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Emma Witmer is gobbinjr with a lowercase “G.” The Wisconsin-born, New York-based lo-fi vocalist, songwriter, and producer has just premiered her latest EP, vom night (also all lowercase) – the follow up to her 2015 pop debut, manalang. gobbinjr – pronounced like goblin without the “L,” and then junior according to the artist, herself – is […]
The leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, and it’s time to find an album you can put on as you curl up and get ready to hibernate. You don’t need to look far though – you just need to look west. The new album from Furious Seasons is the band’s fifth, and it’s a […]
Cleveland-born rock quartet Thaddeus Anna Greene feels familiar even upon the first listen. Formed in 2010 by then-14-year-old lead vocalist TJ Maclin, the band has gradually gained traction, getting picked up by ReverbNation’s invite-only artist development program, CONNECT, and showcasing at New York City’s CMJ Festival. After receiving the opportunity to record in Jimi Hendrix’ […]
Artists that can cross media and combine their passions always demand a little extra attention. British musician, photographer, and multimedia artist Wendy Bevan creates not just unique sounding music, but a multidimensional universe completely her own. Her new album, Rose & Thorn, which dropped at the beginning of September, is Bevan’s first full-length release. At […]
“What an odd band name,” you might be thinking. The Staten Island-born rock quartet took its moniker from a Lou Reed quote describing the sounds of The Velvet Underground. While the band itself sounds different from Reed’s experimental group, Cymbals Eat Guitars looks to artists like him, Bowie, Springsteen, and Young for inspiration on music […]
It takes some serious chutzpah to drop an album after a ten year hiatus but Vancouver-based five-piece Thunderbird nails it. After forming in 2003 and releasing their debut album What’s The Word in 2006, the band scattered around the world — from Australia to Costa Rica. Now, a decade later, they’ve reunited in the studio to […]
I was sucked into the versatile sounds of Teeth & Tongue within the first five seconds of hearing her. The music project, powered by New Zealand-born and Melbourne-based songwriter and musician Jess Cornelius, has been praised by VH1, MTV, Rolling Stone, and Nylon. She even spent the first half of this year touring with fellow […]
You may not have heard much about Terra Lightfoot before, but you sure will start to. The ferocious singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Waterdown, Ontario is kicking off a tour after releasing her sophomore album, Every Time My Mind Runs Wild, a roots rock triumph. Terra Lightfoot – Melding Many Styles Lightfoot’s stylistic diversity is […]
