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A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### The Standby - Going Back (Blinded Mix) A strobe-lit, synth-heavy rework (courtesy of Charles Stevens) that turbocharges the original track's brooding menace. More from The Standby Follow on Instagram and Facebook ### The Faintest Glow - … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.02.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Nardo Says - Better prod. NiceRec A cheery, slightly bleary ode to rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, opening the blinds, and showing your face to the world, metaphorically speaking. More from Nardo Says Follow on Instagram ### … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.18.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Lando Ash - Rather Lando's hook ("Who gon' help sort through this life shit / I'd rather it be you") conveys true, unadorned love, especially when preceded by the bar, "If I had to choose between you / And … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.04.2025
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Johnny Arlett - Thirteen Synth tones so grand and annunciatory that you expect an ape to show up and discover tools. More from Johnny Arlett Follow on Instagram ### Lounna - Sassafras (feat. Gabrielle Gutierrez) A … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 03.28.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Skeletonized - King Robot He strides into the throne room tooting on a saxophone made from used car parts. He belches smoke. His scrapheap courtiers applaud wildly. More from Skeletonized Follow on Instagram and Facebook ### Woodland Creatures - … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.28.25
A few words about a few more local releases that hit the spot this week ### Gutter Frost - Capitalist Cage Raw, anti-jackboot punk that rails against those who demonize immigrants in public and profit off them in the boardroom. More from Gutter Frost ### Equine Fistula - Endotraecheostomy Menacing, gut-level thrum named after a … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.07.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### A'leighsha - Claim It A smooth, dreamy, Stoney-produced statement of devotion; the song is the musical embodiment of its cover art. More from A'leighsha Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDDuKWBgjs ### CLONING - lullaby The kind of scratching, clawing, warbling noise … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.31.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### trē seguritan abalos - Alone, the River Filling My Ears Free-flowing flute music whose breathy notes flit like blown leaves over the surface of gently running water. More from trē seguritan abalos Artwork by Trē Seguritan Abalos and Habitat … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.24.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Gloom Mouth - Porcelain Knuckles Atmospheric angst that broods, churns, and writhes like a mind that's spent too much time with itself. More from Gloom Mouth ### Darwin Orchid - Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow A tricky, circling guitar … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.17.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### The Ladybug Transistor - Meadowport Arch (4-Track Demo) Pulled from the 25th anniversary edition of the group's 1999 album, The Albemarle Sound, this demo finds the original track's flower power carnival jaunt stripped down to intimate piano and vocal. … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.10.25
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