Kinnie Starr’s “Right Here With You”: Comforting Indie Pop
Embodying a bedroom indie pop sound similar to Clairo and Girl in Red, Kinnie Starr lets you know she’s “Right Here With You” on her latest single. Kicking off the start of summer, she offers the perfect track to play in the background while you lay in the grass and look up at the sky. […]
The Vibrancy of Life is in Carb on Carb’s “Here Comes the Best Bit”
As “Here Comes the Best Bit” builds up, it documents the freedom of spontaneity, the energy in recklessness. The lyrics, “Couldn’t tell you if it’s the right place / Not too careful anymore,” are an explosion of liberation from tedious day-to-day stressors. Carb on Carb excitedly describes the anticipation of life and the realization of […]
“Amber Eyez” by Eve Minor: An Intriguing Piece of Ambient Pop
“Amber Eyez” by Eve Minor strikes a much different sound than songs I have reviewed in previous weeks, coming in with an interesting mix of R&B, Hip-Hop, and punk undertones. “Amber Eyez” is an engaging listening experience, mainly due to the unpredictability of the beat–there is simply a lot going on. The beat centers around […]
“This Year Be” by Left Vessel: A Love for Life and Folk
A love of nature and a love of folk music are hallmarks of Left Vessel’s personal style, and his newest release “This Year Be” proves to be no different. “This Year Be” crafts an engaging sound that at once feels authentically human and raw, and also like a pure imitator of the sounds of nature. […]
“Eyote” by Nebno: An Ode to Mystery
I don’t go on boats very often. There is something about the creaking waves and swaying floor that makes me sweat. Even when I get off the boat I can’t shake that swaying motion–I’ll close my eyes, try to fall asleep that night, and feel as though the bed is tilting in tune with an […]
“Supersoaker” by Superhead: Angsty, Abrasive, and Afraid
Hot weather and summer vacations always seem to usher in a new wave of teenage angst. Everyone is searching for that head banging, windows down while driving, “it’s not a phase, Mom” song of the summer. With Superhead’s new single, “Supersoaker,” we get all of that and more. Superhead is an indie punk trio, composed […]
Anita Lester’s “Sun and Moon and Stars” Sheds Light on Lessons Learned in Universally Strange Times
The first time I listened to Anita Lester’s “Sun and Moon and Stars,” I was curled up in my childhood bedroom, drinking tea with twinkling lights hung up all around me. I remember thinking that the ambiance in the room was perfect for this soothing, yet strange and beautiful tune in that very moment. Anita […]
Max Embers’ “got to get you” Is a Reminder That the Search Is Okay
As humans, we seem to be constantly on the search for who we truly are. “Finding yourself” is a popular idea – something, in fact, that we’re told to seek out. Max Embers’ “Got To Get You” expresses the anxiety around this idea, and brings us inside his brain at a self-reflective moment. He asks: […]
Joey Hines on “How to Love and How to Be Let Down”
The first thing that strikes you about “How to Love and How to Be Let Down,” a lovely, heartfelt new song by Vegas-based Joey Hines, is the vocals. The song is built on a doo wop chord progression, which already points things in a tender sort of direction, but there’s tender and then there’s this: […]
Find Your Inner Animal with LUMP’s “Climb Every Wall”
Playful, eccentric, electronic, and intriguing are the best four words to describe LUMP’s new track from their upcoming album Animal. At the beginning of the song, there’s this almost 1980’s-sounding synthetic beat that you can’t help but just bounce your foot to. Animal is LUMP’s second album to be released, the product of London singer-songwriter […]
