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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…
Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’
Veteran hardcore band Terror has announced an upcoming tour with Pain of Truth, End It, and Start Today as supporting a…
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The Pherns: A Fresh Take on 60s Jangle-Pop with their debut “Garden Rock” album.
The Pherns’ debut album ‘Garden Rock’ evokes the nostalgic sound of 60s jangle-pop, offering a cont…
Shawnee Dez finds purpose in troubled times on “Lullabye the Fire” - Chicago Reader
Shawnee Dez, a Chicago artist, released her debut album Moody Umbra in 2023, exploring themes of se…
Drama chart their course to the upper echelons of pop with Platonic Romance - Chicago Reader
Chicago pop duo Drama have emerged as a rising national phenomenon with a sophisticated yet accessi…
The 15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991 » PopMatters
This article explores 15 landmark dance tracks from 1991, highlighting the evolution and diversity …
Blackstate – #FollowMe
Blackstate releases ‘#FollowMe’, an electronic dance track that is both musically engaging and conc…
Nico Guzzi – The Game of Life
Nico Guzzi's album ‘The Game of Life’ is a complex electronic pop work that transcends traditional …
David Cloyd – Cage of Water [Remixes]
David Cloyd's Cage of Water [Remixes] EP revisits a track from Red Sky Warning, reinterpreting it t…
Omnesia – Heroes + Legends
Omnesia releases the single ‘Heroes + Legends’, which blends EDM and electronic pop with a narrativ…
Monophonic Underground – Do or DIY
Monophonic Underground's debut EP Do or DIY is a nuanced electronic release that blends multiple ge…
Dr. GO – Ave
Dr. GO's ‘Ave’ is a meticulously crafted electronic and chillout track that prioritizes atmospheric…
Pink Floyd's ‘Wish You Were Here’ Has Staying Power at 50 » PopMatters
Pink Floyd's ‘Wish You Were Here’ album is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special reissue,…
Jenny on Holiday's ‘Quicksand Heart’ Is As Good As Pop Gets » PopMatters
Jenny on Holiday from Let's Eat Grandma creates an intimate, confessional synthpop album that deepl…
Robert Stillman Explores Technology's Beating Heart » PopMatters
Robert Stillman, a multi-instrumentalist composer, creates a new album that explores the intersecti…
Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
Steve Tibbetts is a uniquely original guitarist known for creating distinctive musical compositions…
Girls Against Boys’ Scott McCloud Looks Back on “Make It to Forever” » PopMatters
Scott McCloud of Girls Against Boys is releasing a new single and album titled ‘Make It to Forever'…
Beat The Delete #0263 (new music recommendations)
Beat The Delete is a music recommendation series highlighting new music releases. The article sugge…
FAUZIA - The Way | Sodwee
FAUZIA releases her first solo single in four years on Local Action, presenting a nuanced double si…
KW 03 – Freitag
This article covers three electronic music events happening in Germany with multiple DJs performing…
Imarhan Brilliantly Re-Invent Their Sound on ‘Essam’ » PopMatters
Imarhan, an Algerian tishoumaren band, continues to evolve their musical style on their latest albu…
Alok, Maz & Mozambo Remix Maracatu Atomico in Afro House
Alok, Maz, and Mozambo have created an Afro House remix of Gilberto Gil's ‘Maracatu Atomico’, blend…
Premiere: Peryl - Nullity - Inverted Audio
Berlin-based techno producer Peryl is releasing a new album called Phase Alterations on the German …
5 Questions to Federico Llach (composer)
Federico Llach, an Argentine musician trained in jazz and classical composition, has expanded his a…