Archive for August 2023

British alt-rock band Bôa has lived more than a few lifetimes. The group comprised of vocalist Jasmine Rodgers, and musicians Alex Caird and Lee Sullivan, got its start as a casual jam session between local musicians in Rodgers’ home studio in the early ’90s. Rodgers wasn’t even technically in the band at the time, but…

Brooklyn-based multi-hyphenate singer, songwriter, and producer Tim Atlas drops his new EP Le Soir, part one of a larger body of work. Tim Atlas floods a nocturnal hybrid of R&B, neo-soul, alternative, and D.I.Y. bedroom pop with unrestrained emotion on this latest project. Gathering hundreds of millions of streams and inciting the applause of Complex,…

“Villain” is a testament to Rosie Darling’s artistic prowess, as she effortlessly weaves together emotive lyrics and a captivating melody. The song delves deep into themes of inner conflict, vulnerability, and self-discovery, inviting listeners to explore the complexities of the human experience. With her signature ethereal voice, Rosie Darling draws audiences into a landscape that…

Today, Mississippi-based rapper-singer-producer Laeland (an acronym for Let’s All Embrace Love and Never Die) shares his new album look at the mess we made via Nettwerk. The 10-track project tacks on new songs to his March EP Love Is Killing U, Vol. 1. Notably, Laeland (born Bradley Davis) has some form of production credits on…

Today, Handsome Ghost, the dynamic Massachusetts alt-folk duo comprised of lead singer/songwriter Tim Noyes and multi-instrumentalist/producer Eddie Byun have shared their self-titled album via Nettwerk. An underlying theme of self-reflection and exploration of purpose permeates on the band’s third full-length record, Handsome Ghost. It’s an album grappling with becoming stuck in a kind of never-ending…

Energized, fresh, and strikingly vibrant multi-instrumentalists and New Zealand indie pop duo Ash Wallace and Gabriel Everett – aka Foley – drop their debut album Crowd Pleaser via Nettwerk. Having gifted fans the first chapter of the record earlier in 2023, featuring stellar cuts including “Coffee,” “Smooth It Over,” “Killing Me Babe,” and “Nothing,” Foley now unleashes their album in its full glory. Crowd Pleaser is a glimmering and danceable…

Today, the indie-alternative band Blue J share their second studio album Deep in the Fade. Justice McLellan, the creative force behind Vancouver alternative-rock collective Blue J, explains the title, which started as an in-studio joke as the band recorded a fade-out, “It became a bit of an inside joke. The more we said it, the more it stuck. When…

Today, Wrabel offers fans space for hope, comfort, and belonging on his new EP, chapter of you, out now. It’s the second of a trio of releases that come together to form based on a true story, his new full-length album out November 17th via Big Gay Records/Nettwerk. Listen to chapter of you HERE. Of today’s release, Wrabel says, “i am so…

Australian indie-folk groundbreakers The Paper Kites have returned with “June’s Stolen Car” today, a freewheeling epic driven by its galvanizing electric guitar riffs and instantly captivating vocal harmonies. Penned among the red dirt and bushfire moons of Campbells Creek, Victoria (pop. 2,071), “June’s Stolen Car” channels the free spirit of the American West through a love letter to Australia’s…

Scotland’s breakout singer-songwriter Rosie H Sullivan announces new single ‘Chapters’ out 25th August via Nettwerk. Closely following her debut EP 123° East out earlier this year, Rosie H Sullivan enters a new era with ‘Chapters’ following on from last month’s tender return ‘Fragments’ – both lifted from Sullivan’s subsequent new EP out this autumn. With alluring nods to Fiest’s timeless…