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New Music Critique: Stalkid
Dark, hypnotic and ultimately unsettling, these recordings by Minneapolis artist Stalkid (Roman Non) give off a spooky, hypnotic glow that illuminates a fine-line between desperation ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Officer
Together with his tight band, London-based Dc Logan (aka Officer) emits a sound that, though organic at its core (with tasty fuzz distortion on the ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Jake Aaron
Singer-songwriter Jake Aaron's recordings show an artist who likes to embrace the imperfections, preferring his band to deliver authentic sounding acoustic music, warts and all. ... -
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New Music Critique: In Love & WAR
Led by singer-violinist Koi Anunta, In Love & WAR have a sound that is, by turns, dreamy, dark and mysterious––sometimes all at once. A bassline ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Sam Levin
Right away we hear potential in this young artist, whose quirky point of view, semi-detached delivery and skilled musicianship combine to make an impression on ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Pierre Fleming
Pierre Fleming’s got a relatable voice—very emotive and heart-rending––and it fits his material quite well. Add to that his use of ambient textures in his tracks and it indicates ... -
6.8
New Music Critique: Remember The Days
Pop-punk duo Remember the Days have a firm handle on the 4/4 punk-pop style––and they stick to it like gorilla glue. All three songs we checked out are ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Project Sapiens
There’s some serious musicianship in these songs of solitary suffering by prog-metal duo Project Sapiens. Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, their songs offer up a whole prog-platter of goodies ... -
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New Music Critique: Empty Suns
Spearheaded by Travis Weatherred, Empty Suns’ atmospheric songs will reward patient listeners who are attuned to the pleasures of eerie psych-rock excursions. “A Lonely Place” ... -
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New Music Critique: Roam Like Ghosts
Virginia duo Mathew Daughtry & Bucky Fairfax take a low-key, stripped-down approach to rendering their songs. They exclude percussion, in fact, relying solely on a ...