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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Alysm - Love (Something in Between) A smitten-but-confused cyborg croons away over jellyfish synths and electric funk bass; a screwed-down radio jockey officiates. More from Alysm Follow on Instagram and Facebook Animation by Alysm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RukjQE7oJWA ### Reliable Child - Handsome … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.14.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Lindsay Liebro - no one you can save A regretful-but-not-really breakup track that builds from hushed keyboard reflection to photo-burning, shout-along catharsis. More from Lindsay Liebro Follow on Instagram Photo by Courtney Lay Stout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMMWmEyh9Ew ### MOSSMOTH - Circles Anxious … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.07.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### 13occult - monsters Spiny riffs and crushing drums accompanied by vocals that sound like they're being choked from a ghoul's desiccated larynx. More from 13occult Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Stanley Torrance ### Heather Harper - snowdrops / … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.31.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Strayline. - Circles (feat. blood pact, Jovan Macias) Gentle vocals float through a despondent sea of reverb-drenched guitars and slow motion drums. More from Strayline. Follow on Instagram ### SelfMan7 - Wax (prod. by Du-Beatz) A sample that sounds like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.24.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Pen Lordz - Never Enough Arsinel and Fam Ross divide and conquer over a piano-led boom-bap instrumental (courtesy of Bordeaux, France's Kheyzine). Watch out for the punch lines; they might give you a black eye. More from Arsinel and follow … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.17.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Livefromthecity - Strange A melodic, lovelorn trunk-rattler that finds Live examining a soured relationship over heavy bass and stuttering percussion. More from Livefromthecity Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBvsiUXE6Uo ### Caleb Kopta - Pour Over A hearty, funky pull from … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.10.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Ancient History - Madcow A ticking, whirring little ditty that builds to a toybox marching band crescendo full of faded horns and rattling drums. More from Ancient History Follow on Instagram ### Anne Eliza - Devil Behind My Door Imagines … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.26.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Luwidakid - Too Playa Luwi and guest Freddo Filial daydream over a Julio-produced instrumental that sounds like it could be playing in a Grand Theft Auto cabana. More from Luwidakid Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z85-JTukOTI ### Calvin Stanley - Functional Amnesia … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.19.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Bala Rise and the Uprising - You Made Us Too A tribute to Bala Rise's late father, previously recorded as a rousing rock track, now reimagined in the vein of the scorching thrash metal that Rise's father loved. More from … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.12.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Low Life Drifters - Ghost Train A moonshine Molotov cocktail lobbed from a graffitied railway car as it chugs past a barn decorated with a cross. More from Low Life Drifters Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Vince Ray … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.05.24
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