Like tears on New Year’s Eve catching the glitter of fireworks at midnight, San Cisco’s fifth LP Under the Light strikes the delicate balance between euphoria and melancholy that elevates the best pop music from a good time to something more like a cherished friend. The three-piece have entered decidedly more heady territory, both musically…

Savoir Adore formed in 2007 and quickly became a fixture of Brooklyn’s indie scene.  Following the release of The Adventures of Mr. Pumpernickel and the Girl with Animals in Her Throat and 2009’s In The Wooded Forest, the New York music press embraced their 2013 album, Our Nature, featuring stand-out track “Dreamers,” which currently has…

High-concept band Sense is the musical brainchild of three French engineering students – Matthieu, Paul and Marius.  The concept behind the name and music is based on the 5 human senses: taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing. 2017’s debut EP Esper (Extra-sensorial perception), served as an introduction, with each song embodying a different sense. Since 2017, the band has released two…

Samuel Proffitt grew up in Houston, TX, entrenched in a mix of screamo, punk, indie, folk, and jazz; however, his own music stems from personal writings, poetry, and interest in philosophy, taking the time to learn chords on his guitar in order to express his thoughts in a more sonorous form. He is currently in…

The Los Angeles-based alt-rock group Run River North are set to embark on yet another remarkable chapter with effervescent lead single “Wake Up,” from a forthcoming EP Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2.  Monsters Calling Home, Vol 1 & 2, follow sophomore album Drinking From A Salt Pond led by lead single “Run Or Hide.” The album lands…

Pêtr Aleksänder are Eliot James and Tom Hobden. The two first met in 2007, while working together on Noah and the Whale’s debut album Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down. After many years spent touring and recording in their respective fields, they collaborated in 2016 on an ambitious orchestral album, recorded in Budapest with the…

NAVA formed in Milan in 2016. Originally from Iran, singer Nava Golchini met producer & arranger Francesco Fugazza whilst studying music in Italy. The collaboration then expanded to include drummers Elia Pastori and Marco Fugazza. Talking cues from Italy’s current flourishing electronic music scene and international acts like Arca, Apparat, Purity Ring, etc, NAVA are…

Heightened  senses  strengthen  communication.  Receptive  to  even  the  most  subtle  internal  and  external  stimuli, Nina June leans into acute sensitivity as a lyricist and embraces expansive scope as a sonic auteur. On her forthcoming album(Nettwerk  Records),  the  Amsterdam-based  singer  and  songwriter  layers  plainspoken  emotion  over  multi-dimensional soundscapes  steeped  in  strings,  keys,  guitar,  and  natural  sound …

As chaotic as the world may get, certain sounds still soothe unease. Re-channeling the noise of daily life with melody; music unlocks a meditative state. Mree, the Portland-based singer, songwriter, and producer achieves ataraxia between lush chords, warm tones, and breathy vocalizations.  This approach continues to transfix a growing audience. Born Marie Hsiao, she has…

The acoustic-only mode of GOIN' WAY BACK recalls Muddy's similarly constructed FOLKSINGER album. GOIN' WAY BACK doesn't have FOLKSINGER's deep-seated ominousness, but the intimacy and warmth are comparable to that legendary recording. This album was recorded in a single afternoon during a 1967 Canadian tour. In between shows, Muddy and his band gathered in a…