplifting video “Waiting Room”

Clayton Pacelli April 24, 2020

Photo by Lisa Candela “This song was written while sitting in a waiting room for my bandmate in a pediatric cancer clinic in New York

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Sofia Bolt delivers fresh slacker rock on “All She Wants”

Virginia Croft April 21, 2020

Photo by Jude Zasadski Fusing sleek, cool guitar riffs with mellowed vocals, Sofia Bolt paints a musical landscape all her own on “All She Wants.”

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Nyssa’s “Anybodys” embraces conflicting duality in a cinema noir take on the pursuit of self-actualization

Clayton Pacelli April 20, 2020

Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back is ourselves, trapped within the confines of our own minds with competing facets of persona and haunted by

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Laszlo and the Hidden Strength stays true to their name

Amanda Lang April 17, 2020

Laszlo Horvath’s love life really gets away from him in the video for “Chastity Seatbelt”, debuting today from Lazlo and the Hidden Strength. It’s pretty

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Listen: Alison Mosshart “Rise”

Lola Pistola April 14, 2020

Alison Mosshart, best known from her involvement with the bands The Kills and The Dead Weather, has released “Rise” — the first song under her

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ICYMI: 5 videos that you might’ve missed while self-isolating

Lola Pistola April 10, 2020

ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here

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The Lazy Eyes lean into nostalgia and play up a jazz education on ‘Tangerine’

Grace Eire April 9, 2020

It can be a trap to throw yourself into a certain sound that’s supposedly been done before, again and again. With their lo-fi sound, The

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Gymshorts race for the checkered flag in the hi-octane video for “I’m The Jeff Gordon Of Our Generation”

Clayton Pacelli April 6, 2020

Black and white photo by Devon Bristol Shaw. Behind the scenes photos by Ethan Vara. Sarah Greenwell is a certified road warrior. Gymshorts have made a

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Premiere: Taylor Bradshaw’s award-winning “Slow Dance” video is an intense visual emotional rollercoaster

Clayton Pacelli April 3, 2020

Photos by Jurate Veceraite Hot on the heels of the release of his well-received debut LP, Twine, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Taylor Bradshaw brings the retro-tinged “Slow Dance”

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Desolation Center: One for the Punks

Izel Villarba March 3, 2020

How do you define DIY?  How do you inspire festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Burning Man?  These are the questions that Stuart Swezey answers successfully

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Watch: Hinds “Good Bad Times”

Lauren Khalfayan February 4, 2020

Photo by Andrea Savall Hinds truly can do no wrong. Following up the daydream of “Riding Solo”, the group is back with “Good Bad Times” —

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Taking shots with Miranda and the Beat: Altered States S1 E2

Grace Eire January 29, 2020

If you’re most likely to, take a shot… Miranda and the Beat took that prompt super-seriously, nearly wiping out the tequila before we could get

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USA’s ‘Dare Me’ deconstructs the likable female archetype

Amanda Lang January 27, 2020

Willa Fitzgerald, who plays 28-year-old cheer coach Colette French on the USA show Dare Me, says that when creating her character, she wanted Colette to

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Watch: Best Coast teams up with FIDLAR creative for “Everything Has Changed”

Clayton Pacelli January 23, 2020

Best Coast have built an identity out of sunny, hummable tunes with broadly relatable themes. Sweet, sugary three-minute sonic morsels inexorably linked to the youthful,

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Watch: Max Leone debuts with a delicately filthy “First Grade”

Grace Eire January 20, 2020

I’m a real sucker for a moody pop song that holds and releases tension so precariously, like a hammock waiting to spill gallons of rainwater

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Noir. Tarot card teens. Death. Listen to Bambara’s new single “Heat Lightning”

Charis Forrester January 10, 2020

“Heat Lightning” is the 3rd single released by Brooklyn-based post-punk band Bambara in advance of their 4th LP, Stray. Formed in Georgia by brothers Reid

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Premiere: Tall Juan “Vienes Y Te Vas” — A refreshing take on breakup music

Amanda Lang December 18, 2019

Photo by Lililana Merizalde & Sebastian Rosas If you are at all familiar with Tall Juan and his usual brand of loud, messy, authentic punk

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Hinds are back with the most Hinds video possible: watch “Riding Solo”

Grace Eire December 3, 2019

Photo by Andrea Savall Hinds has always been really spectacular at knowing what Hinds fans want from Hinds. Hinds is a feeling or a world

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Premiere: just like “Strychnine” — Ricky Hell & The Voidboys spike classic alternative nostalgia with a dash of modern danger

Clayton Pacelli November 25, 2019

Musical taste is cyclical. Sounds and styles simmer in the underground before boiling up into the mainstream for consumption by the masses. Eventually their bowls

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Premiere: live in The Moment with Modern Vices

Clayton Pacelli November 20, 2019

One of the most psychologically defeating aspects of enduring challenging times is the feeling of being completely alone, that there is no one to turn

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Promiseland shares video for “Personal Reflektor”

Lola Pistola November 7, 2019

Johann Rashid, better known as Promiseland give us “Personal Reflecktor” — an atmospheric, ultra-noir, stylish and synth-heavy throwback to a defiant present and a mysterious

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