“Alone” by Megan and Shane: Lovely, Thoughtful Alt-Country
If you’re like most people living in the digital age, the first thing you do in the morning is check your phone. It helps you wake up, blink out of drowsy dreams and fold your mind open for the day. It preps you for a day of performance. Social media, at best, is a bright-eyed […]
“Postdiluvian” by The Firnats: Sacred Betrayal
Postdiluvian (adjective): of or relating to the period after the flood described in the Bible. The biblical story of The Great Flood is one of the most widely known, in which God decides to flood the Earth, killing all living things except for the animals and family aboard Noah’s Ark, because He believed the world […]
“Keep Me Occupied” by Little Lungs: Desperate to Stay Busy
With a one minute and fifteen second instrumental intro, as well as a couple other instrumental breaks, “Keep Me Occupied” by Little Lungs is a guitar driven song. Starting with a simple guitar riff and building accompanying guitars, then drums, and then more guitar on top of it throughout the intro draws us into the […]
Spotlight is on Hindsight in Ian McFarland’s “Reckless Behavior”
The introduction to “Reckless Behavior” is an invitation into an experience. It begins in the present tense, with what seems to be the sharing of a secret. “She says she likes cool skater boys,” Ian McFarland sings. I envision a friend whispering this to McFarland as they pass his crush in the hallway. This information […]
“Baghdad” by Flo Perlin Wraps You in Daydreams
Flo Perlin’s song begins with a spade that is digging to Baghdad, I presume. The woman of the aptly named tune, “Baghdad,” has hope for a new land where she can live as she chooses. However, she’s anxious that she may not find it. Her trust is in tales that she used to hear from […]
Sarah Osborne Ignites Sparks With Her New Single: “Fire Moon”
Sarah Osborne’s “Fire Moon” is a groovy, groundbreaking new hit. The perfect combination of some soft guitar acoustics, invigorating percussion, and the real rawness of Osborne’s voice really brings her lyrics to life. Osborne describes herself as “a sultry songstress and salty sea queen.” As both a singer-songwriter and marine biologist from the west coast […]
Mackenzie Leighton: “Florist by Day,” Musician by Night
For anyone out there who’s a dreamer, especially all the musicians and actors and artists out there who are doing everything they can to make a living out of their art- this song is for you. “Florist by Day” is part of Mackenzie Leighton’s EP Fleuriste (2021). Full of fresh indie pop music, Fleuriste tells […]
“Lucky You” by Kath Myers: Flowing Musicality
L.A.-based artist Kath Myers has released a track titled “Lucky You” that expertly blurs the lines between dreams and reality and provides the listener a very niche experience in a nonetheless accessible package. The song is separated into three distinct sections, each communicating a specific emotion and each having its own feel. “Lucky You” opens […]
“Gratitude” by Doo Crowder feat. Celie Dailey and Shana Vorhauer: Light, Crisp, Airy
The feeling of waking up on a fall Sunday morning and looking out the window on a beautiful day has been distilled into sonic form via Doo Crowder’s newest release titled “Gratitude.” The song feels light, it feels crisp, and combined with lyrical content that lives up to the title, creates a track that leaves […]
“Just Because” by Irit Dekel: An Ode to Disrespected Women
Irit Dekel is an Israeli singer-songwriter, as well as an actress. On her Spotify page, she says she “imagines music as theatre”– her primary aim is to tell a story. In “Just Because,” a song off of Dekel’s 2021 EP Hello Acoustic, she tells the story of a crush turned prospective romance turned failed-before-it-even-started relationship. […]
