Upon seeing the barn this song was recorded in, you would not expect newcomer O-SHiN to sound anything like it does. You would not be surprised to see Neil Young or Justin Vernon (or Ragnar Lothbrok i…
Jordan Rakei prooves he has the groove on ‘Nerve’
While Jordan Rakei can definitely get some groove on the mic, he often feels the need to fill his songs with poppy choruses – when they don’t really need it in order to take off. The first track…
Fins Ara turns loneliness into beauty with ‘Alone’
It’s becoming harder and harder to stand out from the crowd when you are a high-pitched, gospel-leaning male folk singer. That was my first thought listening to Fins Ara‘s new song ‘Alone&…
idesia’s new single ‘Ain’t Over’ is a beautiful collaborative project
Electronic soul band idesia’s new single ‘Ain’t Over’ is a collaborative project between Chicago-based vocalist Sophie Dimitroff, LA-based producer Daniel Oldham and visual artist Ke…
Cape Francis lets some room to his lonely folk singer side on ‘Idatarod’
Discover Cape Francis‘ debut solo track ‘Idatarod’. For his first track post-Stone Cold Fox, Kevin Olken Henthorn aka Cape Francis leaves behind the catchy, lively tunes that made hi…
Natalie Green – Natalie Green Is My Lover
With his first EP, ‘Natalie Green Is My Lover’, the eponymous – and male – artist Natalie Green brings together two iconic pieces of America’s rich history of the queer a…
Watch Samantha Urbani’s new 80s-inspired video ‘Go Deeper’
With ‘Go Deeper’, Samantha Urbani unveils another 80’s MTV video pastiche. In the wake of her previous dives into 90’s and 80’s pop music with her band Friends, Samantha …
Interview: How Tuxedo’s love for funk music shaped their album “Tuxedo II”
With Summers getting warmer every year, it has become harder and harder to keep up with the weather partywise. Thankfully, with there second album soberly entitled “Tuxedo II”, Michigan cr…
Perera Elsewhere – ‘All Of This’
On her new record ‘All Of This,’ Sasha Perera aka Perera Elsewhere leaves out most of the acoustic guitar / electronic beats mixture that made her previous effort so remarkable. Instead, s…
Meeting with the psychedelic and dreamy Nick Hakim
Prior to meeting Nick Hakim before his live at the Point Ephémère in Paris, I was told that he wasn’t much of a chatterbox. In a way it turned out to be true, for he did punctuate lots of his sentence…