“Monoxide” by A.N.J.A.: A Dangerous Woman
When listening to A.N.J.A.’s new song “Monoxide,” you can’t help but picture the desert. More specifically, you can’t help but picture driving through the desert. More specifically than that, you can’t help but picture a femme fatale driving through the desert, probably wearing enormous sunglasses and casually driving off after burying an angry man who […]
Alyssa Murray on “thx,” Kansas City, and Going Electronic
In the video for her intriguing art pop single “thx,” the Kansas City-based songwriter Alyssa Murray plays with her food. Dressed in a stylish scarlet pantsuit, Murray beholds an egg, toys with fistfuls of barbecued meat (like any true Kansas City resident), and stares into a small refrigerator that flickers ominously like the television from […]
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 […]
Omari MC Review: Is Paid Spotify Promotion Worth It?
It’s the most common question every indie artist asks themselves at some point in their career: What is the meaning of life? Unfortunately that’s not the question I’ll be answering today. But I will be trying to answer the second-most-common question: Is paying for promotion worth it? When I started releasing music six years ago, […]
“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 […]
