Hear as the Mirror Echoes by herbal tea
Written by Shea Roney
Lisa/Liza Holds Time Close on New EP Ocean Path
Written by Shea Roney
pity xerox Creates a Quilt of Sounds and Solace on connect the dots
Written by Manon Bushong
Docents Find Closure in Commotion on Shadowboxing
Written by Manon Bushong
trust blinks., Hiding Places and Tombstone Poetry Share Split EP
Written by Manon Bushong | Interview by Shea Roney
The Pond Find Companions on A Year As A Cloud
Written by Kat Curey
Half Gringa Melds Big Emotions and Metaphors on Cosmovisión
Written by Helen Howard
Renny Conti’s self-titled bridges the gap between “now” and “next” – look no further
Written by Autumn Swiers
Welcome to Olivia’s World: Greedy and Gorgeous
Written by David Williams
Fust Holds on to Beauty with Big Ugly
Written by Shea Roney
Kristin Daelyn Finds Grace on Beyond the Break
Written by Shea Roney
Interlay Wedges Emotion into Layers of Noise on Hunting Jacket
Written by Manon Bushong
A Lighthouse in a Dried-Up Sea, Hazel City’s “Old Friend” Invites World-Weary Swimmers to Believe Better
Written by Autumn Swiers
Witches Up No Mountain Switches Down No Valley by All The Pretty Horses
Written by Autumn Swiers
Little Mazarn and Virginia Creeper Share ATX x AVL with Love Comp for Hurricane Helene Relief
Written by Shea Roney
Riddle M | Lo Stereo
Lo Stereo finds Riddle in a continuation, arranging episodic moments that live out their own concise lives in the limelight of DIY antiquity and absorbing pop hooks.
Fantasy of a broken heart | Feats of Engineering
Feats of Engineering is a harmonious dialogue sung in a language that feels completely their own.
The Last Whole Earth Catalog | We’re All Down the Rabbit Hole
Lost the whimsy of The Last Whole Earth Catalog, the rabbit hole is a welcoming place to fall down if you give it the chance.
iji | Automatically
through fifteen years of sophisticated pop tunes and pure indie bliss, they have proven time and time again that making music can and should always be fun.
Wandering Years | You Are Covered in Brooklyn Amber
the EP grows with articulated distortion – where Wandering Years soon proves that they are a band on a mission.
Violet Speedway | Levi Minson
Violet Speedway is a flash of grace, as Minson smoothly transitions in and out of stories of love, loss, fear and most of all, hope.
To The Flame Soundtrack | The Spookfish
Last week, The Spookfish released “To The Flame”, a new tape via We Be Friends Records and the encompassing soundtrack for the new Rebel Jester Studios platform video game, To The Flame.
Natural Science | Lindsay Reamer
Natural Science is a collection that moves at its own pace, and to its credit, the album’s greatest strengths come from those little individual blossoms of patient voicings and unconventional instrumentals that feel enticingly fresh for the genre.
Indecision Songs | Cal Fish
Indecision Songs is a project that defies any presumptions of pretension by being tasteful, expressive, and just plain fun.
face of ancient gallery
Mock plays to the somber intricacies that relish in our stillness, as his musicianship and storytelling filter through the bliss and anguish of day to days.
Cicada | Noa Jamir
Cicada lets breezy tunes take the reigns as Jamir documents her personal experience of healing and the importance of holding onto every step until the end.
Are You There God? It’s Me, @ | @
Taking elements of hyper-pop and pairing it with experimental indie rock has resulted in a record that’s wildly inventive. Are You There God? It’s Me, @ is made for repeated listens.
a boy called ear | Demi Spriggs
Spriggs creates new tales of her own that align with the role of the bard. She’s the storyteller who weaves a yarn of history, myths, and ritual into verse; transfiguring the past to speak about the here and now.
Georgette Pullover | Make Your Maze
Building upon the gratuity of contrast and the wiggle room of a DIY world, Georgette Pullover is the latest mini-album from New Orleans-based creative project, Make Your Maze.
Psychedelic Anxiety | Frances Chang
Frances Chang’s second album, “Psychedelic Anxiety,” is a metaphysical take on experimental indie pop that’s about navigating the psyche — bringing complex, and oftentimes, clashing emotions to the surface.
I’m Green | Mali Velasquez
Debut album, I’m Green from Nashville based singer/songwriter, Mali Velasquez welcomes you into her inner world of grief, heartache, and shame.
Keeper of the Shepherd | Hannah Frances
On Keeper of the Shepherd, Frances is an artist at her peak. This is an album of evocative imagery, themes with emotional depth, and musicality that’s unique and wondrous to behold.
no place that feels like by Ellis
Ellis has always been able to make oblivion feel approachable – where it begins to feel less like a burden, but rather an opportunity for repurpose, growth and understanding.
Pompey’s therapeutic endeavors to separate rather than fester makes ionlyfitinyourarms a beautiful, sincere, and inspiriting self portrait to be hung up for years to come.
At only four tracks long, Common Rituals is a fresh take on the importance of punk music in a DIY scene. Loud, thrashing, and emotionally blending, Cruel stands their ground, in a rather dying world, as a defiant and exciting new voice to be reckoned with.
Offering up some post-punk and folk tendencies, Through the Window is a haunted exposé in search to understand human instincts when face to face with death.
Yard by Slow Pulp
Yard finds Slow Pulp reigning in this homegrown and nostalgic persona that they so often have perfected before, but attribute a more raw and introspective quality this time around.
I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane by Allegra Krieger
There is no time wasted in getting to memorialization, and in ten tracks, Krieger muddies the concept of past and present that perpetuates the timeless struggles of young adulthood.
Laundromat by Pickle Darling
Mayo litters Laundromat with songs that soundtrack this homemade and pressure free artistic exposure. With folk tunes built in dreamy atmospheres, Pickle Darling brings the listener back to the bedroom; our own space of solitude and comfort, decorated without the pressures of the outside world.
Need something new to listen to? Here are six albums from the month of May that were on repeat
Need something new to listen to? Here are eight of my favorite releases from the month of April
Big Picture by Fenne Lily
There is an aspect of growing up when love becomes a step-by-step process rather than starry-eyed, on-and-off episodic moments of life we see in movies. Bristol artist Fenne Lily allures her newly determined definition of love through charming and light-hearted folk songs on her new album, Big Picture.
Crispy Crunchy Nothing by PACKS
Canada’s own, PACKS, have returned to the scene with their sophomore album, Crispy Crunchy Nothing, setting boundaries between vulnerability and understanding while all having a good laugh about it in the end.
There were a lot of great releases from the month of March. Here are six of my highlights
There have been a lot of great releases from the month of February. Here are nine highlights that I found very exciting and unique.
A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing by Tenci
Especially after an album focused on grief, this new focus on A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing creates a relatable feeling of nostalgia, both through trauma and gratitude.
Love The Stranger by Friendship
There is a loose misconception that the most powerful and meaningful songs are thunderous music festival anthems that inspire thousands of people…
I Just Want to be Wild For You by MAITA
With dynamic swells and Maria’s knack for storytelling, MAITA’s “I Just Want to be Wild For You”, pushes us to think about who makes us feel like going wild, and, to that point, is it worth it?
Talking Quietly of Anything With You by Free Cake for Every Creature
No one has captured the minimal obscurities of everyday life and the inconsistent feelings of getting older such as Katie and her project called Free Cake For Every Creature.
the ugly hug 