The steady unfurling of an almost industrial harmony is likely to hypnotize just about anyone who loves music, but for those of us with an especially deep appreciation for the medium, something like the new single “Strange Flowers” by Sonarpilot is a particularly stellar find. Though created with a bit of surrealism with consideration to […]
Equal parts blues, outlaw country, and visceral garage rock, there’s no describing the sound Waydown Wailers are rocking in their new single “Motor Scooter” without using words like hybrid and experimental, yet I’d hesitate in lumping their aesthetics in with the vast pool of left-field rock acts dominating the underground at the moment. Where a […]
The last couple of years have certainly brought a lot to the surface culturally, and in the world of music, it created an open window for up-and-coming artists from across the underground to break into the mainstream and reframe what pop can be in this new decade. Young Holyfield has not sat by and lets […]
Comprised of a subtle but enticing rhythm, swaggering lead vocals, an indulgent slew of melodicism that forms a foundation perfect for ushering forth blues-laden lyrics and a sense of urgency that is underscored by the frustratingly pendulous accent towards the main hook, describing Regina Ferguson’s new single “Canyon Town” as a complex effort might not […]
A tried and true melodic wit is one of the few things in this world that I would undisputedly deem recession-proof, and it takes an artist like Justin Love to demonstrate this point time and time again. In Love’s potent new single, titled “No Friends,” we don’t hear a rapper playing to the fundamentals of […]
Hidden beneath layers of mammoth melodies and striking vocal harmonies delivered in a way that only singer Lori P. Davis can, there lies a beacon of hope in the decadently designed dirge that is “Bad Boy.” This latest single and music video from the Lori P. Davis Project is becoming a critics’ favorite this year, […]
Few music scenes in the American underground are as iconic nor as recognizable as the country circuit, and while Nashville itself has been falling short of the success that its counterparts have been enjoying lately, it’s presenting audiences with quite the interesting new sound in Lan Law’s “Hillbilly Legal” this April. Not overtly country but […]
A soft beat finds its way through the mist of budding melodies as we listen in on the first few bars in “Fav Flavor,” the new single from Amanda Holley, but its initial energy is only a glimpse into the groove that’s about to come barreling out of the stereo only moments from now. A […]