Loren Noyman is back with the soulful “Emmanuel”
Israeli indie-folk newbie Loren Noyman has been keeping quiet for the last couple of years, with her last release arriving in November 2020. Now, it appears she is back and as elegant as ever with the poignant single “Emmanuel”. When Noyman first stepped onto the scene in 2018 with debut single “Battle War”, she very […]
Swiss Newcomer Pet Owner Releases the Quirky Indie-pop Banger “Hi-Res”
Having only just stepped onto the music scene in May, Pet Owner (real name Lea Mathis) had made a considerable splash. Her first single “Hysterical” racked up thousands of streams on release, all thanks to its comforting lyrics, smooth singing and vibrant production. “Hi-Res”, however, takes a slightly different approach and instead focuses on making […]
Timothy Alice & the Dead Star Band’s “Winning Number” Rocks Buffalo Blues
So let’s say I’m a drop of water starting at the Granddaddy of Great Lakes: Lake Superior. I avoid evaporation, or extraction, and keep flowing; I peer over the sea of fellow droplets at the fading view of Duluth, Minnesota and flow into the super-lake of Huron and Michigan – maybe catch a glimpse of […]
Catatron’s “Again and Again” Explores the Depth of a Simple Phrase
People mean so many things when they say, “I love you.” Sometimes the words are code for, “Thank you” or “I’m sorry” or “I want something from you” or “I can tell you want something from me.” Sometimes they mean the thing that words can’t say. Saying “I love you” isn’t like saying what […]
Jett Foreman’s “Can We Be the Ocean?” Is Fit for a Movie Scene
Mary Robinette Kowal’s Washington Post review of Andy Weir’s novel, Project Hail Mary, isn’t wholly positive. That’s cool, you can’t like everything about everything. But in that review, there is one bit that stands out. …but the novel seems written to be a movie… I don’t see the problem with that. Creativity doesn’t stay in […]
Luke De-Sciscio releases the motivational folk track “I’ll Die A Little”
Bath-based singer songwriter Luke De-Sciscio is back for a slower, more vulnerable approach to his signature indie-folk sound. With his latest LP, The Banquet, we saw our Italian stallion go for a warmer, more optimistic sound, all thanks to a smattering of smooth bass, brass instrumentation and snappy drums. Now, just a few months later, […]
Michael Suddes Wakes Up and Sings on “I’m a Bird”
Other people’s insomnia isn’t usually thrilling to hear about, but it thrilled me to hear Michael Suddes sing, “I tossed and turned like a dryer” in “I’m a Bird.” Not only is that exactly how it goes for me when I can’t sleep – I throw myself over in frustration, like a heap of wet clothes […]
Kenja Time’s “Dust” & Shanghai’s Underground
If you were to head on down to one of Shanghai’s oldest underground indie venues, YUYINTANG, in the small, cramped space of sweaty weekend-goers, you might feel the reverberation of the hottest new band bouncing off the walls and into your head. Kenja Time (空加太) is one such band. Taking off in the Beijing underground […]
Aarktica’s Ambient Epic “Can’t Say I’ve Missed You”
American musician Jon DeRosa, the mastermind behind ambient music project Aarktica, is hot off the release of the 2022 album We Will Find the Light. It’s Aarktica’s first release of the year and follows up the 2021 collaborative album Blood Positive, a soundtrack for a short film of the same name. The first single to […]
“Layers” by Joel Ansett Asks Simple Questions That Open Up Entire Worlds
The first thing that struck me when I heard “Layers” was the scrape of a string on Joel Ansett’s acoustic guitar. There’s a simple honesty to it that I love. It’s part of the song and impure, and this is a song full of impurities. It’s not out of key, it’s not going against some […]
