Chapel Hill-based band Collapsis, which mixed country sounds with bar-band rock, was formed from the ashes of several other southern bands, namely Queen Sarah Saturday, who in their demise donated the talents of Collapsis’ guitarist/vocalist Ryan Pickett and bassist/vocalist Chris Holloway. Local legends Dillon Fence also collapsed, leaving drummer Scott […]
Olivia Barton writes songs that sound like stream-of-consciousness journal entries—because they are. Olivia asks and answers questions in real time, taking you through a “diary of the healing process” (Sound of Boston). The 90s-inspired folk-pop songs live in a raw but playful space Olivia (sort of) jokingly describes as “somewhere
Field Medic is the lo-fi folk project of Kevin Patrick Sullivan. At eighteen, he discovered the music of Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, who changed his perspective on what a song could be and led to him developing his own style which he describes as “freak folk/post country with an
Maya Bon, the singer-songwriter behind Hudson, New York’s Babehoven, views light as one of life’s few fundamental truths. In times of pain, we often look to simple things we can rely on, and light is as reliable as they come. Babehoven’s first full-length album Light Moving Time (out Oct 28,
When the members of Slow Pulp discuss Yard, their second full-length record and first for ANTI-, their vocabulary often defaults to synesthetic imagery and sensation. “We have so many visual cues for how we talk about music,” singer and guitarist Emily Massey says as she stops herself in the middle
Will Butler + Sister Squares | s/t | MRG840 Sara Dobbs and Jenny Shore used to work summer stock theater in St. Louis, Missouri. They’d do the hand jive with TV stars past and future; they’d get coldly corrected by the ancient, legendary choreographer Gemze de Lappe. Sara went on
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Casey Dubie is a folk-pop artist from Vermont. Casey produced Strangers in Nashville and released her five-track EP in November 2015. Previous EPs include Neverland and In Your Atmosphere. Known for her rich use of analogies and imagery, Casey’s music is a mix of heartbreaking angst, gentle narratives, and the
Noah Gundersen, lead singer of the The Courage (also known as Noah Gundersen And The Courage), hails from Centralia, Washington – a small town 85 miles south of Seattle on the I-5 corridor. Gundersen has been making music since childhood, learning piano at a young age and later teaching himself
Born and raised in Marble Falls, TX and based in Nashville, TN since 2017, singer-songwriter Joelton Mayfield writes honest, earnest songs about love, loss, vulnerability, and the confusion that comes with exploring a broad spectrum of emotions. Mayfield’s debut EP, I Hope You Make It, has garnered airplay on Nashville’s
John R Miller is a true hyphenate artist: singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his thrilling upcoming debut solo album, Depreciated, is lush with intricate wordplay and haunting imagery, as well as being backed by a band that is on fire. One of his biggest long-time fans is roots music favorite Tyler
Hojean is a self-taught musician, artist, producer and songwriter from New York and raised/currently based in the outskirts of Atlanta. Over the past few years, Hojean’s steady release of singles and debut EP, Swing, showcases his unique blend of indie pop and alternative r&b. The last year has led to
Babyface Beno moved to Durham five years ago from a poverty-stricken West Virginia town. His success has been driven by his passion and dedication to his music. He has worked tirelessly to build his career coming from just one album. He has performed at over 200 shows and manages a
Self-proclaimed “Hip-Pop” artist Icey Da Boss (founder of The Energy Ent. Platform) is an energetic rapper with a futuristic sound reminiscent of rap powerhouses like Lil Wayne and Young Thug. After releasing several mixtapes, Icey Da Boss released his first album, “Me vs. You” in 2018. In 2019, he was
VNV Nation is an alternative electronic music project led by Ronan Harris in the roles of singer, songwriter and producer.
Philly quartet Empath’s bristly lo-fi production, synth-heavy instrumentation, and new age undertones all congealed into an ecstatic reading of punk. The band emerged from their city’s thriving D.I.Y. scene, touring constantly and capturing their joyous and blurry sound on early 7″s and their 2019 debut full-length, Active Listening: Night on
Everybody is searching for happiness – and although it might be impossible to find, Matt Maltese is getting closer. For his fourth album, in order to look forward the musician finally let himself look back to the past. Reflecting on a sense of place, the meaning of where you grew
Palehound’s new album Eye On The Bat charts something that divides you into “before” and “after” – the danger of fantasy, of heartbreak, and the pain of growth. How we can surprise ourselves. It’s a documentation of illusions shattering, both of yourself and of others. A tangle of raw nerves
Upchuck is a five-piece Atlanta band, formed from connections made in skateboarding, construction, and teenage delinquency. The band is lead guitarist Mikey, Rhythm guitarist Hoff, bassist Armando, drummer Chris, and vocalist KT – who combined are inventively raucous and revolutionary. Upchuck shakes the minds and bodies of those seeking a
Snõõper — the Nashville-based DIY punk outfit — announces their debut album, Super Snõõper, out July 14th on Third Man Records, and presents the lead single/video, “Pod.” Snõõper is a band who, in a 33 ⅓ RPM world, make 45 RPM music they play at 78 RPM. They maintain super
There is a subdued energy looming over Sesame’s otherwise energetic and aggressive sound. Since February 2023
From Wikipedia: Depths of Wikipedia is a group of social media accounts dedicated to highlighting “strange”, “obscure”, and “interesting” facts from Wikipedia. Created on Instagram in 2020 by Annie Rauwerda (/ˈraʊ.ərdə/, a student at the University of Michigan, the account shares excerpts from various Wikipedia articles on humorous or absurd
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Shifting between styles with deftness, Alabama’s elusive Pink Siifu found underground success in the late 2010s with his experimental blend of genres. Piecing together aspects of his wide-ranging influences, the prolific rapper/singer and producer built an extensive catalog during the 2010s, releasing a total of 46 EPs, albums, and mixtapes
La Neve is part rave, part drag show, and part moshpit. Based in Providence, Rhode Island and New York City, La Neve has been performing since the release of the American Sounds EP in 2017, which was followed up with the 2019 LP The Vital Cord. SPIN called this earlier
J Waves (formerly known as Juan Huevos) began as a freestyler and punchline rapper in the 90’s. As he got older and sadder, he focused more on synthed-out party jams. Now as a grey dog, his music has taken on a more serious tone. Sometimes hard, sometimes sweet, often in
Jason P Barnett, Adrienne CN Berry, Mary Jane Regalado, Pearie Sol, and Daniele Yandel aka Gauche find their agency and joy through creating and performing their groove-filled power punk together. They bring us music and movement and struggle and light, and now it is our job to dance!
No artist personifies the DIY culture of both underground hip-hop and Houston as perfectly as Fat Tony, the Third Ward-born musician who stormed through the indie-rap gates more than a decade ago. Through years of writing and performing amid the hip-hop scene of the fourth- largest city in the country,
DC based band, Ecstatic International, embraces radical optimism to transcend time and space under a unified groove. Fueled by clandestine chemistry and analog alchemy, we hold a mirror up to the world, reflecting what stands before us. Laugh at the absurdity of modern life. The oppression of our past is
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