Author: Aiden Faire
New York–based alternative singer-songwriter Lauren Minear shares “Ghost,” a driving, emotionally charged new single that explores the instinct to disappear when life becomes overwhelming. Blending alternative, singer-songwriter, and indie-pop influences with an energetic pulse and soaring, hook-laden chorus, the track examines the quiet struggle between emotional withdrawal and genuine connection. Honest, vulnerable, and ultimately cathartic, “Ghost” captures the exhausting tension of wanting to escape while desperately longing to remain present. The song grew from Lauren’s own experience of navigating intense emotions, particularly within the demands of parenthood. Feeling everything deeply can sometimes create an urge to numb, isolate, or retreat,…
Debut Album So Long, Sinnerstate! Out August 14th
Alternative artist Em Armstrong shares “Behind,” an angsty and emotionally charged new single that transforms heartbreak into hard-earned clarity
An uplifting and defiant alternative Canadiana single that questions the stories we inherit, repeat, and use to define ourselves
Rich Clark continues to shape a distinctly personal Americana sound.
The story of Christian Parker starts in the small, sleepy upstate New York town of Canton with the death of legendary Beatle John Lennon. A young boy of 12 years old, it was Lennon’s death that moved Parker to pick up a guitar and learn Lennon’s song “Rocky Raccoon”. Five years later Parker would release his first album and kickstart his musical journey that would eventually take him to the hub of country music itself, Nashville. Parker quickly found success and would later find himself the lead guitarist for the Waydown Wailers, touring with the likes of Lady A, Charlie…
Bedroom pop is a sexy proposition. A reimagining of the DIY spirit behind all low budget musical genius, bedroom pop is our response to staying inside. It’s a genre that restates something we already know but excites us anyway–anyone can make music.
When people describe what having butterflies in your stomach feels like, you really can’t imagine it until it happens to you. The same thing can be said about running into the one who got away, many years later. However, Tara Novak does an exceptional job at inviting us into this feeling and successfully passing it along as though it is happening to us in real time with her newest single release,“My Heart Was Jumping”. This track is the newest addition to Tara’s slew of singles, following tracks like “Can I Ever Go Home”, and our favorite “Laconia”. But this track…
Kick and the Hug, the 4-man band based out of Colorado, though the Pandemic spread them across the U.S., release their new single from their upcoming debut album, Ladies and Gentlemen, Kick and the Hug. Coming off of their previous beat “Girl You Changed,” they bring us a new hit about being in the moment. “Born Too Late” is a pop-rock song that is bound to be a hit. With a sound similar to Green Day and a sprinkling of Coldplay, “Born Too Late” is Kick and the Hug’s call to action.
Goose Bolton, the character and artist, originates from California and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, where he has been an active member of the music scene in multiple groups since the mid 2010s. He has been releasing experimental short beats starting in early 2021, and “Lunatic” is the first single off of his upcoming full record. It’s a body of work he began in 2019 and has been fermenting steadily throughout the pandemic. He also works as a film composer, with his most recent work being on the award-winning short films Dukka and Dances with Shadows.
Patricia Silverberg realized music was her path when she attended the Lilith Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, where she saw Natalie Merchant, The Indigo Girls, and Sarah McLachlan perform live. She had already given up the dream of being a singer and performer until the revelation of watching those female singer/songwriters in action. She’s inspired by modern life and everything it offers, the good and the bad. Her raw, intelligent folk/rock lyrics illuminate the world as it is, rather than how we pretend it should be. She brings comfort and relatability to those who have felt alone and outcasted.
Marius Billgobenson is the jazz musician of the century. Beautifully marrying jazz, R&B, soul, blues, and the rhythm and vocals of various indigenous African peoples, primarily from his homeland of the Congo, his message is of spreading love throughout the world. Marius is an advocate for the disenfranchised pygmy people of the Congo, using music as a tool to create a space for conversation and empathy. “Jazz creates a platform for people and leads them to the right decision,” he says. “It can also be a weapon to fight for civil rights, which will salvage the oppressed forest groups (aka…
The Haze & Dacey Collective bring us a new song entitled “Jezebels” and it is on repeat!