Lotte Kestner’s Shares Haunting “Slip” From New Album ‘Lost Songs’ (premiere)
Indie folk artist Lotte Kestner shares her haunting new single “Slip”, which appears on her upcoming album Lost Songs and is one of its darkest songs.
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Elbow’s ‘Flying Dream 1’ Soars Quietly
Elbow’s Flying Dream 1 trusts its listeners, asking us to hold a quiet space for the music and let it reveal itself over time.
Constant Smiles Continue Their Chameleonic Ways with the Pop-Infused ‘Paragons’
Listeners familiar with Constant Smiles’ mutative oeuvre will find Paragons intriguing for the chameleonic adoption of familiar pop templates.
Kacy Hill Bares Her Soul with ‘Simple, Sweet, and Smiling’
Creative and gifted Kacy Hill does a wonderful job updating the sounds of 1980s synthpop and soul on her new album, Simple, Sweet, and Smiling.
Penelope Isles’ Genre-Hopping Rarely Rises Above Pastiche on ‘Which Way to Happy’
Penelope Isles love a lot of different music, and they spend much of Which Way to Happy approximating those influences and not quite establishing their sound.
Magdalena Bay Escape Reality in a ‘Mercurial World’
On Mercurial World, Magdalena Bay weave disco, EDM, vaporwave, and video game music into a dense world of escapist charms and an inescapable structure.
Sneaker Pimps (Sort Of) Nod to the Past With ‘Squaring the Circle’
Sneaker Pimps producers Chris Corner and Liam Howe return with the slow-paced Squaring the Circle that plays it safer than their talents warrant.
Reb Fountain’s Alternative Folk Mesmerizes on “Lacuna”
New Zealand indie folk artist Reb Fountain concocts a mesmerizing new song with “Lacuna”.
Dot Allison’s ‘Heart-Shaped Scars’ Is a Beautiful Turn to Folk Music
The indie-folk sense of Dot Allison’s Heart-Shaped Scars with the brittle, fine production is a fantastic fit for the singer’s confessional and frank lyrics.
Amusement Parks on Fire Return in Thrilling Fashion on ‘An Archaea’
On the first new Amusement Parks on Fire record in over a decade, Michael Feerick continues to push the boundaries of what a rock album can be.
Hymns to Uncool or Reconsidering Lisa Germano’s ‘Geek the Girl’
A bold investigation of a woman’s journey through self-acceptance, Lisa Germano’s unsettling opus Geek the Girl fell through the cracks of the alternative mainstream in 1994.