Stevie Violet’s new album Chrysalis arrives as a bright and thoughtful collection of songs that blends indie-pop and rock with natural ease. Across the record, she leans into smart and catchy guitar work, silky vocals, and a songwriting style that feels full and confident from beginning to end. Right away, we get the feeling that she knows exactly how to build songs that feel immediate while still leaving something with us after they end. The tracks vary in mood and shape, bu

There’s an argument to be made that the heart of any music scene beats loudest in its smallest rooms. Bones of Goliath seem to understand this intuitively. Their new live video, “Blade, Fang, Blood and Claw,” doesn’t try to reimagine what heavy music can be; instead, it insists, sometimes stubbornly, on what it already is: loud and unpolished in all the right ways. The band’s sound is all muscle, pushing forward with a kind of momentum that feels as much about persistence as

A new single from Giselle Villanueva brings out a very robust breed of honesty in the form of a powerful and theatrical ballad that feels impactful, passionately performed, and certainly leaves its mark. This is an artist who knows how to perform. It's outstanding that she's able to give such intense vocal performances on record the way that she does. It makes you want to go see her performing live right in front of your face. This is a powerful track that showcases Giselle's

A new record from Galan Trio is a series of brilliant performances from many composers, all done with violin, piano, and cello. One of my favorite instrumental combinations, and this is an album that completely displays exactly why that is. The album showcases a hefty set of works spanning 21 pieces, delivering elegantly performed textures and aesthetics that all have somewhat unique atmospheres. The first track is a brilliant introduction to the record itself. Christopher Do

Abby Fisher has released a new EP that sort of breaks down the boundaries between contemporary classical and electronic music, with a soiree of digital soundscapes and textures along with lush orchestrations, each delivering a unique approach and mood along with them. The Continuous Interior EP consists of four pieces of music; the first three parts are a segment under the Continuous Interior title, and the first is called "Flickering, Light". This piece is brilliantly elect

A new release from Bonnie Whiting and Eliza Brown delivers a very unique set of works that are based on storytelling in the form of spoken word, along with percussion that gives death to those stories, along with some mood and intensity levels. The record is called Through The Eye(s), and is based on perspectives delivered from women who are incarcerated, and upon this knowledge, you really end up paying attention to those words quite closely. The stories are told in such gre

Madzilla LV has released a video for “Ashes of Light,” and let me tell you, this is the kind of tune that makes you want to crank the volume and tear into the band’s whole catalog. Shot on the road during their South American tour with Living Colour, the video is pure adrenaline: sweaty, chaotic, and dripping with the kind of energy that only comes from a band laying it all on the line. What hits hardest about “Ashes of Light” isn’t just the ferocity of the riffs (though trus

It's been quite some time since I've heard a record that seamlessly takes some of the best elements of folk, pop, and contemporary, and puts them together on such a lush and full-bodied feeling record that comes with a sort of breezy feeling overtone and a warmth. Coming across the Out Of Season EP from Faded certainly let me indulge in some diverse but always pop-riddled songwriting, and the record doesn't waste a lot of time with its first and title track. Right from the s

Half Dizzy’s Yard Sale album lands with a rush of energy that feels instantly alive, diving headfirst into a bright and vivacious pop punk sound. From the start, the record leans into massive melodic drive, pairing sharp guitars with punchy rhythms that keep everything moving at a steady, exciting pace. There is a sense that every track is built to connect, pulling listeners in with an urgency that never lets up. What really makes Yard Sale stand out is its ability to deliver

A single from a Sweet Gorilla was recently released, and the single comes through as a bright feeling but expansive pop-rock single that blends in certain cinematic backbones along with vast guitar work to create something that certainly feels like it's got its own atmosphere. This is the track that is infusing certain elements of classic rock, hints of alternative, but keeps things in that sort of electric, sonically bright area so that it feels spirited and positive when yo

Emma Lindquist has been dropping some hints and singles leading up to her album, and it has now arrived, bringing with it a very one-on-one temperament that digs into the artist's psyche a bit, but also exhibits how she can come across with a bit of boldness as she speaks her truths through her music. Hello tiger be my friend is a record that breeds many different styles but seems to always hover around under the pop umbrella, near perfectly. The album displays a lot of wond

A fresh single release from LJ and the Ray Band recently dropped, and this track displays such catchy and colorful swagger, funk tonality, smooth, flowing vocals, and lush, packed instrumentation that just gives the song A richness and flavor that you rarely get these days. "Heels" is a single riddled with pop overtones and most certainly comes at you with great attitude and this certain brightness, along with a deep-pocketed, heavy-handed funk groove that you just can't turn

A gorgeous and moving new release from Dan Becker delivers a series of piano pieces that feel cinematic, built on an emotional backbone, and create these beautifully woven moods delivered by performances with heart and attention to dynamic touch. Some of these pieces are almost magical. They create such a space for you to jump into and swim through. These are pieces of music that definitely have that feeling of movement and flow to them. One of the most beautiful aspects of m

The new single release from Keeana Kee blends a cultural flair with elements of dance and pop together to create something that has an undeniable ability to get your body moving with deep-pocketed grooves and addictive rhythms, along with alluring vocals and a sentiment that I think some of us can definitely relate to. "Ex's Funeral" definitely has a bit of a drive to it but it's a smooth one. It pulls you into it and before you know it you're swaying with the rhythm of the t

A new full-length album release from The Warmth delivers a magnificent blend of pop, hip hop, rock, electronic, fusion, and experimental overtones, with this unique soundscape that sculpts tones and textures throughout the album's course. This is a record that has been created with fewer boundaries than whatever you may be used to. There is almost always an amazing pop sensibility that lurks just beneath the surface or on top, but either way, you're getting something that is

BIO Pete Sahaidachny (Sah-high-dotch-knee) is an American composer & songwriter. Sahaidachny's music is a captivating blend of instinct and intellect, characterized by intricate rhythmic layers and surprising temporal shifts that create a uniquely modern and universally resonant sound.​With a background in classical piano, and a love for rock music, Pete has been able to connect the dots between the two and utilize is approach to composition along with the contemporary and mo

Loud Tiger returns with a beautiful record that easily displays how her influences come together to create and build atmospheres that feel conspiring, influential, or just plain honest. Cactus is a bit of a long-awaited record from the artist, as Loud Tiger has been dropping singles for a little while, and we are finally able to dig into a whole record's worth of songs that can make you feel or think. She always comes through with an amazingly heavy-handed pop sensibility, wh

Brandon Bing returns with a new single that blends Country and rock perfectly with a high-energy approach, and all without losing that pop sensibility that Brandon is known to bring to the table. This new track definitely showcases more of his rock tonality. Brandon is a country rock artist, but this one means more towards the rock side of things than some previous releases. Again, the artist is able to seamlessly blend those two together and make something that's impactful a

A beautifully performed album release from Uriel Pascucci delivers quite a whirlwind of breathtaking piano performances and pieces that are based in the realm of classical approach, but also blend in other styles like jazz and more. You can hear the combination and blending of styles throughout the record's course, and what really hits is the actual tones and moods that are created, not just with each piece, but also with the full album as a whole. My Suitcase of Fragments i

A breathtaking new EP release from Stefano Lentini & Leleka brings together elements of classical music, baroque pop, cinematic underbelly, and an almost alternative approach at times, creating something that really immerses you and surrounds you with these lush and emotionally backed soundscapes. This is an EP that brings together such incredible elements to build something unique but without exactly reinventing the wheel. The EP is called Anima Mundi, and it starts off with

Check out the new video for Tyler Allred's single "Anxious Anyway". The single gets personal and delivers first hand experience when it comes to dealing with an emotion that can feel crushing. An amazing portrayal of how we can be sometimes and how having people around us can help. "This came from a dream. While recording the E.P. I released it on, I kept getting sidetracked messing with the guitar part of “Anxious Anyway”. I needed a fourth song for the record but had been i

A new release from Monotonic, recently dropped, and this record does an amazing job of just blending loads of fuzz tone sonic drive with this semi-90s pop and alternative tonality so that you have elements of garage and more, all pulled together so that it breeds a huge atmosphere that feels like it's a little familiar but also all its own. The album features all kinds of experimental and almost psychedelically tripped-out production, swells, punkish undertones, and plenty of

Ryan Kotler’s “By My Side” lands in a space that registers as familiar without sounding borrowed. It pulls from the framework of folk and Americana but avoids leaning too heavily on any single reference point, which gives it a kind of understated self-assurance. I kept noticing how naturally it unfolds, like something that has been sitting just out of view and finally stepped forward. The instrumentation is restrained in a way that works to its advantage. The guitar holds eve

If you are unfamiliar with the sounds of MANBIRD!, then let us be among the first to introduce you as the band just dropped a new EP called Think Tank , which is a record that beckons everything from pop rock overtones to spacious undertones, theatrical and sort of robust style vocals but still very melodically driving, along with amazing guitar tone that builds on the atmospheric feel, while they give off this slightly Progressive songwriting approach, not without its very

A gorgeous and enticing new release from Viva Voce conductor Nathan Zullinger provides an incredibly warm tonality as the release is almost fully acapella and the way that they put themselves out there is just amazing. At times, throughout the release, vocals feel angelic, like a choir of angels singing from above. Other times, you have a deeper sound to the tone of the songs as both male and female vocals take place and have such a unique way of complimenting each other thro

Composer Sarah Genevieve Burghart Rice recently released a full album of some outstanding pieces of work that bring together an enthralling and lush tone, brimming with gorgeous instrumentation and laced with emotion and mood. The YET album is broken up into three different pieces, the first batch bringing out some deepening emotional value. You have operatic vocals, piccato performances on stringed instruments, and a blend of contemporary classical approaches in songwritin

A new single from Arianna Kant delivers a massive and orchestrated rock soundscape that borders on a dream-rock approach and feels cinematic, vast and it's undertone, and very driving. "The Storm Is In A Cup" is quite a wonderfully woven single and does bear as much color and soul as it does edginess. The guitar tones on this track are stellar. They have the drive, the impact, and they give the song that sort of harder alternative rock style, while synthesized string sections