Foxy Digitalis
Silhouettes crackle and fade into the background as “If Yer Dreamin'” spins up a glorious sonic whirlwind. Electronics dance through glitching fieldscapes, chased by sharp, stochastic rhythms and a minefield of memories. Miller cuts his voice into glass pieces before reassembling them into a melodic mosaic where urgency blends into chaos. Movement comes in multiple […]
“Seeing Yourself Seen” is an invitation, an open door toward a luminous, welcoming space to look out in the distance. Past and future lives intertwine in the acoustic guitar patterns and gentle piano arrangements. This music is a coming together, a place to congregate before moving ahead. With ruminative guitar leads that pull forward like […]
An intoxicating blend of wistfulness, acceptance, and joy permeates The Big Net’s “Bine,” the melodic pomp making our bodies move and our hearts full. As the frontman sings, “Everyone wants to feel free, I can’t tie your heart to mine,” we are pulled in. Crunchy guitars riff on the last hours before dawn well and […]
We made it to the end of the week! A perfect accompaniment for the weekend is the pick of the day, plus some news about Jack Prest, Carmen Jaci, and Kalia Vandever. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Scree “Jasmine On a Night in July” Additional Links: Jack Prest […]
There’s a world passing us by, whether we are in constant motion or sitting quietly and still. Sluice, the recording project from Durham, North Carolina’s Justin Morris, taps into that feeling on his forthcoming album, Radial Gate. Morris reminisces through the blistering heat and firework haze on the second single, “Fourth of July,” amid a bed […]
Mol Sullivan isn’t going to let us off the hook. “Bury the Hatchet” is an earworm built around unexpected structures and inventive pop-infused melodies. The Cincinnati-based songwriter’s new EP, A Little Hello, took a circuitous path through struggle and recovery to find its footing in a space where hard questions don’t get buried, and her voice […]
As a phrase, Jasmine on a Night in July perfectly sums up the atmosphere created on Scree’s debut studio album.Late nights and summer breezes flow through the trio’s wistful inquisitions throughout the first single, “Questions For the Moon,” situated somewhere between quiet bliss and longing. Guitarist and principal songwriter Ryan El-Solh captures a pensive spirit with […]
Listening to the latest single from Moon Mullins’ forthcoming album, Water Your Flowers, is akin to living in a time capsule. Mullins spins together a bouncy, timeless dream using an array of vintage equipment. There’s an unfettered world living its best life on “Surfboard,” cutting across synth hooks and buoyant rhythms with focused determination. The woozy, […]
On the second single from their forthcoming record On Juniper, The Early find reflective resonance in liminal spaces. “Lap Swim” hums with transcendent energy flowing from Alex Lewis’s guitar. The tone is perfection, and the spark is a constant shadow lurking in the background. Drummer Jake Nussbaum is the perfect foil for Lewis’s quiet spectacles, bringing […]