Angst by MONO/XYD Angst by MONO/XYD The Bremen (Germany) based duo MONO/XYD wraps their deeply personal and feminist themes in modern dark wave – somewhere between EBM and dark pop – a sound that defies easy categorisation. Alongside their music, the duo’s feminist and political stance is very important to them, which is also reflected in […]
The World Is Not Good Enough by Sean Solomon The World Is Not Good Enough by Sean Solomon(@foreversean.bsky.social) About five years ago, the movie theater chain AMC started running ads where the actress Nicole Kidman praises the moviegoing experience with the now-iconic line, “Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this.” The idea that […]
Wendy Eisenberg by Wendy Eisenberg Wendy Eisenberg is an improviser and songwriter who uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer and the voice. Frequent readers of our ‘Feature Friday’ reviews might have noticed already but I’m quite partial to some Folk Music, Country as well even as of late. There’s something about […]
The Speed of Time by phoneswithchords The Speed of Time by phoneswithchords “Bedroom Pop” has long been used semi-derisively to describe artists who record music at home. The argument, purists say, is that the Beatles could’ve never recorded The White Album with a single SM57 and a Focusrite Scarlett. I think by now most people […]
Hand and Hammer by Ginger Doss Hand and Hammer by Ginger Doss This organic release of April 2010 features some of Ginger’s most celebrated songs (Four Directions and Come Down, to name a few!). These favorites have been revisited with a special emphasis on capturing them with the intimate tribal feel as they are performed with […]
Restart Game by we broke the weather Restart Game by we broke the weather “Two years after releasing their self-titled debut album, Boston “garage prog” five-piece we broke the weather sit in a place far above what they imagined when they began jamming in a basement as strangers with no musical agenda in 2018. Critics and […]
Song-A-Day by Dokpetra Song-A-Day by Dokpetra An album where each song was written, recorded and produced in 24 hours or less. Created April-May 2024. Imagine the challenge of a song a day? Written and recorded. In a day? Throw in a healthy sense of humor, a natural talent for melody and a childlike playfulness. What you […]
UNRAVELLED: The Elegies by JJ Lovegrove UNRAVELLED: The Elegies by JJ Lovegrove I’ve said before, that there is something incredibly appealing about JJ Lovegrove’s music that I can’t really describe. But I’ll try nonetheless! One thing that stands out about this EP, is that there is an escalation happening over the course of the runtime; […]
Hey, I Loathe You! by Hey, ily! “On Hey, ily’s new record, the band wants you to walk away with at least this one takeaway: you must face the hurt head on, or it will continue to hurt forever. With that, the band’s sophomore effort Hey, I Loathe You! is a victory over pain, grief, […]
Time Devours All Things by Safari Room Indie/Alt Pop with a big soul. Safari Room is the indie rock outfit and brainchild of Alec Koukol @safariroom.bsky.social Time Devours All Things by Safari Room Florgoth Review If we were to give out awards for picture-perfect productions, Safari Room’s “Time Devours All Things” would be a hot candidate […]
#FeatureFriday – Bandcamp Friday 01-05-26 Alpha Chrome Yayo, Eveale and Stunt Lover A Huge Problem To A Sane World by Stunt Lover A Huge Problem To A Sane World by Stunt Lover Stunt Lover’s new album, A Huge Problem to a Sane World, is an exercise in creativity, a deep dive into what traditional instruments can […]
Dreaming in the Morning by Bity Booker #FeatureFriday Dreaming in the Morning by @bitybooker.bsky.social If there’s anything that I need in music, it’s emotion. And Bity Booker’s music has an emotional clarity that is pretty rare. At first glance, the songs on this EP are very simple; voice and acoustic guitar are the only elements, […]
Modern Folk Band by The Modern Folk Modern Folk Band is the latest (and first studio recorded) collection of tracks in the orbit of Portland-based songwriter, musician, improvisor, cartographer J Moss. This latest tape is a full band affair tackling original compositions and traditional tunes with local Portland engineer Skyler Pia on the sliders. The […]
Too Many People by San Kazakgascar Too Many People by San Kazakgascar Too Many People is varied, with many dynamic shifts and flavors. While the overall sound is a slow-cooked psychedelic glaze, there are bits of heavy Middle-Eastern dirge “Path of the Python”, funky free jazz blowouts “Slimester Slickster”, bare folk “Suburban Bluffs”, and hazy […]
“We Are Forever” is a record that was largely written in the weeks following last year’s US elections as Cate was processing her feelings as a disabled, mixed-race, queer woman. The record explores the timelessness of marginalized experiences—despite being erased from most histories—the pain of abuse and rejection, and the hope that can be found […]
Twilight Altar by Sunlight Altar Twilight Altar by Sunlight Altar “Twilight Altar” might be the quietest album we have featured here so far, but it does certainly not lack in intensity. These five songs feel almost sacred and unworldly, like music you would expect to hear at a religious ceremony. The question, however, would be which […]
New Ruins by JKITTEN New Ruins by JKITTEN ‘New Ruins’ by Jkitten starts out with some heavily modulated vocals that tend to throw you off for a second in how off-putting they sound at first. But it’s when the breadth of her dreamy Synthpop fully hits that you appreciate the ethereal beauty that’s on offer here. […]
Counterintuition (plus bonus tracks) by The Photocopies “Sean Turner and The Photocopies’ fourth album, ‘Counterintuition’, is a fitting title for an artist who promotes his releases with a touch of the unexpected.” – Bandcamp The thing that strikes you about Counterintuition by The Photocopies is the incessant melody. It drives the whole album. Hooks all […]
Bandcamp Friday Special It’s the #FeatureFriday and #BandcampFriday crossover you all deserve. Treat yourself. Find something to love over the weekend. This week, artists featured: Mega Infinity, ThorHighHeels and Earth Tongue Sometimes you just randomly find music that comes out of nowhere and lifts your spirits, exactly when you need it. This is what happened […]
The Gold Flesh of the Sun by Lascaille’s Shroud The Gold Flesh of the Sun by Lascaille’s Shroud THE GOLD FLESH OF THE SUN is Lascaille’s Shroud eighth album, featuring five new songs and a centralised theme of masking and self-destruction. Inspired by various media and people, each song features a person or persons who, […]