The throbs and murmurs of “Sunshine & Lucy” from Toronto quintet Sunshine & the Blue Moon are the innocent sounds of budding love. Capturing those benign moments, the Super-8 video for “Sunshine & Lucy” is a prescient look ahead set…
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Groove to the pessimistic power pop of “I Wanna Take You Home” from New Jersey trio Wild Americans. The lead single from the band’s forthcoming debut EP, Lighten Up, “I Wanna Take You Home” is a jangling ode to unrequited…
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Celebrating our carnal beginnings, emboldened New Orleans-based folk singer Daniel Amadee puts a date on our collective birthday with “Life,” the title track from his forthcoming Life EP — his second of the year. To be released on 16 August, you…
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Taking a solo turn, Lexington, Kentucky’s Justin Wells exudes Middle America’s bootstrap mentality on new single “Going Down Grinning’.” Two years removed from Fifth on the Floor — the band he founded in 2006 — Wells, with a graveled voice and defiant…
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A hard-boiled private dick dances with Death, who arrives in the form of a beautiful moll, in the debut video for “Talk Talk” from Chicago’s Kerosene Stars. Set to the band’s bouncy brand of power pop, the video for “Talk…
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Aleister Crowley meets Ghost Hunters in the video for “Spooky Lover” from London’s Saint Leonard’s Horses. Filmed at the Royal London Hospital and directed by Thom Yorke and Joe Morris, “Spooky Lover” may not convert one to Satanism but Kieran…
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Desert-dwelling prophet Grant Earl Lavalley gets down to rebirth and biblical questioning on debut single “Let the Light Shine In.” Hell is in the weather But I don’t mind Keeps me while I’m keeping on I take it as a…
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Dramatic to a fault yet wondrously theatrical, Austin, Texas quintet Darkbird put a bleak spin on the classic torch song with “All There Is.” The second single from the band’s debut EP, I Remember Feeling My Fingers Slip, singer Kelly…
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Seeking to capture that first frozen moment of love, “Freeze Your Light” from Massachusetts quintet Winterpills is a quintessential ode to guarded innocence and emotional frailty. Emotionally raw yet joyous in its harmonies, “Freeze Your Light” is the latest single…
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Honest-to-goodness rock and roll is healthy and well in Alabama thanks to The Dirty Clergy. Riding a steady groove, new single “All I Need” is full of heart and soul with just a touch of garage grime. Set to release…
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Blinded by love at first sight, Brooklyn’s Lewis Lane leaves listeners breathless with the electro-soul of “Take.” With the lyrical prowess and emotive delivery of early Sarah McLachlan, songstress Katherine Smith turns marital vows into poetry of the heart. Say…
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A black lullaby, “Horror Show” from Sheffield, England’s Molly Anna, is a stark reminder of life’s perpetual drama. The latest single from the band’s Ghosts EP, “Horror Show” will be released as a single on 17 June. Watch the emotionally…
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