Since 2012, New York City singer-songwriter Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes, My Idea) has recorded and self-released hundreds of songs under the This Is Lorelei moniker, and perhaps surprisingly, after a decade plus, Box for Buddy, Box for Star marks the first attempt at a traditional, intentionally written full-length album. Amos describes the bulk… Read more »
Will Dorey has proven himself as Skinshape time and again as a connoisseur for the cosmopolitan. Across a prolific career expertly exploring understated sounds and theatrical textures he takes his place alongside the likes of Khruangbin, Quantic, Tame Impala, Bonobo and Madlib. Already 8 albums deep with phenomenal streaming numbers he is available for live… Read more »
Behind the Bulgarian Cartrader persona lies the smart brain and poetic heart of Sofia born, currently Berlin based singer, producer and – obviously – vintage car enthusiast Daniel Stoyanov. His debut album ‘Motor Songs’, an inventive fusion of Indie (for fans of LCD Soundsystem, Beck or Glass Animals) with his inherent soulful voice and jazz… Read more »
Being Dead — the Texas-based trio of best friends Falcon B*tch, Gumball, and Ricky Moto — announce their debut album, When Horses Would Run, out July 14th on their new label home Bayonet Records, and share the lead single/video, “Muriel’s Big Day Off.” When Horses Would Run propels listeners into vivid landscapes: desert planes, dirty… Read more »
The Los Angeles League of Musicians, LA LOM, are an instrumental trio formed in Los Angeles in 2021. They blend the sounds of Cumbia Sonidera, 60’s soul ballads, and classic romantic boleros that emanate from radios, backyard parties and dance clubs of Los Angeles with the twang of Peruvian Chicha and Bakersfield Country
A pastoral blend of sweeping chords, sandy percussion, autumnal textures and wistful strings that hark back to the earthy sounds of Big Thief, Cass McCombs or even Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’, the quintet’s stream-of-consciousness lyrics were inspired by an overheard conversation about the London suburb of Walthamstow, as well as the “spooky things” found while (bandleader… Read more »
At the core of any great singer-songwriter lies this inherent trait of stage presence, one where an entire room, no matter the size, is pulled in by this lyrical tractor beam — all eyes, emotions and energies aimed in one direction at a single voice. For Tyler Ramsey, it’s being able to honestly connect with… Read more »
Always shapeshifting and experimenting with genre and style, we can expect a bolder and dancier display for SASAMI’s follow-up to her raucous 2022 album SQUEEZE. Classically trained on french horn, SASAMI has been long developing her sound and reputation as a respected musical polymath of songwriting, performance and production. From receiving Pitchfork’s “best new track”… Read more »
Born in Nairobi and hailing from the Nilotic tribes of Kenya, Australian-based singer, rapper, and producer Elsy Wameyo embraces cultural heritage through her musical offerings. Her impressive self-produced tracks lay the foundation for introspective and insightful rapid-fire lyrics, delivered over a psychedelic fusion of hip-hop, rap, gospel and found recordings that shape her musical vision…. Read more »
New York-bred R&B vocalist Yaya Bey conjures a comprehensive self-portrait on her new studio album, Ten Fold, out May 10th via Big Dada. Over rapturous production from Corey Fonville of jazz group Butcher Brown, Karriem Riggins, Jay Daniel, Exaktly and Boston Chery, Yaya delivers a free-spoken masterpiece that documents a year punctuated by grief and… Read more »