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Ritual Howls Slashes Through Sound Waves With Newest Album ‘Into The Water’

Ritual Howls pours out a whirlpool of deep sounds in the swamp of their newest record, Into the Water. As the current slides through high tide, Ritual Howls creates a terrifying thrill ride of sound spilling down through a waterfall of terror. Ritual Howls Ripples the Surface With “Scatter the Scars,” Ritual Howls clashes reverb chords and synth sounds […]

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MYRKUR Awakens Inner Spirits with Séance Singing in ‘Mausoleum’

In the reverberating acoustics of the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum in Oslo, Norway, MYRKUR casts a spell with melodic patterns and Gregorian chanting like a church sermon. With pure vocals evoking a riveting elegance, “Vølvens Spådom” unleashes this world in MYRKUR’s new creation, Mausoleum. A thickness of vocals and harmonies creates a circle above the ominousness from the […]

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Christopher Shayne ‘Turning Stones’: Outlaws of Rock

Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Christopher Shayne unleashes their debut album, Turning Stones, packing a punch of metal, country, and grunge. At every turn, Christopher Shayne lures their listener into a land of outcries from outlaws in a warm desert of sound. Christopher Shayne: Riders of the Stones “Give A Damn” opens with an acoustic steel guitar […]

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Music of the Mind: Taylor Grey “Mind of Mine II”

In Mind of Mine II, a sister album to Mind of Mine by Taylor Grey, Grey shares memories and stories in five songs worth of love, sorrow, truth, and lies. And even though Mind of Mine II sounds like a declaration to the listener, the album speaks more like an acknowledgment to the self: an emotional […]

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Ride into an Outlaw’s Frontier with ‘Mirage Dreams’ by Breanna Barbara

Minnesota born and Florida raised, Breanna Barbara has created a psychedelic Western with Mirage Dreams. Each song plays like a showdown of Wild West stories passed down from generations. Enter the musky, muffled bar room of Barbara’s travels and get a treat into the insight of an outlaw of music. Breanna Barbara Blows Past Tumbleweeds […]

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Slip into a Sunken Reverie with ‘Bubbles’ by iji

I have heard that you can dream multiple dreams in one night. With Bubbles, iji burst our dream bubble, and makes a surreal landscape come to life with 13 different dreams. With pop, rock, and experimental sounds, iji adds an earthy feeling to underwater mystery, making for an airy depth of sound in a calming deepness. iji Submerges into Bubbles With […]

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Júníus Meyvant Puts a Modern Twist on Motown in ‘Floating Harmonies’

“Be A Man” is a symphonic spunky overture of Motown instrumentals with a hint of a 70s Bond ballad. As horns blare the melody, a bright big band swelling melody, imagine The Four Tops dancing with their arms outstretched, reaching out. Or imagine credits rolling on a movie screen and the movie is Floating Harmonies […]

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Discover a Different Planet with i am the cosmos

Time for lift off! Irish electronic duo, i am the cosmos, has launched their latest single, “letting it go,” and might as well be extra terrestrials taking us on a tour through outer space. i am the cosmos Blasts Off! With a snappy beat and jumpy synth, “letting it go” releases a sparky energy. The clapping, […]