An absolutely engulfing new record from Brigadoon delves deep into personal attributes with this blend of a neo-folk and vintage songwriting approach that really speaks volumes for the artist, simply because he's able to tap into this slew of influences that he must hold close to his heart, bringing things to a more current playing field without being over the top with it. What I mean is, his approach and style to songwriting and performance, for that matter, blend old and ne

There is a particular freedom that comes with cruising the city after dark, windows down, music rattling the speakers, the weight of everything that does not matter falling further behind with every mile. It is a feeling less explained than lived - and on a good night, with the right record on, it becomes a philosophy. Reese Weil channels exactly that energy on his new single "I Ain't Worried," available everywhere July 4, 2026, featuring fellow West Coast standout Nef The Ph

“Untitled/Nameless (Ramona)” works because Ryan Kotler does not try to modernize folk so much as inhabit it. The song has the shape of something passed around, worn down a little by memory, then picked back up with fresh conviction. It is built from familiar materials, strummed acoustic guitar, steady vocal phrasing, harmonica, and a plainspoken melodic sense, but the performance gives those elements enough emotional weight to avoid sounding like imitation. The song opens wit

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A new single release from Anna Moon & The Stars comes through with a warm tone and a lot of honesty, which shape the character behind the song and what it stands for. This is quite a beautiful track that focuses a bit on the struggles that we go through as people, and how they help us become who we end up being as adults. It's not necessarily all good or all bad, but rather just trials and errors of living. The song is about how we all do our best, and even when that feels li

An album release from Leo Nino manages to deliver a soirée of rock-backed soundscapes from grunge to indie, post-rock, and loads more, all rolled into one fat record that also gives off so much character that it's super easy to hold on to. The thing about this record is that it's got a continuous sort of vastness in its undertone. A lot of the guitar work is drenched in reverb effect, giving it that depth and almost floating, drifting feeling, but other times, it gets a bit h

Faded returns with a new single that gives us a bit of a glimpse into their upcoming album release, and the song certainly boasts a freeing and breezy approach with smooth, almost whispering vocals, acoustic guitars that feel like they're played on nylon strings of a Spanish classical instrument, and the whole thing has a vast, spacious undertone that just pulls you in. This song lets you swim through its soundscape. It is calming and peaceful, while still keeping a good, fir

Clash Bowley’s EA begins with a strange act of release. On the album’s Bandcamp page, Bowley writes about taking Ea into a wet forest, opening her cage, and leaving her among stones, mist, and the bones of those who came before her. That framing gives the album an eerie center. Ea can be read as a character, a muse, a creature, a spiritual force, or even the album itself being sent into the world. Bowley does not overexplain her, which helps. The mystery gives the songs room