Category: New Releases
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New Release: ‘Come Into The Garden’ by Natalie Wildgoose
Natalie Wildgoose’s latest EP is an invitation to pause, breath, and unwind. At its core, it is a spellbinding and mesmerizing collection of stripped down folk songs that feature vintage, feather-light vocals. But its subtle imperfections—like faint creaks in the background—add an unfiltered depth, intimacy, and warmth to each listen. Often guided by tenderly-lilting piano…
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New Release: “FLASHBACKS” by ORRA
In their latest single, Vancouver-based collective ORRA reflects on friendships lost to time, channeling a wistful nostalgia before time eventually took its toll. The reflections of Sarah Orr are spun over funk-laced synthesizers, soulful background vocal harmonies, breakbeat drums, and dazzling keys. These elements come together to develop into a dreamy, enchanting atmosphere, as the…
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New Release: “Hand Me Downs (Live in Studio)” by Drive Your Plow
London-based art/folk rock outfit Drive Your Plow returns with a new single, their first release in over a year since February 2024’s two-track live session from Surrey Studios that featured “Away From It All” and “Mr. Zeit.” The band, consisting of members Daniel Ndaty (electric guitar), Takuma Ejima-Dalley (piano), Paddy Davies (drums), Starr Evans (violin),…
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In the Queue: Anticipated Upcoming Albums and EPs
In the Queue highlights the already abundant list of my most highly anticipated projects that are set to be released in the coming months, with more to come. Only two months in and we have received brilliant albums from Ichiko Aoba, Saya Gray, Horsegirl, Panda Bear, and many more—2025 is already shaping up to be…
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New Release / Review: “mild” and “red,” twin EP’s from Mildred
Oakland-based band Mildred, a quartet featuring Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Matthew Palmquist (vocals, bass, guitar, woodwinds), and Will Fortna (drums) have unveiled their debut twin EPs, mild and red. Officially assembling in 2023, Mildred came together last year in their living room, following a string of after-dinner music sessions. Reflecting…
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New Release: “Mushrooms” by Skydaddy
Skydaddy returns with “Mushrooms,” the first follow up to February’s standout EP, ‘Pilot.’ The new track offers vivid storytelling, depicting a heart-wrenching narrative based on real events from August of 2020. It is a nuanced detailing of one’s experience of the catastrophic Beirut Explosion, and the devastation that ensued for the city. In this latest…
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New Release: “Taste of Freedom” by Bukola
Bukola continues her momentous summer with her latest track, “Taste of Freedom,” the first follow up to July’s, “I’m Not From California.” Just as it did on the previous, the singer/songwriter’s personality and charisma shine throughout this newest offering, only this time enveloping the song with a warmer, summery glow. Her velvety vocals, while sleek,…
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New Release: “Hallelujah Bruv” by Tapir!
Tapir! returns with a brand new single, titled “Hallelujah Bruv,” in their first official follow up to their debut album, ‘The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain,’ released in January of 2024. Strikingly intimate, the song spanning just over two minutes features Ike Gray at the helm, with his familiarly tender…
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