In her new music video, Miriam Waks takes us on an adventure through the concrete jungle that is New York City. As we follow her through her home city, we are graced with a gorgeous ode to the incredible variety…
It was about time Sub Pop looked outside Pacific Northwest to re-establish itself as a point-of-reference label after a few years of dwindling reputation. Hope Downs is the full-length debut by none other than a Melbourne band – possibly the…
In just seven years and whether as a duo, trio, four, five, or six-piece, Spayed Koolie has seen their fair share of an impressive amount of accolades. Among them, the gritty band has sunken their roots into opening spots for…
What the Captain Ledge Band brings to the table is an old-school kind of cool. That much is evident on Rumours of the Great White Skunk from the get-go. If not by album name alone, then certainly with the blues-soaked guitar…
Gordon Thomas Ward is taking a cool step forward with promoting the release of his upcoming full-length album, Providence. Wherein many singer-songwriters choose to deliver soundbites in the form of social media snippets and the occasional single release leading up to…
With Qualifiers, Mark Rogers takes a page out of the “minimalist’s” handbook. To the unanointed, it’s easy to mistake his music as a simple take on old-school, pop-laced folk and soft rock, but there’s a whirlwind going on behind the scenes.…
There’s no better name for Nichole Wagner’s new track than ‘Yellow Butterfly’. Its lithe arrangement flutters and floats with all of the grace and dignity of such a gorgeous creature. Occasionally, an underlying intensity bursting from its instrumentation every so…
Starring in the feature length film Le bébé d’Elsa at just 15 years of age, Tiphanie Doucet found her star early. After landing a role on Chante! (France’s answer to Glee) later on, it became clearer that that star would shine brightest when ensnared…
If there is a story in contemporary music that deserves to be heard, that is the one of Don and Karen Peris. They met in high school, while setting a up a musical for the school and they are, to…
Years after his experiences on The Voice, Jordy Searcy seems to have found his voice with the beautiful folk stylings of his new project, Into the Ivy. Alongside producer and co-writer Whitney Dean, the two came to develop their new project out…