"Clean," a dreamy indie delight courtesy of Brooklyn-based bedroom pop artisans Pon Far (Star Trek please save your knowing looks), is a paragon of its genre.
The symbiotic relationship between video games and music continues to evolve, presenting exciting opportunities for both industries. As video game soundtracks become an integral part of the gaming experience, artists and musicians find themselves on an unexpected stage, where the pixelated landscapes and virtual narratives can transform their songs into timeless classics once again.
Robert Ellis Orrall,“Where Do We Go From Here”Fixation RecordsRelease Date: March 27, 2026 There is a specific kind of songwriter...
Propelled forward by a steady, demure drum groove and rounded out by silky-smooth bass licks and vibrant keys, the various elements of "Set Your Spirit Free" weave a light-as-air, jazz-style tapestry in which every individual thread feels like lead line unto itself, while remaining inherently laced to the others in service of the greater whole.
With an elegant combination of pop melodies and sludgy rock textures, "Saturday Morning" evokes the best of shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine while remaining distinctly contemporary and unique, announcing the arrival of an artist to watch with eyes peeled.
SSLy Scout's new single "babylon dayz," releases on October 27th with a full vocal on one side and an instrumental dub version on the flip. The song is a nod to both tradition and innovation, and showcases SSLy's (pronounced "sly) commitment to the roots of dub music while pushing the boundaries of the genre in a new and exciting direction.
Stung!, like most of the band's repertoire, is an trippy blend of a myriad of musical elements, but "Neon City" is classic, raw Pond. One can hear in it everything that makes the group and its various sister-acts great.
While the original "Love Insurrection" was in and of itself a trippy, funky feather in Primal Scream's cap, Black Science Orchestra's take is a welcome, nostalgic trip back to the sounds that brought both artists to the fore. More than that, it's also proof that regardless of disparities in time or genre, there's something irresistible at the core of Primal Scream's sound that is immediately and distinctly theirs from iteration to iteration.
"Claw Foot" ... is a tightly constructed and eminently catchy exemplar of Royel Otis' sterling approach to alt-pop/rock. The song's bass-heavy rhythmic figure and chimey guitars are immediately evocative of genre paragons like Joy Division and The Cure, while it's breakneck pace and chanted chorus keep things sounding fresh and the energy high.
impressionistic lyrics and given definition by impeccable production values, "What's My Luck" is a dynamic and cathartic evocation of longing that in less skilled hands could easily have been a mosaic of contrasting musical idioms, but is instead a deft blend of styles that conveys holistically much more than its individual parts suggest.
"Emergence," like its creators, is difficult to sum up in simple terms.
“A seismic steppers cut that detonates inside the echo chamber — bass you feel in your lungs before your ears catch it, tape delays like slow-moving electrical storms. SSLy Scout pushes Bristol’s dub tradition forward with authority and grace.” — RumorControl (9.1)