Three of New Zealand’s best new releases in 2019 (Guest Post)
Guest post by Maia Fletcher We’re only a few months into 2019, and Kiwi musicians have already released some top-quality records. The New Zealand music scene…
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Polaris Rose lets inner thoughts out with a splash on “Waves Within”
Peter Anthony and Maddie Elyse of Los Angeles alternative rock duo, Polaris Rose, have been exploring the dynamics of human relationships and messy emotions over many records;…
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Charles Van Kirk steps out of the shadows collaborating with Sarah Jarosz
Shadows and producers, ubiquity and under recognition: take a moment to think about it and slowly a touch of poetic similarity will emerge between the two. Just about every…
The multi-faceted messages of Gene Wildest bloom on “Future Flowers”
Is the glass half empty? Is it half full? Is the face in the picture looking upward or downward? Are you halfway to your destination or…
Humm.ly has your health’s best interests at heart
The inclusion of music in therapeutic practices isn’t a new strategy when it comes to human wellness and recovery but given the very personalized nature…
Prepare for smooth and serene takeoff with the music of “Jetstream”
It’s likely a unanimous opinion that those traveling from one place to another via airplane want their journeys to go over as seamlessly as possible…
Izzy Bizu sheds “Lights On” a darker mood with a new single
It’s been an undeniable while since the world has heard some new music from jazzy R&B artist, Izzy Bizu and there have been moments the…
Rhiannon Giddens says “I’m On My Way” to a new album this spring
Looking at the recent goings on of multi-instrumentalist and roots musician, Rhiannon Giddens, it’s only fair to wonder how she managed not only to put together…
Welcome the fun and friendliness of Foreign Ghost’s debut single
While releasing a “single” is pretty much the trending bread and butter for up-and-coming bands nowadays, it’s not as common a practice to see a…
The Get Up Kids’ “Satellite” locks onto social struggle with visual storytelling
Kansas City’s The Get Up Kids may have gotten back together in 2008 but as far as full length releases go, the reunion hadn’t led…
There’s not one “Odd Thing” about the love in Cloud Caverns’ new single
If there’s one thing that state-split experimental folk rock duo Cloud Caverns (Brandon Peterson, Dan Bouza) has made abundantly clear over the years since its spin-off…
Judah & the Lion’s “pictures” provide interpersonal perspective
A band like Nashville, Tennessee’s Judah & the Lion doesn’t need much in the way of an introduction the way a band fresh out of the neighborhood…