Singles and Premieres

Josephine Breaks Expectations on New Song “Does It Pay” | Single Review

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People I Love shares “The Witch” 

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ZINNIA Finds Newfound Clarity on “Always A Romantic” | Single Premiere

Toronto-based artist ZINNIA shares “Always A Romantic” along with an accompanying music.


D.A. Crimson Shares New Single “Barrel to Heaven” | Music Video

Clare’s performance withers and writhes in the face of loss and the complexity of familial altercations when emotions and memories begin to conflict.


Adeline Hotel Shares New Single “Isn’t That Enough” | Single Premiere

The tender voicings of New York-based project Adeline Hotel return with single “Isn’t That Enough”.


Youth Large Shares New Single, “Warn Me, Hold Me” | Single Review

New York project Youth Large, the solo project of Em Margey, has returned today with a new single, “Warn Me, Hold Me”.


Anne Malin Shares New song “River”| Single

 Anne Malin returns today to Dear Life Records to announce her fifth album, Strange Powers!  as well as share its first single, “River”.


Red PK Shares “Bedroom” and “Moving Off the Line”, Debut Singles

With debut singles as a songwriter, “Bedroom” and “Moving Off the Line”, Red PK marks the start of a new talent that stands out on its own with such sincerity and contextual instinct.



Generifus Shares “Waking Winter”, Announces New Album

Fronted by Spencer Sult, Generifus returns with “Waking Winter”, the first single from his upcoming album Summerberrys, premiering on the hug.


Kennedy Mann Shares New Single “On Video”

“It’s not an easy story to tell, watching your life go by, yet Mann is commanding in her vulnerability on new single, ‘On Video’”


hemlock Finds New Life on “Depot Dog” and “Lake Martin”

The untethered project hemlock has shared two new singles, “Depot Dog” and “Lake Martin”, premiering today here on the ugly hug. 


Edie McKenna Rewrites a Timeless Prayer on New Track “Hail Mary”

The Chicago-based artist, Edie McKenna, has shared her new track, “Hail Mary”, the last single off of her upcoming debut solo EP, For Edie


Sleeper’s Bell Emboldens Sound, Share New Track “Road Song”

The Chicago-based folk duo of Blaine Teppema (guitar, vocals) and Evan Green (guitar) have shared a their single today, “Road Song”.


Raavi Announces New EP, Shares Single “Henry” 

The Brooklyn-based project shifts to folk-adjacent stylings on new song “Henry”.


Grumpy Crash Land Back on Earth, Share New Song “Protein” | Single and Music Video

A triumphant return and a huge step forward for all things Grumpy.


Triples Returns With New Song and Video, “So Soon”

As a follow up to 2019’s debut full length, Big Time – an album with no shortage of glittery attitude and loveable hooks, Link returns to her form with “So Soon” with powered up, jangly guitars and an enduring melody that reaches for that joy of embracing what fills us up.  


Claire Ozmun Shares “I-90” | Music Video Premiere

Today, New York-based singer-songwriter, Claire Ozmun’s shares “I-90”, with accompanying music video.


Alycia Lang Explores Self Compassion on New Single “In Circles” | Single and Music Video Release

Today, Durham-based artist, Alycia Lang, shares her final single, “In Circles”, from her debut full-length, Speak the World to Hear the Sound  (due 6/14)


Feller share “New Cotton” and “Air Mail Tablet” | Single Premiere

Feller, the Chicago-based post-rock duo, share two new singles from their forthcoming debut EP, Universal Miracle Worker


Helenor shares “Bad2” | Music Video Premiere

Brooklyn-based project Helenor emboldens the sensations of grief on the new music video for “Bad2”, out today.


STEEF | “Frozen in Place” and “That’s How I Feel”

As they shift their sound towards apocalypse energy, STEEF prove time and time again that if you can’t handle the heat, then get out of the kitchen – before it comes to life and destroys you.


Creeping Charlie | “Rabbit”

There’s angst and a touch of melancholy, but those emotions ebb and flow until they’re released in a wave of explosive joy on the song’s chorus.

Review written by Chris Goudreau


hemlock | “garbage truck”

To commemorate the two year anniversary of talk soon, hemlock, alongside Ghost Mountain Records, is announcing the release of a limited vinyl pressing of talk soon as well as sharing a new music video for the song “garbage truck”.


Helenor | “Tattoo”

Leaning into the melody, “Tattoo” is as casual as it is sincere to its inevitable influence; a charming and personal sentiment shifting under the weight of permanence.  


Hiding Places | “Crown of Tin”

A crown of tin, though cheap material in a malleable state, is representative of a form of status; one that races back to childlike determination and flexible foundations to fall back on.


h. pruz | “Dark Sun”

But in juxtaposition to the title “Dark Sun”, these complexities are entitled to areas of growth and self condolences when shadowed by damage.