Author: Phil King
Saint Slumber “Sleeptalk” YOUTH / / / 3 The second single from YOUTH / / / 3 dropped and what a great single it is. “MANTRA” was…
Finish Ticket “Dream Song” I am so excited that Finish Ticket have a new single out. This band is so great; I saw them open for…
Electric Youth “The Life” Memory Emotion This beautiful piece of dreampop is some of the best I’ve heard since Mazzy Star. Electric Youth are vocalist Bronwyn…
FREEMAN “Get Me Started” FREE There is something very retro yet current about London-based artist FREEMAN. His music is delightfully tuneful and, at times, he sounds…
Parker Matthews “Good Enough” Parker Matthews, that sensation from PA, has dropped a new single, “Good Enough”, which will melt the heart of any pop fan…
Dragon Welding “These Are Dangerous Times” These Are Dangerous Times This is such a great song, so representative of these times. They are indeed dangerous times. …
The Bright Smoke “The Lion And” Gross National Happiness The Bright Smoke is the project of musician and songwriter, Mia Wilson, and formerly included filmmaker, producer,…
Jedd Hughes “Animal Eyes” WEST Jedd Hughes has one of the most plaintive voices I have ever heard. When he sings, he sounds like he’s singing…
MOTTRON “They Know” What an interesting song. MOTTRON has a voice that doesn’t seem earthly, and the way he uses pianos, well, it shouldn’t work, but…
Makeunder “Pale Cicada” Pale Cicada This is surely one of the more interesting records so far for 2019. There is so much going on, not just…
EXNATIONS “Tether” Pink Haze With their Cure-like, dirge sound, EXNATIONS are the sound of this generation; mired in self-doubt and self-hatred, just like the 80’s. EXNATIONS,…
Def Robot “Falling Apart Again” Makers Of Mountains There is something nostalgic yet tragic in the sound of Def Robot. To me, they bring up memories…
Rude Audio “Don’t Follow Me” Street Light Interference What a great soundtrack Rude Audio has produced. The tension throughout “Don’t Follow Me” would fit perfect with…
Sub-Radio “Room For You” Dog Years I love this band. The vocals by Adam Bradley simply blow me away. When he goes into the stratosphere with…
The Pull Of Autumn “Not Coming Down” Afterglow With Luke Skyscraper James singing lead on this dark song, you get a sound that sounds like what the…
Wylder “The Lake” Golden Age Thinking Imagine Fleet Foxes meet The Shins, you will get Wylder. The beautiful harmonies soaring over the beautiful chamber music of…
Joywave “Like A Kennedy” What an interesting song. This is not exactly your happy-go-lucky song, even though the melody and music is poppy. The lyrics to…
Outer Spaces “I See Her Face” Gazing A Globe Cara Beth Satalino, the leader of Outer Spaces, has this tremendous voice and this amazing ability to…
Welsh Avenue “Two-Door Coupe” New Ways Mark DiLillo, aka as Welsh Avenue, has this way of making his music so intimate and fun at the same…
Dead By Wednesday “You & Die” Dead By Wednesday What an asskicking band. Dead By Wednesday represents what I love about heavy metal: killer riffs, pounding…